Of course, the classic example is the smaller (male) kid being physically assaulted by the larger (male) kid. Indeed, this can be extended to an inexpierienced kid being assaulted by an expierienced, scuffle a day, kid. The standard response is to tell the kid to "Get Tough", "Learn to Fight Back" or some other equally useless advice.
Been there, done that. But it didn't take long for me to become the experienced scuffle a day kid. The advice isn't useless, IME.
A certain amount of roughhousing and teasing IS normal, but I agree that it frequently goes way too far, and teachers and administrators don't do squat about it until someone snaps and gets revenge with daddies shotgun.
If any of my cow-orkers or bosses tried pushing me around physically, they'd go to jail for assault. If they tried abusing me verbally, they'd get sued. The only other place that has school-like bullying is a prison.
If you are 20lbs overweight and holding that level then you will probably find more exercise to be a bigger help than eating less.
I agree. I'm probably about 30 lbs overweight, and I eat much less than I did when I was thin. I'm also quite a bit less active, especially in the winter.
I can relate to that! Back when I used to take the bus to work, I had to take one bus downtown and transfer to another bus that went to my job. Very often, I got downtown just in time to miss the 2nd bus, and instead of waiting 15 minutes for the next one, I'd start walking. It didn't save me any time, and might even cost me if I wasn't at a stop when the next bus caught up to me. But I preferred walking to just standing at the stop. *sigh* I was a lot thinner then too.
Or lets give another example: let's say I instituted new "nine-times dollars", which were hand-drawn by me, and allowed my kids to use that money to "buy" things from me. If they wanted a candy bar, that would cost 1 nine-times dollar. Let's say I even instituted an "exchange rate" within my house where 75 US cents = 1 nine-times dollar. OK, that's great. Now, is that "real money"? I'd say no.
I'd say, it depends. It certainly could be "real money" - as long as all transactions took place within your house. The problem is, you or your family couldn't leave the house and go to the nearest Quik-Trip and pay for that candy bar in "nine-times dollars". In contrast, American money is accepted world wide. It's not any more "real" than your money, but it's backed by the "full faith and credit" of the most powerful nation on earth, while your "currency" is backed by the resources of one/. poster.
I'm not married, and I don't live with my GF, but I certainly make her the priority. When she's at my house, we're not on the computer. I figure I can always conquer more regions AFTER my date.
It seems to vary. Where I live, people tend to keep to themselves. Nobody really says anything to me, so I don't say anything either. At my previous house, I knew several neighbors quite well, and at a different house, I was on a first-name basis with most of the block. All 3 houses were in "bad" areas.
Yeah, and it seems to be getting worse. When I was growing up, I knew all my neighbors, and often chatted with them on the front porch. Currently, I don't know anyone by name, a few neighbors by sight, and quite a few who I'd expect to be IN a lineup that I don't want to know.
Walking is a lot better than not walking (which is what most people do). I don't get to walk as much as I'd like, especially in the winter, but I still get in a fair amount, and though I'm still overweight, I'm a lot fitter than most people where I work.
I'm in the same boat. When I got out of high school, I barely weighed 130 (at 6'1"), despite having an enormous appetite. Now that I'm in my 40's, I hit 210 last time I checked (I've been afraid to weigh myself since winter started), and I don't eat nearly as much as I did then.:(
That's true, to a point. However, if the weaker, slower members pull the whole group down, the group might not survive. A group of primates who just lost their Alpha Male because he died after rescuing little BoBo from a leopard, might get whooped by another group of primimates.
Eugenics is practiced with every prenatal screening, gene screening to discover genetic abnormalities prior to conception, and with almost every in-vitro process. Do you consider those "horrible"?
A lot depends on what is being selected for. If my parents had decided they want someone with blond hair & blue eyes, I wouldn't exist! For that matter, if they had wanted someone with 20/20 vision, I wouldn't exist!
but when your average desktop is powerful enough to simulate an entire city including its weather, sewers, traffic, civilians, CO2 emissions etc all at once, then it would take a real moron to want more. We always want more though, it's just in our nature;)
Yeah! Today it's a city, tomorrow the world! Mwahaha!
It cant be used for everyone. Its only useful for specific targets like wanted people and 911 calls.
Yes, but the specific target may not be a criminal. Maybe he's someone who organized a big anti-Bush protest. You don't have to watch every man, woman, and child 24/7. You just have to watch the ones who p*ss you off.
I've yet to see someone who has used a Mac for a year straight give a compelling argument for Windows's superiority.
Here are some Windows advantages:
1. It's faster. Both Safari and Opera seem slow on my iBook G4, compared to Opera & Firefox on my PC of similar age.
2. The GUI feels "clunky". To be fair, much of that is because I've been using Windows much longer than I have the Mac, but I don't see any Mac advantage here, despite what the fanboys say.
3. Much of the available software is better for Windows than the Mac (Quicken for Mac is teh sux0r).
The Mac does have a lot of advantages, but for day to day stuff I like the "look and feel" of Windows better.
