Kitathalla

When I was a kid we had three...

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One was broken, the other was on the countertop, and the third was stored in the attic equivalent, but we had three!

Wait, is that what the popcorn button does? I always thought it just was a preset for a time that would work decently for most standard brands.

I had one of those. For all that infomercials are functionally the worst thing in the world for getting a valid perspective on a product, that thing cooked everything they said it did, and it did it deliciously.

His honest reply about the state of Linux Gaming

I'm betting it's far from anything 'honest.' Stir up a little controversy (even if it's as stupid as linux/windows fanbois arguing in the comments), get more clicks and rewards for 'engagement' from the algorithm.

Maybe he is happy with linux as a system, but I bet this was thought over before it was posted.

I'm out of the loop here on that. How come?

I really want to see the presentation of both sides on this. I'm not much of a horror buff, but in the movies I have watched I don't really remember the genitals as a general target on men or women, just generic death.

I think it was the unending naïveté even more than the whining that made me dislike the show. Like, dude, you literally had to go through that whole

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thumbprint on the vase thing

by the, what, second or third episode? He shouldn't have been getting hoodwinked and been passive about it for so long afterwards.

Honestly, that's all they're good for: creating paranoia/terror/nervousness in the subject. Go read the 'how to beat a polygraph' book. Knowledge is calming.

Also? It's not anything to do with symptoms showing stronger on baseline questions. The only big giveaway is breathing. I work in the medical field. Blood pressure, heart rate, bla bla bla... they all vary with frequencies and magnitudes that don't allow them to be filtered from responses that do signify anything. The only vital sign that has a low enough rate for changes to really be detected is how often you take a breath. If you control that, the game is over. A really observant tester watching a testee attempting (poorly) to mask breathing rate may notice something is off, but it's still a judgement call whether it's due to nervousness and the attempt to calm down, or actual deception.

The best way to 'pass' a polygraph is to be just nice/cute enough to get the tester to like you somewhat, and then control your breathing. The proper test has them talking to you for at least a half hour beforehand so they can 'get an idea' about you, so you have plenty of time to be friendly. Take advantage of that. There is some nice research out there about self-disclosures and their effect on being liked. If they see a pattern that could be you being nervous, could be you trying to deceive, being liked will tip them towards the kinder perception.

Meanwhile, I've told the absolute truth and failed. Polygraphs are dumb as shit.

Heh, the amerikkkan answer is simple: don't let them rent next to you. They've accomplished it by ridiculous rent prices, charging inmates to be in jail (so they come out with debt), and shackling them to low paying jobs.

It's already possible to see if you really want to look. Friendica is just another way.

Plus, people have said that public behaviors in many red states are that people are “pleased” with the result.

Just this weekend I had to overhear a conversation about how terrible trans people are, and how good it was that trump is doing things about it.