Sounds like you invested in them, financially if not emotionally. 10 secs of searching shows they're under federal investigation for fraud, and have themselves invalidated 2 years of tests basically admitting it was all bogus.
Sad but I think true. The burst in technological, medical and scientific discovery during huge conflicts has been pretty remarkable. Humans, we are a strange beast.
...so what. It's a social media website, and a private company -- that doesn't make any claims about being "Fair and Balanced". There's also a big difference between actively suppressing something and showing preference to something that might garner more clicks (and revenue).
Most of my feeds are usually drivel anyway, 'pseudo celeb x does something silly/shocking/dumb'. There's also the old 'x' icon you can click to stop getting feeds on certain things.
And anyway, if you're getting most of your news from Facebook, well... lol and/facepalm
Laugh all you want, but I still typically buy CDs for this reason (not too mention CD quality is still better than compressed mp3s).
I like using Amazon since I get the physical CD plus instant access to an downloadable mp3 version that it stores under my account. Even if Amazon were to go 'poof' tomorrow, I still have my music collection. Yes, I know I can back up the digital versions, etc., but there's still something to be said for a physical copy that I will always own, that no user agreement change will suddenly make inaccessible.
My point is that this is the kind of crap we end up with when we allow our society to be driven by money and mindless consumerism/materialism. People are more than just consumers, period.
The whole 'consumers drive the economy' thing pisses me off. It's like my only value as a person in a capitalist, consumerist society is to buy shit, any shit, just buy stuff. Fuck that. Plus, it's just NOT sustainable, period.
I tried Black Friday once many years ago, never again. For several reasons, I think blue collar people should have the day off with family friends, not stuck selling crap to the mindless horde. Also, from a purely economic standpoint, I think each year the sales are crappier and crappier (old merchandise that's really not that steeply discounted)
As an avid backpacker, I'm amazed how often recent enthusiasts I've come across have little or zero/map and compass skills. Sure, your GPS on your iPhone and hiking app are great, IF you have power, and if it's accurate. But if you lose it, break it, battery dies, then what?
I still travel with Trails Illustrated maps (or other topo maps) and a compass whenever I'm in the backcountry.
I think the Naval Academy made the right decision.
Definitely, I'm sure that had a lot to do with it too -- but I can only imagine having 'friends' who you couldn't really count on or trust only made it worse. Even if life throws some nasty shit at you, having good people to talk to, hang with, and 'be there', can help a lot. I don't think this guy did because of his wealth.
1600 is a lot more than you think. If you want to go eat a double bacon cheese burger every day, then no, it's not -- since that can easily be 1000 calories, without the fries or drink. However if you're just eating well (healthy), 1600 is pretty manageable since fruits & veggies have surprisingly few calories. I've cut most of mine just by cutting out convenience/packaged foods, and not eat out as much.
When I was in college, there was a guy who was really wealthy (no idea how much, not billions, but millions I'm sure) --- his parents died young, I think it was an accident of sorts, and he inherited a fortune, or got a settlement.
Anyway... people used him for free beer, parties, food, anything they could get from him. I knew him tangentially because he was a pen and paper gamer, and ran some D&D sessions so we had some common friends.
The poor guy seemed miserable, knowing most people were only hanging out with him for his money, etc. Seriously, he was just a sad sack, seemed depressed and lonely in that existential kind of way. I know people say 'aw.... poor little rich boy', but I really felt bad for the guy. He seemed like a decent enough person, but the money didn't seem to make his life really that much better. Sure he didn't have student loans like I did, didn't have to work like I did -- but I had some good friends, who certainly didn't hang out with me for money (or lack thereof)
Locals call it Denali, it's always been Denali to anyone who knows a damn thing about the area and its history. I've spend my fair share of time up there, and people I know roll their eyes at 'McKinley'.
Renaming it from Denali to McKinley was just political ego boosting, McKinley himself had nothing to do with Alaska, or Denali -- never climbed it, never did anything for it, or the park. And the park it's located in is DENALI National Park & Preserve.
This isn't about being PC or anything like that (there a set of people who will hate Obama for anything, if he cured cancer they'd blame him for putting oncologists out of work...), it's about restoring the correct name it's had for much longer.
Funny, so many developers/coders here, and yet they forget ye old addage 'garbage in, garbage out', or another way, if input > output, guess what happens?
So many people want excuses (it's my genes, it's my metabolism, I'm big boned, blah blah fucking blah). For the VAST majority of people, it's simple, they consume more calories than they burn.... period.
