Total homicide is way down at #15. Meanwhile, lung disease caused primarily by cigarettes, is #4. And there are a few other interesting things to note as well if you poke around there, like diabetes and heart disease don't line up at all.
I have no idea how this would work at the international level. I've never heard a news anchor ever say anything like it. What if the idea is to borrow as much as they possibly can without ever intending to pay any of it back? Just borrow money from a country, wait for that country to have a revolution or collapse or something, then just throw our hands in the air and say, "Oh darn! We lost the records of all the money we owed. I guess things are even now."
Or even more directly, what if the US just declared war on its debtors? Just make up some BS reason to do it and sell it to the rest of the world?
Step 1: Use smaller, more popular words when speaking. Be happy that you can communicate with the largest number of people that way instead of just an elite group. I'm just too lazy to look up "cognizant".:P
Step 2: Don't give advice to people in a slightly insulting way.
Perhaps this is why learning a little jingle helps us memorize things like the alphabet, storing something in two different places as a song and as information. Works for the old tale-spread bards, too. Hmmm.
Every time I read one of these climate change stories and the comments shouting "hoax!", I think back to a story. A professor was asked to study the atomic bomb yields and say whether or not it would ignite all the oxygen in the atmosphere and destroy the Earth. He came back a short time later and said, "No, of course not!"
After the test, his colleagues asked him how he arrived at his answer so quickly. He said, "Well, if I was wrong, who would've known?"
Ahem. Global warming and the self-destruction of mankind is a hoax!
Also, if a scientist came along with conclusive evidence that there was no such thing as global warming, he'd get a *LOT* more money. Think about it. How much would the oil companies pay for such information? There's no selfish reason to lie about this.
It's a conspiracy theory put forth in a book and later popularized by the wonderful film, "Dr. Strangelove."
I doubt it's really all that, but I genuinely disapprove of fluoridation of my drinking water without my consent. The statistics about its benefits are not so good, not nearly worth dosing so much of the population with it. I think the government would probably stop it today if they didn't think it'd invite tons of lawsuits to admit it could damage tooth enamel more often than it prevents cavities.
We don't want our young cattle to grow into leadership roles, are you nuts!? Here, we make a point to keep kids docile with a mix of fluoride and Prozac.
Maybe not science fiction, per se, to some-- but I think it counts. And don't worry, the book is an order of magnitude better than the crappy animated movie which I will not spell out:)
Except for the whole annihilation of Israel thing... other than that... no, I guess not.
-googles- Um yeah, turns out that Iran outnumbers Israel 10 to 1 in about every way. If they really wanted to "wipe it off the map", as the nonsensical translation is so fond of saying, then they probably would've already done it by now.
I really wish the US would stop freaking out about Israel all the dang time just because they wrote a book. You don't hear it rushing to defend Azerbaijan all the time.
Is anyone willing to go see how it turns out before forming an opinion? It might actually be a pleasant change. I always assumed that 3D worked by sending half the pictures to each eye, so if that's the case than each eye would still be getting the 24fps it's used to. My experience hasn't gone past Magic Eye pictures though, so I'm just talking out my arse here.
I'm willing to go out on a knee here (sorry) and declare this experiment a failure. They have generated 2 milliwatts. Milliwatts -- my spellchecker doesn't even recognize that. For $15, I could get a 1,000 milliwatt solarpanel, tape it to my dang knee, and just sit there. Peizoelectric tech has amazing applications, but this one appears to be a dud.
The Republicans voted for Obama themselves when they put Romney up against him. If they had put up someone more in the middle, Ron Paul, he would've received all the Republican votes and taken large bites out of the other groups. Unfortunately, they don't understand compromise, so they will lose. Then whine. Then apparently lose all their rights to prison-warden government. It's okay though because history is written by the winners, which are... the lawyers?
Sorry. Low sugar. If only I had my super-sized cola....
"As far as toyed with... I feel toyed with when plotlines are left unresolved, a promising show is cancelled before it's given a chance to find it's audience, and wrestling and ghosthunters displace science fiction on a science fiction network"
Yep, I love that they took a loaded question like that and turned it around into something cool. Something that says, "Hey, we're also frustrated by how things have been going, why do you think we're doing this?"
And no, a kid's future career possibilities should not be based on his parents' preferences. I hope you read over your own post tomorrow to see just how absurd you sound.
-quirks eyebrow- I stated a philosophical opinion on the topic. I don't really see how that's absurd. I think it's a parent's right to teach his child what he thinks is best, so long as he does it responsibly. Parents aren't supposed to be just incubators for the machine, at least that's not what the Constitution says.
And just because YOU haven't used chemistry since high school, that means your grandkid wouldn't be interested? I guess you'll never know, since his parents are stealing that choice away from him.
