I don't have 'man-cave' longings because I like to socialize. Which makes me a girl according to the book. Which makes the book puerile, that is, childishly simplistic. Some women are introverts, not all guys need solitude.
Man cave longings are not childish. The book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is childish. It's an entire inane book written around the idea that 'boys will be boys and girls will be girls' and while it may contain some generalities helpful to anyone who has never in their life had a relationship with the opposite sex, it is otherwise about as useful as most self help books, which is to say, it works as toilet paper in a pinch.
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It's not very big, but you don't have to pay. Therefore... We'll call it a stay-free mini-pad. The ladies will love it.
Ever read 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?' Unfortunately, I have. That's where the phrase 'man cave' comes from. It's a stupid phrase based on the stupid idea that men are all neanderthals who need the solitude of a nice cave to unwind. We're not all like that. For instance, I'm actually pretty fun at parties and consider socializing relaxing. Like a girl, if you believe the book.
How so? If I advocate for freedom over license, am I not advocating for my own free speech? Are you claiming I'm taking license by being an ass? How is it hurting anyone? I'm making a joke! Of course they can call it their 'man cave.' And I can laugh at them because I think that's a funny phrase.
Personally, I just ignore you guys. No insult intended, and I'm glad you take pride in your work. You're probably one of the most knowledgeable guys there. But I'm not rolling the dice to see if I get you or Mouthbreathy McGee.
IMHO, the corruption comes from the top. If you get a good manager, regional manager, etc., then maybe you're store will be halfway honest. Otherwise, it's scamsville.
You know, I don't often do this, and perhaps some people here have gotten the impression that I don't love my country, so I just have to say, America, Fuck Yeah!
You had a paperclip, a zippo, and a linoleum knife? You lucky bastard. In my day, we had to chew our cancer out with our bare teeth. My testicular cancer was particularly hard to swallow.
dead . winter is an awesome web comic. If you haven't read it, start at the beginning and you will be surprised how long you keep clicking 'next.' I read well over a hundred before I had to take a break.
By offering a service that does not exist, Best Buy attempts to confuse people who may well be perfectly capable of setting up their home theater system into believing that they don't know enough to do it. Imagine if you will a fairly smart person who has a basic knowledge of home A/V systems. They read this ad and see that Best Buy will 'sync their 3d glasses.' They are pretty sure they can do everything else, after all, they have for every other home A/V system they've owned. But there's that 'sync the glasses' bit. Maybe they even try to look up the procedure... but there isn't one. So they go, "what the hell, might as well pay Best Buy the $150, I just want to watch 3D movies."
And I'm sorry, but $150 for delivery and installation? That in and of itself is a scam. In any case, the advantage of "not worrying about compatibility" should come free whenever you buy your components from a reputable, knowledgeable, and professional retail establishment. If you want to pay less and you can educate yourself about compatibility, you can always order online. The only real benefit of brick and mortar stores these days is immediate gratification and/or professional advice.
Oh! And clearance sale items, haha, he writes on the computer he put together out of a discount Compaq tower he found at... Best Buy, for $300. If you don't let their idiotic sales force steer you off a cliff, you can, occasionally, find good bargains there.
Best Buy is the worst of all the computer/tv/tech stores I've purchased from. They charge for ridiculous 'products' and 'services' that are little more than outright scams. They have been indicted for some of them. Their prices are terrible, and they outright lie about matching others prices. This IS NOT your usual non-techy "I bought the wrong part" or techy "I know better than you" complaint. The complaints against Best Buy have to do with their criminal behavior.
Interesting. They would also need a replacement for Google Sketchup, the application used to create the building models. I'm not sure what license people have released their models under, it could be that an open source project could reuse some Sketchup models. If not, there's a LOT of work to do to really recreate Google Earth.
Absolutely, and so skepticism is advised in everything. Zapotec's response to Em Emalb's original comment indicates a lack of familiarity with this concept.
Honestly, it sounds like a nice phone with some amazing features, but sometimes, I just can't resist trolling techno-fetishists.