I dropped 30 lbs after keeping a food log for 6 months -- you know what I found, I was initially eating more than I should be, shocker I know! I reduced my calories from ~ 2200 a day to ~1600 and what do you know, I lost about 1-1.5 lb a week every week. It's THAT simple for 99% of the population, why is it everyone claims they're the 1% who have a thyroid or metabolic issue, when they know they're fat cause they fucking eat too much?
People want a pill or quick fix for everything... or an excuse
Because if you're rolling to hit, or make a saving throw -- it's a d20, which is what the article is implying. a d12 might be for hps or a dmg roll, but in the context of the statement, d20 is absolutely correct. So your correction is far more wrong.
"Hollywood is again rolling its 12-sided dice and taking a chance on translating the popular “Dungeons & Dragons” role-playing game into a movie."
I couldn't get past the first sentence. It's a 20-sided, and it's die, not dice. If you're going to talk to us nerds about gaming culture, and something as important as D&D, at least make SOME effort. Reporting these days sucks... seriously.
Seriously, I wouldn't trust ANYTHING from Holden, this (or probably) any administration. Snowden publicly and undeniably exposed, humiliated and embarrassed (rightfully so) the US govt -- there's no way in h-ll this would end well for him.
The whole thing with his daughter (lying about paternity, even lying in open court saying he was infertile -- it's on record), so he didn't have to take responsibility for her, that alone to me put him high on the raging asshole list. Meanwhile he was already a millionaire, and the mother had to go onto public assistance to get by.
Sure, he eventually reconnected with his daughter, once she was like 18 and after he was now a billionaire -- but those early years without a father, can never, ever be replaced not matter what you do.
I'm NOT getting into the MS vs. Apple thing, but I'm much more impressed by what Gates has done with his life & fortunes that Jobs.
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Interesting. It's hard to grasp (to me anyway), that people wouldn't do some pretty basic investigating especially with the kind of money involved.
Most things still fall under that "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" category.
Sounds like you invested in them, financially if not emotionally. 10 secs of searching shows they're under federal investigation for fraud, and have themselves invalidated 2 years of tests basically admitting it was all bogus.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/1...
http://www.businessinsider.com...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08b1...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/...
What I don't get is did no one bother to see if her so-called game changing blood tests actually WORKED? I get the impression, no
I'm just kind of dumbfounded that no one thought to check with some actual PhDs, MDs, researchers, etc.
BUT we've become the frogs in the slowing warming pot of water it seems.
Sad but I think true. The burst in technological, medical and scientific discovery during huge conflicts has been pretty remarkable. Humans, we are a strange beast.
...so what. It's a social media website, and a private company -- that doesn't make any claims about being "Fair and Balanced". There's also a big difference between actively suppressing something and showing preference to something that might garner more clicks (and revenue).
Most of my feeds are usually drivel anyway, 'pseudo celeb x does something silly/shocking/dumb'. There's also the old 'x' icon you can click to stop getting feeds on certain things.
And anyway, if you're getting most of your news from Facebook, well... lol and /facepalm
Laugh all you want, but I still typically buy CDs for this reason (not too mention CD quality is still better than compressed mp3s).
I like using Amazon since I get the physical CD plus instant access to an downloadable mp3 version that it stores under my account. Even if Amazon were to go 'poof' tomorrow, I still have my music collection. Yes, I know I can back up the digital versions, etc., but there's still something to be said for a physical copy that I will always own, that no user agreement change will suddenly make inaccessible.
They began in 1977 and it was a trilogy, that's it. The rest don't exist. That's my reality and sticking to it!
And Han shot first goddamnit
My point is that this is the kind of crap we end up with when we allow our society to be driven by money and mindless consumerism/materialism. People are more than just consumers, period.
Basically isn't that the core of it? Regardless of one's feelings about it, doesn't FB have the right to dictate what content they allow?
First Amendment issues might be different is this was a gov't run/controlled site, right? Oh wait... um, hmmm...
The whole 'consumers drive the economy' thing pisses me off. It's like my only value as a person in a capitalist, consumerist society is to buy shit, any shit, just buy stuff. Fuck that. Plus, it's just NOT sustainable, period.
I tried Black Friday once many years ago, never again. For several reasons, I think blue collar people should have the day off with family friends, not stuck selling crap to the mindless horde. Also, from a purely economic standpoint, I think each year the sales are crappier and crappier (old merchandise that's really not that steeply discounted)
As an avid backpacker, I'm amazed how often recent enthusiasts I've come across have little or zero/map and compass skills. Sure, your GPS on your iPhone and hiking app are great, IF you have power, and if it's accurate. But if you lose it, break it, battery dies, then what?
I still travel with Trails Illustrated maps (or other topo maps) and a compass whenever I'm in the backcountry.
I think the Naval Academy made the right decision.
