A country accomplishing something exceptional returns pride for its citizens. This feeling of being proud is one of the things which contribute the most to happiness. Happy people create a better environment for everyone. Happy people will more easily build strong communities and consequently a strong country.
More importantly, accomplishing something exceptional brings respect from other populations.
I remember that morning of 86. I was going to a math class. I was late, but when I entered the class, I realized it hasn't started yet. People were gathered around the teacher and they were discussing. I then learned that Challenger exploded. Somehow, I was really affected. It was crazy, I was not American, but I certainly did have a lot of respect for the US. So anything bad happening to the US did affect me.
The US is now kind of despised by a lot of people around the world. The main reason is how the US mess with the world and how Americans are "arrogant". Yet, back in the 70 and 80, the US were messing the exact same way with the world and Americans were the same people as they are now. But here's the thing : the US also accomplished great things in the 60 and 70 in the name of humanity. So sure, the US were a bully, but they were a bully who was able to accomplish great things.
I remember that morning of 2001. I was home. I heard the news two planes crashed on the Twin Towers. I saw how reporters where depicting this event as one of the worst tragedy to ever occur, but to be honest I didn't really care. Sure, I thought it was sad 3000 people died, but people do die around the world every day because of politics or religion. How many innocent died because of the US messing with the world for their own benefits?
Respect has to be earned, but once you get this respect, the benefits you get are enormous. You gain support from everywhere in the world. Most people in the world will see you as a model to follow, not as an enemy who's trying to abuse them. They'll feel your pain almost as much as their own. They won't fight against you, they'll try to join you.
I live in Canada (Quebec). We have the same queen as the Brits (even if we really, really don't give a fuck about her), but we say french fries, airplanes and trucks. I spent several years in France. People there were saying french fries, airplanes and trucks. English did come form England, but nowadays standard English is American English.
The problem is genes do determine in big part someone's character and intellectual abilities. Most poor people are poor not because of social injustice, but simply because they are not as able as others.
So what you're saying is training is useless? Don't get me wrong, the person you replied to is denying reality, we all have different natural abilities, some people are naturally a lot better than others, but training pretty much do make everyone better.
The definition of the US federal government for harassment is plain stupidity which was the result of feminist lobbying. This definition is just wrong. Please think for a second.
And anyway your point is moot since there is no "pornography" in slides in conferences. I don't know if saying this is just another deliberate lie from feminists in order to play the victims or the result of severe psychosis, but to be honest I don't care. Feminism is now, at best, a farce.
Here's an example of what they say : "Pornography in slides was a regular feature at many conferences in these areas, as were physical and sexual assault."
First, even if there was "pornography" in slides, which is obviously not the case, it is not harassment. I will agree most women use their body to seduce and to get what they want. I will agree an image of a sexy woman shows they are not that sexy themselves by comparison. I will agree showing images of sexy women will diminish their ability to seduce. But that's not harassment! I guess they just have to do better work if they want a promotion instead of relying on seduction.
Second, about physical and sexual assault : B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T.
I'm tired of feminist lies. So how about feminism teach women to not be psychotic instead of asking for a "safe environment"? How about they teach women to stop feeling threatened by pretty much everything?
You know who's harassing the most with the constant demands and nagging? Feminists. So yeah, they have to be called out and dealt with.
Because you seriously think the French government has the possibility to tell Google to leave the country? Do you realize how many people and enterprise use Google's services in France? Do you realize the havoc this would cause in France if suddenly there was no Google?
There are innocent people who will spend the rest of their life in cell because of errors. It's of course wrong to put innocent people in jail. Are you saying we should abolish all prisons?
Light use electricity. Producing electricity creates pollution. Pollution is responsible for a lot of death. Six people died because of turning off some lights. How many did not die because of reduced pollution?
I live in Montreal, Quebec. If I take "Communauto" (it's the most popular car sharing service here), their price with the 40$/year subscription is 2.70$/hour or 27$/day, plus 0.40$/km (gas and insurance are included). With the 30$/month subscription, the price is 2.10$/hour or 21$/day, plus 0.23$/km.
I live in Quebec, where there is a "no-fault" policy. So your first point won't apply to us. As for your second point, it will probably be dealt with a mandatory safety device which will monitor car maintenance, not with an insurance policy. Driverless cars will cause massive changes in the insurance industry.
As for winters, I really don't see why this would be a problem for driverless cars. And again, I live in Quebec, so I know what winter is.
Computers can fly it better and they can handle emergencies better than humans, but for psychological reasons people think it's more acceptable to die because of a pilot error or a suicide (pilot or hijacker) than because of a computer malfunction.
I also do like the idea of not having to waste my time driving anymore, but the problem of being unable to drive is a "first world problem". If you are unable to drive and live in a place where there is no public transportation, then you should sell your nice cozy house, leave your nice cozy town and move to a city where there is adequate public transportation. Becoming dependent upon your family is nothing but a choice you (and sometimes your family) make.
