Yes, you fucking jackass. That’s EXACTLY what I’m saying.

I’m an Assistant Professor at a major U.S. research university. Although I recently got a fantastic score (i.e. “fundable”, 5th percentile) on an R01 grant application (R01 grants are the bread and butter of most academic biomedical research labs), I still don’t feel secure. With the current federal budget, my grant…

Dunno. Other artists who have some clout (I do not know who else is in the lineup) could refuse to perform, thereby making a stink and causing SXSW to take more responsibility for its international acts in the future. SXSW could itself file a formal complaint with the IBC, since it sounds like the vast majority of…

You keep saying I sound so dumb, but aren’t saying why or otherwise putting forward a counterargument of any kind, so I can only assume that you’re putting a juvenile desire for a dangerous object no civilian needs above legitimate concerns over public safety.

I certainly hope we would agree that full auto is completely out of the question...

Are you going to tell me that collectors and members of the special operations community need suppressors? Because my response to that is that collectors can kiss my ass and that the JSOC crowd can leave their toys at the base.

I agree with most of what you say, but here’s a legitimate reason I can think of: keeping near-suburban ranges open. Noise complaints (and environmental challenges) seem to be the leading reasons why nearby ranges are being closed down where live ... and keeping the neighbors happy by reducing the noise would be a…

Hey look, everybody! It’s False Equivalence Man! we can really get the party started now! I sure am glad the neck-bearded crusader can use inaccurate and disproportionate comparisons to derail a straight forward line of thought!

Yup. Was going to say suppressors and silencers are bs anyway. The only thing that actually protects your ears from a gun’s concussion is ear protection.

What are you talking about??

Plus dumb stuff like this - a group of Canadian volunteers from a church group who were planning on cleaning up trash in low-income neighbourhoods were refused entry into the country, despite having a host organization, and doing this sort of thing before, because their volunteer work would “steal American jobs.”

Finn has one trait in common with Trump for certain- His inability to take accountability and laying the blame on others.

Finn, fire your agent. Not because of the casting, but because a decent agent would have already told you to shut the hell up.

I’m a Warcraft fan, and I adored the movie because I’ve been waiting decades for a Warcraft movie, and the one they delivered was very fun, and it wasn’t bad at all.

Most of the criticisms I’ve heard of Iron Fist don’t have much to do with political/social issues. While it’s true many people were disappointed the show didn’t go with an Asian lead, the big criticisms are:

I actually know a lot of fans who didn’t like the Warcraft movie? The best response I heard to it was ‘well, it was fun’. Iron Fist looks like trash and I’m pretty sure it isn’t THE AWFUL SJW CRITIC CLASS holding it back.

That is an interesting point, although the demographics for IMDB heavily lean young and male, and their scoring disproportionately impacts female-focused shows and films.

The show, from a marketing point, was probably conceived to appeal to the maximum range of audience. Business doesn’t operate on “for fans only” caveat.

I added a line in the article to reflect this great POV, thank you for sharing.

This “it’s for the fans” garbage is what creates the kind of toxic backlash the nerd community has become known for.