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{"topics":[{"id":"531519fb63687268202f0000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"For anyone who goes through books very quickly, I thought I'd offer a site for you to use: \"Good Reads.\":https://www.goodreads.com It's very easy to add all the books you've read and are currently reading, lets you set a yearly goal, suggests books pretty accurately...I've only been using it for a few weeks, yet it's been pretty useful so far. \r\n\r\nJust thought I'd pass it on.","author":"5041b54f7f123b77af00a442"},{"id":"53151c7d6368726a6e320100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":">tfw you get a Karpetshark commission slot\r\n\r\n!http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11113/111136721/3521624-3708598439-9cvyi.gif!","author":"4ff4f96c7f123b7dda01f1ed"},{"id":"53152bd963687260b77a0300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"Well the situation in ukraine is tense, but no one is falling for the bait putin in trying and as long as no one opens fire it might turn out okay.\r\n\r\nPutin, \"Take the fucking bait!\"\r\nUkraine, \"No; we're not stupid\"\r\nPutin, \"TAKE THE FUCKING BAIT!\"\r\nUkraine, \"No; we know you're trying to bait us\"\r\nPutin, \"*TAKE THE FUCKING BAIT ALREADY!*\"\r\nUkraine, \"No; we're not going to\"\r\n\r\nShit's tense over there, but Putin is obviously not going to shoot first and ukraine isn't stupid.","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"53152c8f63687209892e0000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53152bd963687260b77a0300#post_53152bd963687260b77a0300\r\nUnless someone goes, \"_No Russian..._\"\r\nXD!\r\n\r\nBut seriously, I hope no one pulls anything rash. Otherwise....","author":"4fde5cee945b700a970060fc"},{"id":"53152d8863687207b1800000","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53152bd963687260b77a0300#post_53152bd963687260b77a0300\r\n\r\nthe cold war never ended, the sides just changed appearance.","author":"5154c5237f123bcd580002fc"},{"id":"53152f8463687204f6550100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SeraphimDawn\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53152c8f63687209892e0000#post_53152c8f63687209892e0000\r\n\"@twistedmetalero\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53152d8863687207b1800000#post_53152d8863687207b1800000\r\nMore accurately the Cold War ended and a bunch of assholes really, really miss it because hate is the only thing that gives their pathetic lives meaning so now they want to restart it.","author":"4f41ee04945b701c41002af7"},{"id":"5315317f6368720989fa0100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SeraphimDawn\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53152c8f63687209892e0000#post_53152c8f63687209892e0000\r\nOn the plus side so long as ukraine doesn't take the bait this is going to fuck up putin politically.  He's already a massively unpopular president; if he fucks up here and russia faces trade sanctions then hello lame duck presidency.\r\n\r\nPeople mock trade sanctions, but if a country leader is already massively unpopular then guess who gets the blame?\r\n\r\nThe best course of action for ukraine would be to bump up elections to earlier date, have them fair and when the inevitable of putin refuses to stand down fuck russia up economically by everyone issuing sanctions against them which would fuck up putin.  Yay for passive aggressive diplomacy.","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"5315320b63687207fd4c0200","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@gasmaskangel\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53152f8463687204f6550100#post_53152f8463687204f6550100\r\nAlso, while China and Russia were closed to the west. We didn't have to compete with them in the job market. Now that these countries have adopted capitalism and opened themselves to trade, our jobs are going to them because of their cheaper labor force.","author":"4fde5cee945b700a970060fc"},{"id":"531533b66368720706de0200","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SeraphimDawn\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/5315320b63687207fd4c0200#post_5315320b63687207fd4c0200\r\