If you cannot afford it, then you most certainly fall into the bracket of people who are exempt anyway. The mandate only applies to people who can afford it, but would prefer to just freeload. Even with the fine, they will still be freeloading, since essentially every person will eventually spend more on healthcare than they would ever pay in through only the fines. IMHO, we should just throw people who don't pay their medical bills in jail. lulz
What?? Where did you get that from? I happen to disagree with the OP, but it seems you are adding your own prejudice to the reading. Idk about you, but the last 5 of 5 specialist doctors I have seen were either from India or Ghana. Half of my math professors in college were from India and they all taught nothing but the most advanced courses. Projecting some racism perhaps?
The Onion had a video story about that scenario a few years ago. Best story IMHO to date from the Onion. After the CEO gets replaced by an illegal immigrant who was a former landscaper willing to work for 40% less than CEO (only 12 million dollars per year lol) he bemoans his new misfortune by asking "Do you know what it's like to be forced to spend all summer in your winter home!?" Classic.
All I know is that if I ever said "playing with" and "tools" in the same sentence, my father would spring into action like batman seeing the bat signal, come to my house, and slap me upside the head before I could say "miter saw". Not to say that I disagree with you at all after reading your description of "play", caution with tools is just something that is ingrained into my DNA.
Maybe in the same sense that Ashton Kutcher and the Biebs are the leaders of Twitter and, as such, coordinated the protests in the Arab Spring... behind the scenes, of course.
You sir, have clearly never played a Zelda game. I would not trade the experience of playing The Ocarina of Time for 100% ownership of the Angry Birds franchise. I know it sounds crazy, but Zelda is a religous experience. I know I am not alone.
An edgy Mario would be too disgusting for most markets. Can you imagine a 60 year old midget plumber-- who has subsisted on nothing but magic mushrooms laced with human growth hormone for decades-- stalking down a nasty old stripper named "Princess Peach", as he and his brother go on a quest to see who can curb stomp the most endangered sea turtles and who can accumulate the most concussions by brutally breaking bricks with their shattered skulls over and over and over again. We can leave the gritty reimagining to 007 or MGS; let's keep mario safely in cartoony goofy form where he belongs.
That all sounds reasonable. I just wanted to point out that the OP was going well beyond the bounds of responsibility. The fact that I have not received a "You cant tell me how to parent" rant yet tells me they were probably just trolling anyway. Personally, I grew up doing those same types of activities... and worse when my parents did not know about it (I recall a number of close calls with bb gun wars, amateur bomb building, and skating on a "half pipe" which was made from pieces of half rotten plywood full of rusty nails sticking out the wrong way). The difference was that I received this independence shortly after I learned to read, not shortly after I learned to talk.
I just do not buy that there is anything particularly unusual about us. Think about it from a hobbyists perspective: you have been practicing your trade religiously (building robots, crafting furniture, fishing on a boat) for 10+ years in lonely silence (you know wife does not want hear you drone about it). Then one day you have this kid who is able to talk and listen. You better believe that malleable young mind is going to hear every single detail about your hobby. By the age of 8, I knew absolutely everything there was to know about epoxy and burls (the two primary ingredients in the wooden bowls that my dad was a master craftsman at making. (A burl is a type of tree growth that forms beautifully grained wood)). Why? Because my dad was obsessed with it for 20 years and I was the only one who would sit and listen while he did the work. I have full faith in the obsession of craftsman to force feed their trade to their children. I don't care if my kids hate it, they will be learning carpentry, analogue circuitry design, programming, how to build rc planes, and traditional wooden boat building, whether they like it or not. I, for one, cannot help myself, and I doubt any true craftsman could either.
Yes it most certainly does. Conservatives are almost universally anti-foreigner; it's kind of their thing. Also, what the fuck does this have to do with feminism?! Granted, neither side tends to like extreme muslims. The difference is that the right has a beef with them putting up buildings where "mooslims dont belong", while the left has a beef with them mutilating children's genitals and throwing acid on women's faces.
