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I've noticed there seems to be less stigma, but I've noticed something else. all those huge piles of garbage have poor people living in them. we have poor people living in piles of garbage elsewhere in the world, too. we just call them hobos instead of peasants or subsistence farms, since we don't have nearly as many of them in the richer parts of the western world.
this is kinda offtopic, but it's important. there is a disgusting violation of human rights going on in mcdonalds all across the world. mcdonalds employees, already highly degraded, are being forced to play The Fry Game. I couldn't find any screenshots, but I once worked for a mcdonalds, and I was forced to sit in front of a computer pretending to fry and serve mcdonalds french fries, for about an hour. it was the most agonizingly boring hour of my life.
I think the grandparent poster meant that he knew americans who couldn't name 10 state capitals in america. And that wouldn't really surprise me, since I've been hearing similiar reports for years.
I may be in the minority in this, but I'm good at talking naturally around strangers. I say whatever is on my mind. not-coincidentally, most of my friends/associates think I am very odd because of it.
I don't know what chavs are, and there's no entirely kind way to put this:
oh, you geezer you. this line is hilarious:
"The punks were politically-motivated and rebelling against the Establishment, and even the establishment in popular culture."
Actually, most of them were drug/booze filled horny teenagers with nothing better to do. just like every other "movement" of that kind in the last, oh, I think I can safely say 'couple of centuries'. I can't provide any really old examples, but I'm pretty sure they existed. Heard of emos? (maybe a north american thing). they think they're an important movement too. so do many goths. Even hipsters often do. secretly, though, they're just a bunch of kids who have similiar taste in music. maybe they have similiar taste in politics too, but rocking out tends not to changed the world much.
the vietnam era hippies (beatles etc.) were a politically-motivated group, rebelling against the establishment. that's why they actually accomplished something. Even so, most hippies were in it for the free love and the cannabis.
I've had this problem as well, but I think it's just because those hotmail users have their accounts setup to only receive mail from @msn.com or @hotmail.com addresses. It's inconvenient for you, but most people I know (ie me) only use their hotmail account to contact offline msn-messenger contacts.
Once they begin to breed the pigs, it will be all but impossible to stop the spread of the genes. I fully expect to see some jellyfish genes in animals mean for consmption with fifteen to twenty years.
that's a common fear with genetically modified crops, but I don't think it's nearly as valid a fear as it is for, say, soybeans or rats.
Soybean pollen travels through the air, contaminating neighbouring crops that could be miles away. Pig sperm, not so much.
If lab rats with this gene escaped, they could go native. Rats live just about anywhere humans can. Pigs on the other hand, not so much. Taiwan seems like a warm enough place for it, but I don't think they have enough wild pigs to breed with for that to be a problem.
Also, impossible to stop the spread of genes? Plants are hard to contain. Small animals are hard to contain. Pigs, though, only survive as well as they do in the world because we raise them for food.
not to mention cd players, cds, cars, tv's, watches, and food/drinks at the food court, to name a few things off the top of my head. But only because, as you almost said, the 1000% markup only account for the price of materials and assembly, which is a very small part of the price of making any of these things.
I think they (grandparent poster, other posters) are just describing the sensation badly. When I'm drunk, my mind continues to run at normal speed, but gets much less insistent. For example, I'll think things like "No, that's an awful idea... but it looks like fun", then I'll go do it, fully aware of the consequences and fully aware that I can just blame it all on being drunk the next morning.
yeah, but this is a story about the vast differences between introverts and extroverts. Since that's only once facet of most peoples personality, there aren't really any broadly accurate differences. Still, the general differences can be interesting.
expatriating solves their problem immidietly, though, instead of hoping that passing out fliers on a street corner to support voting or whatever will have an effect.
the people who expatriate are doing it for their own good, not the good of america. want to see some true, patriotic, proud americans? go to a greenpeace rally.
it's funny, what a reaction this kind of suggestion usually gets.
