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Hladgos
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Postby Hladgos » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:36 am

Gim wrote:
Hladgos wrote:The purpose of our life is to be happy. I believe in oblivion, so this life is the only one we have, which gives me reason to make every day a good one. Pleasure doesn't always have to just be for me, it makes me happy to make others happy as well, and just by being happy I can make someone's day better. Hedonism is a fantastic way to live if you go about it the right way!


I know. I aspire to be one, too. :p

Just so long as it isn't entirely selfish hedonism, you're good to go. Or if you derive pleasure from slapping baby seals.
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The Serbian Empire
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:37 am

Hladgos wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:I've chased a cell that spawned a tornado that tracked 17 miles out over the Thumb and have seen them touch down to my north twice but from miles away.

Ever thought of being a tornado chaser? That'd be an awesome job!

Michigan's far from ideal chasing ground. Hills and forests make visibility poor, swamps and lakes make it a dangerous proposition to chase as well. Easy to get boxed in.
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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:38 am

Hladgos wrote:
Gim wrote:
I know. I aspire to be one, too. :p

Just so long as it isn't entirely selfish hedonism, you're good to go. Or if you derive pleasure from slapping baby seals.


No, I don't abuse cute animals.
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Valyrian Freeholds
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Postby Valyrian Freeholds » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:39 am

Gim wrote:
Hladgos wrote:Just so long as it isn't entirely selfish hedonism, you're good to go. Or if you derive pleasure from slapping baby seals.


No, I don't abuse cute animals.


What about an extremely adorable puppy that begins to insult your family?
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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:40 am

Valyrian Freeholds wrote:
Gim wrote:
No, I don't abuse cute animals.


What about an extremely adorable puppy that begins to insult your family?


Puppies cannot insult. We don't get mad over mere puppies.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:41 am

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:Nothing a moderately sized cage can't fix.

Better be concrete reinforced.

Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.

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Postby Gallade » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:43 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Better be concrete reinforced.

Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.

Iron. We're not made of blast furnaces.
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:43 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Better be concrete reinforced.

Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.

Sad but true...
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Postby Valyrian Freeholds » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:43 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Better be concrete reinforced.

Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.


I only want the finest peruvian Alpaca steel for my cage!
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Gim
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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:44 am

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.

Sad but true...


I work out my biceps and triceps almost every day, though. :p
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:45 am

Gallade wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.

Iron. We're not made of blast furnaces.

You keep your Irish Iron Age, here on the Continent we do things differently.
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.

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Postby Idzequitch » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:48 am

Gobble Gobble, now where's the alcohol?
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:48 am

Gallade wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:Regular steel is good enough for you. You're not the Hulk, after all.

Iron. We're not made of blast furnaces.

Iron can get brittle in the cold and Michigan's a cold place.
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Postby Gallade » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:48 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
Gallade wrote:Iron. We're not made of blast furnaces.

You keep your Irish Iron Age, here on the Continent we do things differently.

Okay. We'll keep all the foreign investment, you keep the tulips.
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Hladgos
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Postby Hladgos » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:49 am

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Hladgos wrote:Ever thought of being a tornado chaser? That'd be an awesome job!

Michigan's far from ideal chasing ground. Hills and forests make visibility poor, swamps and lakes make it a dangerous proposition to chase as well. Easy to get boxed in.

Move to Kansas! Home of the WBC!
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Gim
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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:50 am

Hladgos wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Michigan's far from ideal chasing ground. Hills and forests make visibility poor, swamps and lakes make it a dangerous proposition to chase as well. Easy to get boxed in.

Move to Kansas! Home of the WBC!

All good, except Yordano Ventura. :p
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Postby Idzequitch » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:51 am

Gim wrote:
Hladgos wrote:Move to Kansas! Home of the WBC!

All good, except Yordano Ventura. :p

So, in other words, no problem at all?
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:51 am

Hladgos wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Michigan's far from ideal chasing ground. Hills and forests make visibility poor, swamps and lakes make it a dangerous proposition to chase as well. Easy to get boxed in.

Move to Kansas! Home of the WBC!

The laws are more favorable to me in Iowa or Illinois to be frank.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:52 am

Gallade wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:You keep your Irish Iron Age, here on the Continent we do things differently.

Okay. We'll keep all the foreign investment, you keep the tulips.

And our Dutch Design, and the Port of Rotterdam, and our high quality drinking water, and our highly developed infrastructure, and our laws defending the right of women to do with their own body what they want, and...
CVT Temp wrote:I mean, we can actually create a mathematical definition for evolution in terms of the evolutionary algorithm and then write code to deal with abstract instances of evolution, which basically equates to mathematical proof that evolution works. All that remains is to show that biological systems replicate in such a way as to satisfy the minimal criteria required for evolution to apply to them, something which has already been adequately shown time and again. At this point, we've pretty much proven that not only can evolution happen, it pretty much must happen since it's basically impossible to prevent it from happening.

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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:52 am

Idzequitch wrote:
Gim wrote:All good, except Yordano Ventura. :p

So, in other words, no problem at all?


Except Ventura. I want him traded, to be honest to somewhere obscure like Atlanta. :p
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Postby Idzequitch » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:53 am

Gim wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:So, in other words, no problem at all?


Except Ventura. I want him traded, to be honest to somewhere obscure like Atlanta. :p

Toronto is pretty obscure :p
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:53 am

Idzequitch wrote:
Gim wrote:All good, except Yordano Ventura. :p

So, in other words, no problem at all?

Have you seen how hard Yordano throws? 98 mph to the head isn't good.
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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:54 am

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:So, in other words, no problem at all?

Have you seen how hard Yordano throws? 98 mph to the head isn't good.


He also causes arguments and swears at opposition batters for no reason. :p
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Postby Idzequitch » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:55 am

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Idzequitch wrote:So, in other words, no problem at all?

Have you seen how hard Yordano throws? 98 mph to the head isn't good.

Don't get Gim going any more than he already is.
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Postby Gim » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:56 am

Idzequitch wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Have you seen how hard Yordano throws? 98 mph to the head isn't good.

Don't get Gim going any more than he already is.


My NS friends know, they know. :p
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