How does Google employees waiting at bus stops cost the city money? Where's this loss coming from that Google must compensate for? Or is this just knee-jerk hostility from the usual suspects?
African-Americans die young disproportionately compared to other racial groups. Death panels would be racist and not allowed. An exemption must be provided in order for them to be acceptable.
The moment that kids were identified as unsuitable for college in America and shunted off to vocational programs, the racism lawsuits would come so fast they'd make your head spin.
I've ridden an electric bike for 10 years now. They're great, I love mine. But they have a ton of issues:
Thieves. This is a big one. E-bikes are worth a lot more than bicycles and just as easy to steal. Oh, and if you lock your bike well? They'll just steal the battery, it's worth a good chunk of change.
Cost. Mine cost $300, but holy fuck $3,000? God damn. Affordable transportation this ain't.
City life. I live in a city where the inner city isn't actively hostile. It's also not a megacity. There are bike lanes on most streets. This makes riding a bike a breeze. Without these elements...eh. You wouldn't exactly be able to drive 5 miles down to the grocery store next to the freeway like in America. I mean, you could, but it's slow and dangerous.
Pedals. They are so useless that most people take them off. You can't pedal an e-bike like a bicycle, it's too heavy due to the frame and battery.
Battery life. I generally get 30 minutes out and 30 minutes back. This covers most of my usage cases. However, when you have to run errands all over town, you can get low on battery.
Running out of battery. It sucks. It happens, too, and due to Murphy's Law it will always happen at the worst possible time.
Recharge time. It takes 6-8 hours to recharge from almost empty.
New battery cost. Assuming nobody steals your bike or battery, you'll need a new one every year. Mine cost 1/4 the price of a new bike, and that's with your trade-in. If some scumbag steals your battery and you need a new one, it costs even more. Actually I need one right now.
I think the issue is that feminists are so wrapped up in their radicalism that they don't really perceive how unpleasant and mean they come across as to normal people. How can they be so non-self-aware?
Look, one side thinks America is a pretty spiffy place. The other side thinks it is a genocidal evil empire that can do no good. Don't even try that "let's come together for the good of America" crap when one side doesn't even believe that national borders should exist, and if they exist then outright refuse to police them. They're not two sides of the same coin.
Hey, I learned it from the liberals. Look one story up for the "US death machine downsizing" for a plethora of examples of exaggerating. Hell, ask any mainstream journalist if she thinks the American people deserve a nice country to live in. Piers Morgan would be a great example. Ask anyone from MSNBC or the New York Times. It's frightening what these leftists think should happen to us.
But we are assured that the scientific process will not support such blatantly false outcomes. When something is proven, then it is Science and anyone who opposes it is evil, insane or a denialist. Obviously peers will review the science and reject it if it is false. Moreover, if science cannot be repeated, then it must be false as well.
These papers should all have been rejected. They weren't. This opens a big can of worms - what other false science has led us in the wrong direction? Who can say? It was subject to these exact same processes.
ABC corp doesn't give the parts to the factory, the factory sources them locally. What, you think parts are made in America? LOL. The anti-business crowd chased them out a long time ago.
Yes, but the city centers in Europe are safe places. Not so in America. You pretty much have to live far away in order to have a safe neighborhood and good schools for your kids. Unless you're rich enough for private school.
Don't worry - that sort of thinking will be a quaint anachronism soon. Government dependence is the name of the game in 2014. Then, the dependent people can vote for more benefits for themselves, and continue in a virtuous cycle until America is a one-party nation. The future is going to be awesome!
A story about Oklahoma that doesn't mention Christians, rednecks, or hillbillies? I don't get it, this is news for nerds. We need someone to look down on. How am I supposed to get my Two Minutes Hate on?
Political correctness is real, and it is routinely used by feminists and other radical left-wingers to dismiss any speech that disagrees with them. How is it "accusing" leftists of being politically correct, when in fact they are?
Funny how you prove his point by all but demanding a story be told by bolting PC narratives on the side and derailing the entire flow by screaming "I CARE MORE ABOUT NONWHITES, WOMEN, AND GAYS THAN YOU!" at each other and their audience.
High status has a hell of a lot to do with that. Wealth, too, but status is king. Why else do dirt-poor garage bands tour the nation getting laid like rockstars everywhere they go?
Because putting a snow globe in your carryon has anything to do with politics. "I'm going to raise a scene in the airport line right now and overturn this tyranny!!!" Good luck with that.
Accusations of misogyny and sexual abuse of younger women is frequently used in our society to discredit public figures. After they've been proven as sexists and screwers of young women, they are ruined and educated society will never take anything they say seriously.
See? There it is again. If he agrees with me, then he's automatically good.
I think it's pretty obvious that everyone needs to be against sexism and rape. It's unsaid. If you are, then you're a horrid person who needs to be savaged in the media. It happens all the time.
It never ceases to amaze me, the lack of self-awareness that exists. Unions, especially large ones, are horribly corrupt. Even if they weren't, your union dues just get converted into campaign contributions for left-wing politicians, which leads to - wait for it - more corruption. At least have the nerve to mention this as a possible, well-proven objection.
It all depends on if you agree with his radical left-wing politics or not. If you do, then he's an angel who can do no wrong.
Remember Jerry Falwell? He was hanged in the court of public opinion because he didn't practice the virtues he preached. All his preaching and life advice was evidently void because of how he conducted his personal life.
I'm not pro-Falwell at all, don't mistake me. I just tried to find an equivalent figure on the other side of the fence that people could relate to. On one side, if you have a good message but you're a shit person, let's ignore it. On the other, the fact that you're a shit person completely discredits the message you send. So, which is it: one or the other? Answer: two legs good, four legs better.
