Ah. An Intel fanboy. Haven’t seen one of those...ever. Fact is, AMD and Intel are just as good as each other. As for not having an SSD, it doesn’t bother me because in a cost analysis, SSDs cannot compare to HDDs yet as far as dollars (or pennies, really) per gigabyte.

Agreed on most points. These days, unless you’re doing specific graphics/video work or are desperate for a gaming PC, cheaper doesn’t necessarily mean worse. Look at my current laptop as a prime example: a Lenovo IdeaPad 320. It’s got last year’s AMD processor, 4GB of (upgradeable!) RAM, and a 1TB HDD. Bluetooth,…

I still find the “but scripture!” argument funny as hell. I mean, it’s the same scripture that says it’s totally ok to take the wives of your defeated enemies, own slaves, and stone to death people who disrespect you—but don’t you DARE wear two different fabrics or eat shellfish!

All too often, the people who have the power to make world-changing decisions believe that the compassionate decision is to be bigoted in some way or other.

South Louisiana reporting in. It isn’t exactly rainbows and unicorn farts here, but aside from the oil field sliding into meh times, it isn’t absolutely awful.

1. The repeated use of “I” is par for the course. (Oh god—I said a golf thing.) Trump’s obsession with himself is second only to his obsession with people glorifying him.

Is there any Trump-appointed member of the executive branch who ISN’T fleecing the coffers for personal gain and enrichment?

Best I can say is good luck. I remember that last year’s Galaxy S7 Active had three buttons (back, home, recent apps), but the latest one doesn’t.

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has produced some damned good phones, and they just launched the Honor 7X (retail is well under $400 if memory serves). As for Xiaomi, they’re producing really good budget phones as well.

If you’re somehow accusing me of being or saying something anti-Semitic in some way, then please show your evidence.

I agree, except (and I could be misreading your comment) in my case I’ve never said anything anti-Semitic.

This is your friendly reminder that disagreeing with or being against the government of Israel does not inherently make someone anti-Semitic.

If I had no more hope, I’d be dead.

The current membership of the Supreme Court is the same (ideologically- and politically-speaking) as it was when Obergefell was decided. So I’m holding onto some hope.

Waiters have the easiest job in restaurants, huh?

Thank you. Thank you for standing up and (metaphorically) making noise. You are one of the good people making sure that the GOP *has* to be faced with their own lies and bullshit.

I’ve gotten a different impression of Trumpists. It seems to me that most of them like Jared and Ivanka. They see them as (1) rich and successful, (2) loyal sycophants, and (3) proof that Trump isn’t anti-Semitic. (Remember when he touted that line about his “beautiful” Jewish grandkids?)

At what point do even hard-core Trumpists look at the totality of lies (I’m sorry, I meant “overlooked minor details and accidental mistakes”) from Kushner and finally realize what a slimy piece of shit he is?

I love the sneaking snacks in bit. I’ve been doing that for years. Pop into the Walgreens by the movie theater, grab a couple boxes of $1 candy and a 1.25L of soda, shove them in pants, and no one looks at you any differently. (My mother and her friend hold a special recognition: I went to a movie with them a few…

Your grandmother is, I hate to say, a bit of a hypocrite. “Conservative” and “Catholic” should be mutually exclusive, as Republican policies are in direct opposition to Christ’s teaching.