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Grendel  ·  3152 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

If this how stupid you are, I don't care about you either.

Grendel  ·  3152 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

Considering that Hubski is okay with statements like "I don't trust white people" (made by racist user humanodon), you're in no position to call anyone racist. I've never made a racist statement, and I dare you to prove otherwise. If you can't, shut the fuck up, you hypocritical assholes.

Grendel  ·  3152 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

That's exactly what ThatFanficGuy did.

Grendel  ·  3152 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

I'm already being called a racist, a misogynist and a troll without any proof. Sure, add pedophile to the list.

Grendel  ·  3153 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

People believe what they want, not what is true. I don't expect people to believe me, but I'm going to say it anyway: ThatFanficGuy is a pedophile.

Grendel  ·  3153 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

Hey, I'm just playing by his rules. Slandering people is fun! :)

From now on, ThatFanficGuy is a pedophile and a rapist. I hope he likes how it sounds.

Grendel  ·  3153 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: User "---" is a pedophile and a rapist.

Eeeeh? Proof? What a silly concept. You don't need "proof" to say someone is a pedophile.

Grendel  ·  3153 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Some people worth following

I don't remember that exchange. Do you mind reminding me? Accusing someone of being racist is a serious offence.

Grendel  ·  3153 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Some people worth following

Fat people are fat. Crazy people are crazy. If you hear voices in your head or think you're actually a dragon, you have issues - mental issues. It's not judgemental to state a fact. The people who muted him for that reason also have issues, since they can't seem to deal with reality very well.

Grendel  ·  3160 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How your phone's battery life can be used to invade your privacy

    The battery status API is currently supported in the Firefox, Opera and Chrome browsers, and was introduced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C, the organisation that oversees the development of the web’s standards) in 2012, with the aim of helping websites conserve users’ energy. Ideally, a website or web-app can notice when the visitor has little battery power left, and switch to a low-power mode by disabling extraneous features to eke out the most usage.

Honestly, I'm quite paranoid myself and it probably wouldn't have occurred to me that such a nice little feature could pose a risk to the users' privacy... Let's see if and how the W3C responds to this.

Grendel  ·  3160 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Soylent 2.0: Use Less. Do More.

I'm curious, what makes you think most people will be willing to give up traditional food in favour of Soylent?

Grendel  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: But Jezebel told me that it's men who objectify women...

Welcome to Hubski :)

Grendel  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: MIT researchers mount attacks on Tor, can identify hidden services with 88% accuracy

What did you say about HORNET?

Grendel  ·  3164 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Military Will Test a New Terrifyingly Loud Noise Gun

I doubt that earmuffs are going to help much against sounds as loud as that.

According to this website:

    The threshold of pain is 130 dB, anything above that level causes immediate ear damage.
Grendel  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: E-Nable’s 3D-Printed Prostheses for Kids

I like the smug expression on that kid's face, and the hand looks great too.

Grendel  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Privacy Advocates Express Fears About Next Generation Light Bulbs

You're right, it's not the best post ever, and the majority of the population doesn't seem to have a problem with helping the government track and record their every move and word. I can safely assume that my mom won't find this newsworthy in the slightest.

However there's a small crowd, even on Hubski, that likes to stay up to date on privacy and surveillance matters. That includes you! If you found this post interesting enough to comment on it, I've done my job.

Grendel  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: DNA damage seen in patients undergoing CT scanning, study finds

Me neither, but I've seen quite a few pro-nuclear advocates downplay the effects of radiation on the human body, and I suspect that most people are blissfully unaware of the potential risks involved in these tests.

Grendel  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: But Jezebel told me that it's men who objectify women...

I'm of the opinion that sexuality is inherently objectifying, so it doesn't surprise me in the least to find out that women have their own standards of beauty that they apply to potential boyfriends.

It's not even a case of those standards being "unfair" because it's in women's genes to prefer tall men. They can't exactly choose to like short guys any more than men can choose to like fat chicks.

What annoys me is how we only blame men for being shallow. We shouldn't blame anyone for having a physical preference, but we could at least be fair in how we assign the blame.

Anyway, what does "non-hwp people" mean? I've never heard that before.

And yeah, some Hubski users have decided that they're going to do everything in ther power to remind me that I'm not welcome here. Not content with muting and slandering me, now they want me to leave. Since I'm still here and we've muted/blocked each other, they have to resort to these tactics.

I've already told mk about the abuse of community hashtags a couple of weeks ago, and he said that if it becomes an issue, they will make tags non-anonymous. I doubt that it will prevent my fans from abusing them, however, since they've proven to be quite shameless in their affection towards me.

I wonder what would happen if I started tagging all their threads with personal messages. Would it become an issue then?

    Also, does everyone have me muted or blocked because I follow Grendel?

Muting someone simply because he follows a user you don't like is something an intolerant and close-minded person like me would do, but surely Hubski is above that...

But then again one of my followers was recently asked by a certain user if he was actually me using an alternate account. Apparently he agreed with me a little too much!

So who knows, you might be paying the price for not following the right users, or maybe you just made the mistake to disagree with the wrong users. I feel sorry for you, at least I know why I'm being ostracised.

Grendel  ·  3167 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: But Jezebel told me that it's men who objectify women...

Women in general like tall men, I think that's common knowledge. I don't know how many would refuse to date a short guy or how common it is for girls to explicitly express this preference on dating sites, though.

According to this article it happens a lot.

    Steve Penner, the previous owner of a Boston-based dating service, says he heard it all the time. "It is common for many women to insist that any man they date must be "at least" four to six inches taller," he says.
Grendel  ·  3171 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hacker: 'Hundreds of thousands' of vehicles are at risk of attack

Ha, I don't even have a car. Good luck hacking my bike, NSA.

Grendel  ·  3171 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 47% of male victims of domestic abuse are threatened with arrest. 21% are arrested.

Maybe it's compatible with your little personal brand of feminism. It's not compatible with feminism in the real world.

You know, the kind that's responsible for the Duluth model, which is the actual reason male victims of domestic assault get arrested, not "gender roles".

Holy shit, why are you feminists so fucking ignorant?

Grendel  ·  3171 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is your fear of radiation irrational?

I suppose I fall into the anti-nuclear camp. Radiation is harmful, difficult to defend against, its effects are pervasive and persistent, and accidents are bound to happen.

I don't know how a house fire can be compared to a nuclear disaster. If a house in my neighbourhood catches fire, I don't have to worry that the food I'm eating will kill me or that my children will be born disabled.

Grendel  ·  3171 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Romanian amusement park 400 feet down in an abandoned salt mine

Beautiful place, sadly ruined by ugly architecture and light.

You're welcome!

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Grendel  ·  3174 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Futuristic brain probe allows for wireless control of neurons

Thanks!

Grendel  ·  3174 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Initial Findings about Galantamine’s Effect on Lucid Dreaming Qualities

The effect seems pretty solid though.