This a thousand times. If they had said, "Our licensing fees are going through the roof, and this new pricing scheme will help us build an even better collection of streaming content," I would have been happy to pay a little more. Instead they told me how great it was that I was going to pay more for the same service, with no suggestion that an increase in available movies might accompany the hike.
Maybe, but this was my observation in college as well. The girls who became the biggest whores, got abortions, and/or wound up in the hospital (for OD-ing or emotional problems) were those who had grown up as good little Christian girls, getting straight-A's and never being allowed to do anything remotely dangerous.
Their first taste of responsibility and independence was disastrous because they had no coping mechanism or internal governor. And of course they had no concept of close human relationships. Fun to screw, but God help you if you fell in love.
How 'bout instead of looking for leaders who are good at winning elections, we look for some who have a vision and are good at leading?
I don't think Obama fits into either of these roles, but to base your opinion on who should and should not be president on who is the best campaigner is asinine, and at the root of America's problems.
Last time around I didn't vote for either since Franken's talk show persona was so different from how he was running I didn't know what one to believe
I can only assume you're basing your opinion of his talk show "persona" on what you heard about it, rather than first hand experience. I lean right on most things, but loved his show on Air America. It wasn't at all balanced, and it didn't pretend to be. But it was meticulously fact-based, and often featured Republican guests who were allowed to speak their peace and engage in honest, interesting conversation. It was the closest thing to real debate I've seen in my politically aware life.
It was the anti-Fox news, and so pilloried by the Right (but rarely with any specifics).
There is also zero need for most of us to wear clothes, but we still do it and no one cries about it.
Personally I have no feelings at all about my missing foreskin, other than the sense of superiority I feel when I'm around a group of women discussing how repulsed they are by uncircumcised penises.
But as someone who has no contact with anyone else's penis, I couldn't give a rat's ass whether you have one or not, or your kid has one or not. I don't really get the hate. I also don't care when people get their kids' ears pierced.
I can see why people liked the Spiderman movies (even though I didn't so much). But Drag Me to Hell wasn't scary, funny, original, or interesting. It was a "Tales from the Darkside" episode, but much longer, and without the low-budget charm. I have no interest in a Sam Raimi horror movie after that.
There's a reason you can name those people who started near the bottom (albeit mostly with well-off parents): They are the very rare outliers.
Looking at the list of the 500 richest people in the world, it's not hard to see the real pattern: Most inherit it, and have accomplished nothing on their own. Yes, there are quite a few successful business people, but there are many, many more living on the shoulders of their ancestors (I couldn't help but notice that you didn't list Paris Hilton, et al., in your rant).
It takes a certain amount of arrogance to succeed in nearly every field. One doesn't build a small business because they think they aren't good enough to succeed.
But at the level of the RIM guys: Billionaires can afford to surround themselves solely with sycophants, who can feed their arrogance forever.
10 seconds of googling later... (hint: Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't make it not so. When it's something that can be trivially discovered in 10 seconds or less, the onus is on you to not be an ass.)
Home visits are extremely common in the U.S. when adopting abused animals, particularly of specific breeds. A pit bull rescue shelter, for example, would visit your home to make sure the dog has everything it needs.
Well, now you know why I am not getting a pet there.
I've never understood the desire to make personal information about yourself public.
I realize it's fashionable to hate Facebook, but the average FB user has no such desire. It's just a tool for keeping in touch with people. Other than your name (which needn't be real), no other information need be public, or even included.
If your friends are assholes, you'll have a bad experience. If your friends are not assholes, it's an innocuous -- and sometimes useful -- tool.
No, we actually didn't. We just pretended to in order to keep blacks from voting, while letting illiterate whites do as they pleased.
I'd happily require an 800 SAT score in order to vote. If you can't meet that pathetically low bar, you aren't intellectually qualified to make any decision that might affect others.
I like it. Like iTard and other such words, it immediately lets me know that it's written by a troll, and there's no need to pay attention to the rest of the posting.
Is that what she's doing? I thought she was making fools of herself, her family, and her followers.
And, of course, as a conservative (NON-Republican), I see this as just another case of Big Government ignoring the spirit of the law and not doing the will of the people. Let me add this little bit of "fuck you, voters!" to the list of reasons why none of these people can be trusted.
And the fact that your buddies Cain, Perry, and Bachman are too terrified to criticize this move speaks volumes for their principles and priorities.
Fortunately, we can use our brain to analyze the situation in milliseconds and decide which -- if any -- of these applies. Then we can take whatever appropriate action is necessary, if any. Or we can do nothing, in which case, nothing has been gained or lost by the flashing of lights.
I've BEEN hit by a drunk driver -- on a motorcycle, no less -- and still use an Android app that lets me avoid checkpoints. I also use Google maps, which shows me other types of traffic problems (including crowdsourced DUI checkpoints, if you think about it!) I suppose that should be banned as well? After all, think of the children!
If this were a truly serious problem, we'd have planes dropping out of the sky like rain.
That's like saying "seatbelts are totally unnecessary because I have been driving for 20 years without one and haven't been injured yet".
No, it's like saying, "seatbelts are unnecessary because no one has EVER demonstrably been hurt by not using them." Hundreds of millions of people fly every year, a substantial percentage of them use electronics and don't bother to turn them off (in my experience), and it's still the safest form of transportation -- without a single confirmed death due to electronic use.
I'm not saying that the ban is good or bad, only that your analogy sucked.
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This a thousand times. If they had said, "Our licensing fees are going through the roof, and this new pricing scheme will help us build an even better collection of streaming content," I would have been happy to pay a little more. Instead they told me how great it was that I was going to pay more for the same service, with no suggestion that an increase in available movies might accompany the hike.
Fuck 'em.
This is the case with all neighborhood parks in my area.
