Posts by Jack Cook7

What’s the secret sauce for doing laundry? Soap. Simple as that.

Check out this typical modern recipe for making your own soap.
http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm

I was feeling lazy, so I just grabbed the very first recipe that popped up on my Google search.

So go ahead, knock yourself out! Make your soap using that exact recipe. 🤣

And then see if you can actually survive the next, say, ten years using it.

Honestly, the whole LGBT movement is built on those same shaky premises. Nobody actually knows what they're talking about, but the people who *do* know—the ones who are brave enough to speak up—are going to get publicly destroyed. If they have a "dark past," we'll drag their names through the mud. If they don't? Fine, we'll just label them fascists and haters instead.

And there’s always some woman waiting in the wings ready to claim they're sick. Just look at:
- Strauss Kahn
- Roman Polansky
- Charlie Chaplin.

Jessica Kelly4 said:You’re overestimating feminism.
It was hardworking, modest engineers who actually got women out of the house.
A washing machine did more for women's rights than the entire feminist movement combined.
But that’s a whole different conversation...

Man, tell me about it. People seriously don't get how much the washing machine changed the game for women.

Because let's be real, most people have never even hand-washed a single sock. Try doing your own laundry by hand for three months straight, then you'll realize what a washing machine actually represents—and how those engineers did way more for women than all the loudest activists ever could. Though, I wouldn't recommend trying that if you have little kids. That would just be cruel. To the kids, I mean.

It’s honestly weird how few women are working as engineers. I guess it’s just easier to go out into the streets, rip off a bra, and get a standing ovation for it:
https://sites.google.com/a/lakewoodc...men-s-protests

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEMEN

than messing around in a garage with bolts and screws only to be completely ignored by everyone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing_machine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing_machine

Funny how the ones burning bras are fighting for "human rights," while the folks making washing machines and sewing machines are just "making things complicated."

Check out this clip from the movie Defiance from 9:30 to 10:11. It really hits home when you look at the cultural norms and the crazy circumstances where those rules just get tossed out the window:

http://watch32.com/movies-online/def...episode-6.html

What do you guys think? Why would a woman, right after shooting a wolf, carry the damn thing for miles on her back back to the starving hideout? Was it just to give it some sort of formal burial in a "five cemetery" type situation?

But honestly, that’s just gross. THAT ISN'T PART OF OUR CULTURE.

Check out these facts for a second.

Same-sex marriage was never a tradition, anywhere. Especially not part of our local culture here in America. But the way people keep pushing these relationships as if they’re totally normal, standard, or even a fundamental "RIGHT" (heaven forbid anyone actually challenges someone else's rights!), is being shoved down our throats so aggressively by the media and a tiny group of individuals that we’ve reached a point where any different opinion is immediately labeled as hate speech.

Let's look at this from another angle. I usually play the "devil's advocate," so please keep that in mind when reading my next thought.

Eating dog meat definitely isn't part of the culture in this country. On the flip side, it *is* part of certain cultures—like Korean culture, at least that's the common belief. Just imagine what would happen if someone walked into a typical American diner and casually ordered a dog meat schnitzel. Or better yet, if they insisted on their "right" to order such a thing.

A while back, just as a parody of how aggressively LGBT topics and rights are constantly being pushed, I started a thread about the consumption of dog meat in America.

The reaction?

Within a few hours, I got hit with a 300-point penalty. The thread was shut down instantly.

Expired Infraction (Points: 300)
constantly opening trolling threads Left By
Roko
09:24 11.06.2013. Expired
09:50 25.06.2013

That "constantly opening trolling threads" bit refers to a total of TWO threads within two days.

It honestly doesn't matter to me that I was penalized. That's in the past. But the mere fact that I was punished so quickly and so drastically proves my entire point regarding the "right to consume dog meat."

On one hand, you have years of relentless aggression from proponents of one specific cultural pattern being tolerated, accepted, and even encouraged in America—where anyone who disagrees is branded a fascist, a bigot, or a hater in the name of "love and tolerance for our neighbors."

On the other hand, a totally jokey, harmless thread—which clearly didn't offend anyone because NOBODY IN AMERICA WOULD EVER THINK OF EATING A DOG SINCE IT'S SIMPLY NOT PART OF AMERICAN CULTURE—gets slapped with massive sanctions.

