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• you couldn't make this up if you tried : JINKY
• Shill for BioShock 2 maybe? : carrioN luggagE
• Bioshock 2 Viral Marketing : Magus
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  ^^^ What's the connection to Bioshock? : action roommate
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    Just in case you're asking this seriously: BioShock's main characters and basic premise are based on / in : Bean
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      yes, I'm asking very seriously. Haven't played Bioshock (or Systemshock 2 for that matter) and never eve... : action roommate
      • In that case, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioshock#Influences and http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/Ma... : Bean
  • Rapture, the Bioshock world, apparently was heavily influenced by Ayn Rand's philosophy. : crummynz
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    living a life based on principles and conviction? I don't know. : thief
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      I might have to follow up on Bean's post and read the book, I was just going on the intro video that was ... : thief
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        Really, do yourself a favor and just skip it if you're older than 20 or so. : Bean
        • As my friend said, "It's basically an elaborate justification for extreme levels of selfishness." : ChibiJosh
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          I would expect most people 20 or older would be able to relate to the philosophy expressed in The Fountai... : dopeman
          • Now I must at least peruse it throughout one week or two or three as a measure of self :\ : thief
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    "Is the shopper at Circuit City not entitled to the sweat of his brow?!" : HojuSimpson
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      No, says the evil security guard, it belongs to the manager. No, says the internet commenters, just sit ... : crummynz
      • fucking lol, I am cracking up here : thewriter
    • NO, says the receipt checker at the door. : pwnage1232
    • No says the shack. : thief
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    Read some Ayn Rand books.. specifically the Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. You won't regret it. : dopeman
    • we the living is intense as hell. : dahanese
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      Atlas Shrugged was amazing for the first 2/3ds of the book. The last 3rd was like o_O wut? Crime myster... : sludge vohaul
      • that's kinda how the fountainhead was too... the first 2/3, maybe 3/4 of the book was a pretty awesome st... : mikecyb
    • Yes, you will.. Read the cliffnotes version. The stories are interesting, but Ayn Rand's style leaves... : walker270
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      I prefer the Abridged Atlas Shrugged to the real thing. http://www.spudworks.com/article/66/2/ : Kaerof
      • I prefer the sequel: http://www.angryflower.com/atlass.gif : VinnieTheSquid
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      I can't believe I read most of Atlas Shrugged. What a terrible book. Once I got the the never ending John... : datoo
      • To be honest I actually skipped through a few of the monologues in the fountainhead because 1) i got the ... : dopeman
      • yeah that wasn't a monologue, that was a superlogue : Clay
    • You will absolutely regret it if you've got two brain cells to rub together. : c0bra
    • Anthem is also quite good for a pre-Orwell post-apocalyptic novella. : WaterSign
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  as much as i love ayn rand's books and would totally bang a real life howard roark, that man is a nut. : dahanese
  • NOOOOO! Dahanese is an objectivist! : TShandy
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  I'm still kinda baffled by the backlash the guy got. Aside from the kids being there, the guy stood up f... : stonedonkey
  • Well, the way I see it - there's "Making a Stand" and "Making a Stand While Being a Huge Dick About It". : Bean
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    The reason he got the backlash is because some people are very dense. "I don't get it *drool*, if he : abrasion
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      FWIW, based on everything I've read (and a little casual research of my own), I think the guy will end up... : Bean
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        Geez. I wrote like 4 lines and used "almost certainly" twice! My rambling just keeps getting worse and wo... : Bean
        • hence why you charge by the hour in : shavenewok
        • durrrrrr : ieGod
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        Yep I hope he makes some serious coin out of this, and makes a big 'fuck you' plaque to all the dipshits ... : abrasion
        • Well, due to the nature of the situation, he won't see "serious coin" out of this. I hope his lawyer has ... : Bean
      • I completely agree. I'm conflicted about him personally since he caused a bunch of grief for people inclu... : kingdok
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      To be honest I have a hard time believing this guy picked the fight because of his rights. Mostly becaus... : walker270