I could not agree more. It really is funny how nobody complaining about the trend has any personal experience with the phenomenon (apart from the "neighbor's friend's spoiled brat"). Apparently all of these people, who happen to mostly be below 40 anyway since their on slashdot, grew up eating dirt for breakfast, shooting bullies for lunch, and sleeping over at the PE coaches house for dinner. Sorry, I am not buying it. FYI oldies, the data says that your generation was dumber and more likely to get tiddled by a pedo than us youngsters.
In my non-scientific survey of an IT forum it was 60% of over 30's managed it while less than 30% of Under 30's could only do it without cheating.
Considering the over 30s people have 1-5 decades more (yes, my current mentor has a 5 decade head start on me) experience than the under 30s people, this does not seem too surprising or significant. The real test would (maybe) be if these young people will be able to perform as well when they come of age.
If we are to preserve this Union of States, then I entreat you to never endure this beautiful land of Majesty becoming enslaved under the yoke of public education, fiat money, or Mooslims. In God we trust; may we also have a nativity scene on the sacred Christian ground of the White House Lawn, in July on the fourth day, which will henceforth be the National day of Rememberence of the Sacrafice of The Lord Of The United States, Yahweh, who died for all of America's brilliance, and rose again to grant us Prosperity and Unlimitted Wishes. On the 8th day, Jesus "Patriot" Christ founded the Liberterian party, of which I am a devout follower, for as Jesus "Patriot" Christ foretold, yee know not the hour nor the day when the Ron Paul shall cometh, but yee musteth be vigellente and strike down the Federalist Reserve all the same. Thus sayeth Jesus "Patriot" Christ, Amen, may the middle east sink into the sands of hell, Amen.
-- Thomas Jefferson, immediately after signing the Constitution of the Christian Libertarian States of America
The Bushs are just a hardworking family. If your hillbilly farmer family decided to quit sitting around on their tractors and do some real work, then maybe they to would have 2 presidents and 2 governors between 2 generations.
Three seems a bit extreme/stupid. 8 or so, under close supervision, sounds reasonable to me though. Before 8 or so, kids do not typically have the strength or motor skills to safely control most tools, especially when power is involved. I would even be pretty nervous with a ten year old handling many types of power tools. Anyway, what is "long before the age of three"? I am assuming around 2 years old. A 2 year old using almost any type of power tool just seem completely irresponsible. I do not mean to give a critique of anyone's parenting, but I simply do not understand how this would work, even logistically. A 2 year old is no where near strong enough to drive in a nail, and even if they were, their lack of coordination would quickly lead to a broken finger when they miss the nail. A saw? I know adults who can barely pull a saw through anything but the softest woods (which is totally inexcusable), but a two year old is simply not strong enough to use a saw, and once again, even if the were, it is asking for stitches. A 2 year old is simply not able to safely handle these tools. As far as power tools go... a belt sander would knock a typical 2 year old over. A jig saw would be insanely dangerous. They could barely pick up a circular saw, and then would not have long enough arms to push it the length of a typical cut. Not tall enough/ long enough arms for a table saw (not to mention it is probably one of the most dangerous tools in the average shop). You might need to clarify exactly what you mean, otherwise I am definitely calling bs here.
Seriously, my parents were about as helicopter as they come, but I still spent nearly everyday as a kid in my father's workshop. My father rightly assumed that I would be safer working and learning with a lathe or a table saw under direct supervision than participating in unsupervised dangerous activity as I surely would have (lighting things on fire, vandalizing unfortunate people's property and other dumb boy activities). Now I have a life long skill and all my fingers!
...disgusted by a long-winded display of the Swiss brand of dogwhistle racism, and progressive bigotry.
From Wikipedia:
This referendum originates from action on 1 May 2007, when a group of right of centre politicians mainly from the Swiss People's Party and the Federal Democratic Union
Am I the only one who had a feeling this had nothing to do with "progressive bigotry" and a whole lot more to do with xenophobic right wingers? Either way, lets go with the facts please. Sorry, I know it tends to be less convenient.
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If you cannot afford it, then you most certainly fall into the bracket of people who are exempt anyway. The mandate only applies to people who can afford it, but would prefer to just freeload. Even with the fine, they will still be freeloading, since essentially every person will eventually spend more on healthcare than they would ever pay in through only the fines. IMHO, we should just throw people who don't pay their medical bills in jail. lulz
When I was a kid, everyone complained about how stupid we all were for using spell check all the time. Oh how the times have changed.
