The confusing part is whether or not the other person is going to actually shake your hand or do that stupid palm slide and then bump knuckles thing. It's ok if it's a friend or something and you know it's coming, but strangers/new acquaintances do this to me all the time.
I have actually started making people start over and actually shake hands properly.
"No, put out your hand. Good. Now, the webs of our thumbs meet like this and then we shake. This is what we call 'shaking hands'."
Like lets say McDonald's was putting neurotoxins into Happy Meals and my child becomes permanently disabled because of it. I sue McDonald's, and they hire millions of dollars worth of lawyers who trounce my cheap lawyer. Now I'm on the hook for millions of dollars in legal fees?
Or is that not how it works?
No, not really. It's a shitty example. Something like that would be class action.
A better example would be accusing the manager of a McDonalds of spitting in your food, or the local mom and pop store putting neurotoxins in your food.
One time a dentist thought I was kidding and surprised me with a needle in the face. My reaction was so severe I cracked his chair backwards trying to get away from it.
That's pathetic. Suck it up and act like an adult.
Unless all of these computers were bought SPECIFICALLY for educational use, it's a poor/loaded question.
It's like asking whether or not a family's car is hindering or helping education. Yes it gets them to school, but they can also take time off of school and drive to the rocky mountains for vacation.
They have multiple purposes, I don't see how an inanimate object can be seen in pro or anti educational light.
It's just a question of using the tools that are available - when they're available. More and more there are lots of electronic goodies that are available for people like us to use, if we can be bothered - and we can be bothered. It's all extensions of what coming out of our heads. You've got to have it inside your head to get it out all anyway. The equipment isn't thinking what to do any of the time. It couldn't control itself.
Yes the internet includes spacebook and myface, but it also has Wikipedia and tons of other useful sites.
Kind of like a library.
Or are those bad too? Or are they only bad if you have social interactions while you're there?
The whole argument is retarded. Dumb people are dumb and smart people are smart. Information and socializing doesn't change that. I'll never understand how instant access to all the information in the world is somehow bad for you.
It's probably the best thing that's happened to humanity and if you think it's harming people, well, you just don't get it.
Caffeine is not a good way to start your day off, no matter what folgers may say.
This is so true.
There are many potheads that are all about "wake and bake". Yeah pot is fun and right away in the morning it feels awesome initially but the burnout is terrible.
There are many drinkers that go out for bloody marys the next day. "Hair of the dog that bit ya'". And then you feel worse an hour after you stop drinking and go back to sleep.
Eat a good breakfast, with protein, grain, carbs, sugar, salt, water or juice, and take a shit.
If spending recess cleaning the parking lot or an hour detention causes long term damage, the kid is already fragile as hell and will live a messed up life regardless. It's not like these kids are being sent to prison.
Plus, fighting back isn't always the best strategy anyway. I spend a lot of times in bars being a musician, and I can't even count how many times I could've pounded some drunk guy into the ground who wanted to start a fight, but just shouted him down and got him kicked out. I've seen both parties get sent to jail numerous times.
Fact is, a gun's primary (and arguably only real) function is to shoot (at) people
No, their primary function is to shoot. What you are shooting at dictates the type of gun.
Shotguns are for birds and small mammals (or larger game at close range with a slug).
Air rifles are for cans and targets.
Rifles are for large animals (sometimes including humans).
Handguns are for self defense.
Yeah, It just goes to show the impact that advertising has.
The bundle gained great success immediately after being featured on sites such as Ars Technica and Slashdot for followup blog posts about game piracy and multi-platform gaming.
Whether it's indie games or music, it's all about advertising. People can say fuck the middleman all they want, but that middleman (large label) has the money/connections to promote and advertise so you can make some money.
Granted, if you're product is FANTASTIC it will go viral, but without the initial kick that advertising gets, you don't stand to make much money without a lot of footwork and effort.
Slashdot Mirror
The confusing part is whether or not the other person is going to actually shake your hand or do that stupid palm slide and then bump knuckles thing. It's ok if it's a friend or something and you know it's coming, but strangers/new acquaintances do this to me all the time.
I have actually started making people start over and actually shake hands properly.
"No, put out your hand. Good. Now, the webs of our thumbs meet like this and then we shake. This is what we call 'shaking hands'."
Don't work where you personal rights are violated. It's that simple.
If you choose to take a job where you get drug tested, well that's your choice. There are plenty of places that don't test.