      • Yeah (see my post above). However, I'll admit that assholes have valid points sometimes, and while I've e... : Bean
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        Well even even if he did it just to pick a fight, the problem is................ he's still right. ... : abrasion
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          To be fair, what you don't seem to get is that he opted to take a stand against some corporation that has... : walker270
          • I never once disputed those facts and I agree with them completely. : abrasion
        • Stupid lawful neutrals, who think the law is always right no matter what it is! Ok, sorry for bringing... : locater16
      • Regardless of what his rights are, and what he claims his motivations were, the fact that he references A... : Rotten Deadite
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      No. Bean's post above yours is what most people think about it, actually. I'm not stupid. There's a : SiW73
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        both you and walker270 seem to be forgetting the key thing here, he showed the cop the receipt. At thi... : abrasion
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          Thank you for assuming I had forgotten something I didn't. I have, after all, just recently learned to b... : walker270
          • He's actually not all that well-versed in the law from what I've read on his blog. That's the most amusin... : Bean
        • it was too late at that point. he was hotheaded and being a jerk. It could have (but didn't) escalate a t... : Slowtreme
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      lol...oh abrasion, never change. : ColoradoCNC
      • ColoradoCNC reply to abrasion post. : abrasion
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  I agree with his principles, but honestly, he ruined a holiday weekend for himself and his family. Serio... : David Craddock
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    but your way of thinking is _exactly_ why he's making his stand. The obedient, get-on-with-your-life kind... : TPSReport
    • They look at me like some person being paid minimum wage to enforce a company policy they don't exactly g... : walker270
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      The whole thing is just retarded. He acts like the government came and demanded his receipt when it was ... : JINKY
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        see the thing is, it's easy for us to sit here and say oh what an idiot... he didn't do shit... But at th... : TPSReport
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          If you can't tell an idiot acting like a retard from someone actually standing up for something then you ... : JINKY
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            whether he is acting like a retard or actually standing up for something is still to be determined(in a c... : TPSReport
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              Allow me to clarify a few things for everybody involved in this conversation -- If you're going to co : Bean
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                The guy is wrong because he did not show his receipt. This is not a right he is entitled to while on that : Bold
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                  How is this ANY DIFFERENT than going to a movie? you buy a ticket, and then 7 feet later you have to show... : Slowtreme
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                    You have to show proof that you paid in order to gain access to the thing you paid for. Your example wou... : bipolar
                    • the movie analogy doesn't work at all anyway because the period after you have seen the movie doesn't mat... : mikecyb
                    • we used to have on of those stores, do any of them exist any more? : RobFlinn
      • But the government DID do that. HE called the cops and they turned on him and took the store's side, and... : DinK
    • I will say that I've refused to have my receipt checked at Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's, and even Sam's : Bean
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      it's got nothing to do with having balls. you can just walk past them without saying anything most of th... : mikecyb
      • by "this place" I mean "shacknews" in case that wasn't clear :( : mikecyb
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        Ok, I guess I'll be the guy's advocate for tonight.... "i show the receipt usually because I don't rea... : TPSReport
        • right and wrong is right and wrong, and we can spend all day arguing it. my personal opinion is that che : mikecyb
      • But, at that point it is your personal property. What right do they have to go through it? Would you ob... : bipolar
    • lol what! I have never gotten that look by anybody walking out of a store. All you have to do is stop and... : Magus
• I wish him the best of luck and hope he wins, but I'm going to reserve the right to lol. : capt tripps
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  hahaha oh jesus that reminds me of a story. so i was in bed with this girl a while back. smoking body, no... : mallrice
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    She sounds awesome but you need to be in the mood for that shit. : abrasion
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      this was a one night stand : mallrice
