4. Sweden 3.18/1000 births 9. France 4.10/1000 births 24. Canada 5.30/1000 births 34. United States 7.07/1000 births Data is the average of the last 15 years. See the link above for more.
But socialized medicine is bad and for commie Reds!
Funny stereotypes aside, there are some men like that too. I have a buddy who really takes his time getting himself together. If we have to meet up at 4:00, we tell him to be ready by 2:00.
They protest for the right to have an equal salary and equal rights, but I don't see a whole lot of feminists protesting for the right to have to sign up for Selective Service like men do. It puts me off that they'll gladly even out the societal lead that we have but they have basically zero desire to take on the same responsibilities.
I've stopped holding doors open for women, letting them be in front, etc. (with the exception of people I know). If they want equal treatment, I'll treat them as equals. I don't go out of my way to be polite, but I don't give them any extra consideration, either. With equality you don't just gain the benefits - you also lose some perks.
I sure as hell wouldn't respond to a text message from some random person who thought we could be friends.
I had something kinda similar happen to me.
Texted a friend who I hadn't talked to in a while. "Hey Jon, got a few?"
"There's no Jon here, don't text me again or I'll call the cops on you."
The language the receiving party used in their reply was... far more uncouth, shall we say, with a distinct ghetto flavor. I believe in that person's assessment, my attempt to contact a friend at an obviously old number somehow qualified me as a "Bitch-ass faggot nigga" or something equally stereotypical.
I've also had a situation where I've been receiving texts out of the blue as if I were in the middle of a multi-user chat. Nested replies and everything. I politely asked to please remove my number as I am not (nor I have I ever been) Mikaela (whoever the hell that is). Their insistence that I was, indeed, their friend Mikaela was quite persistent and I unfortunately had to resort to a similar tactic of threatening to call the police (even though it would have went nowhere, because the cops around here don't give a shit).
I kinda feel bad for Mikaela, her friends probably gave her a lot of shit the following day.
LOL. I know its April 1st, but for those who don't get it, try to find a tank guaranteed by mfgr longer than 6 years or a tankless with a guarantee shorter than 20 years
My dad's a plumber and he can confirm that they "ain't built like they used to be". He visits customers who have newer heaters way more often than customers who have older ones.
Then again, this goes for appliances in general. It's like we lost something, somehow. Remember when a television would last a good 20 years? And that wasn't the exception, that was the norm.
I'm told this was not the norm, but also was not unusual, in that generation for "building a house" to mean physically swinging a hammer.
Nowdays, it's pretty much outright illegal to try and do this stuff if you're not a licensed contractor.
It's kinda sad. Even if you could live up to building codes and the like (which are mostly about what materials to use and building standards like "doorways need to be this size"), you still need to have a contractor's license in many states. They're not cheap, either - they usually cost thousands of dollars, and you typically need to be bonded for a few million as well.
No. Science involves observation and experimentation skills
Jeez, what skills do you think I used to load up SNES emulators and ROMs on every computer in the computer lab? How do you think my mates got a pirated version of TFC/Counter-Strike/Half-Life installed on every computer in the AutoCAD lab?
The main draw to their sites is, unsurprisingly, the comics.
The earlier days of it had a "donate" button, and the artist made money that way. (A lot of artists still use that, in fact.) A lot of them also say things like "This is pretty much my day job, and I need this much money a month to survive... any and all donations are appreciated". Some go a step further and include a donation wallpaper, a donation tracker (I've gotten this much money this month), etc.
Things soon progressed to "premium clubs", where you would get to see the comic a day or a few hours early, exclusive content, etc.
Lastly (and more recently), things have went to a merchandise-driven model. The comic is free. There's no donation button or premium clubs. The artists make their money primarily off of printed books (which takes a lot of work, especially if you didn't set the comic up right in the first place) and/or t-shirts and other merch. Topatoco, Dumbrella, etc. are coalitions of comic authors who combine their services in such a fashion and make it easy to buy webcomics-based merch in a handful of places.
It's trivially easy to copy the "content" of the site, the stuff they make. Hell, even the printed books are easy enough to find scans of online. And yet they make money - sometimes enough to be better than what they would make doing drawing comics for a career - without resorting to lawsuits and draconian DRM.
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]haven't had an original insult to throw at us for 199 years
Mormons are a bunch of hedge-clipping kangaroo enthusiasts!
There you go, I tried!
If you're watching it for the music, you're doing it wrong. d=
IMO, France hasn't made a decent contribution to the musical world since Debussy (and some would debate that, even).
Sir, I beg to differ.
And now, Ma Bell is coming back together like the T-1000...
Mah paw has 7.681 fingers, you insensitive clod!
Yeah, let's use something a bit better like the Infant Mortality Rate:
4. Sweden 3.18/1000 births
9. France 4.10/1000 births
24. Canada 5.30/1000 births
34. United States 7.07/1000 births
Data is the average of the last 15 years. See the link above for more.
But socialized medicine is bad and for commie Reds!
Funny stereotypes aside, there are some men like that too. I have a buddy who really takes his time getting himself together. If we have to meet up at 4:00, we tell him to be ready by 2:00.
And we already do that kinda stuff anyway!
"Hey, your friend's kinda cute... what are her interests?"
