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I... I don't know what this is, it makes no sense whatsoever... but it speaks to me in a way.

If they weren't VHS, I feel like everything it's built upon would collapse, but I can't tell you why. Laser Discs would have been wrong too.

You've fulfilled something,  today. Thank you.

Fine, you crank:

"Italian dressing sucks unless you shake it."

But then again, I think anyone who read the rest of my comment could have inferred the meaning based on the words that preceded and followed (what us Buddy Holly types call "context") and it would've been a missing tie rather than a full derail. Plus, you could do 2 minutes of reading and learn Heraclitus' small body of recovered work is quite aligned with some of the philosophies of Discordianism, directly referenced by RAW on one occasion, and enrich yourself a touch.

That is, if you can find time around your busy schedule of yelling at clouds and freebasing Mylanta.

I think there's some good discussion here. The fact is, she showed the seeds of discord,  but it was the actions of the others that subjected the cities and the people to their disagreement.

If I were to go to some influential capital, and slip a little extra booze into the punch bowl, should two leaders start mouthing off at each other over who's wife is hotter,  is it my fault when they start bombing each other? I could see taking a part of the blame if they got into a squabble and someone hit the other, but there were deliberate actions that led to disastrous events (again,  this is mythology).

My concern is that a bit of discord is a necessary ingredient in many situations. Remember, "Even the sacred barley drink disintegrates if not stirred." I just feel these shows,  for the most part,  focus on the deleterious effects of this. Most Discordians, I believe,  aren't simply purveyors of chaos, they're just the most willing to dispense it when they feel things are out of balance. They're the ones you need to shake things up from time to time,  and I'm not sure that point gets across.

Rather than "Things desperately needed a change, then this [discordian] helped us see a different way to do so," It's "Everything was hunky dory until someone sent the whole thing to shit."

The mechanism must be a liar liar.

My girls watch a lot of cartoons on Netflix. I've noticed in a bunch of them there's a villain associated with Discord. Only examples I can think of off the top of my head are My Little Pony (the character's name is simply Discord) and Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy (where the villain is Eris herself,  complete with golden K apple). There's a couple others but I'm on day 3 of no nicotine, and my brain is absolute shit, today.

So,  I guess the powers that be decided discord is a bad thing.  In fairness,  one episode of the latter Mandy says destroying the Golden apple will end existence,  since order cannot exist without disorder, etc. Which I guess is nice.

I mean,  I have enough to deal with,  having a mother who tells my kids daddy's "witchcraft" will result in damnation (not into Wicca, that's just what my turboCatholic mom considers Discordianism). Now cartoons are teaching my kids this shit? Now I have to be a responsible parent and actually monitor their media intake...? Screw+that.

I like those.

I was thinking of writing political BDSM fanfic.

My first piece involves Diane Feinstein, the ghost of William Borah, and cattle prod. I'll have a treatment, shortly.

To sell or to simply feature examples, thereof?

I don't do well with total freedom to pursue my creative desires.

As a XXX-Mas gift, my wife's girlfriend bought me a gift certificate for a domain registry and 2 years of unlimited space and bandwidth to "Make a part of the World Wide Web [my] own."

I've sat in front of Wordpad for the last two hours and I cannot, for the life of me, come up with anything. I have a white canvas, symbolically speaking, and I don't even know what colors I want on my pallet (also symbolically speaking).

Please, PD... throw shit out there to get my brain going. Whatever first pops in your mind, I don't care if it's a bad or good idea because I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS ISUCKATLIFESOGODDAMNMUCH!!!!!!!SHINOBI!!!

I got shitfaced and tried to finish wrapping gifts and doing the Santa thing, but Santa ran out of tape, and Mrs. Claus went to bed because Mr. Claus said fuck it, the rest are gonna be wrapped with tissue paper and spit. Then he found bags we can use.

Not sure why I'm writing in the past tense.

Oh look! Cookies and shit...

