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#1
The Guest Nest / Re: I've decided to 'live in the past' from now on
May 19, 2023, 05:12:43 PM
Quote from: "Adolf Oliver Bush" post_id=501160 time=1684529741 user_id=3409
Joe, your post reeks of the same stank that emanates from those who presently blame guns for all the mayhem and strife in America. AI is but a tool, the capacity for its misuse rests solely in the fuckwit who misuses it.



By all means, go ahead and put it down, it will only make you an easier target for those who pick up theirs.


A gun has no capability to learn. A gun will never have it's own self-created motives (or if you prefer reach a level of complexity so exceptional that no human can continue to understand why it is doing what it is doing). The technology is developing extremely rapidly with unpredictable consequences (where guns really haven't changed in terms of functional purpose in hundreds of years). Joe is an idiot and his boycott will achieve nothing, but the concern for the future is legitimate.
#2
The Guest Nest / Re: Dove, Just Shut The Fuck Up
May 17, 2023, 02:34:19 AM
Quote from: Guest post_id=500977 time=1684284343
Quote from: reel post_id=500976 time=1684282819 user_id=196
One cannot dress shit in trousers, slap on a Sinatra LP, and expect others to call the trousers Frank.

I don't know, have you seen the state of the entertainment industry lately?  ac_biggrin



At least the chatter about getting The Beatles back together seems to be a distant memory nowadays. Though I imagine it's possible Sir Paul and Ringo might yet have their JK Rowling moment. One troon and two bullets later...



And speaking of entertainment, I do appreciate your gentlemanly demeanor by the way. Most civilised and I fancy a few of the itinerants might learn a thing or two by your example. You needn't feel at pains to stand on protocol where I am concerned of course, for I am as they say, a complete rogue. A miscreant who delights in a good natured rattling of the cage to see what shakes out.



It does bug a few people I'll admit... but it puts a smile on my face when I encounter those comfortable enough to take it in their stride.  :wink:

























[size=50]No perfect ten? Dovey will be crushed.[/size]  ac_biggrin


Naturally, being of said gentlemanly demeanor, I appreciate your candor and honesty. I can also appreciate a good natured roguish disposition, properly applied. Those distraught may lack the depth of character to comport themselves with confidence in face of an adventurer's spirit, which ultimately is their loss.



That said, civil discourse has been a casualty most violent of the modern paradigm and thus I find it beneficial to comport myself with a dignity, aligned, at a minimum, to the state of the present conversation, even where protocol may not require it.





I've no intent to crush the spirit of the Columbidae. In fact, flaws aside, I found her persona compelling in this dramatic tale. I am also conscious that an overly effusive response will elicit the wrath of our irascible Dragon, who, while I've no doubt loves me unquestionably, will not hesitate to drag her sharpened nails cross my face should I not be forthright in my assessment of the facts of the matter.
#3
The Guest Nest / Re: Dove, Just Shut The Fuck Up
May 16, 2023, 08:20:19 PM
While that is true, I do impose limits on the degree to which I am willing to compromise the probity of my critique.



One cannot dress shit in trousers, slap on a Sinatra LP, and expect others to call the trousers Frank. Mediocrity should not be celebrated based solely on the influence of sexual gratification. While I appreciate that you are a guest and thus to be treated with the utmost civility, I would ask you to please refrain from such acts of blatant and undue influence!
#4
The Guest Nest / Re: Dove, Just Shut The Fuck Up
May 16, 2023, 08:00:49 PM
While it pains me to admit that I would allow testicular cleanliness to affect the integrity of my literary rating scale, I consider it brutally honest discourse to admit to one's faults.



I use a lavender bath with a gentle balance of epsom salts. I also favour egyptian cotton. Your regimen sounds delightful. I may have to consider switching up the routine.
#5
The Guest Nest / Re: Dove, Just Shut The Fuck Up
May 16, 2023, 07:40:35 PM
Yeah maybe. That usually does put me in a better mood.
#6
The Guest Nest / Re: Dove, Just Shut The Fuck Up
May 16, 2023, 07:27:15 PM
This was an ok story.



Decent character development on the Columbidae as main protagonist. Dragon made a reasonable antagonist, if a little repetitive; but she's always a strong actor. The side characters were somewhat one-dimensional and I didn't really buy the naivete of their advice, but I suppose they added to the plot development by providing a counter narrative to the protagonist. It helped create a more organic vector for plot development, though it progressed too slowly. I get that it helped the character arc that the details of the story had to be drawn out slowly, but pacing was an issue.



There was definitely too much filler. Several of the background characters should have been eliminated entirely and it was tiresome to have to skip over those sections of the text. Fire the fucking editor.



The strength of the character development helped to cover for the plot being a tad trite, though one could almost interpret that as a literary mechanism to make the Columbidae more relatable.



Overall, I'd rate it as a successful exploration of the impact of the marital deficiencies of a post-modern mama's boy from a female perspective. I found myself rooting for the protagonist as she attempts to find her way out of the morass without being strangled by stray umbilical tubing, and while the side characters counsel at first appeared artless and childish, I came to appreciate the dichotomy they highlighted between the reality of a failed marriage and the artificial domain of this online environment.



I'd rate it a 5.5 out of 10. Could have been a 6 with better editing.
#7
The Flea Trap / Re: Singapore: A Successful Alternative To The Unsustainable Western Welfare State
February 16, 2023, 11:50:52 PM
Also don't leave your drink unattended at the crazy horse - in fact, maybe just better to avoid it entirely...



And don't go to Batam on a holiday weekend. Or ever.
#8
The Flea Trap / Re: Singapore: A Successful Alternative To The Unsustainable Western Welfare State
February 16, 2023, 11:43:26 PM
Just don't try to catch a cab out of Tuas between four and seven pm.
#9
The Flea Trap / Re: Super Bowl halftime show was trash
February 15, 2023, 05:34:29 PM
I took a picture of this superb owl a few days ago. I'm not much of a photographer, so it doesn't make for much of a show either, but all the same, I like it.
#10
The Flea Trap / Re: your pictures.
December 16, 2022, 11:39:18 PM
Christmas parade in the front yard!
#11
The Flea Trap / Re: your pictures.
December 12, 2022, 07:49:21 PM
Refurbished this old choppy chop.



Cleaned off all the blood and rust and whatnot.



It's razor sharp now.
#12
The Flea Trap / Re: your pictures.
December 12, 2022, 07:46:53 PM
Need practice
#13
Art, Hard Rock & Harmony / Re: Weather Watchers Thread
December 02, 2022, 11:19:41 PM
My neighbour's dock and mine on a calm, foggy day.
#14
The Flea Trap / Re: This group is awesome
December 02, 2022, 10:49:47 PM
Hold up. Are you suggesting that if tomorroW we discover that the entirety of the fields of astrophysics, astronomy, geography, cartography, and probably about a dozen more were an elaborate sham and in fact we lived in a gigantic inverted fishbowl, our collective response would be "meh."?
#15
The Flea Trap / Re: Money Sense
December 02, 2022, 09:58:09 PM
I COULD explain the principles and purpose behind NFTs to you Joe. I could also gauge my eyes out with a rusty needle, cut my wrists and pour salt in the wounds, or break my ankles and then try to run a marathon.



However, I don't think I will do any of those things.
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