What?? Where did you get that from? I happen to disagree with the OP, but it seems you are adding your own prejudice to the reading. Idk about you, but the last 5 of 5 specialist doctors I have seen were either from India or Ghana. Half of my math professors in college were from India and they all taught nothing but the most advanced courses. Projecting some racism perhaps?
The Onion had a video story about that scenario a few years ago. Best story IMHO to date from the Onion. After the CEO gets replaced by an illegal immigrant who was a former landscaper willing to work for 40% less than CEO (only 12 million dollars per year lol) he bemoans his new misfortune by asking "Do you know what it's like to be forced to spend all summer in your winter home!?" Classic.
This totally worked out in Clockwork Orange.
All I know is that if I ever said "playing with" and "tools" in the same sentence, my father would spring into action like batman seeing the bat signal, come to my house, and slap me upside the head before I could say "miter saw". Not to say that I disagree with you at all after reading your description of "play", caution with tools is just something that is ingrained into my DNA.
Maybe in the same sense that Ashton Kutcher and the Biebs are the leaders of Twitter and, as such, coordinated the protests in the Arab Spring... behind the scenes, of course.
When I was a kid we would sit and play the demo of a game for weeks straight, over and over again. Kids will play what they have got.
Once you go HD, you never go back. That's all I'm saying.
You sir, have clearly never played a Zelda game. I would not trade the experience of playing The Ocarina of Time for 100% ownership of the Angry Birds franchise. I know it sounds crazy, but Zelda is a religous experience. I know I am not alone.
An edgy Mario would be too disgusting for most markets. Can you imagine a 60 year old midget plumber-- who has subsisted on nothing but magic mushrooms laced with human growth hormone for decades-- stalking down a nasty old stripper named "Princess Peach", as he and his brother go on a quest to see who can curb stomp the most endangered sea turtles and who can accumulate the most concussions by brutally breaking bricks with their shattered skulls over and over and over again. We can leave the gritty reimagining to 007 or MGS; let's keep mario safely in cartoony goofy form where he belongs.
That all sounds reasonable. I just wanted to point out that the OP was going well beyond the bounds of responsibility. The fact that I have not received a "You cant tell me how to parent" rant yet tells me they were probably just trolling anyway. Personally, I grew up doing those same types of activities... and worse when my parents did not know about it (I recall a number of close calls with bb gun wars, amateur bomb building, and skating on a "half pipe" which was made from pieces of half rotten plywood full of rusty nails sticking out the wrong way). The difference was that I received this independence shortly after I learned to read, not shortly after I learned to talk.
I just do not buy that there is anything particularly unusual about us. Think about it from a hobbyists perspective: you have been practicing your trade religiously (building robots, crafting furniture, fishing on a boat) for 10+ years in lonely silence (you know wife does not want hear you drone about it). Then one day you have this kid who is able to talk and listen. You better believe that malleable young mind is going to hear every single detail about your hobby. By the age of 8, I knew absolutely everything there was to know about epoxy and burls (the two primary ingredients in the wooden bowls that my dad was a master craftsman at making. (A burl is a type of tree growth that forms beautifully grained wood)). Why? Because my dad was obsessed with it for 20 years and I was the only one who would sit and listen while he did the work. I have full faith in the obsession of craftsman to force feed their trade to their children. I don't care if my kids hate it, they will be learning carpentry, analogue circuitry design, programming, how to build rc planes, and traditional wooden boat building, whether they like it or not. I, for one, cannot help myself, and I doubt any true craftsman could either.
Yes it most certainly does. Conservatives are almost universally anti-foreigner; it's kind of their thing. Also, what the fuck does this have to do with feminism?! Granted, neither side tends to like extreme muslims. The difference is that the right has a beef with them putting up buildings where "mooslims dont belong", while the left has a beef with them mutilating children's genitals and throwing acid on women's faces.
I could not agree more. It really is funny how nobody complaining about the trend has any personal experience with the phenomenon (apart from the "neighbor's friend's spoiled brat"). Apparently all of these people, who happen to mostly be below 40 anyway since their on slashdot, grew up eating dirt for breakfast, shooting bullies for lunch, and sleeping over at the PE coaches house for dinner. Sorry, I am not buying it. FYI oldies, the data says that your generation was dumber and more likely to get tiddled by a pedo than us youngsters.