And just because YOU haven't used gun maintenance since home school, that means your grandkid wouldn't be interested? I guess you'll never know, since his parents are stealing that choice away from him.
Parents take choices away from their kids all the time. It's usually based on societal norms. If the kid is educated and can function in the world, I really don't see the problem. The choice of lessons to teach should be part of the roll of the evolutionary dice to see what works. That's my opinion, you can disagree if you like.
It doesn't sound like you or his parents are suited to school him, then. Send him to school before you ruin his life. You and/or his parents should be ashamed.
Well, we don't know why he's being home schooled. It might be a medical problem. I had great difficulty attending school some years, I can sympathize with that.
Then we get into the philosophical territory of "why should a standard education be forced on other people's children?" So the person might not know chemistry, so what? I haven't used my knowledge of chemistry once since I graduated. (Unless you count knowing to not get a big whiff when I open an unknown bottle of fluid.) Meanwhile, he might learn a great deal about something not taught in schools in its place. Having a unique skill tends to work out better these days for being successful. It'd be a fun experiment to look back in 15 years and see where he is!
Of course, if you don't want him to be an experiment....
Thanks to Steam promotions alone, my game library there has 273 games that cost me an average of $6 each, so I don't know about you, but $6 per game in addition to all the other advantages is quite a bargain in exchange for their "DRM" that is more permissive than what you can usually find in the retail versions of the same games.
Yep, when the prices get that low I usually snatch them up too. They do some good stuff. I'm just *very* hesitant to buy a game full price because it feels like such a commitment. It took a couple friends to talk me into getting Skyrim, which I considered to be worth every penny but didn't know it until afterwards. A lot of people who got Diablo 3, I believe, didn't fare so well.
Remember these are just Games, Entertainment, They are really not a big deal in the grand scheme of life, heck they probably distract you from having a lot of life's great moments.
Stop undermining my rage!!! You and your logic....
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This.
Come on, we put "y'all" in the dictionary for you gun guys, it's time to return the favor. :P
Yeah, well, last week's big petition was to build a Death Star, that got 34,435 signatures. So, yeah, they're toilet paper.
They answered that petition, though.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa/top-15-causes-of-death
Total homicide is way down at #15. Meanwhile, lung disease caused primarily by cigarettes, is #4. And there are a few other interesting things to note as well if you poke around there, like diabetes and heart disease don't line up at all.
I have no idea how this would work at the international level. I've never heard a news anchor ever say anything like it. What if the idea is to borrow as much as they possibly can without ever intending to pay any of it back? Just borrow money from a country, wait for that country to have a revolution or collapse or something, then just throw our hands in the air and say, "Oh darn! We lost the records of all the money we owed. I guess things are even now."
Or even more directly, what if the US just declared war on its debtors? Just make up some BS reason to do it and sell it to the rest of the world?
Agreed. This guy sounds like a techie Lewis Black. :)
Step 1: Use smaller, more popular words when speaking. Be happy that you can communicate with the largest number of people that way instead of just an elite group. I'm just too lazy to look up "cognizant". :P
Step 2: Don't give advice to people in a slightly insulting way.
Step 3: .... oops.
Here's a clip of an amusing fellow playing the test, for those who want to see it in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIpGGvq6zH8
Perhaps this is why learning a little jingle helps us memorize things like the alphabet, storing something in two different places as a song and as information. Works for the old tale-spread bards, too. Hmmm.
Every time I read one of these climate change stories and the comments shouting "hoax!", I think back to a story. A professor was asked to study the atomic bomb yields and say whether or not it would ignite all the oxygen in the atmosphere and destroy the Earth. He came back a short time later and said, "No, of course not!"
After the test, his colleagues asked him how he arrived at his answer so quickly. He said, "Well, if I was wrong, who would've known?"
Ahem. Global warming and the self-destruction of mankind is a hoax!
Also, if a scientist came along with conclusive evidence that there was no such thing as global warming, he'd get a *LOT* more money. Think about it. How much would the oil companies pay for such information? There's no selfish reason to lie about this.
So, you mean, is there any hope for me?
Just don't use Twitter and you'll be fine. That's the biggest thing I got out of it.
I can make a tougher puzzle than that. It's just a regular Sudoku, but if you make a mistake, I'll kick your shin.
How does having no cavities square with docility?
It's a conspiracy theory put forth in a book and later popularized by the wonderful film, "Dr. Strangelove."
I doubt it's really all that, but I genuinely disapprove of fluoridation of my drinking water without my consent. The statistics about its benefits are not so good, not nearly worth dosing so much of the population with it. I think the government would probably stop it today if they didn't think it'd invite tons of lawsuits to admit it could damage tooth enamel more often than it prevents cavities.
