I hope you'll forgive me for chuckling a little but you've described my father-in-law to a T. I was halfway to phoning my wife and asking why she never told me she had an account.;)
On the other side of that coin, I can clearly see how my suggestion isn't applicable.
Most pets these days have fur, you'd be amazed what they can handle. I grew up on a farm with cats and dogs who were just as happy/healthy at -40 in the winter as they were when the sidewalk was melting in the summer. I wouldn't worry about a five-ten degree swing in your house.
I can't help you with the summer but tell him to install a wood stove and burn wood for the winter.* Since we started using our wood stove on a regular basis our power bill dropped by at least 20% and you can't beat the ambiance.
*In my experience, the people who complain about the heating bill the most are also the ones willing to go the furthest to collect firewood, regardless of how far away a source is.
I have the opposite opinion than that of what appears to be the majority of my countrymen - please DON'T adopt our culture; make your own!
I've seen the Bahamas and now the Cayman Islands Americanize themselves - stop it! Not only are you shortchanging your heritage and customs, you're making your tourist destinations bland and boring. No one except culturally vapid, Jerry Springer-ized Americans want to spend $$$ traveling to a supposedly exotic destination only to find Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts on every corner, just like at home. I want to experience your world view, your culture, not a poor reflection of my own.
If only I had mod points.
The fact that everyone is different and most of us can get along despite that is why I love to travel. I've had some of the most interesting discussions of my life in random bars halfway around the world because the difference in culture gave such varied opinions. When I go to another country I go to see that country, not my own, otherwise I could just save the money and stay at home.
The problem is that everyone has a different definition of all hell breaking loose. For some it's blood running in the streets, for others it's that their portfolio dropped by 20%.
I would argue that no theological position, atheist or otherwise, is tenable. Everyone believes in something but the only conclusive proof we get is when we die, at which point it becomes extremely difficult to say "ha, I told you so!".
...it's the fear of the unknown. What if it's not as good as it looks? If you're making more money and gaining an hour and a half every day it's a no brainer.
Or maybe he is being loyal. Doesn't have to be fear from the unknown. You are making an assumption of how this person really is. It might be fear to you, but then you don't really feel like you need to be loyal to your employer.
You have to be loyal to yourself first, acting in a way that lets you sleep at night. Ultimately it doesn't matter what the company thinks of you, what matters is what you think of yourself. If this individual isn't afraid of what's in front of them why are they asking the Internet at large to help make their decision? It seems to me that either the decision was already made before the question was asked. Take the new offer, put in your notice, train the hell out of your replacement and leave with a smile.
"Hi there! It looks like you're trying to find something good to watch. Would you like me to suggest something?"
"Hi there! It looks like you're trying to watch porn. Would you like help? -Skip the story. -Erase it from your history. -Just watch the porn without help."
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I hope you'll forgive me for chuckling a little but you've described my father-in-law to a T. I was halfway to phoning my wife and asking why she never told me she had an account. ;)
On the other side of that coin, I can clearly see how my suggestion isn't applicable.
How can a really simple computer, that costs next to nothing to produce, end up selling for $250..00?
Part of the cost is in R&D.
Most pets these days have fur, you'd be amazed what they can handle. I grew up on a farm with cats and dogs who were just as happy/healthy at -40 in the winter as they were when the sidewalk was melting in the summer. I wouldn't worry about a five-ten degree swing in your house.
I can't help you with the summer but tell him to install a wood stove and burn wood for the winter.* Since we started using our wood stove on a regular basis our power bill dropped by at least 20% and you can't beat the ambiance.
*In my experience, the people who complain about the heating bill the most are also the ones willing to go the furthest to collect firewood, regardless of how far away a source is.
Yes, let's only ever spend time around men from now on!
I'm already on Slashdot, what more can I do?
I've been using them in my custom rigs for years. Though they might be the size of a small child, their coolers have never let me down.
And as a bonus, unlike a small child they don't get tired from spinning the fans.
How does that make you feel?
I am one in a million and there are 7,000 people exactly like me.
That could be interesting, though I imagine every trip starting with "let's go make some LSD!"
At least now they'll look at what you've written before ignoring it.
You don't even have kids.
That's why they're not hungry.
I don't know, I thought Sim City was pretty innovative; I spent hours watching my city do its thing with minimal interaction from my end.
See this is why I don't use facebook..... er...damn it!
To be fair, it sounds more like Facebook is using you.
Laptops consume less power than desktops and you can use them pretty much anywhere you want.
I'd call it a "random feature". ;)
For some reason your username makes me think of a Dune/Life of Brian crossover.
I have the opposite opinion than that of what appears to be the majority of my countrymen - please DON'T adopt our culture; make your own!
I've seen the Bahamas and now the Cayman Islands Americanize themselves - stop it! Not only are you shortchanging your heritage and customs, you're making your tourist destinations bland and boring. No one except culturally vapid, Jerry Springer-ized Americans want to spend $$$ traveling to a supposedly exotic destination only to find Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts on every corner, just like at home. I want to experience your world view, your culture, not a poor reflection of my own.
If only I had mod points.
The fact that everyone is different and most of us can get along despite that is why I love to travel. I've had some of the most interesting discussions of my life in random bars halfway around the world because the difference in culture gave such varied opinions. When I go to another country I go to see that country, not my own, otherwise I could just save the money and stay at home.
The problem is that everyone has a different definition of all hell breaking loose. For some it's blood running in the streets, for others it's that their portfolio dropped by 20%.
I would argue that no theological position, atheist or otherwise, is tenable. Everyone believes in something but the only conclusive proof we get is when we die, at which point it becomes extremely difficult to say "ha, I told you so!".
I think you mean criminal hackers. I'll give you that they're not synonymous, but they're not mutually exclusive either.
...it's the fear of the unknown. What if it's not as good as it looks? If you're making more money and gaining an hour and a half every day it's a no brainer.
Or maybe he is being loyal. Doesn't have to be fear from the unknown. You are making an assumption of how this person really is. It might be fear to you, but then you don't really feel like you need to be loyal to your employer.
You have to be loyal to yourself first, acting in a way that lets you sleep at night. Ultimately it doesn't matter what the company thinks of you, what matters is what you think of yourself. If this individual isn't afraid of what's in front of them why are they asking the Internet at large to help make their decision? It seems to me that either the decision was already made before the question was asked. Take the new offer, put in your notice, train the hell out of your replacement and leave with a smile.
So what you're saying is that we should start a polar bear breeding program in less developed countries?
"Hi there! It looks like you're trying to find something good to watch. Would you like me to suggest something?"
"Hi there! It looks like you're trying to watch porn. Would you like help?
-Skip the story.
-Erase it from your history.
-Just watch the porn without help."
Fools are like bacteria that way: 99.9% of them aren't a problem, it's the 0.1% that slips through that you have to worry about.
Real scientists drink from a Klein bottle.