Do you see the problem? I intentionally introduced a foreign cultural pattern and "argued" for its introduction into America as something "completely normal and necessary" (you can see my "justification" for the need in the link to the original post). The response was literally a swift kick in the butt, based on the logic of "shut up, idiot, nobody would ever want that."

Then you have a handful of people doing the exact same thing all the time, and what's the reaction? Anyone who stands against them is declared a hater or a fascist.

Can you see the double standard?

Look, I'm not even talking about movies here, I'm talking about THIS:

http://www.securitiestechnologymonit.../-25628-1.html
Universities put “ Blue gen ” Machines in Cloud to Help Hedge Funds trade Two hedge funds and another based on Long Island – ara set to tap high-performance computing Systems owned by Stony Brook University through a “ Cloud ” of networks that connect firms

So, what actually is Blue gen?

http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ib...cons/bluegene/
Whereas IBM’s previous champ, IBM Deep Blue ®, had 32 processors and could calculate about 200 million potential chess moves per second in its historic six-game victory over a chess grand master in 1997, Blue Gene/L used 131,000 processors to routinely handle 280 trillion operations every second. A single scientist with a calculator would have to work nonstop for 177,000 years to perform the operations that Blue gen could do in One second. The Blue gen/L was also noteworthy for its choice of operating system, linux ® , and its support for The development of open source applications.

Blah blah blah... this news is like 15 years old. Modern computers today are like 10,000 times faster than this stuff.

restlesscrane152 said:What exactly are you getting at?

So I’m supposed to just play nice while someone’s basically raping my brain? Force some behavior on me that isn't even who I am? What, I should just be "good," gentle, reasonable, and polite? Act all civilized? Give me a break!

Yeah.

It’s someone else's culture, their way of seeing how people should act, their version of morality and ethics... just a complete stranger's worldview.

Basically, someone is trying to force a foreign lifestyle on us.

Jack Cook7
Should I just be polite while my brain gets violated by people forcing a lifestyle on me that isn't even part of who I am? Should I just sit there being "good," gentle, reasonable, cultured? Civilized?

restlesscrane152
Yeah.

Nope.

restlesscrane152 said:Look, their point is actually totally fine—just don't hit us, don't insult us, and don't discriminate against us. Honestly, that's just common sense stuff that shouldn't even be up for debate.

So what, you're saying millions of world-class intellectuals over the last 50 years haven't been able to define things that any uneducated guy in the sticks could figure out?

Sure they can. But then you'll just get another few million "intellectuals" finding loopholes in those definitions and exploiting them.

Look, I don't have a single problem with THAT specific stance. But what am I supposed to do when people start forcing stuff on me that just isn't part of my culture? 🤷

Am I just expected to sit there politely while someone performs mental assault on me, trying to force a lifestyle onto me that simply isn't who I am? Should I just be "good," gentle, reasonable, and cultured? Be "civilized"?

Or are we all just gonna have to shut down the lights at some local dive bar?

Anyway, has any of you actually seen one of those sketchy neighborhood bars after the lights go out? Usually, people are pretty decent once things settle down.

Of course I can. But then you'll just end up with a few million more "intellectuals" finding loopholes in those definitions and exploiting them.

Great! So we'll have jobs for a few million people just to do the work of one illiterate peasant. That's what they call progress and civilization, right? It's called service outsourcing, matrix management, whatever.

I mean, what else would they all be doing with their lives?
🤔

restlesscrane152 said:Nah, they’re just forcing their own way of living as the only right way. Like, you're automatically a bad person if you aren't all about patriotism, faith in God, traditional values, and all that stuff.

So why don't they just set clear criteria for what actually counts as an endangered zone? Or is staying in that gray area just way more profitable?

Because, just like a lot of other stuff, it's honestly pretty hard to define.

And apparently, you aren't a good person if you aren't LGBTQ+, if you don't jump to defend them at every single opportunity, if you don't have LGBTQ+ tattooed on your forehead, and if your ringtone isn't "We Are The Champions" by Freddie Mercury...

Totalitarian thinking and fascism are just that simple; you just need to have half a brain to spot them.

