My observation as a female is that men prefer "hot dumb blond chicks" (in bars etc) over more regular gals per se, without intellegence being factored in at all. Dumb, smart, pfft, she's hot.
As a warmish rather than hot chick, I think, in general, that the smarter the man the more he values intelligence. Or that's what I keep telling myself, anyway.
Interesting perspective. I agree with you, but I think you're comparing opposite ends of the attraction spectrum.
While my penis may enjoy the "hot dumb blond chick" the rest of me wouldn't be able to stand her and I wouldn't seek out further interaction with her. Physical attraction is a good (and essential!) thing in a relationship, but if that's all you have it's going to be pretty awkward at the end of the night.
I married a very intelligent and very attractive woman. I enjoy her company on many levels and I love getting into arguments about everything in the universe with her because she can hold her own with the best of them. That kind of companionship has always been important to me so I never looked for women in bars because the signal to noise ratio sucked, too many girls that only look pretty. I met my wife on campus at the local university when she was half way through her degree, so I knew I had a keeper.;)
I do a lot of cross-border pickups, both for myself and for work, and can tell you that they do start to care if they see you often enough. They do get a good laugh out of what you would have paid for it here in Canada though.
Getting in is easy, just tell them you're driving across to save yourself the ridiculous shipping and brokerage fees. As for getting out, just tell them where you were, show them the invoice, sign the form, pay the bill and off you go. Bonus points if you drive across with an empty tank and fill up on cheap gas while you're down there.
If you're in or near Winnipeg, Connie's Depot in Walhalla, ND charges $5 (USD or CAD) for small packages and $15 per pallet. There's also a gas station half a block south so you can get the aforementioned cheap gas.
Let me introduce you to Planscape: Torment, friend.
Let me introduce you to a game that's fucking impossible to find through legitimate channels.:(
Whenever there's a discussion about deep stories in games and games where your actions have an impact Planescape: Torment always comes up, it's some kind of Godwin's Law for video games.
I have few regrets in life, but one of them is not buying that game when it was still available in stores.
And how do I use on a plane or where I have no network access?
Out of curiosity, how many home users live on a plane?
After we eliminate that segment, I think it's safe to say there are enough home users with high speed net access out there (*shakes fist at his dial-up*) for something like this to be worthwhile.
I mean, the original radio broadcast - it was suggestive enough to cause moderate and short-termed, but state-wide panic during the middle of the actual broadcast. People fleeing their homes, calling for emergency services and so on.
I think there's a huge difference personally.
More than half the War of the Worlds radio show was in the form of a news broadcast during a time people were worried about potential war. The current state of things is a pretty good example of how it's not hard to make scared people more scared, especially when you use a medium that's also used for news. This movie is only in theaters and its message of doom and gloom is not on any news channels in any meaningful form.
If people are seriously considering stockpiling supplies and/or killing themselves before the inevitable destruction of the world as we know it those same people should not be allowed in theaters due to their inability to distinguish fiction from fact.
As for heating problems, I have a backup propane heater so even if the central electric died, I won't freeze. Worse-case I go sit in my car and get warm there. People should always have a backup plan.
A heater or car can only run for so long. If you want a real backup plan I would suggest something passive (e.g. proper clothing). If you live in a climate where freezing to death in an emergency is a real concern odds are you already have everything you need to stay warm enough to survive. Just make sure you don't put too much or too little on at a time. If you put too much on you sweat and if you put too little on you get chilled, and once either of those happens it's hard to get comfortable again.
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I think you mean "Take off, hoser!"
Oh, this is just ducky eh...
FTFY. Welcome to Canada. ;)
Oh I can be. But I call a spade for a spade. Your post was a troll.
Pot, meet kettle.
Toastmasters is an organization that helps people become better public speakers. (Linky)
I've never gone to a meeting, but I know a few people that have and they say it's really improved their speaking skills.
My observation as a female is that men prefer "hot dumb blond chicks" (in bars etc) over more regular gals per se, without intellegence being factored in at all. Dumb, smart, pfft, she's hot.
As a warmish rather than hot chick, I think, in general, that the smarter the man the more he values intelligence. Or that's what I keep telling myself, anyway.
Interesting perspective. I agree with you, but I think you're comparing opposite ends of the attraction spectrum.
While my penis may enjoy the "hot dumb blond chick" the rest of me wouldn't be able to stand her and I wouldn't seek out further interaction with her. Physical attraction is a good (and essential!) thing in a relationship, but if that's all you have it's going to be pretty awkward at the end of the night.
I married a very intelligent and very attractive woman. I enjoy her company on many levels and I love getting into arguments about everything in the universe with her because she can hold her own with the best of them. That kind of companionship has always been important to me so I never looked for women in bars because the signal to noise ratio sucked, too many girls that only look pretty. I met my wife on campus at the local university when she was half way through her degree, so I knew I had a keeper. ;)
And obviously slashdot has readers who don't know about TCP/IP.