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        mmmmmmm hard to tell, crazy yes but good in bed - can't tell : abrasion
        • we had a three way later. she was fine in bed, but the problem is in the span of one evening there isn't ... : mallrice
  • I had similar shit where a chick bit me and drew blood, and I was like WTF, and she was all, "Now punish ... : steelsamurai
  • After the first question, you should have put on your robe and wizard hat. Would have ended that right th... : BlackCat9
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  Whatever happened to that millionaire dude that refused to fly because he didn't want to show his ID? : capt tripps
  • He lost all his suits, but the TSA said that there was no law requiring people to ask for IDs, they're re... : Hiro
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  Congratulations, you're so cool Michael Righi. Seriously, somebody should write about his awesome expl... : Danny5225
  • Fuck that dude, he got arrested for not showing his ID. Regardless how much of a douche he is, it's st... : nubitup
• He's like the Cindy Sheehan of the internet : VegasX
• What a dumbass. Someone should tell him that Circuit City probably has enough money to string this leg : dopeman
• Oh shit, he's going to blow up Circuit City. : Orange Pylon
• Does this guy think he's really gonna win this thing? : jonin
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  Can somebody TLDR what the big deal about Ayn Rand is? I've heard her name thrown around quite a bit... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    She wrote political philosophy novels that centre around objectivism, which is basically an extreme form ... : peanut-
    • But the parasite came and sucked the marrow from the bone that was Rapture. Would you kindly...show me y... : RyDogg1
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      Wow. But yeah, I can see how that might appeal to a certain cross-section of people and professionals. : Ride-My-Rocket
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        That's one way to look at it. Not the way I would recommend, but yeah, that's one way.
        
        I'd suggest reading her books and making up your own mind. Which strangely enough is a core Rand philosophy. I would just suggest reading Anthem and going from there. Tackle The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged after that if you are interested, but Anthem will give you the gist and is a very quick read.

        Sep 11, 2007 8:11am PDT
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        That's one way to look at it. Not the way I would recommend, but yeah, that's one way. I'd suggest re : asylumn
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          Yeah if you like long boring books about dumb women characters read her books. Or just read the wikipedia... : baronzemo78
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            If you are the type of person that enjoys having other people tell you what to think, by all means, take ... : asylumn
            • Isn't that what her books are? Telling you what to think about how society should be? Objectivism is like... : baronzemo78
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        The fundamental flaw that most Internet Randian Men (IRM) overlook is that they are not captains of indus : ChibiJosh
        • *ahem* stfu commie! I keed, I'm a staunch libertarian but the Randian crew take things a smidge OTT : Toraz Chryx
• That explains a lot. I thought the main characters in The Fountainhead were bughouse nuts too.... : Arcanum
• wow.. this guy has a lot of unresolved anger-issues.. : bamb
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  Everybody wants to blame this dude for ruining the holiday weekend for his family and upsetting the kids,... : wasylm
  • you're wrong : boring gegtik
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    The cop is definitely a giant dick, but that doesn't make the dude any less of a dick. It's not like the... : Arcanum
    • well if you guy who's an idiot and a cop who's an idiot who arrested somebody unjustly, i'd have to side ... : Clay
  • It seems they both are. But then, he should have expected that when he called the cops to begin with. Thi... : CapnChaos
  • Yes, but the real question here is, is it right, or a good thing, to demonstrate your rights in a situati... : lookitzpancakes
• lolololololololol What an idiot. Good job putting up your house to prove a stupid point. : FormerHPB
• that's funny, umm but why didn't his father just start to drive away even with the door open so he could ... : Ziz
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  Is his name Andrew Ryan? : Fred Garvin
  • Hank Rearden : c0bra
• This guy, god damnit. What a fucking chud. : royalally
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  While it may seem like some great "injustice" was done here, it's Circuit City's property and they are to... : kaijuseijin
  • thanks for showing up a week late to beat this dead horse : boring gegtik
  • Just like they can search your wallet/purse/backpack because it's on their property right? Put another... : Sniper21
• Will someone please tazer this guy and post vids of it on the web? Bonus points if you can get him to yel... : baronzemo78
• i hope he wastes all of his money and ends up broke and humiliated : maulla