Oh, you're right. Since there is a rare chance that a plane will crash, and I would be hosed in the event I'm on the plane that crashes, I should probably abstain from flying as well.
What a dim-witted retard. Childhood is the stage humans go through before they become adults. While a person is a child, he is under the care and responsibility of his parents. His parents' job is to raise him to be responsible and mature. Most children need their asses beat every once in a while in order to learn that what they just did was wrong and never to do that again. Yes, corporal punishment works, and it works well. Jesus, nobody is advocating beating a child til his ass is black and blue, or anything close to that. The people that don't get their asses beat as kids generally turn out to be the kind of adults who get their faces smashed into the concrete for being a douchebag/smart ass to the wrong person. The difference is, kids are a lot more likely to learn from their ass whoopin, whereas the douchebag adult is old and set in his ways.
Your logic doesn't even make any sense, anyhow. So since you think children are the same as adults, and should have full adult rights, do you also agree that a 5 year old ought to have a right to leave his parents and live on his own? If you do, then you're stupid. If not, then where do you draw the line? You're just another granola-eating hippy who is scared by the idea of a kid being subjected to corporal punishment. Stop advocating shitty parenting, you fucking idiot. You are directly contributing to the destruction of all that's good and well in our society.
If you did, then I guess your imagination just sucks. Where the hell do you live? I live in Alabama, and for a long time I lived way out in the country. Not by choice, but because that's where I grew up and always stayed. When you live 20 miles off the beaten path, you CAN'T "ride a bike", "carpool", "bum a ride", or "cover gas for someone else to drive". And if you can't afford insurance, you damn sure can't afford to move. And why would you WANT to move just because you're experiencing some tough times?
So if you've lived your entire life in rural Alabama, then if you experience hard times then you should pack up and move to Texas, leaving everything you own and all your friends/family behind? Yeah, that's a real smart idea. I mean, seriously. It's a hell of a lot easier to just NOT have insurance--or other luxuries--for a while until you can afford to do so, instead of taking drastic measures like moving.
So choose if you're hurting our anonymous society a small bit or destroy one individual with name and face for the rest of their lives.
Bad argument. So you're saying that if he doesnt pay for car insurance, then he WILL cause an accident that hurts someone. Actually, in fact, the odds are highly against that, especially if he is an especially safe driver--like any sane person would be who is driving around with no insurance. I drove for years with no insurance because I couldn't afford it. You know how many accidents I got in? Two, and neither one was my fault. I got fucked by the other guy's insurance company both times.
The automobile insurance racket is highly fucked, unfair, and broken.
The point still stands - if you can afford a car, you can afford to insure it - simple as that.
So if you can afford a $300 hoopty, then obviously you can afford $100+ a month to insure it. (Yes, that is how much it often costs for liability insurance for a typical teenager or young person.) Yeah, that follows.
What about a college student who barely gets paid enough to eat?
What about a small businessman who is barely scraping by?
What about the hundreds of other examples I can give you of situations where someone may have a car, and may be able to scrape up enough gas money to get back and forth to take care of business, but just can't afford insurance?
You say that "if a person can afford a car, they can afford insurance." Bullshit. You don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Sorry for being an ass, but this kind of talk pisses me off. I HAVE BEEN THERE, in that situation, where I simply could NOT afford insurance, or even food to eat. Just because you have never been in that situation doesn't mean it's not possible or even unlikely. I know plenty of other young guys that are just getting by, especially in this economy. I know guys that have been out of work for months. They still got to drive. They still got to take care of business. Taking the bus isn't an option, because there AREN'T buses.
If you "need the car for work" then you obviously have some source of income and that is part of your required bills.
Yeah, and when you're getting paid $5/hr to work at the local university, 20 miles away, and are limited to 20 hours a week, and that's the only job you can find, well you gotta do what you gotta do.
This isn't discrimination against the poor; it's the poor trying to live beyond their means by operating a car before they're financially able.
And how else do you expect a poor person to get to work in rural Alabama? Hint: we don't have buses or trains, and not everyone is able to hitch a ride to work.
I've got no sympathy at all for uninsured motorists.
I do. I drove around with years with no insurance because I simply couldn't afford it. Insurance is a RACKET. Why am I required to have insurance? Because the system is broken, that's why.
In an ideal and fair system, a driver's insurance would cover only himself and his passengers. It would therefore become optional. Some people would be willing to take the risk of driving without insurance, since by doing so he is not screwing anyone but himself in the event of an accident. There could also be a bare minimum insurance policy for medical expenses only, for a lot less than the current "liability" coverage. And if a driver wants peace of mind he can full insurance coverage.
I don't know about general social mores in the US, and perhaps calling people Sir is something that everyone does,
Well, there's your answer right there. In some areas of the country, the South in particular, "Yes Sir" and "No Sir" are common every-day signs of respect that people use when speaking with each other, especially when speaking to an elder, a person of authority (i.e. police officer), etc.
Maybe you should do a bit more research next time before going off half cocked on a crazy rant, asserting your nation's superiority, and looking like an ass--when it turns out just to be a minor cultural difference.