And I never said it wasn't newsworthy in it's own right. Personally, I couldn't care less about this phone or mobile connectivity in general. But I understand this new phone will give some geeks a stiffy, and that's fine too. If you enjoy that sort of thing you and your fellow enthusiasts can circle-jerk over this techno-fetish item all you like. But the fellow next to you, bubbling and gushing his hot man-phone love all over your ears, may in fact be a paid professional. Which may make it all the hotter for you, I'm not really sure how these things work.
In many confidence games, the 'con man' will use 'shills' or assistants who pretend to be independently interested in the swindle or scam. In modern marketing, it is fairly common for companies to identify natural leaders and people with influence, and offer to pay them to fake spontaneous endorsement of the product. Given those facts, any news or commentary relating to commercially available products must be viewed with a healthy amount of skepticism.
My mom (dead of pancreatic cancer this Christmas) worked at Boeing/SVS in Albuquerque and perhaps spoke too much of what they were doing there before she passed, bless her soul. I know a fair amount, for an amateur, about what our current and future projected capabilities are in regards to directed energy weapons. A supersonic standard cruise missile is a potential game changer, and I'll stand by that.
Beat me to it. The more interesting question is, whose standard launchers will it fit in? Actually, that isn't that interesting, because I guess we know whose standard launcher it fits in. Meaning, the Russians now have a supersonic cruise missile on all their missile cruisers and submarines. Goodbye, missile defense shield. Modern warfare, thy name is mobility.
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I don't have 'man-cave' longings because I like to socialize. Which makes me a girl according to the book. Which makes the book puerile, that is, childishly simplistic. Some women are introverts, not all guys need solitude.
Man cave longings are not childish. The book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is childish. It's an entire inane book written around the idea that 'boys will be boys and girls will be girls' and while it may contain some generalities helpful to anyone who has never in their life had a relationship with the opposite sex, it is otherwise about as useful as most self help books, which is to say, it works as toilet paper in a pinch.
It's not very big, but you don't have to pay. Therefore...
We'll call it a stay-free mini-pad. The ladies will love it.
I think someone is going to see some hot action in their man cave tonight!
Ever read 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?' Unfortunately, I have. That's where the phrase 'man cave' comes from. It's a stupid phrase based on the stupid idea that men are all neanderthals who need the solitude of a nice cave to unwind. We're not all like that. For instance, I'm actually pretty fun at parties and consider socializing relaxing. Like a girl, if you believe the book.
Thanks for that definition. I think it helps explain why I find the phrase so ridiculous. I'd forgotten it was from that puerile book.
How so? If I advocate for freedom over license, am I not advocating for my own free speech? Are you claiming I'm taking license by being an ass? How is it hurting anyone? I'm making a joke! Of course they can call it their 'man cave.' And I can laugh at them because I think that's a funny phrase.
What does he evolve into? No no no, never mind. I retract the question.
Personally, I just ignore you guys. No insult intended, and I'm glad you take pride in your work. You're probably one of the most knowledgeable guys there. But I'm not rolling the dice to see if I get you or Mouthbreathy McGee.
IMHO, the corruption comes from the top. If you get a good manager, regional manager, etc., then maybe you're store will be halfway honest. Otherwise, it's scamsville.
Of course they can use words how they like! So can I. Words like 'goofy' 'unprofessional' and 'silly.'
Okay, I've had a think and I believe I know where to start.
1.) It conjures up images of a Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor in space, "ooh, ooh, ohh. Look, I've turbo charged the vacuum toilet to AAIIIiii."
2.) It's such a dated cultural reference that the gay subculture has adopted the term ironically to refer to their rectums.
3.) There are women up there, too, right? So, claiming you got some hot action in your man cave, well, see point two.
4.) It is, and always has been, a corny phrase. Say it will be your "fortress of solitude" or something.
"Man Cave?" Really? That's just wrong on so many levels, I don't know where to start.
You know, I don't often do this, and perhaps some people here have gotten the impression that I don't love my country, so I just have to say, America, Fuck Yeah!
You had a paperclip, a zippo, and a linoleum knife? You lucky bastard. In my day, we had to chew our cancer out with our bare teeth. My testicular cancer was particularly hard to swallow.
Very big ^_^.
dead . winter is an awesome web comic. If you haven't read it, start at the beginning and you will be surprised how long you keep clicking 'next.' I read well over a hundred before I had to take a break.