Definitely, I'm sure that had a lot to do with it too -- but I can only imagine having 'friends' who you couldn't really count on or trust only made it worse. Even if life throws some nasty shit at you, having good people to talk to, hang with, and 'be there', can help a lot. I don't think this guy did because of his wealth.
1600 is a lot more than you think. If you want to go eat a double bacon cheese burger every day, then no, it's not -- since that can easily be 1000 calories, without the fries or drink. However if you're just eating well (healthy), 1600 is pretty manageable since fruits & veggies have surprisingly few calories. I've cut most of mine just by cutting out convenience/packaged foods, and not eat out as much.
When I was in college, there was a guy who was really wealthy (no idea how much, not billions, but millions I'm sure) --- his parents died young, I think it was an accident of sorts, and he inherited a fortune, or got a settlement.
Anyway... people used him for free beer, parties, food, anything they could get from him. I knew him tangentially because he was a pen and paper gamer, and ran some D&D sessions so we had some common friends.
The poor guy seemed miserable, knowing most people were only hanging out with him for his money, etc. Seriously, he was just a sad sack, seemed depressed and lonely in that existential kind of way. I know people say 'aw.... poor little rich boy', but I really felt bad for the guy. He seemed like a decent enough person, but the money didn't seem to make his life really that much better. Sure he didn't have student loans like I did, didn't have to work like I did -- but I had some good friends, who certainly didn't hang out with me for money (or lack thereof)
Locals call it Denali, it's always been Denali to anyone who knows a damn thing about the area and its history. I've spend my fair share of time up there, and people I know roll their eyes at 'McKinley'.
Renaming it from Denali to McKinley was just political ego boosting, McKinley himself had nothing to do with Alaska, or Denali -- never climbed it, never did anything for it, or the park. And the park it's located in is DENALI National Park & Preserve.
This isn't about being PC or anything like that (there a set of people who will hate Obama for anything, if he cured cancer they'd blame him for putting oncologists out of work...), it's about restoring the correct name it's had for much longer.
Funny, so many developers/coders here, and yet they forget ye old addage 'garbage in, garbage out', or another way, if input > output, guess what happens?
So many people want excuses (it's my genes, it's my metabolism, I'm big boned, blah blah fucking blah). For the VAST majority of people, it's simple, they consume more calories than they burn.... period.
I dropped 30 lbs after keeping a food log for 6 months -- you know what I found, I was initially eating more than I should be, shocker I know! I reduced my calories from ~ 2200 a day to ~1600 and what do you know, I lost about 1-1.5 lb a week every week. It's THAT simple for 99% of the population, why is it everyone claims they're the 1% who have a thyroid or metabolic issue, when they know they're fat cause they fucking eat too much?
People want a pill or quick fix for everything... or an excuse
Exactly. The person 'correcting' me, doesn't actually understand D&D apparently.
Because if you're rolling to hit, or make a saving throw -- it's a d20, which is what the article is implying. a d12 might be for hps or a dmg roll, but in the context of the statement, d20 is absolutely correct. So your correction is far more wrong.
"Hollywood is again rolling its 12-sided dice and taking a chance on translating the popular “Dungeons & Dragons” role-playing game into a movie."
I couldn't get past the first sentence. It's a 20-sided, and it's die, not dice. If you're going to talk to us nerds about gaming culture, and something as important as D&D, at least make SOME effort. Reporting these days sucks... seriously.
Seriously? How could you miss the "I'm an uneducated Jamaican" accent -- it was so overt I was absolutely amazed I was seeing it on the screen.
Anecdotal, but opposite to you, EVERYONE I know who saw it immediately thought is was a bad, cheesy Jamaican accent.
Seriously, I wouldn't trust ANYTHING from Holden, this (or probably) any administration. Snowden publicly and undeniably exposed, humiliated and embarrassed (rightfully so) the US govt -- there's no way in h-ll this would end well for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Still makes me laugh...
Hmmmm, really? They must be on a different FB, mine is filled with friends on vacation, pics of their kids, and kittens... lot and lots of kittens.
Sounds like they've been making a lot of effort into finding all this sinful porn and violence on FB...
The whole thing with his daughter (lying about paternity, even lying in open court saying he was infertile -- it's on record), so he didn't have to take responsibility for her, that alone to me put him high on the raging asshole list. Meanwhile he was already a millionaire, and the mother had to go onto public assistance to get by.
Sure, he eventually reconnected with his daughter, once she was like 18 and after he was now a billionaire -- but those early years without a father, can never, ever be replaced not matter what you do.
I'm NOT getting into the MS vs. Apple thing, but I'm much more impressed by what Gates has done with his life & fortunes that Jobs.