I've seen sites with a one or two minutes flood control, but this is the only site I know of that's longer than that. Awhile ago, I kept getting bit by that, so I changed my sig.
That's actually a good point. Most of my RL friends and family are fairly clueless computer-wise, and even if I left instructions about my various online IDs, passwords, and who to notify, they'd probably mess it up. Probably the same for most lawyers.
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Been there, done that. But it didn't take long for me to become the experienced scuffle a day kid. The advice isn't useless, IME.
A certain amount of roughhousing and teasing IS normal, but I agree that it frequently goes way too far, and teachers and administrators don't do squat about it until someone snaps and gets revenge with daddies shotgun.
If any of my cow-orkers or bosses tried pushing me around physically, they'd go to jail for assault. If they tried abusing me verbally, they'd get sued. The only other place that has school-like bullying is a prison.
If you are 20lbs overweight and holding that level then you will probably find more exercise to be a bigger help than eating less.
I agree. I'm probably about 30 lbs overweight, and I eat much less than I did when I was thin. I'm also quite a bit less active, especially in the winter.
I can relate to that! Back when I used to take the bus to work, I had to take one bus downtown and transfer to another bus that went to my job. Very often, I got downtown just in time to miss the 2nd bus, and instead of waiting 15 minutes for the next one, I'd start walking. It didn't save me any time, and might even cost me if I wasn't at a stop when the next bus caught up to me. But I preferred walking to just standing at the stop. *sigh* I was a lot thinner then too.
I'd say, it depends. It certainly could be "real money" - as long as all transactions took place within your house. The problem is, you or your family couldn't leave the house and go to the nearest Quik-Trip and pay for that candy bar in "nine-times dollars". In contrast, American money is accepted world wide. It's not any more "real" than your money, but it's backed by the "full faith and credit" of the most powerful nation on earth, while your "currency" is backed by the resources of one
I'm not married, and I don't live with my GF, but I certainly make her the priority. When she's at my house, we're not on the computer. I figure I can always conquer more regions AFTER my date.
It seems to vary. Where I live, people tend to keep to themselves. Nobody really says anything to me, so I don't say anything either. At my previous house, I knew several neighbors quite well, and at a different house, I was on a first-name basis with most of the block. All 3 houses were in "bad" areas.
Yeah, and it seems to be getting worse. When I was growing up, I knew all my neighbors, and often chatted with them on the front porch. Currently, I don't know anyone by name, a few neighbors by sight, and quite a few who I'd expect to be IN a lineup that I don't want to know.
Walking is a lot better than not walking (which is what most people do). I don't get to walk as much as I'd like, especially in the winter, but I still get in a fair amount, and though I'm still overweight, I'm a lot fitter than most people where I work.
I'm in the same boat. When I got out of high school, I barely weighed 130 (at 6'1"), despite having an enormous appetite. Now that I'm in my 40's, I hit 210 last time I checked (I've been afraid to weigh myself since winter started), and I don't eat nearly as much as I did then. :(
That's true, to a point. However, if the weaker, slower members pull the whole group down, the group might not survive. A group of primates who just lost their Alpha Male because he died after rescuing little BoBo from a leopard, might get whooped by another group of primimates.
A lot depends on what is being selected for. If my parents had decided they want someone with blond hair & blue eyes, I wouldn't exist! For that matter, if they had wanted someone with 20/20 vision, I wouldn't exist!
In that case, the "fittest" were the ones who, upon seeing someone approaching with rope and stones, got the fsck out of town.
I think that's why shoes were invented.
That's my guess too. I've never had an Amiga, but I remember turning on my olde 8088 machine with MS-DOS and getting the C:> almost instantly.
Yeah! Today it's a city, tomorrow the world! Mwahaha!
Never bring a sword to a gunfight.
Nope. It just means that the cameras will "malfunction" when they do so.
Yes, but the specific target may not be a criminal. Maybe he's someone who organized a big anti-Bush protest. You don't have to watch every man, woman, and child 24/7. You just have to watch the ones who p*ss you off.
Here are some Windows advantages:
1. It's faster. Both Safari and Opera seem slow on my iBook G4, compared to Opera & Firefox on my PC of similar age.
2. The GUI feels "clunky". To be fair, much of that is because I've been using Windows much longer than I have the Mac, but I don't see any Mac advantage here, despite what the fanboys say.
3. Much of the available software is better for Windows than the Mac (Quicken for Mac is teh sux0r).
The Mac does have a lot of advantages, but for day to day stuff I like the "look and feel" of Windows better.
I've seen sites with a one or two minutes flood control, but this is the only site I know of that's longer than that. Awhile ago, I kept getting bit by that, so I changed my sig.
I thought OS/2 was so 1995.
I wouldn't recommend it. Think about what all that did to the house!
I AM old! My first PC wasn't much bigger than that!
One says "You're an eternal, flaming idiot", and the other says "You'll be in eternal flames, you idiot".
That's actually a good point. Most of my RL friends and family are fairly clueless computer-wise, and even if I left instructions about my various online IDs, passwords, and who to notify, they'd probably mess it up. Probably the same for most lawyers.