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My mother named me Keith. The thing about that is I can be Keith, Asshole or Fucker. I don't mind any of them but I have learned to pay attention to which one I am called. It's situationally dependent.

I'm starting to get a handle on what the right wing movement is really talking about when they voice the rallying call of being against the "Woke". It is all part of their fear of the changes in society leaving them behind as the culture changes away from the Euro-centric paternalistic system that has dominated for so long. On top of the huge upheaval being brought by the new information age and the power now wielded by those who run and participate in it. There is now serious talk in right wing circles about the need for American society to rally around one set of Christian Judeo faiths and to suppress any others who would dare to compete with it. This is rooted in the belief that the existing structure has brought prosperity and that the success is due to the superiority of the peoples who are racially similar to them. They sincerely believe and fear that the changes they can see coming in the racial and cultural mix that makes up America will result in a degradation of both moral and material standards that we enjoy. And yes, I do include the Canadian right wing in this as well. In the end it is nothing more and nothing less than that.

Just like the only time the NRA championed restrictions on gun rights was when black people dared to openly carry guns.

It's also short for "look in places you might not consider," and "the opinions of people who don't look like you also matter." It's all well and good to say that ad men should all be hard-smoking guys like the ones in Mad Men. However, women buy stuff. Minorities buy stuff. Women and minorities use the products of engineering -- maybe some people use those products in ways that all the alpha males didn't imagine. That doesn't even make them wrong -- it makes the people who only considered their own point of view wrong. Wendy P.

#1 - They can't stand the idea of competing on a 'level playing field'. They refuse to acknowledge 'white privilege', yet also refuse to relinquish it. This isn't new, but the way they go about it has evolved. #2 - They absolutely can't stand the idea of 'other faiths' competing on a 'level playing field'. Antisemitism goes back a looooooong way. Anti-Islam does too, but gained a lot of traction since the Sept 11 attacks. Funny how they scream and cry that their '1st Amendment Rights' are being 'infringed' when a private entity (FB, Twitter, ect) censors their posts, yet make public calls for the government to 'establish a state religion'. The hypocrisy is enraging. The sincerity is frightening. https://thehill.com/homenews/media/581443-michael-flynn-says-of-the-us-we-have-to-have-one-religion

Most of us are ok with the 'added failure scenarios' because the 'risk/reward' of having an RSL, AAD or Three Ring is heavily in favor of having them. For example, lots of people don't want an RSL for a variety of reasons. However, the number of people that die from those reasons is far, far lower than the number of people who die after cutting away (at a reasonable altitude) and failing to pull the reserve in time.

Maybe 35 years ago I was with a group of jumpers at a pizza joint at the end of the day. Someone walked in, yelled "Hey Asshole!!" Over half the diners turned to him and yelled "What?!" My intro to the Muff Brothers.

Did anything especially interesting come out of CooperCon? Any big news/suspects/theories? And are any of the presentations on/going to be on Youtube or something?

Is the result the same if the rig is worn properly? (Leg straps on and tight) is the result the same if packed by a different rigger ?

They got lucky... had a tipster. Bernstein went all in on the Trump Russia collusion hoax.. got it wrong due to bias.. he has become a parody. Woodward finally admitted there was no evidence. These guys have become political grifters.. not a good analog...

I am not the least bit surprised at the outcome. The onus was on the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was guilty of murder.

A man walks into a bar. Upon sitting down a busty blond waitress pours him a drink and asks if he would like some food. He looks up at the menu above the bar. It says Hot Dog $2, Cheeseburger $5, and Handjob $10. He asks the waitress, "Miss, are you the one who gives the handjobs?" She winks and replies, "Why yes I am." He says, "Well wash your hands, I want a cheeseburger."