His "irrational" actions resulted in Germany being the master of most of Europe, but nobody ever remembers that one.
By calling him insane we excuse anyone from examining how he came about. We fail to learn from history. "Oh, he was a madman, nothing to see there," is the attitude.
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1. There is a tradition in many Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever debate was in progress
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How does Google employees waiting at bus stops cost the city money? Where's this loss coming from that Google must compensate for? Or is this just knee-jerk hostility from the usual suspects?
It sounds like you have a lot of preconceptions and are reading a lot into what I said. Do you have this saved or something? Because it sounds canned.
Liberals have banned free speech on campus. Conservative speakers need bodyguards. This is a fact.
African-Americans die young disproportionately compared to other racial groups. Death panels would be racist and not allowed. An exemption must be provided in order for them to be acceptable.
Yeah, that works in Germany.
The moment that kids were identified as unsuitable for college in America and shunted off to vocational programs, the racism lawsuits would come so fast they'd make your head spin.
I've ridden an electric bike for 10 years now. They're great, I love mine. But they have a ton of issues:
Yes, because I love arriving at my destination drenched in sweat. Thanks for making the choice for me.
Isn't it wonderful FINALLY being able to label yourself as a member of a "persecuted group"? It must feel great, after being left out so long.
I think the issue is that feminists are so wrapped up in their radicalism that they don't really perceive how unpleasant and mean they come across as to normal people. How can they be so non-self-aware?
Look, one side thinks America is a pretty spiffy place. The other side thinks it is a genocidal evil empire that can do no good. Don't even try that "let's come together for the good of America" crap when one side doesn't even believe that national borders should exist, and if they exist then outright refuse to police them. They're not two sides of the same coin.
Hey, I learned it from the liberals. Look one story up for the "US death machine downsizing" for a plethora of examples of exaggerating. Hell, ask any mainstream journalist if she thinks the American people deserve a nice country to live in. Piers Morgan would be a great example. Ask anyone from MSNBC or the New York Times. It's frightening what these leftists think should happen to us.
But we are assured that the scientific process will not support such blatantly false outcomes. When something is proven, then it is Science and anyone who opposes it is evil, insane or a denialist. Obviously peers will review the science and reject it if it is false. Moreover, if science cannot be repeated, then it must be false as well.
These papers should all have been rejected. They weren't. This opens a big can of worms - what other false science has led us in the wrong direction? Who can say? It was subject to these exact same processes.
ABC corp doesn't give the parts to the factory, the factory sources them locally. What, you think parts are made in America? LOL. The anti-business crowd chased them out a long time ago.
Yes, but the city centers in Europe are safe places. Not so in America. You pretty much have to live far away in order to have a safe neighborhood and good schools for your kids. Unless you're rich enough for private school.
Don't worry - that sort of thinking will be a quaint anachronism soon. Government dependence is the name of the game in 2014. Then, the dependent people can vote for more benefits for themselves, and continue in a virtuous cycle until America is a one-party nation. The future is going to be awesome!
A story about Oklahoma that doesn't mention Christians, rednecks, or hillbillies? I don't get it, this is news for nerds. We need someone to look down on. How am I supposed to get my Two Minutes Hate on?
Political correctness is real, and it is routinely used by feminists and other radical left-wingers to dismiss any speech that disagrees with them. How is it "accusing" leftists of being politically correct, when in fact they are?
Funny how you prove his point by all but demanding a story be told by bolting PC narratives on the side and derailing the entire flow by screaming "I CARE MORE ABOUT NONWHITES, WOMEN, AND GAYS THAN YOU!" at each other and their audience.
High status has a hell of a lot to do with that. Wealth, too, but status is king. Why else do dirt-poor garage bands tour the nation getting laid like rockstars everywhere they go?
Because putting a snow globe in your carryon has anything to do with politics. "I'm going to raise a scene in the airport line right now and overturn this tyranny!!!" Good luck with that.
Accusations of misogyny and sexual abuse of younger women is frequently used in our society to discredit public figures. After they've been proven as sexists and screwers of young women, they are ruined and educated society will never take anything they say seriously.
Why is it that Assange gets a free pass?
See? There it is again. If he agrees with me, then he's automatically good.
I think it's pretty obvious that everyone needs to be against sexism and rape. It's unsaid. If you are, then you're a horrid person who needs to be savaged in the media. It happens all the time.
It never ceases to amaze me, the lack of self-awareness that exists. Unions, especially large ones, are horribly corrupt. Even if they weren't, your union dues just get converted into campaign contributions for left-wing politicians, which leads to - wait for it - more corruption. At least have the nerve to mention this as a possible, well-proven objection.
Sorry, but by now you should have known to pack stuff like that in your checked luggage.
It all depends on if you agree with his radical left-wing politics or not. If you do, then he's an angel who can do no wrong.
Remember Jerry Falwell? He was hanged in the court of public opinion because he didn't practice the virtues he preached. All his preaching and life advice was evidently void because of how he conducted his personal life.
I'm not pro-Falwell at all, don't mistake me. I just tried to find an equivalent figure on the other side of the fence that people could relate to. On one side, if you have a good message but you're a shit person, let's ignore it. On the other, the fact that you're a shit person completely discredits the message you send. So, which is it: one or the other? Answer: two legs good, four legs better.
His "irrational" actions resulted in Germany being the master of most of Europe, but nobody ever remembers that one.
By calling him insane we excuse anyone from examining how he came about. We fail to learn from history. "Oh, he was a madman, nothing to see there," is the attitude.
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1. There is a tradition in many Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever debate was in progress