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Soapbox please.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Why? It's current affairs. It's a news story happening now. Please explain why it's soapbox?
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Our concern for the victims is profound. This is not the place to ventilate one's own opinions and provoke argument.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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You just explained why. Take it to the SoapBox.
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I'm just reporting an event. People who might not know about it will see it here, they are less likely to see it in the soapbox. A similar post I made just after the Westminster attack got moved to the soapbox yet there was another thread in the lounge the very next day that didn't.
I've said nothing inflammatory unless you have an issue with the phrase religion of peace.
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Pom Pey wrote: issue with the phrase religion of peace
Of course we do. At the time of posting you have no idea about the cause, motivations or the religion of the perps. You want to discuss religion take to the f***ing soapbox!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Really? I'll wager you I'm right. What you staking?
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Even better, take it to facebook (as you said you prefer fb and hardly ever come here.)
oh I know, you got completely fb unfriended, again.
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Yawn. Is this the third or fourth time you've said this? Never actually said that though either.
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You see, there you go with the perfect reason to move this to the Soapbox Pom Pey: I'll wager you I'm right. What you staking?
So the deaths of 22 people is the subject of a wager now? I find that more offensive than the discussion of any religion.
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Pom Pey wrote: Please explain why it's soapbox?
Point #5 here[^] reads: For those discussions where you wish to be a little more frank, use the Soapbox[^].
I'd suspect that a lot of people would want to be quite frank while discussing this topic.
What you have posted may or may not be soapbox material (my opinion, like many others' is that it is, but that could sure be debated). But this topic will incite further debates that will inevitably include politics and religion, and that cannot be debated or refuted.
That is good enough a reason for this post to be qualified as soapbox material.
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Why? It has got 'religion' in the title.
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To be fair, I've seen 'religion' mentioned in titles (and articles) before in the Lounge. I suspect that there's a degree of 'sensitivity' towards some religions which isn't required for others though..? 
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Brent Jenkins wrote: I've seen 'religion' mentioned in titles (and articles) before in the Lounge
Sure but that was sarcasm for the Mickeysoft/Apple/Whatever fanbois.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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CDP1802 wrote: Sure but that was sarcasm for the Mickeysoft/Apple/Whatever fanbois.
I'm pretty sure I've seen it in regards to Christianity too.. I mean, I'm an atheist, so it's no skin off my nose, but to paraphrase Orwell "All religions are equals, but some are treated more equal than others" 
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Brent Jenkins wrote: I've seen 'religion' mentioned in titles (and articles) before in the Lounge. I suspect that there's a degree of 'sensitivity' towards some religions which isn't required for others though..?
Not at all. Using the phrase "religion of peace" is clearly an intent to anger/inflame/etc.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: Using the phrase "religion of peace" is clearly an intent to anger/inflame/etc.
Well tempers may be a bit angry/inflamed/etc after what happened less than 24 hours ago..
Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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Can't you guys discuss what belongs into the soapbox - in the soapbox? Metasoapboxing.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Surely discussion of metasoapboxing belongs in the Soapbox2?
Or is this metametasoapbox material?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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How long will it take to set up a metasoapbox?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Dunno - I'm all out of metaNails and metaJavascript.
Though in the last case you probably need CrystalMethaJavascript.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I thought that the price was good for these[^], until I noticed that they are metal soapboxes, not metasoapboxes.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Thinking about it: Recursion obviously also is a subject for the soapbox or a metasoapbox of higher order
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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I'll be the one to clearly state what you obviously know:
The title pushes this to the Soapbox more than the content - surely you didn't pick this as an introduction by accident.
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Don't call him Shirley.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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