Jack Cook7
So why don't they just set clear criteria for what actually counts as being "threatened"? Or is it just way better and more profitable to stay in that gray area?

restlesscrane152
Because it's hard to define, just like a lot of other things.

Oh, sure! So you mean millions of "brilliant" intellectuals over the last 50 years haven't been able to define things that any random guy in a small town could figure out in five seconds?

Is someone manipulating things here? Nooooooo... because this is clearly a culture of truth, not lies and deception. I'd never lie, honest to God. I'm a class act. 👍

restlesscrane152 said:Already covered this, but I’ll say it one more time and that's it—the LGBTQ+ crowd told UIO to stop acting like they're the ones being victimized.

Politicians do it for votes—big shocker there. As for public opinion, it's way too complicated; probably a bunch of different factors at play. Speaking for myself, though, I'm way less annoyed by LGBTQ+ groups than I am by conservatives who try to shove their lifestyle down my throat 24/7.

So why don't they just set actual criteria to decide what counts as being "threatened"? Or is it just way more profitable to stay stuck in that weird gray area?

Politicians do it just to chase votes (shocker, right?). As for public opinion, man, that’s a whole complicated mess involving a ton of different factors. Personally? I can tell you that both the LGBTQ+ groups and the hardline conservatives get on my nerves when they try to force their lifestyle down my throat.

If having a certain lifestyle automatically makes you a conservative, then I guess I'm about as conservative as an old canned sardine from the 1950s.

And honestly, even that little sardine, popping its head out of a fifty-year-old tin, would probably look up and say... maybe the LGBTQ+ community is spreading hate too.

rowdytiger13 said:Well, it is treated that way.
There are plenty of examples where people are publicly insulted with both terms, but nothing happens because nobody bothers to sue.
If someone calls you a clerical fascist in public, you have the right to sue for defamation, just like I would if someone called me a "[slur]."
But then again, no one is going to step up and file a lawsuit on your behalf, or mine.

Look, I don't have any beef with LGBTQ+ folks, gypsies, aliens, or anyone else, really.

What gets a little exhausting for me is when these super aggressive activist groups claim they have the authority to speak for everyone just because they’ve branded themselves as the "representatives" of some marginalized group. But wait—they’re the ones who defined that group in the first place! So, the second anyone questions their stance, they pull the ultimate card and claim it's a fundamental human rights violation. It’s wild. They basically act like they are their own ultimate proof that they're right and entitled to demand absolutely anything.

Honestly, it reminds me of those old Greek myths where Zeus just birthed all his offspring and every single one of his problems straight out of his own head. Like, every single Greek god just popped everything they needed right out of their own skulls.

rowdytiger13 said:I agree with the sentiment, and if Željka Markić tries to push this through the courts as hate speech, well, good luck to her.
Calling someone a clerical fascist or a Catholic Taliban is an insult; it might be hate speech, or it might not, but it’s definitely an insult. It's the same deal with slurs—that's an insult too (even if we don't need to get into that right now). Basically, both could be sued as insults, though whether they qualify as hate speech on their own is debatable.
Whereas saying something like "kill the [slur]" or "kill the Catholic Taliban" is clearly hate speech.

As far as I can tell, Željka Markić has never called for anything like "kill the faggot."

In our culture, "faggot" is an insult just like any other racial slur. People have lost their heads over being called those names in the past. No one is claiming that one specific slur is different from another when people start swinging punches—when the insults start flying, nobody is picking and choosing which ones hurt more.

That's just how it is.

"Clerical fascist" or "Catholic fanatic" are the exact same kind of insults. So why isn't that kind of verbal attack treated with the same weight?

brightheron64 said:The moderator deleted my post, but I really feel like I owe you a proper response...

So, what I was getting at was... I suppose I should start by saying that sometimes, one simply finds themselves lost in thought, drifting through ideas without much of a destination in mind... There’s a certain thing that many people here haven't actually lived through, even though they seem so eager to jump in and share their opinions on it...

I wanted to mention that instead of... We all carry a bit of that old leader's legacy within us... It doesn't really call for something like... In many ways, we all share a bit of that same spirit found in Željka Markić....