So that's how the Internet works! I always thought it was a series of tubes.
This right after they announced they were going public. This will definitely boost their stock price.
They never said they were going public, they just changed their share structure in such a way that can be construed as a precursor to an IPO.
What they did say, however, is that using those batteries will save them a lot of money.
But did he email his copy back to Microsoft?
No, but he did send them a drawing of a spider.
more like wherever they can fit the damn thing on the road :)
Why limit yourself? If the car's small enough to fit on the sidewalk they'll drive there too! ;)
I do a lot of cross-border pickups, both for myself and for work, and can tell you that they do start to care if they see you often enough. They do get a good laugh out of what you would have paid for it here in Canada though.
Getting in is easy, just tell them you're driving across to save yourself the ridiculous shipping and brokerage fees. As for getting out, just tell them where you were, show them the invoice, sign the form, pay the bill and off you go. Bonus points if you drive across with an empty tank and fill up on cheap gas while you're down there.
If you're in or near Winnipeg, Connie's Depot in Walhalla, ND charges $5 (USD or CAD) for small packages and $15 per pallet. There's also a gas station half a block south so you can get the aforementioned cheap gas.
Let me introduce you to Planscape: Torment, friend.
Let me introduce you to a game that's fucking impossible to find through legitimate channels. :(
Whenever there's a discussion about deep stories in games and games where your actions have an impact Planescape: Torment always comes up, it's some kind of Godwin's Law for video games.
I have few regrets in life, but one of them is not buying that game when it was still available in stores.
All right, here goes...
o hai
im in ur brain thinkin ur thots
No wonder my cats sleep all day...
Yeah, I don't respond to people who use pseudonyms either. Oh, wait...
Seriously though, if they make a good point, why should it matter where the message comes from?
And how do I use on a plane or where I have no network access?
Out of curiosity, how many home users live on a plane?
After we eliminate that segment, I think it's safe to say there are enough home users with high speed net access out there (*shakes fist at his dial-up*) for something like this to be worthwhile.
For those who can't spell.
And for those of us who make the occasional typo...
Though I'm willing to meet you halfway and say it's not a necessity within the browser.
Sounds like you are on the wrong end of the 24.5 day cycle :)
That's what my wife keeps telling me. :(
...how do I make money off these fools?
Make a completely implausible movie about the end of the world in a little over three years. :p
I mean, the original radio broadcast - it was suggestive enough to cause moderate and short-termed, but state-wide panic during the middle of the actual broadcast. People fleeing their homes, calling for emergency services and so on.
I think there's a huge difference personally.
More than half the War of the Worlds radio show was in the form of a news broadcast during a time people were worried about potential war. The current state of things is a pretty good example of how it's not hard to make scared people more scared, especially when you use a medium that's also used for news. This movie is only in theaters and its message of doom and gloom is not on any news channels in any meaningful form.
If people are seriously considering stockpiling supplies and/or killing themselves before the inevitable destruction of the world as we know it those same people should not be allowed in theaters due to their inability to distinguish fiction from fact.
Such problems, to be the victim of ones own success. :)
But I guess it would suck if your competitor could name their product after your company and actually get away with it on grounds of ubiquity.
Yeah, just ask BF Goodrich about their trademark on the zipper. ;)
Someday, some geek will try to overclock his artificial heart...
"you sir, made my day. ;)"
If a spelling error "made your day", your life must be truly pathetic.
Or he's been having a bad day and this was the highlight.
It's a shame that so many people in the US think that "free speech" means "I can say anything I want".
The problem is that for many of those people "I can say anything I want" and "I can think for myself" are mutually exclusive.
As for heating problems, I have a backup propane heater so even if the central electric died, I won't freeze. Worse-case I go sit in my car and get warm there. People should always have a backup plan.
A heater or car can only run for so long. If you want a real backup plan I would suggest something passive (e.g. proper clothing). If you live in a climate where freezing to death in an emergency is a real concern odds are you already have everything you need to stay warm enough to survive. Just make sure you don't put too much or too little on at a time. If you put too much on you sweat and if you put too little on you get chilled, and once either of those happens it's hard to get comfortable again.
But a "+1 Drunk" mod would so much more useful.
I always assumed it was "+1 Funny".
Landline? I live on the open sea you insensitive clod.
Better get a cordless phone then. :p
Wow. Actually no I haven't tried.
Does that fall under the no liquids / semi-solids thing?
It does unfortunately. Carrying solid deodorant and perfume in your hand luggage gets you extra questions but they will let you through*.
*Personal anecdote involving North American and non-London European airports.