Like lets say McDonald's was putting neurotoxins into Happy Meals and my child becomes permanently disabled because of it. I sue McDonald's, and they hire millions of dollars worth of lawyers who trounce my cheap lawyer. Now I'm on the hook for millions of dollars in legal fees?
Or is that not how it works?
No, not really. It's a shitty example. Something like that would be class action.
A better example would be accusing the manager of a McDonalds of spitting in your food, or the local mom and pop store putting neurotoxins in your food.
One time a dentist thought I was kidding and surprised me with a needle in the face. My reaction was so severe I cracked his chair backwards trying to get away from it.
That's pathetic. Suck it up and act like an adult.
Agreed.
Unless all of these computers were bought SPECIFICALLY for educational use, it's a poor/loaded question.
It's like asking whether or not a family's car is hindering or helping education. Yes it gets them to school, but they can also take time off of school and drive to the rocky mountains for vacation.
They have multiple purposes, I don't see how an inanimate object can be seen in pro or anti educational light.
Try Dirt 2.
God I wish I had mod points, those comments made my day, hilarious!
It's just a question of using the tools that are available - when they're available. More and more there are lots of electronic goodies that are available for people like us to use, if we can be bothered - and we can be bothered. It's all extensions of what coming out of our heads. You've got to have it inside your head to get it out all anyway. The equipment isn't thinking what to do any of the time. It couldn't control itself.
-David Gilmour
Reall-y? Is there an-y reason the y should be hy-phenated?
Haha, I almost missed that...
Even better, call him Linus :)
Wouldn't there be a compression wave at the speed of light? It seems like otherwise you could send information instantly.
Yeah, hang it under something. This is really, really dumb.
Yes the internet includes spacebook and myface, but it also has Wikipedia and tons of other useful sites.
Kind of like a library.
Or are those bad too? Or are they only bad if you have social interactions while you're there?
The whole argument is retarded. Dumb people are dumb and smart people are smart. Information and socializing doesn't change that. I'll never understand how instant access to all the information in the world is somehow bad for you.
It's probably the best thing that's happened to humanity and if you think it's harming people, well, you just don't get it.
All progress must stop so we can, um, stay in the financial crisis forever?
Isn't this like saying in 2000 "By 2010 we hope 75% of people have a 56k connection"?
10 years is a long time. A real goal would be more like 2Gb symmetrical. Or something.
Why "Fight Fragmentation" rather than "Promote Unity"? We're all on the same team right?
Caffeine is not a good way to start your day off, no matter what folgers may say.
This is so true.
There are many potheads that are all about "wake and bake". Yeah pot is fun and right away in the morning it feels awesome initially but the burnout is terrible.
There are many drinkers that go out for bloody marys the next day. "Hair of the dog that bit ya'". And then you feel worse an hour after you stop drinking and go back to sleep.
Eat a good breakfast, with protein, grain, carbs, sugar, salt, water or juice, and take a shit.
You'll feel good no matter what.
If spending recess cleaning the parking lot or an hour detention causes long term damage, the kid is already fragile as hell and will live a messed up life regardless. It's not like these kids are being sent to prison.
Plus, fighting back isn't always the best strategy anyway. I spend a lot of times in bars being a musician, and I can't even count how many times I could've pounded some drunk guy into the ground who wanted to start a fight, but just shouted him down and got him kicked out. I've seen both parties get sent to jail numerous times.
Both parties are punished because it's usually impossible to tell who started it. Work with young kids sometime and see how often they tell the truth.
Fact is, a gun's primary (and arguably only real) function is to shoot (at) people
No, their primary function is to shoot. What you are shooting at dictates the type of gun.
Shotguns are for birds and small mammals (or larger game at close range with a slug).
Air rifles are for cans and targets.
Rifles are for large animals (sometimes including humans).
Handguns are for self defense.
And so on and so forth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wrL9z3Kvww
That's 640 billion metric people.
The bundle gained great success immediately after being featured on sites such as Ars Technica and Slashdot for followup blog posts about game piracy and multi-platform gaming.
Whether it's indie games or music, it's all about advertising. People can say fuck the middleman all they want, but that middleman (large label) has the money/connections to promote and advertise so you can make some money.
Granted, if you're product is FANTASTIC it will go viral, but without the initial kick that advertising gets, you don't stand to make much money without a lot of footwork and effort.