- On 21 May 2013
in
Why pedophilia is a witch hunt and the laws are ridiculous,
bdrasin said:
Jesus Fucking Christ, a high school senior was dating a high school freshman. Happens all the time. Yes, the freshman might have been too young for the type of relationship they were in (or maybe not; I don't know), but there's no point in ruining someone's life over it
- On 19 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
Dan,
what is "immoral"?
Dan can speak for himself, but I'd say a good place to start is to look at a dictionary:
im·mor·al [ih-mawr-uhl, ih-mor-]
adjective
1. violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.Sounds like a good definition to me - anyone think they can do better than that?
- On 18 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
Cowboys are famous for getting riled up about fairies,
But the ones who yell loudest are the ones who are most likely queer
-Willie Nelson
no willie nelson didnt write that... he did a cover from the original because he thought it was funny. but really ! even in SF, LA and NYC you see chic Gay running around dressed like cowboys. Are they real Cowboys .. of course not, but they are real Gay !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboys_Are_Frequently,_Secretly_Fond_of_Each_Other
Ok, I guess I credited the wrong songwriter, but I'm pretty sure the song isn't about gay leather fetishists; its about how a macho, anti-gay bluster is often cover for insecurity about one's own sexuality. Duh.
- On 18 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
And, by the way, you are most assuredly a homosexual, and a damned liar if you say you aren't.
Cowboys are famous for getting riled up about fairies,
But the ones who yell loudest are the ones who are most likely queer-Willie Nelson
- On 16 May 2013
in
Beautiful Plus-sized (aka normal) Model,
bdrasin said:
This is totally normal in the fashion industry; all brands want to be associated with "the beautiful people" (thin girls, tall men). Go to any of the swish boutique stores around Union square, and good luck finding any women's clothes over size 10. Or any men's pants with an inseam under 32".
To state the obvious, the model in the link is a healthy, attractive young lady. There's nothing wrong with her.
- On 15 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
I believe this is known as the "Lucky Pierre". Nice.
- On 15 May 2013
in
Please Accost: '1 percent moms who hire disabled guides to cut lines at Disney,
bdrasin said:
While Dream Tours collects $1000/day they needn't pay disabled workers more than the Florida $7.79 minimum wage or $62 of that.
From the article it sounds like a two-person operation, just the "guide" and her boyfriend. But yes I could see an unscrupulous company hiring disabled people on the cheap and pocketing most of the money - there certainly are disabled folks desperate enough to go for it :-(
- On 15 May 2013
in
IRS sent same letter to Dems and Tea party,
bdrasin said:
Wait, how can we even be talking about Democratic vs Republican leaning groups? I thought the whole point of the 503c group was that they were tax-exempt in exchange for which they stayed out of partisan politics!
- On 15 May 2013
in
Please Accost: '1 percent moms who hire disabled guides to cut lines at Disney,
bdrasin said:
I read the article and I have 4 thoughts:
1) Yes, the people employing the Dream Tours guide are entitled shitheads
2) I don't know anything about the subject of the article of course, but many many disabled people are very poor and live hand-to-mouth. Social services in Florida are terrible and there is little support for people unable to earn a living due to a disability. So taking the chance to earn $1000/day for hanging out with a bunch of rich brats is understandable, if unfortunate.
3) The likely effect of this publicity is that Disney will curtail the excellent services they offer for disabled folks, and that's a real shame.
4) Why does the article single out the "moms" for criticism? Presumably the fathers are just as culpable in this fraud. A bit sexist, methinks?
That is all I have to say.
- On 15 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
Sounds like you've got this human sexuality thing all figured out. Your partner is extremely lucky to have someone so in touch with their needs and free of any hangups. Your pillow talk must be fantastic.
Sex is coital relations. Sucking on a dick is masturbation with your mouth. Taking in the anus is masturbation with your rectum. It isn't sex.
Please don't tell me you say that to all the boys - I'd die of jealousy!
- On 14 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
Um...yes, Oral Sex is Sex. Sex is Oral Sex's last name.
Unless you want to get into Bill Clinton/Kenneth Star word wrangling...
- On 13 May 2013
in
Austrian test,
bdrasin said:
The secret to Austrian economics is: don't quantify anything. Then you can never be wrong.
- On 12 May 2013
in
Getting Clobbered In Oakland,
bdrasin said:
That neighborhood is totally gross. I used to bike through it on my way to work.
- On 10 May 2013
in
All Empires Crash Soon After They Reach Their Peak,
bdrasin said:
I have not read the article, but I want to point out that the Roman Empire reached its peak (at least in terms of territory) in AD 116 under the emperor Trajan. The empire stayed pretty much the same size until the 5th century, and continued to exist in a reduced form until the mid-fifteenth century.
Just sayin'
- On 8 May 2013
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
bdrasin said:
For shame, Dan - are you so far gone that images like this do not fill you with revulsion?
- On 25 Apr 2013
in
Boston Marathon Explosion,
bdrasin said:
Holy crap, what a dipshit! "The event closely resembles a mass casualty drill" - gee, could that possibly be because MASS CASUALTY DRILLS are designed to look like REAL MASS CASUALTY EVENTS? Prof. Tracy should thank his lucky stars for tenure...
- On 21 Apr 2013
in
Boston Lockdown,
bdrasin said:
For those of us close to the action, we can debate the pros and cons on a different day. The precedent is a bit unnerving - but in this case the end result was positive. I don't know if the ends justify the means - but at least they have one on ice and one in custody.
