Well then I've got nothing. The rejection of conforming labels has brought me nothing but good things, and I guess I'm overly fond of it as a technology for solving identity problems, but I can understand it's not going to work for anyone. And herein lies something interesting- speaking for myself,...

For another, the idea that someone who disagrees with you politically is stupid includes the tacit assumption they hold the same ideas as priorities relative to you. It holds the assumption that they should , and the fact that they don't is a result of a defect in their intelligence. If you want to...

I'm still in shock from hearing this. I just can't understand how Britain's think it's a good idea. So quick question, Did the support for Leaving have any backing from major banks or the "1%" or anything? It almost seems like someone is trying to set up more QE to take advantage of... No...

Pretty likely. Scotland voted unanimously (at least by constituency) to remain and this has conveniently distracted everyone from the current oil price situation. Northern Ireland a little less likely, but I hear less news coming from there. Although there is also a rather entertaining petition curr...

And there we have the drawback of democracy. People are stupid. I disagree. For one thing, there's this . For another, the idea that someone who disagrees with you politically is stupid includes the tacit assumption they hold the same ideas as priorities relative to you. This is almost tautological...

If I may offer some perspective (speaking as a Remain voter)... For starters, this vote is not actually HUGELY significant in terms of its immediate impact on Britain's relationship with the EU. It is not legally binding, and if they have desperate plans to lose large swathes of their membership the...

Thank you Ditto, for injecting some truth and moderation into proceedings- always appreciated.

(If I sound cranky- I'm British, and am thus thoroughly sick of opinionated, poorly-balanced political arguments right about now...)

As somebody who gives less than four tenths of a **** about Overwatch, this... went over my head a bit.

bwahahahahahaha Sorry the Earth is NOT round. As I recall from my schooling that the Earth is an oblate spheroid. It's pudgy in the middle (equator). And to make sure I'm NOT talking out of my bum here is a link https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblate_spheroid Well, technically it is still round. ...

On Being Right In a previous one of these essays, I talked about opinions, and how easy it can be to convince yourself that yours is the Right one. Trying to steel ourselves against our bias is a difficult task, and not a particularly pleasant one, so it is small wonder we find it so comfortable to ...

Avistew: Yep. The most galling thing is that they screen for the wrong behaviours. Say there are two gay men who have never had sex before. They get into a monogamous relationship - marry, even - and only have sex with each other. They can't donate blood. Now, say there's a straight man who has unp...

Don't call it a comb-back, I'll have hair for years. Hey everybody. It's been a while, hasn't it? Since we last spoke I've changed my major twice, moved house, developed mild-to-moderate agoraphobia, got myself addicted two, count 'em, two different MMOs, and had the only person I even remotely lik...

Sucks betsy. But, to quote one of the best bits of advice I've ever been given- just because a relationship has ended, doesn't mean it was a failure. You've both learned something, you've both enjoyed yourselves for large parts of it (or so it seems), and it's another one to notch up to experience. ...

I choose to believe 'super sick card' was a deliberate pun

Sitting listening to acoustic Halestorm, watching the Facebook world roll by. Seeing time pass and remembering, thinking how much has changed despite all that seems to stay the same. In a little while I'll be finishing one of the most transformative years of my life, and I reckon it'll also be time ...

So, this is an interesting read... but more interesting to me is the way that you react to the classmates' reaction. On the one hand, this is PERFECT material for a liberal flame war. It is easy to class people wearing 'Straight Pride' T-shirts as vicious antagonists and oppressors of the LGBT move...

Awesome! I'll chip in and share it around it the morning. I also want to say that despite what your awful mother-in-law may think, I'm sure you're a wonderful mother. My mother and I may have had occasional personality clashes, but absolutely none of them stemmed from being trans. If anything, I th...

In fairly typical me fashion, I'm go to weigh in on the middle ground. I will confess to liking MovieBob and think he brings up some excellent points in that article regarding the fact that all the development within this film is related to the characters' attitudes and relationships, rather tha...

Yeah, lawnmower racing is serious business. The courses are generally fields with hay bales marking the boundaries, and racing them is more like racing quad bikes- all about weight distribution, drifting around corners, all that good stuff. The lawnmowers themselves are essentially souped-up ride al...

DISCLAIMER: This one is a little different, as it's about something that is quite personal to me. So if you're interested in learning about (one of) the things that makes me tick, this might be the essay for you: On Jealousy To many, "jealous" is a dirty word. It is a word that implies pri...

Shit happens Memo. Shit does indeed happen

I'm not sure, but right now might be the first time in nearly two and a half years that my depression and general mental state isn't getting worse. Not sure if it's improving, but... I don't think it's getting shittier.

A quiet little revelation

I just watched the VOD, and I'm glad I've finally seen a game of Secret Hitler in action, so I can confirm my initial impressions that it sounds like an absolutely miserable experience, up there on the list with Mafia of "games I absolutely cannot play if I want to remain friends with the othe...

I'm with Deedles. Whilst I'd normally take Bebop's line of 'never date/sleep with anyone less into the experience than you', there are very much two possibilities here. Either he's looking for a wusses way out of this without him having to dump you (possible, but only you can judge that) or he's doi...

Betsy, some people are just like that- I should know, I am (to a slightly lesser extent) one of them. I obviously cannot make any kind of intelligent comment on the behaviour of a person I've never met, but I would guess he has either felt he was betrayed on one or more occasions in his life previou...