I wonder what so many americans have against protestors anyway... I've met so many people who say the kind of thing you are, but bitch about 'damn hippies' all the time. (not accusing parent of any such thing)
that's still having an OS. what you're describing is just a future in which the OS truely doesn't matter. of course, if the "browser is the OS", than it's all about what browser you're running instead.
it'll be great.
the Safai users will be elitist snobs with a prettier, more efficient browser-OS.
the internet explorer users will be clueless noobs constantly suffering from viruses, worms, and broken adware.
the firefox users will be... I can't describe them, because I am one, but you get where I'm going with this.
everything would be exactly the same in your future. exactly the same! AAAAGH!
Yeah, you pay them money that keeps the university going. Industry (and government) grants keep them going too. More than you do, in fact. Combine that with the arrogance of most professors, and you can take it or leave it.
actually, when almost all modern non-flatscreen TVs are turned off, they're basically half-on, so that they will start up faster. something about keeping the tube inside warmed up, I think.
radical left? what do you think this is, america? our only radical left are the greenpeace hippies putting spikes in trees and smoking weed outside 7-11, and even they're more reasonable (well, fairer) in their arguements.
and just in case someone believes in a radical right: we have a few nutjob ann coulter wannabes, but they're too fringe to have an impact. our right wing isn't really that bad either.
and about alberta seperating: I can't see it happening any time soon, but as a western canadian, oh how I hope. I like canada, really, but we'd be so much better off without the east.
I think it's pretty obvious that you're both talking with the lips on your butts, since neither of you linked to this fabled 'google search'.
here's a google search sort of along the lines of what you two were looking for. it's not a carefully worded search. the results it comes up with are all completely irrelevant to the discussion. but do you see just how much weight it has somehow added to my arguement?
be really, really, really torn apart, and agonize about the decision as I had never agonized over anything before. just as I think most people would, if it was their own life.
if it was someone elses, I'd probably let the one guy live, but this guy isn't going to die, and the 1000 people aren't neccesarily going to be saved, so it's not that kind of choice.
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Yes, actually. I've seen an extensive study on the subject of recursive humour, and it actually increases exponentially with each retelling. For more information, see here.
I've noticed there seems to be less stigma, but I've noticed something else. all those huge piles of garbage have poor people living in them. we have poor people living in piles of garbage elsewhere in the world, too. we just call them hobos instead of peasants or subsistence farms, since we don't have nearly as many of them in the richer parts of the western world.
this is kinda offtopic, but it's important. there is a disgusting violation of human rights going on in mcdonalds all across the world. mcdonalds employees, already highly degraded, are being forced to play The Fry Game. I couldn't find any screenshots, but I once worked for a mcdonalds, and I was forced to sit in front of a computer pretending to fry and serve mcdonalds french fries, for about an hour. it was the most agonizingly boring hour of my life.
It was not actually fun!
I think the grandparent poster meant that he knew americans who couldn't name 10 state capitals in america. And that wouldn't really surprise me, since I've been hearing similiar reports for years.
I may be in the minority in this, but I'm good at talking naturally around strangers. I say whatever is on my mind. not-coincidentally, most of my friends/associates think I am very odd because of it.
I don't know what chavs are, and there's no entirely kind way to put this:
oh, you geezer you. this line is hilarious:
"The punks were politically-motivated and rebelling against the Establishment, and even the establishment in popular culture."
Actually, most of them were drug/booze filled horny teenagers with nothing better to do. just like every other "movement" of that kind in the last, oh, I think I can safely say 'couple of centuries'. I can't provide any really old examples, but I'm pretty sure they existed. Heard of emos? (maybe a north american thing). they think they're an important movement too. so do many goths. Even hipsters often do. secretly, though, they're just a bunch of kids who have similiar taste in music. maybe they have similiar taste in politics too, but rocking out tends not to changed the world much.
the vietnam era hippies (beatles etc.) were a politically-motivated group, rebelling against the establishment. that's why they actually accomplished something. Even so, most hippies were in it for the free love and the cannabis.
first, there's soil type to consider.
second, and much more importantly, the brits need barley. britain without barley, and therefore without beer, would be apocalyptic.
um... lemme think. so he doesn't risk getting fired for admitting to a totally racist company policy? This one is kind of a no-brainer
I've had this problem as well, but I think it's just because those hotmail users have their accounts setup to only receive mail from @msn.com or @hotmail.com addresses. It's inconvenient for you, but most people I know (ie me) only use their hotmail account to contact offline msn-messenger contacts.