I'd take a 200 cycles more powerful battery over a 2000 cycles less powerful battery any time. I'm not sure why you view changing a battery once or twice a year as such a big deal.
So I guess the idea is to make the job comfortable to people who need lots of social interaction in order to be able to work? Generally like women?... And to fuck people who like clear structure and who are better when working alone? Generally like men?
It's great that you assume being a pussy who do not want to "offend" anyone, but I'm not. From time to time, I have to offend people. I have to offend Muslims and other religious people. I have to offend black or Asian people. I have to offend feminists. I have to offend parents. From time to time, I even have to offend white atheist males who do not have kids (although those do not count, since everyone think it's okay to offend them). In fact, I don't know a single group I won't offend at one time of another. You know why? Because I'm not a fucked up pussy who's stupid enough to believe we can all spend our lives riding ponies under a nice perpetual rainbow.
If you're easily offended, fuck you. The more politically correct assholes like you or Google will force me to be like them, the less I'll be.
Pink was never a boy's color. As for horses, whether they interest boys or girls depends a lot on how society view horses. It's not horses per se which interest boys or girls, I'm pretty sure most children will be afraid of horses the first time they see one, it's what ideas are associated with horses. Boys and girls value different ideas.
The difference between men and women goes much deeper than just physical strength and having babies. There are differences in brain structure too and it would be surprising to me if that was just a product of education.
Even the transmission of genetic material is not always 50-50 like we used to think. For example, a study published recently shown that copies of DNA from the male mouse were 1.5 times more active for brain, liver, kidneys and lung than the copies of DNA from the female mouse. We can't extrapolate this to say that the intelligence of a child will depend more from the father than from the mother, but this still means we can't assume equality for something as basic as gene expression.
There is now a clear political will to reduce as much as possible gender differences in society. I won't say if it's a good thing or a bad thing socially, but because of that, there is now a clear political will to negate anything, including scientific research, which shows differences between boys and girls.
In the 60s, I would say gender differences were amplified by culture. Men and women were probably not as different as what culture was showing. Today, I think gender differences are minimized. Men and women are probably more different than what we think because of our culture. (Of course, that depends on the society. I'm obviously not talking about Afghanistan here.)
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A country accomplishing something exceptional returns pride for its citizens. This feeling of being proud is one of the things which contribute the most to happiness. Happy people create a better environment for everyone. Happy people will more easily build strong communities and consequently a strong country.
More importantly, accomplishing something exceptional brings respect from other populations.
I remember that morning of 86. I was going to a math class. I was late, but when I entered the class, I realized it hasn't started yet. People were gathered around the teacher and they were discussing. I then learned that Challenger exploded. Somehow, I was really affected. It was crazy, I was not American, but I certainly did have a lot of respect for the US. So anything bad happening to the US did affect me.
The US is now kind of despised by a lot of people around the world. The main reason is how the US mess with the world and how Americans are "arrogant". Yet, back in the 70 and 80, the US were messing the exact same way with the world and Americans were the same people as they are now. But here's the thing : the US also accomplished great things in the 60 and 70 in the name of humanity. So sure, the US were a bully, but they were a bully who was able to accomplish great things.
I remember that morning of 2001. I was home. I heard the news two planes crashed on the Twin Towers. I saw how reporters where depicting this event as one of the worst tragedy to ever occur, but to be honest I didn't really care. Sure, I thought it was sad 3000 people died, but people do die around the world every day because of politics or religion. How many innocent died because of the US messing with the world for their own benefits?
Respect has to be earned, but once you get this respect, the benefits you get are enormous. You gain support from everywhere in the world. Most people in the world will see you as a model to follow, not as an enemy who's trying to abuse them. They'll feel your pain almost as much as their own. They won't fight against you, they'll try to join you.
What does basic economics say about that?
If only a small subset of users have this problems, then it's not really a big problem for VR headsets.
I live in Canada (Quebec). We have the same queen as the Brits (even if we really, really don't give a fuck about her), but we say french fries, airplanes and trucks. I spent several years in France. People there were saying french fries, airplanes and trucks. English did come form England, but nowadays standard English is American English.
The problem is genes do determine in big part someone's character and intellectual abilities. Most poor people are poor not because of social injustice, but simply because they are not as able as others.
So what you're saying is training is useless? Don't get me wrong, the person you replied to is denying reality, we all have different natural abilities, some people are naturally a lot better than others, but training pretty much do make everyone better.
The definition of the US federal government for harassment is plain stupidity which was the result of feminist lobbying. This definition is just wrong. Please think for a second.
And anyway your point is moot since there is no "pornography" in slides in conferences. I don't know if saying this is just another deliberate lie from feminists in order to play the victims or the result of severe psychosis, but to be honest I don't care. Feminism is now, at best, a farce.
You are the one who obviously don't have a clue.
Here's an example of what they say : "Pornography in slides was a regular feature at many conferences in these areas, as were physical and sexual assault."
