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[Fluffyumpkins]

The great thing about not voting is that you can't be held culpable for any of the dumb shit an elected official does! Some may say you lose the right to bitch if you don't vote but whatever at least I didn't play party to genocide and the denigration of the poor!

"Did you vote? Then you can't bitch." This message paid for by Big Corp Inc.

[Fluffyumpkins]

[Merk]

Black Friday is upon us! Does anyone have any special plans for the day or have we all relegated ourselves to Cyber Monday?

I'm in the market for a fancy high resolution computer monitor or a TV that I can double as a computer monitor, at least 1080p is a must, does anyone have any suggestions?

[Riot]

This is what I have and I really like it - http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-XL2420Z-24-I ... b_title_ce

What about - http://www.amazon.com/VG248QE-24-inch-L ... benq+120hz

144hz makes a HUGE difference over 60 in games. Looks so buttery smooth.

[MonMotha]

Will it actually take a 144Hz progressive video feed, or is this just more upconversion bullshit like (mostly) all the 120Hz TVs? If so, is it smart enough to do backlight sync to whatever you actually feed it?

[Merk]

I think this may have been answered already in another thread but, is there any reason to not use a TV over a "computer monitor" for a desktop? I realize that computer monitors can go up to higher resolutions but I am for the most part satisfied with your standard 1080p resolution. I can get a 39" 1080 TV for like $280 and a mid-range 32" computer monitor is usually $350+ -- am I really just paying for a higher resolution and refresh rate?

[Riot]

Already talked about it in IRC. Get a monitor! Brandon, I don't know all the technicalities (I'm sure it's out there on Google), but I'm pretty sure nothing on monitor and other similar ones is upscaled. I don't know, but I notice a big difference.

Anyways, on topic - https://vine.co/v/O1XlODJtUrh Shit's sad. This is the dude that owned the shop that Michael Brown stole from originally, then it gets looted. =/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comme ... ad/cmcpy3b

[Potter]

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comme ... ad/cmcpy3b

"this is corroborated by a witness that saw Brown leaning into the marked car, and Wilson's injuries"


LEL HIS INJURIES SO BAD. I remember all the right wing nutjobs on my facebook saying he had a broken eye socket and shit. puuuhleasee. Also, the bruise on his face is on the side not exposed to the window when in the driver's seat, so quite a bit of people are curious how that side of his face got "bruised by michael brown punching him through the window"

http://gawker.com/these-are-the-photos- ... 1662997813

[Fluffyumpkins]

Did that boy bruise a white man?!? Not in my America.

[Fluffyumpkins]

Already talked about it in IRC. Get a monitor! Brandon, I don't know all the technicalities (I'm sure it's out there on Google), but I'm pretty sure nothing on monitor and other similar ones is upscaled. I don't know, but I notice a big difference.

Anyways, on topic - https://vine.co/v/O1XlODJtUrh Shit's sad. This is the dude that owned the shop that Michael Brown stole from originally, then it gets looted. =/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comme ... ad/cmcpy3b

There are plenty of people who commit crimes every day and aren't executed for it. Even if he was a scumbag, he shouldn't have been killed. Police are equipped with non-lethal tools for that very reason. The white dude clearly panicked, solved the problem in the most direct way possible, and walked away with a job well done.

[Riot]

I dunno, I'd make a pretty terrible juror. I'm so vindictive. I feel like if ya act like a criminal and do shitty things you get what's coming. Both sides were wrong and the reactions make it worse.

[Merk]

HERE IS THE MERK HOT TAKE ON FERGUSON:

No one would give a shit if this case was not racially charged. We're all closet racists which is why this case is being shoved down our throats by the media.

AND THAT WAS THE MERK HOT TAKE

[Fluffyumpkins]

Would you say you are a closet racist, or an outspoken racist?

[Merk]

I yams what I yams

[Fluffyumpkins]

Ok Black Friday shoppers: Who bought what?