This is not just the previous generation. The current generation likes tube amps a whole lot, too. They really do sound better than transistor amps in a lot of applications. Especially when we're talking guitar amplifiers. Try cranking a transistor power amp up to 11. It sounds like SHIT. Overdriving a transistor amp results in horrible sounding, nasty distortion. Whereas you can overdrive the hell out of a tube amp and it just sounds wonderful.
To bring this all back into context with the parent post and the article: the parent's comment on genetics is likely to be misleading because your ability to metabolise improves the fitter you become.
Actually, that's not quite the case. What likely happened is you built up more muscle; the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism is. Plus, simply changing your diet for the better has a big effect itself. Combining good exercise and diet is the key to shedding pounds, as you've discovered. Good for you!
How exactly does your pointing out that language evolves refute my assertion that the term "organic" as applied to software is stupid? It's stupid not because it's an "evolution" of language, but just because it's a stupid term that some dipshit came up with to sound intelligent, and other dipshits copied so as not to be left out. The same thing with "going forward" and other bullshit corporate words. It's stupid, and you are stupid for buying into this nonsense.
OK, so why don't you just call it "INCREMENTAL" development instead of coming up with all these ridiculous buzzwords just for the hell of it, or because you think it sounds cool? (It doesn't. Makes you sound like a bunch of marketing dweebs with an over-inflated sense of job importance.)
"Grow"... "organically"? What is this, a fucking tomato garden? Are you fertilizing it with goat shit? After you're finished are you going to take the end product and sell it at a farmer's market?
If you answered "no" to all of the above questions, why the fuck are you using words like "organic" to describe your project?
It's like trying to impress a German with your precision-engineered American luxury car or something.
Old Cadillacs and Lincolns (and other classic American cars) have huge followings in Europe. For decades, Cadillac was the "standard of the world" in luxury cars. It is only recently (within the past 20 years) that they have fallen from that pedestal. The US is certainly capable of being the best of the best in any field we choose to compete in. The only problem is our collective willingness to do so is somewhat lacking.
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Oh, you're right. Since there is a rare chance that a plane will crash, and I would be hosed in the event I'm on the plane that crashes, I should probably abstain from flying as well.
What a dim-witted retard. Childhood is the stage humans go through before they become adults. While a person is a child, he is under the care and responsibility of his parents. His parents' job is to raise him to be responsible and mature. Most children need their asses beat every once in a while in order to learn that what they just did was wrong and never to do that again. Yes, corporal punishment works, and it works well. Jesus, nobody is advocating beating a child til his ass is black and blue, or anything close to that. The people that don't get their asses beat as kids generally turn out to be the kind of adults who get their faces smashed into the concrete for being a douchebag/smart ass to the wrong person. The difference is, kids are a lot more likely to learn from their ass whoopin, whereas the douchebag adult is old and set in his ways.
Your logic doesn't even make any sense, anyhow. So since you think children are the same as adults, and should have full adult rights, do you also agree that a 5 year old ought to have a right to leave his parents and live on his own? If you do, then you're stupid. If not, then where do you draw the line? You're just another granola-eating hippy who is scared by the idea of a kid being subjected to corporal punishment. Stop advocating shitty parenting, you fucking idiot. You are directly contributing to the destruction of all that's good and well in our society.
Did you even read my comment?
If you did, then I guess your imagination just sucks. Where the hell do you live? I live in Alabama, and for a long time I lived way out in the country. Not by choice, but because that's where I grew up and always stayed. When you live 20 miles off the beaten path, you CAN'T "ride a bike", "carpool", "bum a ride", or "cover gas for someone else to drive". And if you can't afford insurance, you damn sure can't afford to move. And why would you WANT to move just because you're experiencing some tough times?
So if you've lived your entire life in rural Alabama, then if you experience hard times then you should pack up and move to Texas, leaving everything you own and all your friends/family behind? Yeah, that's a real smart idea. I mean, seriously. It's a hell of a lot easier to just NOT have insurance--or other luxuries--for a while until you can afford to do so, instead of taking drastic measures like moving.
Something tells me someone claiming they can't get by without a car is not being creative, or is simply lazy or unwilling to change their situation.
Well, you're wrong. There are many areas of the country where a car is REQUIRED to live.
So choose if you're hurting our anonymous society a small bit or destroy one individual with name and face for the rest of their lives.
Bad argument. So you're saying that if he doesnt pay for car insurance, then he WILL cause an accident that hurts someone. Actually, in fact, the odds are highly against that, especially if he is an especially safe driver--like any sane person would be who is driving around with no insurance. I drove for years with no insurance because I couldn't afford it. You know how many accidents I got in? Two, and neither one was my fault. I got fucked by the other guy's insurance company both times.
The automobile insurance racket is highly fucked, unfair, and broken.
What part of "THERE IS NO FUCKING ALTERNATIVE TO OWNING A CAR IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY" don't you retards understand?
How the fuck are you supposed to "WORK TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO OPERATE A CAR" if the only way to get to work is by driving a car?
Just because YOU live in an area of the country where public transportation is readily available doesn't mean that millions of people DON'T.
