I've said that if they used your height and weight on your driver license for anything serious, there would be a measuring stick and scale next to the counter at the driver license office.
Actually, I remember when I saw "Metallica Through the Never" in one of those stadium seating theaters with a giant screen and 3d glasses, there was laughter from the audience at the end when the music finally stopped at the end. It was actually really awesome how realistic the whole experience felt, while at the same time, the people were just quietly sitting in their seats.
When I was in high school, my mother bought one of those home-study SAT prep courses that comes on a CD-ROM. I can't imagine it cost more than maybe 60 USD, and I scored very well.
I did read his "Communist Manifesto". I thought it was interesting that he did specifically dismiss the idea that this economic ideas, if implemented, would lead to laziness. IIRC, I think that he said that people do have a drive to work and to create.
But I think he missed something important. I agree with Marx that laziness is not the problem, but I think he missed another important problem with his economics. The problem is that to implement Communism, you must demand that all individuals submit to a central authority and subsume themselves into a system. Some critics go so far as to say that such a system is inherently violent and repressive because it cannot tolerate individuals deviating from their assigned role in the system. Either way, the problem, as I see it, is that people are individuals and they don't just want to work and create, but they want to work and create in a way that expresses their individuality. To be forced to assimilate into a system in which they have no individuality is completely out of line with man's nature.
Almost forgot to mention - The author says that milk and cheese is even worse for you than meat! He says that if you were a non-smoking vegan, adding meat to your diet would be about as bad for you as adding cigarettes.
According to what I've read, it's even stranger than that. In spite of there being an overabundance of single young men, there is an overabundance of unmarried women supposedly because men consider them marriageable once they reach age 30 or so.
It's got to be one heck of a job to teach 72 virgins how to please a man. Do you suppose some of those would-be martyrs are planning to have them exhibit lesbian fantasies for their entertainment purposes?
I do know some folks who, according to them, "don't read books." They do speak of it as if it's some kind of chore. I don't understand why, but honestly... I don't think I want to understand why.
It doesn't take much imagination to figure out why. For the first two decades of life in this country, reading *is* a chore. Remember, "It's a miracle that curiosity survives formal education."
If you think I'm bragging about being stupid, I think you misunderstood. I do read at least a short stack of books every year. I am skeptical that an "average" person would read 12. I would think that less than one person out of 100 reads 12.
> 15 years ago the vast majority of desktops ran Microsoft's operating systems. Microsoft Office was dominant and virtually everyone felt obliged to exchange editable documents in its formats.
I still get solicitations from recruiters who write in ALL CAPS that they want to see my resume in WORD format.
That reminds me of the time I think I must have been 12 years old browsing Usenet looking for posts about how to do the "Fatality" moves in the latest "Mortal Kombat" game and I came upon some troll posting his necrophilia fantasy. I told my Dad about it and he seemed more amused than shocked that I should have found such a thing.
And my TV won't be injecting any ads - or spying on me - while I'm doing it...
The bandwidth may not be good for injecting ads, but an embedded el-cheapo 2G transmitter is certainly practical for spying on those of us who don't give their Wi-Fi passwords! (not saying they do that in this particular model, but I once purchased a medical device only to find out it had one of these that sent data back to the manufacturer by default. You could put it in "airplane mode", but it would harass you at every juncture to disable airplane mode)
I know it shouldn't be that way, but you need to call the provider and discuss rates ahead of time. Many providers are very reasonable with cash-pay patients.
There are also good deals to be had on lab testing. The biggest providers like LabCorp and Qwest are criminal in their price-gouging. However, many doctors have pre-negotiated rates you can take advantage of if you lack insurance.
One more pro-tip here: If you need imaging or other hands-on lab work, providers who are not affiliated with a hospital tend to charge far lower rates than their hospital-affiliated counterparts, and in my experience, they have better service, to boot!
If your doctor recommends a CAT scan, be sure to shop around!
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I've said that if they used your height and weight on your driver license for anything serious, there would be a measuring stick and scale next to the counter at the driver license office.