Personally, I was surprised they put out the stay in place order for as large of an area as they did.
I was also surprised, but its understandable when you consider that the guy had explosives and at least a fair amount of firepower. How bad would it have the authorities looked if they hadn't done the shut down and he perp had hidden out until morning and then blown up a train, shot up an office, or even just ran over a line of commuters waiting for a bus?
Its quite a relief that the situation ended with no further loss of life.
Oh, and Alex Jones has descended into complete fucktard-dom:
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-alex-jones-20130418,0,1322244.story - On 20 Apr 2013
in
Boston Marathon Explosion,
bdrasin said:
The only possible consequence of not Mirandizing Tsarnaev is that his statements post-arrest might not be admissible in his prosecution.
On that we disagree. Not respecting the principles embodied by the Miranda rights affects who we, as a society are, far more than it affects this particular case. This is exactly what determines the characteristics of our nation. Do we uphold our principles when they are inconvenient? If we do not, then the terrorists win because they demonstrate that our way of life doesn't work as we abandon that very way of life.
The true measure of whether a nation values truth, liberty, and justice is whether or not it upholds those values precisely when they are least convenient. In the long run, a society that upholds these values will be stronger and happier than one that doesn't.
Sorry, don't follow. The "principals embodied by Miranda rights" are that no one can be compelled to be a witness against themselves. There's nothing magic about the Miranda warning itself; it is just a safeguard against the police (i.e. the state) pressuring a suspect into self-incrimination. That's it. If the government thinks its worth questioning the guy prior to the Miranda warning, with the knowledge that what he says might not be allowed in his trial (again, we don't need it because there is plenty of other evidence) I don't see the problem. Now if we torture the guy, or ship him off to Gitmo and don't give him a trial at all, then we have a problem...
- On 20 Apr 2013
in
Boston Marathon Explosion,
bdrasin said:
This story is getting attention all over the world but is not on Boston.com: "Boston Marathon bombing suspect NOT read his Miranda rights". The FBI is reportedly invoking a "public safety exception."
I think the Miranda brouhaha is much ado about nothing. The only possible consequence of not Mirandizing Tsarnaev is that his statements post-arrest might not be admissible in his prosecution.
But since there is plenty of other evidence that he is totally guilty of aggravated, premeditated murder it won't make any difference if those statements can't be used. Therefore there is no problem with skipping Miranda if it will help other investigations; that's a choice the government can make.
- On 15 Apr 2013
in
Boston Marathon Explosion,
bdrasin said:
Yes, absolutely terrible. My heart goes out to those affected and I hope that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
Oh, and Alex Jones is a shithead:
http://www.policymic.com/articles/35477/alex-jones-and-company-send-idiotic-tweets-after-boston-marathon-terrorist-attack
- On 27 Mar 2013
in
I just bought a house and it will cost half as much to own vs rent same house,
bdrasin said:
Price: 875k
$ Financed: 700kLoan: 5/1 Interest Only ARM at 2.875 with .25 points (union bank)
What is the fully indexed rate? Like 8.874%?
- On 22 Mar 2013
in
OOP Criticism,
bdrasin said:
In particular the "Is-a-mania" section strikes a chord because inheritance is vastly overused by most developers.
This is true but not the fault of OOP. In these modern days the use of inheritance is not that extreme anymore.
If by "these modern days" you mean the last few releases of Spring or Lucine then you are probably right. If on the other hand you mean "code written by typical developers at a typical development shop over the last 10-15 years", then you should take a look at the codebase I have to deal with. Jesus would weep...
Scala is a new language that eliminates the need for boilerplate code through type interferencing (which is very cool).
This is not a feature reserved for FP only, this can be implemented by any language. Though Java's type expressiveness can be really annoying it is good to keep in mind that it is often useful to have the type next to a variable for clarity.
I wasn't really talking about the FP, rather just the elimination of boilerplate code through type interference. Yes, of course its a trade-off of annoying vs expressive. But since the OP was about OO and at least part of the article linked was about code bloat I was pointing out that not all OO languages are bondage-and-discipline languages. Just the ones most people use :-(
- On 22 Mar 2013
in
OOP Criticism,
bdrasin said:
I only skimmed the article (maybe I'll read the whole thing later) but I agree with some of the criticisms. In particular the "Is-a-mania" section strikes a chord because inheritance is vastly overused by most developers.
The section about code bloat I agree with him with regard to popular OO languages like Java, C# and C++, however there are not the only ones. Dynamically typed languages like Ruby or Python don't suffer from this to nearly the same extent. Scala is a new language that eliminates the need for boilerplate code through type interferencing (which is very cool).
I think one of the reasons that Java, C# and C++ are popular is precisely what you don't like about them: as Paul Graham said "Object-oriented programming generates a lot of what looks like work." That's certainly true about these three languages! - On 14 Mar 2013
in
Blacks admit to electing stupid people.,
bdrasin said:
#8 Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
ConservativeAs an alum, I have to point out that Purdue isn't THAT conservative. By Bay Area standards it is, but for Indiana its moderate to left wing. Obama's campaign did a lot of organizing among Purdue students in 2008 and that may have been decisive in turning the state blue for the first (and probably last) time in my lifetime
- On 14 Jan 2013
in
,
bdrasin said:
Holy crap, this crazy woman is still at it?