AMA with Virginiá

[HillGoose]

what's the worst drink you ever had?

[The Mikado]

Do people feel the need to tell you wildly personal information like you're some sort of psychiatrist and/or confessor?

[Virginiá]

what's the worst drink you ever had?

Some sort of fruity martini from Denson's in NW Wash. DC. Was terribbblllllleeeeeee. I let my date pick my drink and I hated it lol

Bar overall is pretty good though

[Virginiá]

Do people feel the need to tell you wildly personal information like you're some sort of psychiatrist and/or confessor?

When I first joined I felt like that was the case sometimes but not anymore.

I am moving to DC in August. Any tips?

Live on the periphery instead

It's cheaper (or rather it can be) and you avoid the hassle of city life. There are some great areas surrounding DC like Bethesda, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Rock Creek Park / DC. Or Arlington on the other side of the Potomac River. Also the staples of tourism for DC (museums, monuments, etc) can get boring quick (imo).

[DINGO Joe]

You ever land that cyber security career? If not, what do you do?

I do IT work for the healthcare industry. It's hard to find interesting jobs in software development around where I live, besides defense contractors, so I'm doing something mildly interesting that pays OK until I figure out my next steps.

I don't know if I want to do cybersecurity either. I like making things, and a lot of cyber sec isn't that. If I had to describe it, it's probably better to say managing than creating. Plus I'm not nerdy enough to get into cryptography or vulnerability analysis either, which is really near the heart of the industry.

Plus I think there is a fairly good chance AI displaces a lot of jobs in that area once protecting large networks gets too complicated for human operators to navigate effectively.

But then who will protect us from the AI?  Other AI?  Is it like being in a room with mirrors on opposite walls?

Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.

I'm sure breakthroughs in Artificial ignorance will occur in the blink of an eye.  Just think of all the raw data the current Prez provides.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Who will you vote for President in the 2020 primary?

[Devout Centrist]

Why do you never return my calls? 

I been thinking the same thing

Will someone please ban this dumbass already??

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Why do you never return my calls? 

I been thinking the same thing

Will someone please ban this dumbass already??

Can't you see he's suffering?

[Virginiá]

Who will you vote for President in the 2020 primary?

I don't really know yet. I really like Warren's agenda, but she is very lacking in campaigning and executive expertise. Beto is has the campaigning skills and thensome, but his agenda is murky and past votes are not encouraging in some regards. Bernie is great but he's too old IMO and I really want someone who can serve out a full 8 years - especially if they have a chance to implement major parts of their agenda (instead of letting the GOP have a shot to overturn that after 4 lousy years). I really don't know about Buttigieg yet, but the fact that he seems to understand the importance of taking the gloves off against Republicans is encouraging. The others, like Harris, Booker, Gillibrand, Biden... lol. No thanksssssss~!

[Virginiá]

Thoughts on Virginia (state) and West Virginia?

West Virginia is beautiful! It's just a lousy state, politically and economically-speaking. Virginia is a reasonable hybrid that combines some of WV's pretty geography and Virginia's non-sh**t economy and politics.

[Comrade Funk]

Do people feel the need to tell you wildly personal information like you're some sort of psychiatrist and/or confessor?

When I first joined I felt like that was the case sometimes but not anymore.

I am moving to DC in August. Any tips?

Live on the periphery instead

It's cheaper (or rather it can be) and you avoid the hassle of city life. There are some great areas surrounding DC like Bethesda, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Rock Creek Park / DC. Or Arlington on the other side of the Potomac River. Also the staples of tourism for DC (museums, monuments, etc) can get boring quick (imo).

I'm going to American for graduate school and it's a matter of price/location for now, regarding housing. Any thoughts on Tenleytown if you know of the area?

Favorite TV shows? What cities would you like to visit in the future?

[Crumpets]

Do people feel the need to tell you wildly personal information like you're some sort of psychiatrist and/or confessor?

