Now I’m being pedantic, but I characterize the claim “2 is less than 1” as a false comparison.
I’m also not a fan of referring to this sort of thing as denialism, but it’s common (IME).
On the other hand Crane has not, so far as I can tell, promoted “blood libel”.
~Max
It’s more akin to “6 million is less than (a potential) 5.35 million” with the addition of the “the Israelis should know better, of all possible people” factor, I suspect.
retracted
~Max
Yes, that was the sense I meant it in. Referring to Nazis as “kind and considerate”, even relatively so, is close enough to denialism for me.
Now?
Agreed, but I suspect it is still alive in niches like reducing the run time of LLM training.
Fuck off and die, you piece of shit.
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Okay, this is now a formal warning for ignoring moderator instructions.
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Sorry. It was not my intention to disobey your instruction. I think of “fuck off and die” as a generalized expression of contempt akin to “fuck you” or “eat shit”, not a literal wish for the person’s death. But I guess I fucked around and found out.
The equivalent once happened when I was trying to get a small printer to accept the cartridge I’d just put in. Turned out to be a country code sorta problem between machine and cartridge. The printer tech guy I was on the phone with (a bump up from the original call-taker) walked me through the steps into the bowels of the software to change the machine’s ID code to accept American-made cartridges. Done! And…
Still didn’t recognize the cartridge. The tech guy and first call-taker were pondering why when I said, hey, why don’t I turn the printer off and back on?
It worked.
ETA: Yes, I know the discussion has moved on. Just wanted to get to post my little story. You may resume where you left off when I interrupted.
Yeah, but it does work. Same with my TV set.
I had a long post in your ATMB thread all typed up and I deleted it. As a, no dog in the fight, kinda thing.
And you wished someone death. Again.
That is some of the most horrible words a person can hear.
Especially if they’re ill or elderly.
As I said I have no dog in the fight, but shame on you.
This Pit is reprehensible with the name calling, denigrating and bullying.
What happened to “Don’t be a Jerk”?
The Pit is where that rule is pretty much suspended except for the wishing death part, as we’ve seen. It’s where people who need to blow off steam and scream in reaction to stuff in other forums can let 'er rip. A safety valve.
ETA: It’s also more relaxed about off-topic hijacks – witness the long digression into ancient computers we’ve been seeing, which would be shut down or shunted into its own thread in another forum as derailing the topic at hand.
One reason I enjoy the Pit is precisely its more freewheeling spirit.
I realize this. But I don’t like it. Only juveniles call nasty names and bully people.
Adults have civil conversations. If it gets heated. Back yourself up with facts not wishing death or calling someone possibly racist or belittling names.
And, yes being put down because you’re older is racist in my opinion.
Hey, I’m in my mid-70s, and proudly display the motto: OSLO! (Older, slower, less organized)
Now get off my lawn!
Which word is that?
“Old” is not a race.
Ooh, so it’s OK to insult people for being young, but not for being old?
I think you’re the REAL racist.
You know who ELSE would be old if he were still alive today???