Barney Frank: The epitome of corrupt politicians.

For all you knob gobblers drooling over Frank, you do realize Frank was front and center to the Wall Street corruption in Congress? That he was one of the main enablers of Wall Street creating a system of fraud and collusion?

>> ^xxovercastxx:

>> ^ant:
Uh huh. I already got an answer on YouTube: "simple. redbox uses the same method as a vending machine. instead of getting candy however you get a dvd. each row has a number, you press a button on the outside which tells a computer inside the machine which row was selected and dispenses a dvd.
Except that doesn't explain how it knows where a returned movie goes.
To answer that, you've got to look in the center of the case, at the little knob the disc snaps onto.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Redbox_Case.jpg
There you will see a small QR-style barcode. This is how the machine tracks its internal inventory. In fact, since it has to track this stuff anyway, I doubt it has designated slots for each movie; It probably just reads the codes and knows what is where.


I'd love to see it in action inside!

>> ^ant:

Uh huh. I already got an answer on YouTube: "simple. redbox uses the same method as a vending machine. instead of getting candy however you get a dvd. each row has a number, you press a button on the outside which tells a computer inside the machine which row was selected and dispenses a dvd.

Except that doesn't explain how it knows where a returned movie goes.

To answer that, you've got to look in the center of the case, at the little knob the disc snaps onto.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Redbox_Case.jpg

There you will see a small QR-style barcode. This is how the machine tracks its internal inventory. In fact, since it has to track this stuff anyway, I doubt it has designated slots for each movie; It probably just reads the codes and knows what is where.

and what bigotry is that? by god, i was just called a knob-gobbler by some cretin who believes that homosexuals are beneath him! what a lout! i'll be sure to explain to him your theories on ethnocentric bias, by golly. as we both know, you're incapable of committing ethnocentric bias -- cultural jack-of-all-trades that you are -- and will not have to worry about being seen as a shitty holier-than-thou hypocrite.

In reply to this comment by GenjiKilpatrick:
Alas, you would be wrong to assume that.

That would be entail - C. fallacy of refutation: straw person

Here, look on this nifty chart. You'll probably need it later on.

But again, what does any of this have to do with your bigotry?
[Which you clearly understand and accept.]

In reply to this comment by solecist:
says the guy who just called us thick-skulled knob-gobblers. what is a knob-gobbler, genji? am i right in assuming that you've just used a term referencing male homosexuality in a negative manner? sounds like ethnocentric bias to me. i would know, because some pretentious twat just told me all about it.

Alas, you would be wrong to assume that.

That would be entail - C. fallacy of refutation: straw person

Here, look on this nifty chart. You'll probably need it later on.

But again, what does any of this have to do with your bigotry?
[Which you clearly understand and accept.]

In reply to this comment by solecist:
says the guy who just called us thick-skulled knob-gobblers. what is a knob-gobbler, genji? am i right in assuming that you've just used a term referencing male homosexuality in a negative manner? sounds like ethnocentric bias to me. i would know, because some pretentious twat just told me all about it.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

@legacy0100
Great! Finally someone that can disagree without being a thick-skulled knob-gobbler about it.
The only thing I would add is:
Considering discoveries in neuroscience reveal that ALL humans have nowhere near the control over our behavior as previously thought, their low standards aren't their fault.
http://youtu.be/wSQY7zHk5y8
[The interviewer initiates the question at 1:55, the answer is at 3:25-3:50]
Years of limited opportunities and poor impulse control create communities like you find in ghettos.
So why you might feel cultures are greater or lesser, again, that's plain ethnocentric bias.
All cultures are equal because they all developed as different ways of coping with life.
Just like how all biological adaptations like fins, feet, hooves, stereoscopic eyes, or large ears are all developed to cope with slightly different environment or circumstances.
And again, thanks for using your brain. = D


says the guy who just called us thick-skulled knob-gobblers. what is a knob-gobbler, genji? am i right in assuming that you've just used a term referencing male homosexuality in a negative manner? sounds like ethnocentric bias to me. i would know, because some pretentious twat just told me all about it.

@legacy0100

Great! Finally someone that can disagree without being a thick-skulled knob-gobbler about it.

The only thing I would add is:

Considering discoveries in neuroscience reveal that ALL humans have nowhere near the control over our behavior as previously thought, their low standards aren't their fault.

http://youtu.be/wSQY7zHk5y8

[The interviewer initiates the question at 1:55, the answer is at 3:25-3:50]

Years of limited opportunities and poor impulse control create communities like you find in ghettos.

So why you might feel cultures are greater or lesser, again, that's plain ethnocentric bias.

All cultures are equal because they all developed as different ways of coping with life.

Just like how all biological adaptations like fins, feet, hooves, stereoscopic eyes, or large ears are all developed to cope with slightly different environment or circumstances.

And again, thanks for using your brain. = D

"twiddle those knobs", thats what she said! ...sorry

Ah, I just love me some Mr. Scruff sometimes.

If only because they cant reach door knobs.
>> ^Chaucer:

arent red panda's on the endangered list?

yes, now we all know where the term knob comes from.

>> ^ponceleon:

I really don't see why they thought it was a lie... it was totally plausible, especially for DM.


I think they like to imagine David as an elitist, public-school wanker. Following that line of (possibly false) logic, that sort of man would have his butler repair the broken door-knob, while he went fox hunting.

>> ^joedirt:

>> ^hpqp:
I hope Jon Stewart picks up on this.

HAHAHA, did you miss the part in the logo where Comedy Central is part of Viacom???
You think Viacom is going to air a Daily Show segment about Viacom taking down videos on YouTube when Viacom has sued YouTube for $1billion dollars. Yes, I'm sure Jon Stewart will do a segment on Viacom trying to censor people and abuse DMCA like they have been doing for years and years now.


Its entirely possible. Knob.

Get some gloves ya bloody knob.

huh... that sucks. I really like Frasier... but didn't know that Kelsey was such a right wing knob.

How sad.

And sad that a channel is launching with the explicit intent of being right wing politically... that's very sad.

Does he really believe the script he's saying? I already thought he was a knob, but that's a sealer.