1. There are proven points that some addictions are genetically inherited. I'm at work and really have no time to google for you, but search for the studies proving low average dopamine levels in Alcoholics or genetically inherited psychosis and its secondary effects such as, haha, habituation. However I think this point - I stillt think you misquoted the parent, but I recognize your opionion - is wrong, as drug addiction is a symptom of society.
2. It is in fact related, pretty closely to say. The common definition of ignorance should be "self aware stupidity" =)
3. Yup, you are right.
4. I could now offer you about a thousand words like "Alcoholism" or "Extremism", but that would be evading you, wouldn't it? Drug users in a stabilized surrounding environment can be less harmful than most people fully accepted by society. I presume most of you are living in the US. In Germany, there's controlled substitution of addicts (opiate addicts, by name). The people are given Buprenorphine, Methadone, Levomethadone or even pure, pharmazeutical Diacetylmorphine (Heroin) the latest days. While the first substitutes been there for years with successes like extremly decreased crime rates, infection rates and comorbidities, the substitution with Heroin is a great success. Those people are able to walk again, the black markets are reduced, they get medical care. We have a significantly different health care system here, with absolutely everybody getting health insurance, but this is a concept that works. Same goes for substituting Amphetamine/Cocaine addiction with for example Methylphenidate (Ritaline) in Switzerland. There ARE ways for addicts to be integrated in society, even the ones who have willingly chosen a life without being sober, ever again.
5. That's what the governments don't seem to understand: Third world poor, drugs pricy. People getting rich, wanting to stay that way. A multi billion dollar market open to everybody and some poor dudes in the industrialized world selling drugs to whoever wants them, getting payed worse than the people cleaning your desk. No policeman ever gets to see let's say the persons even three steps away from the street dealer. We know that drug barons are a problem, but there is NO way to fight them with the stance politics have taken. They would have to invade like all of South America. And even then, take a look at Afghanistan and tell me it has helped by any means. This is a complex field, I do not mean to be a whining populist, but this has been on the table for some time.
6. The concept of people owing something to the environment they live in has been used in almost all mass murdering regimes in history. It is right, people get benefits from living in a society. But it also has its side effects. Living a morally right - basic concept should be clear to everyone - life, however this restraints people. They clearly have to take these restraints for some merits they get. It is "pay for what you receive", not "pay and then receive", I think. However I do not think this is optional, yes. Just "owing" sounds a little uncomforting to me.
Oh, and if it wasn't for the american People among the Internet, I wouldn't know what Libertarianism is. Never heard in Europe, so far.
Long story short, Jackson would have to prove that a video game movie would appeal to a wide enough audience to justify comparing it to King Kong and X-Men 3.
Yeah. Why should comic adaptions beat video game adaptions in terms of estimated audience? It's not like those genres share the same geeky fanboys.
You mean like Steve Ballmer jogging along the beach, throwing sparring chairs at punching dolls while some 80s influenced background music accompanies his efforts to fucking kill everybody? Nice, really.
My, sorry for disturbing your conversation like that. But do you really know each other by nickname, after having met only once twelve years ago? Most likely I'm getting myself pranked here, but this is strange. Like a nerdy roadmovie. "Lost Terminal" by David Lynch, or something.
Absolutely right, in my opinion.
I have a short attention span. Hey, I've grown up over the last two decades (mostly the late half of the prior, to be exact), who in my age hasn't? Anyways: Focussing on something is an aweful lot harder for me, if I do not get my breaks from time to time. I'd say I am generally faster at doing my work in private as in corporate matters, but I simply cannot work for more than about 30 minutes. After that, I'll need five minutes of my own. From a strictly mathematical perspective, I'm even more productive than some of my colleagues (less time, same or better results).
I think monitoring is the wrong way. The people demanding monitoring are mostly the ones that do not perform any creative tasks, hence not suffering from the exhaustion these create. They often seem to view productiveness and raw time of staring at your monitor as one linear process. But in fact most programmers, even salespeople and QA-Staff, do work that is not measurable without deep analysis. Monitoring provides the HR people one hell of an easy "throw that guy out"-tool, nothing more.
You have blacklists for teh pr0n? Good.
You don't allow cookies for serious forum timewasting? Not 100% effective, but hey it's enough.
You add a few custom restriction and you are done.
Why restrain people and watch over their every action? All that has ever created is unproductiveness. See history.