Soybean pollen travels through the air, contaminating neighbouring crops that could be miles away. Pig sperm, not so much.
If lab rats with this gene escaped, they could go native. Rats live just about anywhere humans can. Pigs on the other hand, not so much. Taiwan seems like a warm enough place for it, but I don't think they have enough wild pigs to breed with for that to be a problem.
Also, impossible to stop the spread of genes? Plants are hard to contain. Small animals are hard to contain. Pigs, though, only survive as well as they do in the world because we raise them for food.
I think I can safely say that most of slashdot, like me, supports this idea. You have my vote, should you run in my electoral region on this platform.
absolutely nothing.
For example, that time Coca-cola assasinated those union leaders in columbia.
scary world, isn't it?
not to mention cd players, cds, cars, tv's, watches, and food/drinks at the food court, to name a few things off the top of my head. But only because, as you almost said, the 1000% markup only account for the price of materials and assembly, which is a very small part of the price of making any of these things.
They have that. It's called irish whiskey.
... or maybe that's just my boss and coworkers.
Less attractive when they're becoming drunk, and you're not? Who doesn't?
Some people get sluttier when drunk, but I'm yet to meet a person who looks sexier with glazed eyes and a lack of balance.
I think they (grandparent poster, other posters) are just describing the sensation badly. When I'm drunk, my mind continues to run at normal speed, but gets much less insistent. For example, I'll think things like "No, that's an awful idea... but it looks like fun", then I'll go do it, fully aware of the consequences and fully aware that I can just blame it all on being drunk the next morning.
yeah, but this is a story about the vast differences between introverts and extroverts. Since that's only once facet of most peoples personality, there aren't really any broadly accurate differences. Still, the general differences can be interesting.
expatriating solves their problem immidietly, though, instead of hoping that passing out fliers on a street corner to support voting or whatever will have an effect.
the people who expatriate are doing it for their own good, not the good of america. want to see some true, patriotic, proud americans? go to a greenpeace rally.
it's funny, what a reaction this kind of suggestion usually gets.
I wonder what so many americans have against protestors anyway... I've met so many people who say the kind of thing you are, but bitch about 'damn hippies' all the time. (not accusing parent of any such thing)
that's still having an OS. what you're describing is just a future in which the OS truely doesn't matter. of course, if the "browser is the OS", than it's all about what browser you're running instead.
it'll be great.
the Safai users will be elitist snobs with a prettier, more efficient browser-OS.
the internet explorer users will be clueless noobs constantly suffering from viruses, worms, and broken adware.
the firefox users will be... I can't describe them, because I am one, but you get where I'm going with this.
everything would be exactly the same in your future. exactly the same! AAAAGH!
No, you're a student.
Yeah, you pay them money that keeps the university going. Industry (and government) grants keep them going too. More than you do, in fact. Combine that with the arrogance of most professors, and you can take it or leave it.
Man, I hate some of my profs this year.
Man, that was some feel-good rambling.
actually, when almost all modern non-flatscreen TVs are turned off, they're basically half-on, so that they will start up faster. something about keeping the tube inside warmed up, I think.
radical left? what do you think this is, america? our only radical left are the greenpeace hippies putting spikes in trees and smoking weed outside 7-11, and even they're more reasonable (well, fairer) in their arguements.
and just in case someone believes in a radical right: we have a few nutjob ann coulter wannabes, but they're too fringe to have an impact. our right wing isn't really that bad either.
and about alberta seperating: I can't see it happening any time soon, but as a western canadian, oh how I hope. I like canada, really, but we'd be so much better off without the east.
I think it's pretty obvious that you're both talking with the lips on your butts, since neither of you linked to this fabled 'google search'.
here's a google search sort of along the lines of what you two were looking for. it's not a carefully worded search. the results it comes up with are all completely irrelevant to the discussion. but do you see just how much weight it has somehow added to my arguement?
google-search!
be really, really, really torn apart, and agonize about the decision as I had never agonized over anything before. just as I think most people would, if it was their own life.
if it was someone elses, I'd probably let the one guy live, but this guy isn't going to die, and the 1000 people aren't neccesarily going to be saved, so it's not that kind of choice.