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Jul 5, 2012 thrillho commented on Can a Calendar Make Too Much Sense?.

The entire time system could clearly be improved upon: http://xkcd.com/1061/

Apr 4, 2012 thrillho commented on For the First Time Ever, Mitt Romney Doesn't Celebrate a Big Primary Win with an Enormous Morning-After Gaffe.

Women voters are a subset of all voters, so yes, the Romney campaign thinks they're dumb.

Mar 21, 2012 thrillho commented on "It's almost like an Etch-a-Sketch".

@2: You beat me to the punch. The fate of this country is in the hands of a bunch of fickle mush-heads.

Mar 19, 2012 thrillho commented on The Most Infuriating Quotes from the Retraction Episode of TAL.

@31: In this specific case, one could argue that all the comment is decrying is substandard oral hygiene.

Mar 16, 2012 thrillho commented on Death of a Straw Man.

@43: I agree that guns ultimately do more harm to their owners and their families. Every gun accident is a tragedy, especially those involving children. Studies on this do back you up, which is why your use of anecdotal evidence is puzzling. Surely there are many stories out there in which a gun has saved the life of the owner or a member of the owner's family. Would pointing to such an incident be a compelling argument for more widespread gun ownership?

What is the point of the original post, if not to criticize the laws on the books or advocate for some policy change? To remind everyone that guns are capable of harming people?

Mar 16, 2012 thrillho commented on Death of a Straw Man.

@25: Well, as long as you say it's a fact. That clears up everything.

Feb 5, 2012 thrillho commented on A Mother's Crusade to Remove Hardcore Pornography from the Middle of Seattle Libraries.

I do find it interesting that the pro-censorship people in here do not think that a library patron has the right to look at whatever they want, but do think that it is a right to look at whatever anyone else is looking at, and to not be offended by it.

Also, anyone who wants to restrict what type of content citizens are allowed to consume in the library should, at the very least, provide clear, unambiguous guidelines for what they consider unacceptable. "Pornography" is a subjective term.

Feb 2, 2012 thrillho commented on A Mother's Crusade to Remove Hardcore Pornography from the Middle of Seattle Libraries.

@275 It is unreasonable to expect the Seattle Public Library to carry every book and magazine ever published. If there were great demand for David Duke books, would the library really continue not to carry them? I assume whoever is in charge of selecting which titles to carry approaches the job seriously and takes a wide number of factors into account, including demand.

I admit I don't really know a lot about the groups you mentioned. Do you have a citation for "NOI is responsible for more hate crimes in the last 20 years then the KKK and Aryan Nation combined"?

Feb 1, 2012 thrillho commented on A Mother's Crusade to Remove Hardcore Pornography from the Middle of Seattle Libraries.

@252 If an image on a computer can offend you to such a significant degree, maybe choosing to avert your gaze from others' screens could be a more reasonable alternative to outright censorship.

Feb 1, 2012 thrillho commented on A Mother's Crusade to Remove Hardcore Pornography from the Middle of Seattle Libraries.

Right. It's hard to imagine a library patron's behavior that is so intrusive (but not to the point of harassment) that a ban on a specific type of content is warranted.