When I first joined I felt like that was the case sometimes but not anymore.

I am moving to DC in August. Any tips?

Live on the periphery instead

It's cheaper (or rather it can be) and you avoid the hassle of city life. There are some great areas surrounding DC like Bethesda, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Rock Creek Park / DC. Or Arlington on the other side of the Potomac River. Also the staples of tourism for DC (museums, monuments, etc) can get boring quick (imo).

I'm going to American for graduate school and it's a matter of price/location for now, regarding housing. Any thoughts on Tenleytown if you know of the area?

Favorite TV shows? What cities would you like to visit in the future?

I know Tenleytown, kind of. It's a nice spot. Pretty quiet, at least for me. If you can get a spot by the metro, it's really easy to get to DuPont, or into DC proper, but there are still some nice dinner spots up in Tenleytown if you don't want to go into town. It also holds the distinction of having the highest point in the district, so you can get some pretty nice views.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Would I be able to, even if only slightly, outrun Hillary in a presidential GE against Trump in Cape Girardeau County?

[Lechasseur]

Do people feel the need to tell you wildly personal information like you're some sort of psychiatrist and/or confessor?

When I first joined I felt like that was the case sometimes but not anymore.

I am moving to DC in August. Any tips?

Live on the periphery instead

It's cheaper (or rather it can be) and you avoid the hassle of city life. There are some great areas surrounding DC like Bethesda, which is just a hop, skip and a jump from Rock Creek Park / DC. Or Arlington on the other side of the Potomac River. Also the staples of tourism for DC (museums, monuments, etc) can get boring quick (imo).

What about Fairfax, VA? Is that town still good?

[Virginiá]

Would I be able to, even if only slightly, outrun Hillary in a presidential GE against Trump in Cape Girardeau County?

Nope. County is too rich in Pentecostals.

[Virginiá]

What about Fairfax, VA? Is that town still good?

Not knowledgeable enough to say, especially since I haven't been there in so long

[H. Ross Peron]

What newspapers, political magazines and/or websites do you enjoy reading the most?

[Virginiá]

What newspapers, political magazines and/or websites do you enjoy reading the most?

Think Progress, The Atlantic, NYTimes, New Republic, Vox, ELB
(I read some others occasionally, like Common Dreams, Jacobin, etc)

ArsTechnica, Slate (tech & political), The Register (co uk)

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[Badger]

What do you do for a living? Are you a student, out of school, or in that sort of in-between Zone?

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

What is your biggest life regret?

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

If you were told by Dave you had to unban one currently permabanned user, who would it be? (the choice is completely yours to make, you just have to choose someone)

[Virginiá]

What do you do for a living? Are you a student, out of school, or in that sort of in-between Zone?

I do IT work for the healthcare industry. It's really not ideal but I'm just saving money and working out what to do next, all of which tends to involve moving far away from Flor-i-duh.

[Virginiá]

If you were told by Dave you had to unban one currently permabanned user, who would it be? (the choice is completely yours to make, you just have to choose someone)

EHarding seems like a satisfying answer to me, mostly because if it was like other unbannings, he would be on a strict probationary period that I'm sure he would fail fairly quickly.

But seriously, I don't know. I have some ideas but I'm not going to give a real answer because I'd have to actually give it some thought, which I don't want to since it's a pointless What-If.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

What was the thing that really sparked your interest in politics in 2014?  Was it a person or event in particular that got you tuned into the midterm elections?

Also, have you ever attended a protest?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What newspapers, political magazines and/or websites do you enjoy reading the most?

Think Progress, The Atlantic, NYTimes, New Republic, Vox, ELB
(I read some others occasionally, like Common Dreams, Jacobin, etc)

ArsTechnica, Slate (tech & political), The Register (co uk)

/r/relationships
/r/technology
/r/politics
/r/todayilearned
/r/askscience
/r/movies
/r/television

Ever been to r/ladyladyboners or r/feet?