The point still stands - if you can afford a car, you can afford to insure it - simple as that.
So if you can afford a $300 hoopty, then obviously you can afford $100+ a month to insure it. (Yes, that is how much it often costs for liability insurance for a typical teenager or young person.) Yeah, that follows.
What about a college student who barely gets paid enough to eat?
What about a small businessman who is barely scraping by?
What about the hundreds of other examples I can give you of situations where someone may have a car, and may be able to scrape up enough gas money to get back and forth to take care of business, but just can't afford insurance?
You say that "if a person can afford a car, they can afford insurance." Bullshit. You don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Sorry for being an ass, but this kind of talk pisses me off. I HAVE BEEN THERE, in that situation, where I simply could NOT afford insurance, or even food to eat. Just because you have never been in that situation doesn't mean it's not possible or even unlikely. I know plenty of other young guys that are just getting by, especially in this economy. I know guys that have been out of work for months. They still got to drive. They still got to take care of business. Taking the bus isn't an option, because there AREN'T buses.
If you "need the car for work" then you obviously have some source of income and that is part of your required bills.
Yeah, and when you're getting paid $5/hr to work at the local university, 20 miles away, and are limited to 20 hours a week, and that's the only job you can find, well you gotta do what you gotta do.
Quit fucking judging people.
This isn't discrimination against the poor; it's the poor trying to live beyond their means by operating a car before they're financially able.
And how else do you expect a poor person to get to work in rural Alabama? Hint: we don't have buses or trains, and not everyone is able to hitch a ride to work.
I've got no sympathy at all for uninsured motorists.
I do. I drove around with years with no insurance because I simply couldn't afford it. Insurance is a RACKET. Why am I required to have insurance? Because the system is broken, that's why.
In an ideal and fair system, a driver's insurance would cover only himself and his passengers. It would therefore become optional. Some people would be willing to take the risk of driving without insurance, since by doing so he is not screwing anyone but himself in the event of an accident. There could also be a bare minimum insurance policy for medical expenses only, for a lot less than the current "liability" coverage. And if a driver wants peace of mind he can full insurance coverage.
Yes, the same as any other person in the South who was raised to be respectful and polite. I can't speak for other areas of the country.
I don't know about general social mores in the US, and perhaps calling people Sir is something that everyone does,
Well, there's your answer right there. In some areas of the country, the South in particular, "Yes Sir" and "No Sir" are common every-day signs of respect that people use when speaking with each other, especially when speaking to an elder, a person of authority (i.e. police officer), etc.
Maybe you should do a bit more research next time before going off half cocked on a crazy rant, asserting your nation's superiority, and looking like an ass--when it turns out just to be a minor cultural difference.
I for one am looking forward to the legalization of marijuana. Then we can really blaze a path to peace
This is not just the previous generation. The current generation likes tube amps a whole lot, too. They really do sound better than transistor amps in a lot of applications. Especially when we're talking guitar amplifiers. Try cranking a transistor power amp up to 11. It sounds like SHIT. Overdriving a transistor amp results in horrible sounding, nasty distortion. Whereas you can overdrive the hell out of a tube amp and it just sounds wonderful.
To bring this all back into context with the parent post and the article: the parent's comment on genetics is likely to be misleading because your ability to metabolise improves the fitter you become.
Actually, that's not quite the case. What likely happened is you built up more muscle; the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism is. Plus, simply changing your diet for the better has a big effect itself. Combining good exercise and diet is the key to shedding pounds, as you've discovered. Good for you!
How exactly does your pointing out that language evolves refute my assertion that the term "organic" as applied to software is stupid? It's stupid not because it's an "evolution" of language, but just because it's a stupid term that some dipshit came up with to sound intelligent, and other dipshits copied so as not to be left out. The same thing with "going forward" and other bullshit corporate words. It's stupid, and you are stupid for buying into this nonsense.
OK, so why don't you just call it "INCREMENTAL" development instead of coming up with all these ridiculous buzzwords just for the hell of it, or because you think it sounds cool? (It doesn't. Makes you sound like a bunch of marketing dweebs with an over-inflated sense of job importance.)
"Grow" ... "organically"? What is this, a fucking tomato garden? Are you fertilizing it with goat shit? After you're finished are you going to take the end product and sell it at a farmer's market?
If you answered "no" to all of the above questions, why the fuck are you using words like "organic" to describe your project?
It's like trying to impress a German with your precision-engineered American luxury car or something.
Old Cadillacs and Lincolns (and other classic American cars) have huge followings in Europe. For decades, Cadillac was the "standard of the world" in luxury cars. It is only recently (within the past 20 years) that they have fallen from that pedestal. The US is certainly capable of being the best of the best in any field we choose to compete in. The only problem is our collective willingness to do so is somewhat lacking.
LMAO, good job Slashdot! This douchebag is now the lowest ranked judge on that site, with thousands of negative comments.
... really hate Slashdot's fucking piece of shit AJAX reply form
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Will they squirt each other?
Well, I think you know the answer to that.
Probably, since there wasn't anything in my post that could even remotely be considered classified or sensitive information.