helmet megathreads
08-24-11, 09:22 AM
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helmet megathreads
I know we have a helmet discussion sticky but it's more of a fighting ground than a source of information.
If one wants to actually research and make up their own mind, there is no possible way to digest that thread.
I suggest that we need something a little more organized - a repository for arguments, lists of resources etc. Perhaps the first post of the megathread can be full of such links?
I'm not a fan of huge lists of stickies, but that helmet sticky is kinda useless. It's a thread that will always be near the top regardless of stickiness ;-)
Just a thought... Maybe would be too much work to maintain though...
If one wants to actually research and make up their own mind, there is no possible way to digest that thread.
I suggest that we need something a little more organized - a repository for arguments, lists of resources etc. Perhaps the first post of the megathread can be full of such links?
I'm not a fan of huge lists of stickies, but that helmet sticky is kinda useless. It's a thread that will always be near the top regardless of stickiness ;-)
Just a thought... Maybe would be too much work to maintain though...
08-24-11, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by badbradclark
immovable force versus the irresistible object...makes for interesting discussion, but highly unproductive.
Regardless, I would be an irresistible object, according to the laydays.
When you meet an immovable object, then you should have your helmet on.
Wait, this ain't Trollehiem is it?
08-24-11, 12:30 PM
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Google is your friend...then start a new thread in here for any specific unanswered questions you may have.
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08-24-11, 03:34 PM
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I disagree that the sticky is useless. If there were no sticky, the argument would still be carried out in new threads, endlessly repeating. It's the kind of argument that only happens on the internet, and can't be avoided. The sticky keeps it happening in one place.
08-24-11, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ratzinger
I disagree that the sticky is useless. If there were no sticky, the argument would still be carried out in new threads, endlessly repeating. It's the kind of argument that only happens on the internet, and can't be avoided. The sticky keeps it happening in one place.
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08-25-11, 07:04 AM
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I see what you're saying 
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This argument is especially virulent. The helmet discussion is next-level internet insanity- INTERNET HELMET FIGHT. There is a lot of good information there, spiced with insults, links to studies, and angry commentary.
I like that it's all in one place. It's an archive and a monument to the best and worst the internet has to offer.
Plus you can jump in if you're having a slow day at work.
. This argument is especially virulent. The helmet discussion is next-level internet insanity- INTERNET HELMET FIGHT. There is a lot of good information there, spiced with insults, links to studies, and angry commentary.
I like that it's all in one place. It's an archive and a monument to the best and worst the internet has to offer.
Plus you can jump in if you're having a slow day at work.
08-25-11, 12:25 PM
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First show us the peer reviewed research on the usefulness of a exactly such a repository in precisely this context so we can attack and praise it.
08-25-11, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by gcottay
First show us the peer reviewed research on the usefulness of a exactly such a repository in precisely this context so we can attack and praise it.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
08-25-11, 01:51 PM
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