I'm 6' 3" 240lbs. According to BMI calculators I'm Obese. Its completley ignores the fact that I cycle about 100 miles a week (40 on a slow week, 200+ on a really good week) and have been doing so the last three years.
I had a (slightly) more accurate skinfold analysis done once and my BMI from that was 19. I had a test done with the electrodes that you hold and they came up with 22. So which metric are we going to use?
I'm all for getting people to be healthier but if we're going to measure these things we need to find a way that makes sense for the entire population.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head.
I overheard a conversation at a mall one day a few years ago. A girl was telling her friend "I wouldn't talk to him in real life, but i message him on MySpace. I don't descriminate on MySpace."
Right. That right there is pretty much all you need to know about the typical social networking site user.
I really don't get that at all. What do these people think will happen if these kids run across some porn?
I know this one guy I work with has two kids about 13 or 14 and he doesn't have internet access at home for just this very reason. He feels that the safest situation but completey ignores the fact that his kids have friends in the nieghbourhood and some if not all of them have internet access.
It seems to me if you rasie your kids right they should be able to handle just about anything they comeacross without completey falling apart. It worked OK for me.
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at least to my taste (to me Sigourney Weaver's hotter in Alien Resurrection than the original).
I'm with you on that one, but only because I like a woman that can dunk....and probably kick my ass.
This is/. where any woman over 25 is considered a MILF. If she's lucky.
So we've adopted the porn industries' aging standards? That's really sad. As far as I'm concerned a woman doesn't really start to get interesting until she's hit about 35.
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That bothers me too. I support a la carte cable. I had my cable cancelled a few months back becasue I was paying $80 to get 60+ channels (&HD) and really only watched about 8 channels.
But with a la carte cable might feel they have to go the way of network TV and try to appeal to the Lowest Common Denominator instead of their niche audience. Which would destroy the entire reason cable is worth having in the first place...
I have a base weight (backpack, clothes, shelter, sleeping bag, first-aid kit, water filter, and misc gear) minus consumables (fuel for my stove, water, and food) under 8lbs, including my "Geek Gear". I've used this loadout for up to a month at a time, with limited resupply. What? Your base pack is under 8 lbs. What kind of gear are you using? Are you one of those ultralight guys you cut the handles off their toothbrush and drill holes in their spoon handle?
I second the Pacsafe. You might even want to leav it on the bag while wearing it in certain places.
A friend of mine was in India, walking with two other friends in broad daylight when she had two people walk up behind her. One grabbed her pack. The other slipped a long knife between her back and the pack and cut all the straps. They were gone before she knew what happened.
Luckily she had her money and documents in a money belt under her shirt.
I second that, while it would be cool to have internet access in Flight, I'd rather not have to hear the ditz next to me prattling on till her battery runs dry.
Yeah, what no one bothers to go into is that the Americans tried pencils, but realized that broken pencil points would float away and get into everything, possibly harming delicate electronics...
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...how is this going to make my porn better?
I'm 6' 3" 240lbs. According to BMI calculators I'm Obese. Its completley ignores the fact that I cycle about 100 miles a week (40 on a slow week, 200+ on a really good week) and have been doing so the last three years.
I had a (slightly) more accurate skinfold analysis done once and my BMI from that was 19. I had a test done with the electrodes that you hold and they came up with 22. So which metric are we going to use?
I'm all for getting people to be healthier but if we're going to measure these things we need to find a way that makes sense for the entire population.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head. I overheard a conversation at a mall one day a few years ago. A girl was telling her friend "I wouldn't talk to him in real life, but i message him on MySpace. I don't descriminate on MySpace." Right. That right there is pretty much all you need to know about the typical social networking site user.
You're right. Austrailians would never do anything like that
They could just shoot you as you're rushing to catch your morning train...
I don't know about any government based on the writings of Ayn Rand, but I've seen enough Seaquest DSV episodes to know this could be really kickass.
Maybe the sheer horror of the experience would get some people to finally pull the WoW needle from their arms and I'd get some friends back.
So what? Network administration has only gotten more complicated since the beginning of the profession. Is this really news?
why does everyone leave out Angel? Some of his best work...
In California you're pretty much SOL under 200K and you're looking at 300k if you want to live in any reasonably sized city.
I really don't get that at all. What do these people think will happen if these kids run across some porn? I know this one guy I work with has two kids about 13 or 14 and he doesn't have internet access at home for just this very reason. He feels that the safest situation but completey ignores the fact that his kids have friends in the nieghbourhood and some if not all of them have internet access. It seems to me if you rasie your kids right they should be able to handle just about anything they comeacross without completey falling apart. It worked OK for me.
I'm with you on that one, but only because I like a woman that can dunk. ...and probably kick my ass.
So we've adopted the porn industries' aging standards? That's really sad. As far as I'm concerned a woman doesn't really start to get interesting until she's hit about 35.
she only going to be 40. She's not that old.
Do these guys like to look like idiots.
She didn't fall for it.
Nah, I think a radio collar a stripe of flourescent paint is the way to go...Atleast thats what my employer uses.
That bothers me too. I support a la carte cable. I had my cable cancelled a few months back becasue I was paying $80 to get 60+ channels (&HD) and really only watched about 8 channels.
But with a la carte cable might feel they have to go the way of network TV and try to appeal to the Lowest Common Denominator instead of their niche audience. Which would destroy the entire reason cable is worth having in the first place...
Plus the whole decency thing is just stupid.
I second the Pacsafe. You might even want to leav it on the bag while wearing it in certain places.
A friend of mine was in India, walking with two other friends in broad daylight when she had two people walk up behind her. One grabbed her pack. The other slipped a long knife between her back and the pack and cut all the straps. They were gone before she knew what happened.
Luckily she had her money and documents in a money belt under her shirt.
Unless I'm mistaken the Daily Show runs for about 20 minutes without the commercials...
I second that, while it would be cool to have internet access in Flight, I'd rather not have to hear the ditz next to me prattling on till her battery runs dry.
they use the theme song from Pirates of the Caribbean as the soundtrack to their promotional vid...
Yeah, what no one bothers to go into is that the Americans tried pencils, but realized that broken pencil points would float away and get into everything, possibly harming delicate electronics...
Yeah, you're totally smart.