By offering a service that does not exist, Best Buy attempts to confuse people who may well be perfectly capable of setting up their home theater system into believing that they don't know enough to do it. Imagine if you will a fairly smart person who has a basic knowledge of home A/V systems. They read this ad and see that Best Buy will 'sync their 3d glasses.' They are pretty sure they can do everything else, after all, they have for every other home A/V system they've owned. But there's that 'sync the glasses' bit. Maybe they even try to look up the procedure... but there isn't one. So they go, "what the hell, might as well pay Best Buy the $150, I just want to watch 3D movies."
And I'm sorry, but $150 for delivery and installation? That in and of itself is a scam. In any case, the advantage of "not worrying about compatibility" should come free whenever you buy your components from a reputable, knowledgeable, and professional retail establishment. If you want to pay less and you can educate yourself about compatibility, you can always order online. The only real benefit of brick and mortar stores these days is immediate gratification and/or professional advice.
Oh! And clearance sale items, haha, he writes on the computer he put together out of a discount Compaq tower he found at... Best Buy, for $300. If you don't let their idiotic sales force steer you off a cliff, you can, occasionally, find good bargains there.
Best Buy does bother with training. They train their employees on how to scam you.
Best Buy is the worst of all the computer/tv/tech stores I've purchased from. They charge for ridiculous 'products' and 'services' that are little more than outright scams. They have been indicted for some of them. Their prices are terrible, and they outright lie about matching others prices. This IS NOT your usual non-techy "I bought the wrong part" or techy "I know better than you" complaint. The complaints against Best Buy have to do with their criminal behavior.
http://consumerist.com/2007/05/best-buy-employee-confesses-to-scams-similar-to-ones-outlined-in-racketeering-lawsuit.html
http://bestbuyscam.blogspot.com/
http://digg.com/tech_news/Yet_just_another_Best_Buy_scam
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/11/04/best-buy-scams-hdtv.html
http://gizmodo.com/241220/best-buy-admits-they-scam-in+store-customers-with-secret-website
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bar-tender/2009/10/lawsuit-best-buy-lies.html
http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2007/03/buyer_beware_best_buy_caught_t.php
Seriously, Best Buy is evil. Do not shop at Best Buy.
Interesting. They would also need a replacement for Google Sketchup, the application used to create the building models. I'm not sure what license people have released their models under, it could be that an open source project could reuse some Sketchup models. If not, there's a LOT of work to do to really recreate Google Earth.
Absolutely, and so skepticism is advised in everything. Zapotec's response to Em Emalb's original comment indicates a lack of familiarity with this concept.
Honestly, it sounds like a nice phone with some amazing features, but sometimes, I just can't resist trolling techno-fetishists.
Oh, and your favorite band sucks, too.
And I never said it wasn't newsworthy in it's own right. Personally, I couldn't care less about this phone or mobile connectivity in general. But I understand this new phone will give some geeks a stiffy, and that's fine too. If you enjoy that sort of thing you and your fellow enthusiasts can circle-jerk over this techno-fetish item all you like. But the fellow next to you, bubbling and gushing his hot man-phone love all over your ears, may in fact be a paid professional. Which may make it all the hotter for you, I'm not really sure how these things work.
In many confidence games, the 'con man' will use 'shills' or assistants who pretend to be independently interested in the swindle or scam. In modern marketing, it is fairly common for companies to identify natural leaders and people with influence, and offer to pay them to fake spontaneous endorsement of the product. Given those facts, any news or commentary relating to commercially available products must be viewed with a healthy amount of skepticism.
My mom (dead of pancreatic cancer this Christmas) worked at Boeing/SVS in Albuquerque and perhaps spoke too much of what they were doing there before she passed, bless her soul. I know a fair amount, for an amateur, about what our current and future projected capabilities are in regards to directed energy weapons. A supersonic standard cruise missile is a potential game changer, and I'll stand by that.
Beat me to it. The more interesting question is, whose standard launchers will it fit in? Actually, that isn't that interesting, because I guess we know whose standard launcher it fits in. Meaning, the Russians now have a supersonic cruise missile on all their missile cruisers and submarines. Goodbye, missile defense shield. Modern warfare, thy name is mobility.
They understood the problem. I don't think their proposed solution was all that practical, though.
Beat me to it.