Maybe, but this was my observation in college as well. The girls who became the biggest whores, got abortions, and/or wound up in the hospital (for OD-ing or emotional problems) were those who had grown up as good little Christian girls, getting straight-A's and never being allowed to do anything remotely dangerous.
Their first taste of responsibility and independence was disastrous because they had no coping mechanism or internal governor. And of course they had no concept of close human relationships. Fun to screw, but God help you if you fell in love.
How 'bout instead of looking for leaders who are good at winning elections, we look for some who have a vision and are good at leading?
I don't think Obama fits into either of these roles, but to base your opinion on who should and should not be president on who is the best campaigner is asinine, and at the root of America's problems.
Last time around I didn't vote for either since Franken's talk show persona was so different from how he was running I didn't know what one to believe
I can only assume you're basing your opinion of his talk show "persona" on what you heard about it, rather than first hand experience. I lean right on most things, but loved his show on Air America. It wasn't at all balanced, and it didn't pretend to be. But it was meticulously fact-based, and often featured Republican guests who were allowed to speak their peace and engage in honest, interesting conversation. It was the closest thing to real debate I've seen in my politically aware life.
It was the anti-Fox news, and so pilloried by the Right (but rarely with any specifics).
There is also zero need for most of us to wear clothes, but we still do it and no one cries about it.
Personally I have no feelings at all about my missing foreskin, other than the sense of superiority I feel when I'm around a group of women discussing how repulsed they are by uncircumcised penises.
But as someone who has no contact with anyone else's penis, I couldn't give a rat's ass whether you have one or not, or your kid has one or not. I don't really get the hate. I also don't care when people get their kids' ears pierced.
"I'm a moderately attractive single woman that doesn't have hangups"
There are 4 statements in that sentence that tell me you're a liar. The 5th is that you're posting on /.
I can see why people liked the Spiderman movies (even though I didn't so much). But Drag Me to Hell wasn't scary, funny, original, or interesting. It was a "Tales from the Darkside" episode, but much longer, and without the low-budget charm. I have no interest in a Sam Raimi horror movie after that.
There's a reason you can name those people who started near the bottom (albeit mostly with well-off parents): They are the very rare outliers.
Looking at the list of the 500 richest people in the world, it's not hard to see the real pattern: Most inherit it, and have accomplished nothing on their own. Yes, there are quite a few successful business people, but there are many, many more living on the shoulders of their ancestors (I couldn't help but notice that you didn't list Paris Hilton, et al., in your rant).
It takes a certain amount of arrogance to succeed in nearly every field. One doesn't build a small business because they think they aren't good enough to succeed.
But at the level of the RIM guys: Billionaires can afford to surround themselves solely with sycophants, who can feed their arrogance forever.
I will never trust ANY authority and I have taught my children the same
+1 ironic?
10 seconds of googling later...
(hint: Just because you are ignorant of something doesn't make it not so. When it's something that can be trivially discovered in 10 seconds or less, the onus is on you to not be an ass.)
Well, now you know why I am not getting a pet there.
Fortunately, not everyone is so selfish.
Woosh!
I've never understood the desire to make personal information about yourself public.
I realize it's fashionable to hate Facebook, but the average FB user has no such desire. It's just a tool for keeping in touch with people. Other than your name (which needn't be real), no other information need be public, or even included.
If your friends are assholes, you'll have a bad experience. If your friends are not assholes, it's an innocuous -- and sometimes useful -- tool.
Oh, wait, we tried that already, didn't we?
No, we actually didn't. We just pretended to in order to keep blacks from voting, while letting illiterate whites do as they pleased.
I'd happily require an 800 SAT score in order to vote. If you can't meet that pathetically low bar, you aren't intellectually qualified to make any decision that might affect others.
Absolute Democracy is the exact opposite of freedom.
Yes, because it means we are all enslaved!!1!!
I see a list of opinions in your post with nothing to support any of them.
US coal has not rendered any location on earth uninhabitable for future generations.
5 seconds of googling later...
Be a fucking man and admit what you are.
...says the Anonymous Coward.
I like it. Like iTard and other such words, it immediately lets me know that it's written by a troll, and there's no need to pay attention to the rest of the posting.
It's like self-modding.
running around and making fools of the media.
Is that what she's doing? I thought she was making fools of herself, her family, and her followers.
And, of course, as a conservative (NON-Republican), I see this as just another case of Big Government ignoring the spirit of the law and not doing the will of the people. Let me add this little bit of "fuck you, voters!" to the list of reasons why none of these people can be trusted.
And the fact that your buddies Cain, Perry, and Bachman are too terrified to criticize this move speaks volumes for their principles and priorities.
Fortunately, we can use our brain to analyze the situation in milliseconds and decide which -- if any -- of these applies. Then we can take whatever appropriate action is necessary, if any. Or we can do nothing, in which case, nothing has been gained or lost by the flashing of lights.
The Supreme Court has already disagreed with you, so the argument is pointless.
I've BEEN hit by a drunk driver -- on a motorcycle, no less -- and still use an Android app that lets me avoid checkpoints. I also use Google maps, which shows me other types of traffic problems (including crowdsourced DUI checkpoints, if you think about it!) I suppose that should be banned as well? After all, think of the children!
If this were a truly serious problem, we'd have planes dropping out of the sky like rain.
That's like saying "seatbelts are totally unnecessary because I have been driving for 20 years without one and haven't been injured yet".
No, it's like saying, "seatbelts are unnecessary because no one has EVER demonstrably been hurt by not using them." Hundreds of millions of people fly every year, a substantial percentage of them use electronics and don't bother to turn them off (in my experience), and it's still the safest form of transportation -- without a single confirmed death due to electronic use.
I'm not saying that the ban is good or bad, only that your analogy sucked.