I've seen pictures of women who were labeled as Cam Girls, and vaguely aware of what the do, but not having visited their sites didn't know how the operated. Actually I didn't know it is a profession, with some were making a good living doing it. :smack:

So I saw this article linked from a site that wouldn't send me to click bait, and found it to be a real interesting read about starting in the business. Not just the hardware and contacts but the psychology of making it successful.

When I trimmed trees, my fee for working in the rain?

$200/hour. That's what I'd bill out.

I coulda been a cam girl and stayed dry.:/

Do you think anything will come of all this media attention to voter disenfranchisement, voter role purges, gerrymandering, and rigged elections in general? It's a hot topic at the moment, which is good, but maybe when the stock market crashes or something, we'll move on to other things?

The "solution" is to not commit felonies if you want to continue to vote. Simple as that. But, no, people like the author of that piece feel the need to be hate mongers. To stir shit when there is no shit to stir. Don't make a damn what color you are, you do a felony, you don't vote. Simple as that.

In 3/50ths of the States. So it's not as simple as that, it's as simple as what zip code you were born in. Without making a value judgement, you can observe that, at least, its a random variable.

What? There's nothing random about it. Felony. No vote. How is that random?

You do realize I, and Bruce, and the piece he posted, the one I quoted, are talking about Kentucky, and not some random fucking zip code?

How is it random?

Most states don't do it.

But we are talking about one that does.

I'm still lost on 'random'.

Babies don't decide what state they are born in.

To be fair, babies don't commit felonies, either. Adult ex-felons could choose to move to a different state.

Perhaps I should clarify that I'm in favor of people who completed their sentences being allowed to vote again. I just think we should encourage people to leave Florida by whatever means possible.

Florida's changing that rule (unless they find a way to override/water down the referendum, which they will try).

It also was a prime example of why "Don't make a damn what color you are, you do a felony, you don't vote. Simple as that." wasn't true. Whether a felon got their rights back was completely up to the whim of the governor.

Additionally, which crimes are felonies, whether people are arrested, charged, charged to the maximum or minimum level, convicted, paroled, or pardoned are not color blind.

Waiting for random...

Third post with no explanation of what you mean by voting-rights-being-denied-due-to-felony-convictions being random.

Now you're bringing babies into it? What does a baby's lack of choice in birth location have to do with anything?

What does a baby have a choice in? Nothing whatsoever.

Just to remind you, because you seem to have lost track:

Felon voting rights, in KY. Not other states. Not babies. Not zip codes.

Flint - which three states are you talking about?

From HapMo's link:

Felony Disenfranchisement

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From the article,

I guess it's a bit more clear from the map than the wiki text; I assume it's Iowa, Kentucky, and Virginia; Florida's the same color but they're changing the law to "Circumstantial".

ETA: Yeah, my wiki-skimming skills weren't great.

Waiting on random...

Four times.

There's not anything else to say, is there?

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Not for anyone with no explanation for their own goddamn words, apparently.

We're up to 6, I believe...

I double-dog dare ya to explain your 'random'.

Gonna go ahead and say it's 7, now...:right:

8

Then, explain this?

It's random because it's not punishment handed to most Americans for the same offence, just ones living in a couple of states.

Even in the state where getting busted for drugs worth over $500 is a felony, it becomes random in that there's no standard. A kilo of pot could be judged to be worth $400 and four joints worth $600, depending on who's calling the shots and who was busted. If you're white and daddy is a prosecuting attorney, there's a real good chance that pot won't be worth very much.

You're mixing standards as you speak. Drug crimes are not judged on what someone says the drug is worth. They are judged by weight of the drug. See that way it ain't fucking random.

You posted a piece on KENTUCKY's felony disenfranchisement. That's what I was discussing. KENTUCKY's felony disenfranchisement. Not another fucking state, not a different subject.

I got busted with seven pounds of marijuana. Not $5,000 worth of marijuana. Not $10,000 worth, not $250 worth. Pounds. Not dollars. I've never read story where anyone was charged with a dollar amount's worth of dope. Never.

Obfuscate shit all you fucking want I'm done with this and both of you.