Well, when he was offered the job by the patron sponsors of the ultra-right, he was told:
1) We'll tell you what to say
2) We'll write the legislation that you bring to the floor
3) We'll send you talking points and slogans from our researchers on the daily
4) Outside of that,  talk out of your ass, so long as the core summary of what you say is "fuck everyone who isn't a billionaire. "

He was under the mistaken impression he was "CTRL-C then CTRL-V" in human form. The best part is during the one interview where he kept referring to it as "footnoting" or "footnoted" in reference to his papers in school. Um Rand, did you mean "cite" and "citations"? Was it MLA or APA? Or do you have absolutely no clue because you paid someone to do that for you, as well?

Judging by your complete lack of comprehension of reality in all of its forms, I'll assume that was the case.

So, I want to be abducted and sexually abused by aliens. I've been on pain medication for three days and I haven't poomped, so I figure a good probin' will unleash the pile.

I've been sniffing glue and meditating with Richard Marx blasting on my headphones while facing alpha centauri, with my dick on a skateboard,8,1

Nothing.  What|the|fupp?!

Is it because I don't have tin foil? All they sell is aluminum.  So, need help: How poomp? Where ET?

You haven't been drinking enough water, have you?

Pain meds + insufficient water = hospitalized for blockage.

Definitely a possibility. I'm going to get some of this water and drink it. Thank you for the tip

So, I want to be abducted and sexually abused by aliens. I've been on pain medication for three days and I haven't poomped, so I figure a good probin' will unleash the pile.

I've been sniffing glue and meditating with Richard Marx blasting on my headphones while facing alpha centauri, with my dick on a skateboard,8,1

Nothing.  What|the|fupp?!

Is it because I don't have tin foil? All they sell is aluminum.  So, need help: How poomp? Where ET?

Looks like the D-Link DCS-5000 series... not sure of the exact part number, since it's all white. Must be an older model. The newer ones (the 5020 and the 5010) are black, or white with a black pivot. My guess is, if it's not one of D-Link's, it's a knockoff by one of their piss brands. "DCS" is their Cloud Series.

Let me tell you more about the D-Link cloud series cams and why you should be more alarmed at how foolish people are with internet and personal security, than with the "hacking." I have my own personal security and surveillance system that I've successfully designed... and by "successfully designed", I mean, "Fucked it up 99 times, and fixed it 100". I had considered a set of the D-Link DCS series because they were cheap as hell, and had decent res, and sound capability. I took one off the shelf at Radio Shack, looked at the package for 5 minutes, and said FUCK THAT. I nearly shit my pants in laughter when the sales rep came over and said it was their best seller.

These cameras are designed with the consumer in mind, in that, they are keeping mind of the consumer at all times. "It's so easy to setup!" Well, of course it is. I won't bore you with too many specifics, but the numero uno red fucking flag is the camera will not work without an internet connection. No, I don't mean "network connection", it requires an "internet connection." Now, their selling point is that it offers you easy access to these cameras from anywhere in the world using your iPhone. Well, anyone who knows your email, and does the password recovery process knowing your mother's maiden name and your first pet (ie. people who know you well, and are more likely than strangers to want to spy on your shit) download's the app, signs in, watch your kids, and yes... control the camera. It's bush league, and these people should really consider their purchases better. Not that this excuses the behavior of some sick fuck, i'm just hoping people aren't "O' Lawd! Ennis-A be hacking ma beh-beh!"

If you want to use a digital video baby monitor, do not use anything that requires the internet. There's no one-way streets in the digital world. If you're doing personal surveillance for your home, treat every camera like a gun: Never point it at something you don't want to shoot, and never put it where others can get it (simply, do not hook your cameras to the same network that has your internet connected, and never ever ever ever use wireless, unless it's encrypted signal).

Did anyone see Windtalkers?

I'm thinking something along those lines.

What if we kept trading accounts?

Sorta like hot-potato. We have some random, or irregular data generator, and based on the output we trade certain social or community account with other people?

Or...

We make up a new language offline (via short wave radio, or snail mail) and communicate online with this "logic encryption", in a language they can't decode?

I drank too much soda, tonight.