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WCDT: 2465-2469 (10-14 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread

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Zebediah:
So I had to check - there actually is an Orbital Bombardment app for iOS. Also Orbital Bombardment Lite.

(click to show/hide)They are, of course, just games. For now.

techkid:
@Mr_Rose: Only if you use the Foursquare or LinkedIn add-on (really, who would use those sites? I always know where I am, even if I don't always know where I am supposed to be...).

Although, it could also be a useful add-on to Google Earth. They'll never know it's coming :evil:.

On the polls, I selected "Befriend" and "Create a spider army". I have no problem with spiders, really. Just not on me (I have a "touch me and you're dead!" policy to spiders, roaches, flies and mosquitoes). And the army f***ing because.

Sam_bedge:
Faye has the 1000 mile stare on and just wandered out of frame - what IS she going to come back with? (place bets now) welding torch set Alien mode?. Ravens Coffee Spider get up?

As for spiders Love them to bits! unfortunately my wife does not feel quite the same way (not that she's scared just doesn't really like them)  and so I must contend myself with staring longingly into the tanks at my local exotic pet stores. Fortunately as i own a Bearded Dragon i get to go there regularly for locust (which are also cute and interesting in their own right)

westrim:
I am again curious, why are the spiders themselves a heath hazard?

*Fist pump* Yes! Controversy!

But it's mostly that 'unestablished definitions' thing again. I was talking about trigger warnings in the internet sense of an alert that something may be uncomfortable angering, or disgusting to the viewer, not trauma triggers (seriously, going from movie creepy crawlies to PTSD is quite a leap), not bullies or phobias (it was strongly indicated, and has been confirmed, that ihaveavoice was fearful, not phobic) or NSFW tags or parental advisements or whatever else. I was strictly arguing against giving such warnings because they ignore the responsibility people have to inform themselves (does this movie have bugs? let's check!), to analyze (this), and to avoid (mute/power/back button).

Also, Shjade, that sucks for your friend, but if she has such a serious condition I put it on her to ask a person if something is alarming (unless said person was a good friend that already knew) before going to an unknown link and scrolling down.

J was pretty much spot on as far as I'm concerned.

Sorry I didn't link to specific comments, but they are long and this is already very long.


--- Quote from: pwhodges on 12 Jun 2013, 04:55 ---Comparing a recognised clinical condition with a non-clinical "phobia" which is in fact prejudice is indeed belittling.  Of course, it would be better if homophobia was referred to as homomisia (meaning hatred of or disgust for homosexuality) - but that won't happen.

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I did not realize until checking after your comment that it wasn't a clinical definition. Darn culture and it's appropriation of words for inaccurate uses.


--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 12 Jun 2013, 10:19 ---What did Gandalf say about staying on the path?

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I didn't realize I had crossed into Mirkwood!


--- Quote from: jwhouk on 12 Jun 2013, 05:58 ---You forgot the obvious:
"Nuke it from orbit. Just to be sure."

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But the Federation inexplicably doesn't do orbital bombardment, just masses of troops with mininukes and assault rifles. Pity the mobile infantry.


--- Quote from: ZoeB on 12 Jun 2013, 20:45 ---SIGH
You know, a lot of people have a visceral reaction even to the idea that Intersex people might exist.
It's a lot like their reaction to the idea of intelligent spiders.
I know the poll's a joke. No offense intended. I shouldn't take it too seriously, and I don't.
But you know what? In my mind I substitute "Zoe Brain" for "Intelligent Spider". Then look at the responses from the good, cluey, kinder than average people here.
Tell me - would your vote changed if an intelligent spider wrote a comment like this one?

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I was surprised at the number of people that focused on 'spider' and went the kill route, not 'intelligent' and running or befriending. Since all the options are available and equal, it is known to the person choosing that the spider is intelligent and befriendable.

There's a scifi series I'm reading called The Lost Fleet which a couple books ago introduced a species that was half spider, half wolf, and all ugly, and human sized to boot. Despite that, it's the only alien species that humanity has run across whose response to contact isn't hiding, fighting, or suicide, so the characters comment on suppressing their gut reactions to the first friendly species they've met- and the aesthetic beauty such outwardly ugly creatures create, from ships and programs that make their engineers and techs drool to shipmanship that makes the military command very impressed, and very grateful they aren't enemies.

A good chunk of the last book was escorting a diplomatic contingent of the 'Dancers,' as they get nicknamed after the less savory ones get stamped out, to Earth, for reasons they wont explain, which makes the characters very nervous and suspicious (it should be noted that humanity has long since spread to the stars and adopted an ancestor based religion, so Earth is the holy of holies to them). It turns out the reason was to return the body of a human explorer of hyperspace they found, and hadn't molested with any kind of physical examination, to the place a postcard in his capsule named- Lyons, Kansas.

I didn't include a study without capture option because I figured befriending it would be enough for that.

Lastly, here is what you get when you cross spiders with crabs and press 'supersize.' I love these things.
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toffee-skye:
re: trigger warnings. i was always told it was just a polite thing to do if you're discussing a touchy subject, e.g. specific acts of violence, or abuse. in my mind it isn't really coddling, it's more just an alert that this post might be upsetting and it might best be avoided. i mean, they do it for news stories over here in the UK; if there's a clip about violence in Syria showing injured people, the newsreader says, "this report contains images some viewers may find distressing" or words to that effect.

re: intelligent spiders. i tend to pretend the spider isn't there unless it's very large and right in front of me. but it is a good question, as i'm doing as ZoeB said and trying to substitute a person in place of the spider. i think to myself, i'd ask the spider to be out of my sight as large spiders make me uncomfortable, but when i put a person in place of the spider it seems really very rude and quite offensive to say "please move aside, i would like to come upstairs and people like you make me uncomfortable". that feels awful in my mind!

re: comic. good grief Hanners. i know i said previously that a basement full of spiders isn't my ideal holiday destination but that's a bit extreme.

Warning - while you were reading a new reply concerning deeply philosophical questions about spiders has been posted. You may wish to review your current prejudices to future spiders you come across.

well when you put it like that, i think i am prejudiced against spiders. and for some reason that makes me feel very sad. i'm sorry, spiders.

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