First, even if there was "pornography" in slides, which is obviously not the case, it is not harassment. I will agree most women use their body to seduce and to get what they want. I will agree an image of a sexy woman shows they are not that sexy themselves by comparison. I will agree showing images of sexy women will diminish their ability to seduce. But that's not harassment! I guess they just have to do better work if they want a promotion instead of relying on seduction.
Second, about physical and sexual assault : B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T.
I'm tired of feminist lies. So how about feminism teach women to not be psychotic instead of asking for a "safe environment"? How about they teach women to stop feeling threatened by pretty much everything?
You know who's harassing the most with the constant demands and nagging? Feminists. So yeah, they have to be called out and dealt with.
Because you seriously think the French government has the possibility to tell Google to leave the country? Do you realize how many people and enterprise use Google's services in France? Do you realize the havoc this would cause in France if suddenly there was no Google?
Having a second chance is one thing, having the same chance as someone who never filed for bankruptcy is injustice.
What about the woman who made the false rape accusation? Do you think she should have the right to hide it so she can make other victims?
There are innocent people who will spend the rest of their life in cell because of errors. It's of course wrong to put innocent people in jail. Are you saying we should abolish all prisons?
Light use electricity. Producing electricity creates pollution. Pollution is responsible for a lot of death. Six people died because of turning off some lights. How many did not die because of reduced pollution?
I live in Montreal, Quebec. If I take "Communauto" (it's the most popular car sharing service here), their price with the 40$/year subscription is 2.70$/hour or 27$/day, plus 0.40$/km (gas and insurance are included). With the 30$/month subscription, the price is 2.10$/hour or 21$/day, plus 0.23$/km.
I live in Quebec, where there is a "no-fault" policy. So your first point won't apply to us. As for your second point, it will probably be dealt with a mandatory safety device which will monitor car maintenance, not with an insurance policy. Driverless cars will cause massive changes in the insurance industry.
As for winters, I really don't see why this would be a problem for driverless cars. And again, I live in Quebec, so I know what winter is.
Computers can fly it better and they can handle emergencies better than humans, but for psychological reasons people think it's more acceptable to die because of a pilot error or a suicide (pilot or hijacker) than because of a computer malfunction.
starting on a steep hill WITHOUT rolling back and also parallel parking on that hill
Unless the driving instructor is a sadist who forbids using the handbrake, only idiots will fail this.
Why can't you store them in your house and take them with you when you need them?
I also do like the idea of not having to waste my time driving anymore, but the problem of being unable to drive is a "first world problem". If you are unable to drive and live in a place where there is no public transportation, then you should sell your nice cozy house, leave your nice cozy town and move to a city where there is adequate public transportation. Becoming dependent upon your family is nothing but a choice you (and sometimes your family) make.
I'd take a 200 cycles more powerful battery over a 2000 cycles less powerful battery any time. I'm not sure why you view changing a battery once or twice a year as such a big deal.
So I guess the idea is to make the job comfortable to people who need lots of social interaction in order to be able to work? Generally like women? ... And to fuck people who like clear structure and who are better when working alone? Generally like men?
It's great that you assume being a pussy who do not want to "offend" anyone, but I'm not. From time to time, I have to offend people. I have to offend Muslims and other religious people. I have to offend black or Asian people. I have to offend feminists. I have to offend parents. From time to time, I even have to offend white atheist males who do not have kids (although those do not count, since everyone think it's okay to offend them). In fact, I don't know a single group I won't offend at one time of another. You know why? Because I'm not a fucked up pussy who's stupid enough to believe we can all spend our lives riding ponies under a nice perpetual rainbow.
If you're easily offended, fuck you. The more politically correct assholes like you or Google will force me to be like them, the less I'll be.
Actually, Isaac Newton was a giant on the shoulder of many, many dwarves, as well as a few other giants here and there.
Pink was never a boy's color. As for horses, whether they interest boys or girls depends a lot on how society view horses. It's not horses per se which interest boys or girls, I'm pretty sure most children will be afraid of horses the first time they see one, it's what ideas are associated with horses. Boys and girls value different ideas.
The difference between men and women goes much deeper than just physical strength and having babies. There are differences in brain structure too and it would be surprising to me if that was just a product of education.
Even the transmission of genetic material is not always 50-50 like we used to think. For example, a study published recently shown that copies of DNA from the male mouse were 1.5 times more active for brain, liver, kidneys and lung than the copies of DNA from the female mouse. We can't extrapolate this to say that the intelligence of a child will depend more from the father than from the mother, but this still means we can't assume equality for something as basic as gene expression.
There is now a clear political will to reduce as much as possible gender differences in society. I won't say if it's a good thing or a bad thing socially, but because of that, there is now a clear political will to negate anything, including scientific research, which shows differences between boys and girls.
In the 60s, I would say gender differences were amplified by culture. Men and women were probably not as different as what culture was showing. Today, I think gender differences are minimized. Men and women are probably more different than what we think because of our culture. (Of course, that depends on the society. I'm obviously not talking about Afghanistan here.)
Stereotypes exists because they reflect natural gender differences. Yes, boys and girls are different. All research show this.
What's the difference between posting as AC or using a random nickname?