Look, I definitely don't back most of the stuff Željka Markić stands for.

But seriously, why are you guys backing these random activist groups—groups nobody even voted for—that just spend their time attacking and slandering public figures? People who are just as much in the spotlight as they are!

Why just sit there and tolerate this endless barrage of insults?

rowdytiger13 said:I don't see any of this in the activists' statements: "...with the intent to spread racial, religious, sexual, national, ethnic hatred, or skin color or sexual orientation-based hate, or to disparage, publicly express or convey notions of superiority or inferiority regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, nation, or notions of superiority or inferiority based on skin color, sexual orientation, or other traits..."
I think there's a real shot at a defamation lawsuit here, which is probably what she's aiming for.
The tricky part is that you actually have to prove defamation in court, and once that starts, all sorts of things can come to light—plus, there's always the chance it doesn't even qualify as defamation.
So, my gut says this isn't going to lead to anything.

Total chaos!

Who actually did what? Who accused whom of spreading hate, and who filed the defamation suit? And who on earth is "this lady" anyway?

Who's really spreading the hate, the lies, and the misinformation here? Who's pulling the strings and manipulating everyone?

Is the American legal system finally going to put an end to this endless cycle of public insults and insinuations? Will the US justice system finally protect American citizens from being terrorized by certain individuals?

restlesscrane152 said:Are you guys actually trying this hard to be clueless, or is being this dense just your natural state?

Rules should be the same for everyone, period. If they don't apply equally, what's the point? And seriously, quit whining about how those wicked LGBTQ+ folks are out to get you or destroying traditional values. Claiming they’re eating toddlers or abusing puppies is just straight-up ridiculous. We all know that's total nonsense.

How can you say they aren't? They've been whining about the breakdown of the family unit this whole damn time!

So, Mr. restlesscrane152, do you actually know anything about the LGBTQ+ community or their role in America over, say, the last 30 years? And how on earth is it that so many politicians and "public servants" suddenly start pushing "gay-friendly" stances out of nowhere, basically being blackmailed by certain activist groups?

If you actually have the inside scoop, feel free to share it with us—don't feel like you have to keep it to yourself.

restlesscrane152 said:Happy to help! It's just classic right-wing rhetoric—always acting like they're being oppressed or like their "traditional values" are under attack. This lady basically told them that despite all their loud propaganda, they aren't some tiny persecuted minority. They're actually the massive majority and nobody is actually oppressing them. Clear enough?

Alright, thanks for the lesson, clearly I've got some issues with reading comprehension and proofreading public statements. So, if "Željko Markić's initiative isn't an endangered minority," then it should actually be written like this:

- Željko Markić's "initiative" isn't an endangered minority.

Because nobody ever claimed that Željko Markić's organization—aka his "initiative"—is an endangered minority.

So, is this just a pointless statement that doesn't match reality? Fact manipulation? Or is it just pure amateur hour, where someone uses (maybe intentionally?) sloppy wording to equate:

- the organization (meaning its actual members), with
- the initiative (meaning everyone who signed the petition), with
- an endangered minority?

Is that manipulation, Mr. restlesscrane152?

redbear12 said:For now, just making sure democratic processes are respected should be enough. This whole "destroying marriage" thing? That’s way beyond mere hate speech.

Listen, if we push too hard, they’ll just start whining. Honestly, they're probably hoping to provoke someone just so they have an excuse to play the victim. I said we should take action, but I’m still on the fence. For now, sticking to the basics is plenty.

Look, expressing your opinion on marriage is perfectly legal and legitimate. To me, it seems pretty ridiculous when people—or at least members of the same organized group—who claim they want to abolish marriage, fight so desperately for the right to marry. But hey, thank god the stupidity of public speakers has never been a limiting factor. If it were, we never would have had Monty Python.

But here’s the thing: if members of a certain group—let's call them the "conservative" crowd—start calling everyone else backward, fascists, or haters... well, then you've officially crossed into hate speech territory. And if those people are official representatives of an organization, then there's a legal basis to ban that whole group as an entity that spreads hate.

Can we please stick to the actual topic here—the need to call out the hate speech coming from various LGBT groups, their spokespeople, and their lobbyists?