As for explaining anyfuckingthing to you, Flint, just choose a bunch of random words, you understand random, don't you? Oh, wait...Apparently you don't.

How the fuck can you evaluate Kentucky's policy without looking at how it compares to the rest of the country?

Sure is rainy out.

Ha ha, the comments at the end of the good news are silly... :lol:

One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall :haha:

According to my Dad's mailbox forced Islamic worship is coming to the Elementary school in__________! A town which lacks an Elementary School and as far as I know a single Muslim.

Was it from a Russian account?

American as apple pie comrade! as far as I know, next time I'll work the provenance issue.

Allen Dulles 73 rules of spycraft

12. Booze is naturally dangerous. So also is an undisciplined attraction for the other sex. The first loosens the tongue. The second does likewise. It also distorts vision and promotes indolence. They both provide grand weapons to an enemy.

13. It has been proved time and again, in particular, that sex and business do not mix.

James Bond got some 'spainin' to do.

The 15 Darkest Secrets About Jessica Rabbit

I may have mentioned this in the past, Who Framed Roger Rabbit cost me ~$1300. I was driving a 73 Monte Carlo (Vette 350, double hump 375hp heads, Quad, a bit of a cam) at the time, and about 5 miles from the theater, which was 25 miles from home, the engine decided to seize tight as a drum. Either the oil pump died, or something prevented oil from getting to the engine, I never looked inside it. The car I bought to replace that one cost $1300, but, damn if I can remember which one it was.:neutral:

We walked to a convenience store (mile maybe), and after about 30 mins a guy I knew by name (he knew who I was, too), but had never spoken to, came in and we caught a ride back to town with him. I'd never spoken to the guy before, and I'm almost certain I haven't spoken to him since.

All that blamed on Jessica Rabbit who was bad? She was only drawn that way.

I don't blame JR, she's a fictional cartoon character, after all.

Robert Zemeckis, on the other hand, owes me a classic Monte Carlo.:eyebrow:

In white, w/black vinyl Landau roof, and Corvette Rallys.

That was my 2nd Monte Carlo. The first was a maroon 74.

And I dated a girl who drove a 70. She let me drive.:)

Anyone see what I did with those inlay thingies?

Yeah we saw and it was wonderful.

We saw the thing, with the face, and the scraping, and the stuff...:D

I can never follow most of the woodworking/handyman threads, but once they finally start to look like something, I get impressed. That's a damn guitar, LJ!

I'll expect a YouTube performance with it when you're done, naturally.

An article about how scientists and psychologists have based most of knowledge of normal on a sliver of the world’s people. Certainly not representative of the variation of human customs and cultures.

How a Dirty Old Waffle Iron Became Nike's Holy Grail

Even if ya already know about it, it's a pretty interesting read.

I half-ass knew the story, but this article was SUPER interesting. I didn't know they sold Nikes out of the trunk of a car, but it made me think of Chuck Taylor, the guy who sold Converse All Stars out of the trunk of his car.

Very interesting flipping through those pictures

World Leaders' Valentine's Day Cards

Sample:

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I didn't even read 'em that time. I usually do.

I think I like David Thorne, and I bet Simon is a total douche.

I like David Thorne

you might remember "Missing Missy: A Shannon Production" :D

Good article from the N Y Times...

Two completely bullshit statements.

Of course, there's always room for improvement.

These people are hired to counter the rhetorical dope peddlers on the other side; because, the other side is not turning away from theirs. Unilaterally turning away from those on your side is how one loses parity (i.e. unilateral disarmament).

So, if you hate Nazism, racism, and genocide, someone making money or winning elections or getting more famous and powerful representing your sentiments is a bad thing?

Hmmm, our leaders are elected to teach others something they didn't know or expanding their world view and moral outlook (e.g. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).

That's what losers always say to winners...you're just a tool. I suppose it can be cathartic; but, it doesn't change anything.

All in all, the quoted excerpt from that article comes across as a bunch of smollett. YMMV.

Well I'm on board

Love your enemies - the greatest and most radical advice ever offered to the human race