They seemed a bit too complex to bring up.

They all are, except the imaginary ones

China considers themselves socialist because they equivocate the people with the state.

Isn’t that kinda the line between socialism and communism? That communism has no state, but that a socialist state can act as a sort of intermediary.

Not that it’s the only socialist model, mind you; a market economy composed entirely of individual private worker co-ops is another model, for example. Then there’s the issue of implementation, whether the people actually democratically control the government.

But ideologically, while not communist, I don’t see how that structure can’t be considered socialist.

I will always recommend base Catan. It’s simple enough that anyone can learn to play fairly quickly, and moves quickly enough that no one gets that mad if they lose. If anything, I find losing a game usually coincides with people understanding it better and being open to playing another round so they can demonstrate that understanding.

What ceasefire? The one that was violated immediately?

70% of Canadians live south of the 49th Parallel, the northern border of the US.

To be fair, the last time I flew the jolly Roger was over a decade ago. Finding a stream/torrent that:

1. Wasn’t potato quality
2. Had seeders
3. Wasn’t shut down since last time
4. Wouldn’t give you a virus
5. Was actually the thing you were looking for (I did not have sexual relations with that woman)

was a much more time consuming process.

Back in my day, it was a much more involved process.

Once it’s on the disk it’s fair game.

Do people really rewatch stuff that often?

Piracy is a hassle, the convenience of streaming made the cost worthwhile. They’ve forgotten this. Once the cost outweighs the convenience, the hassle won’t seem like such a hassle anymore.

I dunno why the inclusion of the hyperlink for “the rest of time” made me chuckle so much, but it did.

Slightly different qualifier, but I hate sour powder. It tears up your mouth too much. I love Haribo Twin Snakes because, while they aren’t incredibly sour, it’s the gummy itself that’s sour, no powder involved.

My years of hospitality were pretty darn convenient. Sure, it was hard scheduling things with people working 9-5, but errands were always a breeze. Virtually no lines anywhere, everything open, negligible traffic. I could swing by the DMV on a whim.

Krishna isn’t even really part of the Trimurti, he’s an avatar of Vishnu. You could draw parallels to Christ, “personal” is a crucial qualifier there.

It was my understanding that even then, Vishnu and Shiva are aspects of Brahman. It’s just that Brahman is so abstract and transcendent that you don’t really “worship”. If you view worship as a form of evocation, Brahman doesn’t really give you any attributes to focus on.

It’s like playing music to evoke a mood. Holding down every key of an organ can only really convey the idea of “EVERYTHING, undifferentiated”. It’s certainly a compelling idea, but it lacks nuance and texture. If you want to convey something more “useful”, you have to be more selective.

Trump is not the end all be all of political aspiration. His flavor was not the dominant streak at the time of this interview. Before, and beside, his relatively recent claim to political power were, and are, claims predicated on theocratic moral justification.

Theocracy is always about lip service. The ones who are actually about service to God aren’t concerned with power. Religion, as an institution, just provides a convenient “moral” claim to power to be exploited by power-hungry individuals.

There are 2 or 3 candidates for that

I’ve never heard that. I’ve always heard that Brahman = God, the Trimurti (Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma) are the three main “aspects”, and every other “god” is a further “subdivision” thereof.

Clearly they mean the Mercator projection. Since they’re not in 8th grade anymore ,they’ve realized the shortcomings.

Rotate the nozzle 180° so the angle is steeper, then wiggle

Same. The redneck stuff would be more concerning if I didn’t know how to fix redneck stuff.