In my non-scientific survey of an IT forum it was 60% of over 30's managed it while less than 30% of Under 30's could only do it without cheating.
Considering the over 30s people have 1-5 decades more (yes, my current mentor has a 5 decade head start on me) experience than the under 30s people, this does not seem too surprising or significant. The real test would (maybe) be if these young people will be able to perform as well when they come of age.
The Swiss do not have anyone working in media. They all either count gold coins or eat chocolate all day.
If we are to preserve this Union of States, then I entreat you to never endure this beautiful land of Majesty becoming enslaved under the yoke of public education, fiat money, or Mooslims. In God we trust; may we also have a nativity scene on the sacred Christian ground of the White House Lawn, in July on the fourth day, which will henceforth be the National day of Rememberence of the Sacrafice of The Lord Of The United States, Yahweh, who died for all of America's brilliance, and rose again to grant us Prosperity and Unlimitted Wishes. On the 8th day, Jesus "Patriot" Christ founded the Liberterian party, of which I am a devout follower, for as Jesus "Patriot" Christ foretold, yee know not the hour nor the day when the Ron Paul shall cometh, but yee musteth be vigellente and strike down the Federalist Reserve all the same. Thus sayeth Jesus "Patriot" Christ, Amen, may the middle east sink into the sands of hell, Amen.
-- Thomas Jefferson, immediately after signing the Constitution of the Christian Libertarian States of America
The Bushs are just a hardworking family. If your hillbilly farmer family decided to quit sitting around on their tractors and do some real work, then maybe they to would have 2 presidents and 2 governors between 2 generations.
Three seems a bit extreme/stupid. 8 or so, under close supervision, sounds reasonable to me though. Before 8 or so, kids do not typically have the strength or motor skills to safely control most tools, especially when power is involved. I would even be pretty nervous with a ten year old handling many types of power tools. Anyway, what is "long before the age of three"? I am assuming around 2 years old. A 2 year old using almost any type of power tool just seem completely irresponsible. I do not mean to give a critique of anyone's parenting, but I simply do not understand how this would work, even logistically. A 2 year old is no where near strong enough to drive in a nail, and even if they were, their lack of coordination would quickly lead to a broken finger when they miss the nail. A saw? I know adults who can barely pull a saw through anything but the softest woods (which is totally inexcusable), but a two year old is simply not strong enough to use a saw, and once again, even if the were, it is asking for stitches. A 2 year old is simply not able to safely handle these tools. As far as power tools go... a belt sander would knock a typical 2 year old over. A jig saw would be insanely dangerous. They could barely pick up a circular saw, and then would not have long enough arms to push it the length of a typical cut. Not tall enough/ long enough arms for a table saw (not to mention it is probably one of the most dangerous tools in the average shop). You might need to clarify exactly what you mean, otherwise I am definitely calling bs here.
Seriously, my parents were about as helicopter as they come, but I still spent nearly everyday as a kid in my father's workshop. My father rightly assumed that I would be safer working and learning with a lathe or a table saw under direct supervision than participating in unsupervised dangerous activity as I surely would have (lighting things on fire, vandalizing unfortunate people's property and other dumb boy activities). Now I have a life long skill and all my fingers!
...disgusted by a long-winded display of the Swiss brand of dogwhistle racism, and progressive bigotry.
From Wikipedia:
This referendum originates from action on 1 May 2007, when a group of right of centre politicians mainly from the Swiss People's Party and the Federal Democratic Union
Am I the only one who had a feeling this had nothing to do with "progressive bigotry" and a whole lot more to do with xenophobic right wingers? Either way, lets go with the facts please. Sorry, I know it tends to be less convenient.
She suggests that such kids grow up and lead the ones who were coddled (e.g. US kids) during their early years.
...Assuming they do not fall in the fire or chop off an arm, leaving them a hideously deformed social pariah.
We can walk and chew gum at the same time. This fallacy is a classic though, so maybe we can just call this argument "vintage".
...Sounds like a regular old company to me