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Commented on But it's not April 1st yet!
Does a prominent advisor to an American presidential candidate accusing longstanding anti-tax zealot Grover Norquist of being a one-man sleeper cell aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood and thus, ineligible for his seat on the board of the National Rifle Association...
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Bill Arnold commented on
But it's not April 1st yet!
Apropos of nothing in particular except these arguments, my car has one of these magnetic stickers Don't Believe Everything You Think. (The only one I could find in the UK is white.) It serves two purposes: (1) Sowing a little friendly mental chaos on an overly long commute; on the back of the car, it trolls the Alphas, and on the right side (left in UK) it trolls the Betas (joke). (Yes, it inspires bemused looks.) (2) A daily reminder that nothing should be considered absolutely true/taken completely seriously, or, as is said, "to be a better Bayesian"....
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Greg. Tingey commented on
But it's not April 1st yet!
"Don't believe everything you think" Makes me think immediately of ... Rule 34 The real rule 34, that is, not Charlie's book. Now what?...
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Bill Arnold commented on
But it's not April 1st yet!
I try not to think too much about Rule 34. There is an infinite surface of possible edge conditions to explore. Is there recursive pr0n about rule 34? (maybe?) Is there pr0n about the halting problem? (not yet?) etc....
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Hadil Benu commented on
But it's not April 1st yet!
You should probably check Host's Twitter account out. He tweeted recursive Rule 34 pr0n very recently. [It's an animated .gif, the three (3) is "getting the D" from the four (4)] There might be related behavior in this thread to it....
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Hadil Benu commented on
But it's not April 1st yet!
Oh, and #639: La Civiltà Cattolica is one of the oldest Jesuit periodicals in existence (1850). It's also directly vetted / encouraged by the Secretariat of State (Holy See). So, it's a semi-official organ of the Jesuits and by extension, that arm of the Catholic Church [Ideological / Political / Diplomatic / Mimetic Weaponry Division]. ~ Provided because no-one has time to read all the links, but linked to because it increases the humor (imho). Not sure it's in line with current US government actions regarding encryption though [note: article is using 'hacker' in old fashion contra 'cracker' - required...
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