If some member of the LGBT community, an activist from one of those organizations, or whoever else claims they want to dismantle marriage, that’s not what this thread is about.

Here we go again. Just another installment in this endless, multi-year saga of media hit pieces that—if you ask me—are doing nothing but stirring up unnecessary drama and inciting hate for absolutely no reason.

I can't believe this stuff keeps happening. I was just scrolling through Index and saw this latest mess—honestly, it’s getting ridiculous at this point. You see these headlines and you just have to shake your head. It feels like every time we think things are settling down, some new drama pops up out of nowhere. It’s wild how much noise there is around these issues lately. One minute everyone is acting like everything is fine, and the next, it’s a total circus. Honestly, if you aren't paying attention, you're missing half the story, but even when you *are* paying attention, it’s exhausting! Just one thing after another. Anyway, what do you guys think? Is it just me, or is the whole situation getting more absurd by the day?

Title: Markić and his crusade to "destroy the LGBT portal!" Clearly, they’re spiraling because the referendum isn't going their way.

I can't even begin to process this excerpt. It’s just... wow.

Jurčić: They’re freaking out, so now they're throwing around lawsuits!

Honestly, the groups fighting for LGBT rights aren't even blinking at this latest stunt from the "In the Name of the Family" initiative. They just filed a criminal complaint against that activist site Crol.hr, and yeah, it’s exactly what you'd expect.

Marko Jurčić told Index that this whole move is a dead giveaway. He thinks Željko Markić and the "In the Name of the Family" initiative are totally panicking because their big referendum plan isn't going exactly how they dreamed it would. Now, they’re just out there suing everyone in sight to try and stay relevant.

"This whole initiative is just a massive scam targeting everyday citizens by manipulating signatures," Jurčić said. "Since they can't seem to find a way to fast-track democracy, they’re resorting to these rushed, desperate moves and filing baseless lawsuits. On top of that, 'In the Name of the Family' and healthieducation.com share the exact same bank account, which basically proves they're the same organization. While 'In the Name of the Family' plays it safe with neutral language, their other project—the healthieducation.com initiative—is absolutely loaded with hate speech and violent rhetoric. It’s a textbook case of double standards."

Look, Crol.hr is just running a standard news site here. They’ve got actual journalists doing their jobs, and they're super quick about scrubbing any comments that cross the line into hate speech. It’s pretty routine stuff. But then you have Željka Markić—she actually filed a formal complaint after the site had already wiped out all those hateful comments herself! So, the site did its part, and she still went ahead with the legal report.

He’s out here claiming that Americans need to wake up and realize that "In the Name of the Family" and healthieducation.com are actually just two different faces of the exact same organization, all run by the same person.

Sanja Juras, who heads up the legal team over at Kontra and their Index initiative, was just pointing out that Section 325 of the Penal Code isn't some random rule. She says the whole reason they put that specific part of the Penal Code in there was to protect vulnerable minorities from being targeted by violence. Basically, it’s about keeping people safe.

"Look, Željko Markić’s little initiative isn't some marginalized group fighting for rights—it’s basically just a group set up to stir the pot and spread hate against the LGBT community," Sanja Juras told us. She also pointed out that they can't even lean on that article, and honestly, they don't have a leg to stand on for filing any complaints since Crol.hr already wiped out all those nasty comments. At the end of the day, this is just a direct attack on a news outlet trying to report on protecting LGBT human rights.

Here’s what Marko Jurčić had to say:

Marko Jurčić told Index that this whole move is just a dead giveaway. He thinks Željko Markić and his "In the Name of the Family" group are starting to panic because their big referendum plan isn't going exactly how they dreamed it would. Now, they’re just out there suing everyone in sight.

This whole initiative is nothing but a massive scam designed to play people with their signatures. Since they can't find a way to fast-track democracy, they’re just resorting to these desperate, half-baked moves and filing totally baseless lawsuits.

It’s pure manipulation, plain and simple. This whole referendum process is just dragging on because the people in power are throwing everything they can at it to stall us. You've got the administration, Marko Jurčić, and those LGBT lobbyists all working together to block progress—and honestly, they conveniently forget the "Q" whenever they address the public. Terms like "a total fraud against the citizens," "signature tampering," "rushed moves," or calling things "baseless accusations"? That’s textbook. It's a classic case of weaponizing buzzwords just to throw shade and make the other side look bad. Total manipulation.