Exactly! The only solution is to fight fire with fire!
They protest for the right to have an equal salary and equal rights, but I don't see a whole lot of feminists protesting for the right to have to sign up for Selective Service like men do. It puts me off that they'll gladly even out the societal lead that we have but they have basically zero desire to take on the same responsibilities.
I've stopped holding doors open for women, letting them be in front, etc. (with the exception of people I know). If they want equal treatment, I'll treat them as equals. I don't go out of my way to be polite, but I don't give them any extra consideration, either. With equality you don't just gain the benefits - you also lose some perks.
I sure as hell wouldn't respond to a text message from some random person who thought we could be friends.
I had something kinda similar happen to me.
Texted a friend who I hadn't talked to in a while. "Hey Jon, got a few?"
"There's no Jon here, don't text me again or I'll call the cops on you."
The language the receiving party used in their reply was... far more uncouth, shall we say, with a distinct ghetto flavor. I believe in that person's assessment, my attempt to contact a friend at an obviously old number somehow qualified me as a "Bitch-ass faggot nigga" or something equally stereotypical.
I've also had a situation where I've been receiving texts out of the blue as if I were in the middle of a multi-user chat. Nested replies and everything. I politely asked to please remove my number as I am not (nor I have I ever been) Mikaela (whoever the hell that is). Their insistence that I was, indeed, their friend Mikaela was quite persistent and I unfortunately had to resort to a similar tactic of threatening to call the police (even though it would have went nowhere, because the cops around here don't give a shit).
I kinda feel bad for Mikaela, her friends probably gave her a lot of shit the following day.
I am finding more and more that the conveniences of the city are not worth the trade-off of losing the independence of the countryside.
I think you're making the unfounded assumption that extremists like the Taliban can be reasoned with.
"Rational arguments don't usually work on religious people. Otherwise there would be no religious people." -House, MD
Fuck you and April 1st.
Are you going to say this in every article?
omgponies was the last time any real effort was put in.
A year or two ago they introduced achievements, but they actually kept them around (which was admittedly kinda funny).
...be able to go to Redmond or Cupertino and have to fight enemies in an RPG-style battle.
"TURTLENECK SLIME attacks with HIPSTER BEAM!"
LOL. I know its April 1st, but for those who don't get it, try to find a tank guaranteed by mfgr longer than 6 years or a tankless with a guarantee shorter than 20 years
My dad's a plumber and he can confirm that they "ain't built like they used to be". He visits customers who have newer heaters way more often than customers who have older ones.
Then again, this goes for appliances in general. It's like we lost something, somehow. Remember when a television would last a good 20 years? And that wasn't the exception, that was the norm.
I'm told this was not the norm, but also was not unusual, in that generation for "building a house" to mean physically swinging a hammer.
Nowdays, it's pretty much outright illegal to try and do this stuff if you're not a licensed contractor.
It's kinda sad. Even if you could live up to building codes and the like (which are mostly about what materials to use and building standards like "doorways need to be this size"), you still need to have a contractor's license in many states. They're not cheap, either - they usually cost thousands of dollars, and you typically need to be bonded for a few million as well.
No. Science involves observation and experimentation skills
Jeez, what skills do you think I used to load up SNES emulators and ROMs on every computer in the computer lab? How do you think my mates got a pirated version of TFC/Counter-Strike/Half-Life installed on every computer in the AutoCAD lab?
Oh man, the bottlecap could be made of rubber and shaped like a bat's head and you'd open it by biting it off.
I would buy it by the case.
Are you sure you're in a band? You're missing an opportunity here.
As in, I've never met a band who doesn't take a shot at hawking their album, given the opportunity.
Got samples? Music video? Free tracks? I can't be the only curious one, but I guess I was the only one to ask.
As a New Jerseyan, I can definitely say they're charging you to leave. They make way more money that way.
Do note the warm front emanating from Washington, D.C.
Proof of this model is in the webcomics industry.
The main draw to their sites is, unsurprisingly, the comics.
The earlier days of it had a "donate" button, and the artist made money that way. (A lot of artists still use that, in fact.) A lot of them also say things like "This is pretty much my day job, and I need this much money a month to survive... any and all donations are appreciated". Some go a step further and include a donation wallpaper, a donation tracker (I've gotten this much money this month), etc.
Things soon progressed to "premium clubs", where you would get to see the comic a day or a few hours early, exclusive content, etc.
Lastly (and more recently), things have went to a merchandise-driven model. The comic is free. There's no donation button or premium clubs. The artists make their money primarily off of printed books (which takes a lot of work, especially if you didn't set the comic up right in the first place) and/or t-shirts and other merch. Topatoco, Dumbrella, etc. are coalitions of comic authors who combine their services in such a fashion and make it easy to buy webcomics-based merch in a handful of places.
It's trivially easy to copy the "content" of the site, the stuff they make. Hell, even the printed books are easy enough to find scans of online. And yet they make money - sometimes enough to be better than what they would make doing drawing comics for a career - without resorting to lawsuits and draconian DRM.
guard: What's in your pocket?
Me: My hat.
guard (double take): But what's THAT?
Me: A banana.
guard: (laughs and waves me through)
Mind you, it's funnier in Mandarin.
haha, no, it's plenty funny in English. Thanks for making my day a little funnier.