We don't want our young cattle to grow into leadership roles, are you nuts!? Here, we make a point to keep kids docile with a mix of fluoride and Prozac.
Maybe not science fiction, per se, to some-- but I think it counts. And don't worry, the book is an order of magnitude better than the crappy animated movie which I will not spell out :)
Hey! I liked that movie! :(
has absolutely no imperial ambitions
Except for the whole annihilation of Israel thing... other than that... no, I guess not.
-googles-
Um yeah, turns out that Iran outnumbers Israel 10 to 1 in about every way. If they really wanted to "wipe it off the map", as the nonsensical translation is so fond of saying, then they probably would've already done it by now.
I really wish the US would stop freaking out about Israel all the dang time just because they wrote a book. You don't hear it rushing to defend Azerbaijan all the time.
Is anyone willing to go see how it turns out before forming an opinion? It might actually be a pleasant change. I always assumed that 3D worked by sending half the pictures to each eye, so if that's the case than each eye would still be getting the 24fps it's used to. My experience hasn't gone past Magic Eye pictures though, so I'm just talking out my arse here.
I'm willing to go out on a knee here (sorry) and declare this experiment a failure. They have generated 2 milliwatts. Milliwatts -- my spellchecker doesn't even recognize that. For $15, I could get a 1,000 milliwatt solarpanel, tape it to my dang knee, and just sit there. Peizoelectric tech has amazing applications, but this one appears to be a dud.
The Republicans voted for Obama themselves when they put Romney up against him. If they had put up someone more in the middle, Ron Paul, he would've received all the Republican votes and taken large bites out of the other groups. Unfortunately, they don't understand compromise, so they will lose. Then whine. Then apparently lose all their rights to prison-warden government. It's okay though because history is written by the winners, which are ... the lawyers?
Sorry. Low sugar. If only I had my super-sized cola....
I love this quote. It says it all:
"As far as toyed with... I feel toyed with when plotlines are left unresolved, a promising show is cancelled before it's given a chance to find it's audience, and wrestling and ghosthunters displace science fiction on a science fiction network"
Yep, I love that they took a loaded question like that and turned it around into something cool. Something that says, "Hey, we're also frustrated by how things have been going, why do you think we're doing this?"
And no, a kid's future career possibilities should not be based on his parents' preferences. I hope you read over your own post tomorrow to see just how absurd you sound.
-quirks eyebrow-
I stated a philosophical opinion on the topic. I don't really see how that's absurd. I think it's a parent's right to teach his child what he thinks is best, so long as he does it responsibly. Parents aren't supposed to be just incubators for the machine, at least that's not what the Constitution says.
And just because YOU haven't used chemistry since high school, that means your grandkid wouldn't be interested? I guess you'll never know, since his parents are stealing that choice away from him.
And just because YOU haven't used gun maintenance since home school, that means your grandkid wouldn't be interested? I guess you'll never know, since his parents are stealing that choice away from him.
Parents take choices away from their kids all the time. It's usually based on societal norms. If the kid is educated and can function in the world, I really don't see the problem. The choice of lessons to teach should be part of the roll of the evolutionary dice to see what works. That's my opinion, you can disagree if you like.
It doesn't sound like you or his parents are suited to school him, then. Send him to school before you ruin his life. You and/or his parents should be ashamed.
Well, we don't know why he's being home schooled. It might be a medical problem. I had great difficulty attending school some years, I can sympathize with that.
Then we get into the philosophical territory of "why should a standard education be forced on other people's children?" So the person might not know chemistry, so what? I haven't used my knowledge of chemistry once since I graduated. (Unless you count knowing to not get a big whiff when I open an unknown bottle of fluid.) Meanwhile, he might learn a great deal about something not taught in schools in its place. Having a unique skill tends to work out better these days for being successful. It'd be a fun experiment to look back in 15 years and see where he is!
Of course, if you don't want him to be an experiment....
All you need is a five-minute conversation with a bad school administrator and you will never ask "why isn't this child in school?" again. :-)
What if that administrator was home schooled?
Thanks to Steam promotions alone, my game library there has 273 games that cost me an average of $6 each, so I don't know about you, but $6 per game in addition to all the other advantages is quite a bargain in exchange for their "DRM" that is more permissive than what you can usually find in the retail versions of the same games.
Yep, when the prices get that low I usually snatch them up too. They do some good stuff. I'm just *very* hesitant to buy a game full price because it feels like such a commitment. It took a couple friends to talk me into getting Skyrim, which I considered to be worth every penny but didn't know it until afterwards. A lot of people who got Diablo 3, I believe, didn't fare so well.
Remember these are just Games, Entertainment, They are really not a big deal in the grand scheme of life, heck they probably distract you from having a lot of life's great moments.
Stop undermining my rage!!! You and your logic....