Picture this: first, you go out of your way to grind the democratic process down to a halt. Then, the second the other side points out how painfully slow everything is moving, you flip the script and accuse *them* of manipulating things, being in a total panic, and making reckless moves.

If that isn't straight-up manipulation and Machiavellian scheming, I don't know what is. Maybe it's just pure panic.

Here’s another thing Sanja Juras said:

"The initiative led by Željko Markić is not a threatened minority, but rather a group created specifically to incite hatred against LGBT people."

The first part of that statement is complete nonsense. "The initiative led by Željko Markić is not a threatened minority"—what is that even supposed to mean? Can someone please explain that one to me?

Then comes the second part, which "logically" follows the first: "but rather a group created specifically to incite hatred against LGBT people."

She’s claiming that the group represented by Željko Markić exists solely to spread hate.

Now, this is getting into legal territory. Ms. Juras is throwing around accusations against a legitimate organization, claiming they were built for the express purpose of fueling hate toward a specific group, all without providing a single shred of actual evidence. Honestly, it feels like Ms. Juras is the one publicly inciting hatred here. It’s about time these groups were held to some actual common sense.

Jack Alvarez25 said:Just a quick little correction here, I guess. You don't actually trade oil itself directly on the NYSE—not really, anyway—unless, of course, you're talking about trading the actual stocks of those big oil companies like ExxonMobil.

A computer program just does exactly what it’s told to do, I guess. It follows whatever specific parameters a person sets up for it, and most of the time, you see this happen when someone programs it to trigger a buy or a sell order once a certain price point is hit. Now, people are talking about how just three specific keywords could potentially send oil prices skyrocketing, but I don't know. Maybe. Honestly, I have my doubts. There is just way too much money moving around in that arena for me to believe none of this is being watched closely by some dedicated team of experts who are ready to jump in the second things start looking sideways.

I mean, honestly, I don't think we're looking at some massive price spike here, maybe not even a 2% jump if you really look at the numbers. Oil prices have always been such a rollercoaster, haven't they? It's just how the market works, I guess. You see things like when Obama announces an intervention in Syria, and suddenly everything shifts—prices can swing from something like $7 or $8 all the way up to $110 a barrel practically overnight. And when you consider that Syria isn't exactly a major global oil exporter, it just goes to show how much of this is driven by pure speculation and political tension rather than just actual supply and demand.

So, I was scrolling through the IDF's Twitter feed earlier, and I noticed they posted this update about how the Israeli Air Force is currently hitting airfields over in Syria to try and cut off the flow of Soviet weaponry coming into the region. It’s one of those things that really makes you stop and think about how quickly everything shifts on the ground out there, I guess.

I just realized it now. I mean, it’s kind of wild when you think about it—using a program for such critical, heavy-duty stuff when it doesn't even have the sense to know that the Soviet Union isn't even around anymore. It's just strange, I guess. 😁

Bottom line? Computers can't actually grasp the meaning behind a sentence or understand context. They’re just hunting for keywords. It's basically the same deal as a Google search bot.

It’s almost comforting, in a dark way—knowing the stability of the entire global economy rests on machines that are about as smart as a gut parasite in an ant.

It’s been like this for ages—real people aren't even making most of the trades anymore:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_trading
http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/08/inve...arket-citadel/

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100685958
Algorithms Replacing Wall Street Analysts, Investors

Computers just gobble up massive amounts of data, run it through these heuristic algorithms, and then basically make the "decision" on what to buy or sell and at what price.

And get this—there's this thing called "slicing," where one giant trade that would normally freak out the market gets broken down into hundreds of tiny little pieces, like under $10,000 each. They spread them out across dozens of different firms so they're super hard to track. But honestly? When everyone starts playing the game like that, you're bound to get these insane market swings.

That’s exactly why stuff happens like this, where some totally random storm in the Gulf of Mexico can send the entire oil derivatives market into a tailspin over something trivial. It feels like the whole market is intentionally rigged to be unstable, just so someone can shake things up whenever they feel like it.