Actually, I remember when I saw "Metallica Through the Never" in one of those stadium seating theaters with a giant screen and 3d glasses, there was laughter from the audience at the end when the music finally stopped at the end. It was actually really awesome how realistic the whole experience felt, while at the same time, the people were just quietly sitting in their seats.
When I was in high school, my mother bought one of those home-study SAT prep courses that comes on a CD-ROM. I can't imagine it cost more than maybe 60 USD, and I scored very well.
But I think he missed something important. I agree with Marx that laziness is not the problem, but I think he missed another important problem with his economics. The problem is that to implement Communism, you must demand that all individuals submit to a central authority and subsume themselves into a system. Some critics go so far as to say that such a system is inherently violent and repressive because it cannot tolerate individuals deviating from their assigned role in the system. Either way, the problem, as I see it, is that people are individuals and they don't just want to work and create, but they want to work and create in a way that expresses their individuality. To be forced to assimilate into a system in which they have no individuality is completely out of line with man's nature.
As has been previously pointed out, the proponents of these ideologies think that their ideas are so good, they must be mandatory!
Almost forgot to mention - The author says that milk and cheese is even worse for you than meat! He says that if you were a non-smoking vegan, adding meat to your diet would be about as bad for you as adding cigarettes.
The dietary advice inside is based on the works of Doctor Dean Ornish, so for those of you not familiar, here is the dietary advice:
- No alcohol or tobacco
- No meat or seafood
- No added sugar
- No added salt
- No heated oils
- No white rice or white bread
- No exceptions, ever, under any circumstances.
In addition to the above, the author recommends at least 10 hours of sleep every night.
Just letting you know :-)
According to what I've read, it's even stranger than that. In spite of there being an overabundance of single young men, there is an overabundance of unmarried women supposedly because men consider them marriageable once they reach age 30 or so.
It's got to be one heck of a job to teach 72 virgins how to please a man. Do you suppose some of those would-be martyrs are planning to have them exhibit lesbian fantasies for their entertainment purposes?
It doesn't take much imagination to figure out why. For the first two decades of life in this country, reading *is* a chore. Remember, "It's a miracle that curiosity survives formal education."
“I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.” -Woody Allen
If you think I'm bragging about being stupid, I think you misunderstood. I do read at least a short stack of books every year. I am skeptical that an "average" person would read 12. I would think that less than one person out of 100 reads 12.
I'd like to know what they were smoking when they said the average reader reads 12 books a year. How many people read even one?
Don't forget Asbestos-Free! https://xkcd.com/641/
So I can sit in Mark Zuckerbergs "world's largest" open plan office every day. What's not to love?
Have a nice day.
I still get solicitations from recruiters who write in ALL CAPS that they want to see my resume in WORD format.
And for those of you who haven't read it yet, it's definitely worth several hours of your time.
Can you say that again? I can't understand a thing you're talking a boot.
That reminds me of the time I think I must have been 12 years old browsing Usenet looking for posts about how to do the "Fatality" moves in the latest "Mortal Kombat" game and I came upon some troll posting his necrophilia fantasy. I told my Dad about it and he seemed more amused than shocked that I should have found such a thing.
To those of you who aren't familiar with what he's talking about, try Googling "pony porn"
The bandwidth may not be good for injecting ads, but an embedded el-cheapo 2G transmitter is certainly practical for spying on those of us who don't give their Wi-Fi passwords! (not saying they do that in this particular model, but I once purchased a medical device only to find out it had one of these that sent data back to the manufacturer by default. You could put it in "airplane mode", but it would harass you at every juncture to disable airplane mode)
And will you please stop leaving your cell phone unattended on your desk with the ringer set to "vibrate"!
On top of all the taxes we pay to have these lines constructed, don't forget that we have to pay a fare of eight US dollars per day to ride the train.
There are also good deals to be had on lab testing. The biggest providers like LabCorp and Qwest are criminal in their price-gouging. However, many doctors have pre-negotiated rates you can take advantage of if you lack insurance.
One more pro-tip here: If you need imaging or other hands-on lab work, providers who are not affiliated with a hospital tend to charge far lower rates than their hospital-affiliated counterparts, and in my experience, they have better service, to boot!
If your doctor recommends a CAT scan, be sure to shop around!