Millions of men would experience an undeniable growth in penis size, everybody would be rich because of these nice fellows in your average third world country and being happy is out of question as long as the Xanax/Oxycontin stocks are full.
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2. It is in fact related, pretty closely to say. The common definition of ignorance should be "self aware stupidity" =)
3. Yup, you are right.
4. I could now offer you about a thousand words like "Alcoholism" or "Extremism", but that would be evading you, wouldn't it? Drug users in a stabilized surrounding environment can be less harmful than most people fully accepted by society. I presume most of you are living in the US. In Germany, there's controlled substitution of addicts (opiate addicts, by name). The people are given Buprenorphine, Methadone, Levomethadone or even pure, pharmazeutical Diacetylmorphine (Heroin) the latest days. While the first substitutes been there for years with successes like extremly decreased crime rates, infection rates and comorbidities, the substitution with Heroin is a great success. Those people are able to walk again, the black markets are reduced, they get medical care. We have a significantly different health care system here, with absolutely everybody getting health insurance, but this is a concept that works. Same goes for substituting Amphetamine/Cocaine addiction with for example Methylphenidate (Ritaline) in Switzerland. There ARE ways for addicts to be integrated in society, even the ones who have willingly chosen a life without being sober, ever again.
5. That's what the governments don't seem to understand: Third world poor, drugs pricy. People getting rich, wanting to stay that way. A multi billion dollar market open to everybody and some poor dudes in the industrialized world selling drugs to whoever wants them, getting payed worse than the people cleaning your desk. No policeman ever gets to see let's say the persons even three steps away from the street dealer. We know that drug barons are a problem, but there is NO way to fight them with the stance politics have taken. They would have to invade like all of South America. And even then, take a look at Afghanistan and tell me it has helped by any means. This is a complex field, I do not mean to be a whining populist, but this has been on the table for some time.
6. The concept of people owing something to the environment they live in has been used in almost all mass murdering regimes in history. It is right, people get benefits from living in a society. But it also has its side effects. Living a morally right - basic concept should be clear to everyone - life, however this restraints people. They clearly have to take these restraints for some merits they get. It is "pay for what you receive", not "pay and then receive", I think. However I do not think this is optional, yes. Just "owing" sounds a little uncomforting to me.
Oh, and if it wasn't for the american People among the Internet, I wouldn't know what Libertarianism is. Never heard in Europe, so far.
We can argue about that, but the real question is wether Mr. T will defeat Ballmer :/
You mean like Steve Ballmer jogging along the beach, throwing sparring chairs at punching dolls while some 80s influenced background music accompanies his efforts to fucking kill everybody? Nice, really.
My, sorry for disturbing your conversation like that. But do you really know each other by nickname, after having met only once twelve years ago? Most likely I'm getting myself pranked here, but this is strange. Like a nerdy roadmovie. "Lost Terminal" by David Lynch, or something.
HD-Amateur-Pr0n?
Absolutely right, in my opinion. I have a short attention span. Hey, I've grown up over the last two decades (mostly the late half of the prior, to be exact), who in my age hasn't? Anyways: Focussing on something is an aweful lot harder for me, if I do not get my breaks from time to time. I'd say I am generally faster at doing my work in private as in corporate matters, but I simply cannot work for more than about 30 minutes. After that, I'll need five minutes of my own. From a strictly mathematical perspective, I'm even more productive than some of my colleagues (less time, same or better results). I think monitoring is the wrong way. The people demanding monitoring are mostly the ones that do not perform any creative tasks, hence not suffering from the exhaustion these create. They often seem to view productiveness and raw time of staring at your monitor as one linear process. But in fact most programmers, even salespeople and QA-Staff, do work that is not measurable without deep analysis. Monitoring provides the HR people one hell of an easy "throw that guy out"-tool, nothing more. You have blacklists for teh pr0n? Good. You don't allow cookies for serious forum timewasting? Not 100% effective, but hey it's enough. You add a few custom restriction and you are done. Why restrain people and watch over their every action? All that has ever created is unproductiveness. See history.
At least in Europe, watching the cable channels makes it hard to deny that the mental disabilities occur prior to the airing of most programs :/
Millions of men would experience an undeniable growth in penis size, everybody would be rich because of these nice fellows in your average third world country and being happy is out of question as long as the Xanax/Oxycontin stocks are full.
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That's reiser.ie, young apprentice.
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I suspect Steve Ballmer to have fuckin' killed Nina Reiser with an office chair.