Exactly. That's why we have a welfare system, to help people who are down on their luck. Maybe they didn't plan that first kid... that's what welfare's for, to help them get back on track. But giving them extra money because they kept screwing around when they already couldn't afford it, and now they've got 4 kids? THAT'S JUST STUPID. Birth Control aids are available for FREE if you go to a Health Department office. And yes, I know they fail once in a while, but they'll definitely be better than nothing.
I don't care if welfare only takes a single penny out of my *entire check*... if it's a penny that's being spent on someone who's not *trying* to make it on their own, I don't want to spend it. Just because there are dumber ways to spend tax money doesn't mean that this way isn't dumb.
I would argue however that their decisions most likely *put* them in this situation.
1. Woman shouldn't be making babies with a Man who isn't committed to taking care of aforementioned babies. Here in the South we jokingly call that "Getting the milk without buying the cow".
2. You mentioned "many of them going to school part-time"... seems like they might have done that before making a baby with just a little planning? I mean, getting pregnant isn't like winning a lottery or something...
3. Your statistic: only 10% have more than 4 kids. Yeah, well... 4 kids? That's already a handful. When you're living below the poverty line, why did you have more than 1 kid to start with?
I'm sure this sounds like flamebait, but I speak as someone who has a single mother of 4 in my extended family. And even though I love those kids to death, the fact remains that if their mother had an ounce of sense, she wouldn't be in the predicament she's in. She won't be getting off welfare in "1-2" years... I'm sure of that. She was on welfare when she had the first one, and kept on having kids.
There are most likely some women out there who are genuinely down on their luck. And I'm happy there's a welfare system to take care of them. My problem is there are those out there consider poor judgment equivalent to bad luck. And I'm tired of watching so much of my paycheck go to the government to help pay for someone else's lack of sense.
Yeah really. I visited some friends' myspace pages and geez... it's like a competition with a prize given to the worst butt-rape of CSS. Fortunately Firefox's flashblock keeps me from having to deal with their poor taste in music:D
Right on. I'd stress that you focus on the scoring system too... when I took it, you got a point for a correct answer but only lost a fraction of a point for getting a multiple-choice answer wrong... so if you could eliminate a couple of the possible answers from a question you didn't know, a coin flip was statistically worth more than leaving it blank. I don't know how (or if) the system has changed in the last few years (I took it 6-7 years ago) so this may no longer be the case.
I remember on the math portion, there were lots of geometry problems and algebra as mentioned above... they loved to throw trick questions at you too. Verbal scores were mostly vocabulary based or reading for comprehension (read a page of text, answer about 8 questions about it). Now that they've added the essays, those will likely focus on the structure of your idea, do your points support your thesis, grammar and spelling (you should probably consider taking those pesky 'u's out of color and honor:D ) and stuff like that. Don't try to be Shakespeare, just lay it out simply, concisely, and with enough evidence to properly support the position you take.
Ah, crap, didn't realize you were referring to the "despicable" part. Personally, I'll give the editors that much editorial freedom based on the contents of my post though... Anytime a man that age wants a 16-year-old boy to do that, hmm... that's pretty darned close to despicable.
Ya know, I've never been a fan of rap. I don't like it at all... but danged if that didn't make better sense than most anything I've ever heard. Good lyric.
The reason he does it online in games is because there are no consequences if he gets caught (by the way, you owe me a new keyboard for the "kicking satellite dishes" line:D). If he kicks my satellite dish over, I'm going to call the law and have his sorry butt dragged off... or just beat the hell out of him myself.
But online, what can I do? I can report him, but the problem's so widespread that it's too late to really police it well. What's Microsoft gonna do? Deactivate the Xboxes of the multiple thousands of cheaters out there? Let's see... (1000 cheaters) x (XBL Monthly fee)... Yeah, they won't touch them until they have hard evidence that banning cheaters will make their sales go up.
That's why he does it online, because there are no serious punishments for his sociopathic behavior. His organ's just a little too small to do something in the real world as you suggest, so he goes somewhere that people can't really fight back and gets his micro-balls to tingle by cheating.
when 300 lines of code completely "pwn" any human player you cant help but think of pointlessness of a game
Did you ever stop to think that the point of a game is to have fun? I KNOW I can be beaten by an aimbot. The computer can aim much faster than I ever could. I don't need some punk h4x0r to prove it to me. I'm here to have a good time and play the game. I enjoy a little friendly competition and I'm not here to "learn" anything for the real world. All you've done is make the game a little less fun for the people around you. You might look into buying some Enzyte, I've seen lots of commercials that claim they might be able to help you.
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Exactly. That's why we have a welfare system, to help people who are down on their luck. Maybe they didn't plan that first kid... that's what welfare's for, to help them get back on track. But giving them extra money because they kept screwing around when they already couldn't afford it, and now they've got 4 kids? THAT'S JUST STUPID. Birth Control aids are available for FREE if you go to a Health Department office. And yes, I know they fail once in a while, but they'll definitely be better than nothing.
I don't care if welfare only takes a single penny out of my *entire check*... if it's a penny that's being spent on someone who's not *trying* to make it on their own, I don't want to spend it. Just because there are dumber ways to spend tax money doesn't mean that this way isn't dumb.
Guard: Well? ...You came in here with a she!
Kirk: He's gonna be ok.
Guard:
Kirk: One little mistake...
I would argue however that their decisions most likely *put* them in this situation.
1. Woman shouldn't be making babies with a Man who isn't committed to taking care of aforementioned babies. Here in the South we jokingly call that "Getting the milk without buying the cow".
2. You mentioned "many of them going to school part-time"... seems like they might have done that before making a baby with just a little planning? I mean, getting pregnant isn't like winning a lottery or something...
3. Your statistic: only 10% have more than 4 kids. Yeah, well... 4 kids? That's already a handful. When you're living below the poverty line, why did you have more than 1 kid to start with?
I'm sure this sounds like flamebait, but I speak as someone who has a single mother of 4 in my extended family. And even though I love those kids to death, the fact remains that if their mother had an ounce of sense, she wouldn't be in the predicament she's in. She won't be getting off welfare in "1-2" years... I'm sure of that. She was on welfare when she had the first one, and kept on having kids.
There are most likely some women out there who are genuinely down on their luck. And I'm happy there's a welfare system to take care of them. My problem is there are those out there consider poor judgment equivalent to bad luck. And I'm tired of watching so much of my paycheck go to the government to help pay for someone else's lack of sense.
Yeah really. I visited some friends' myspace pages and geez... it's like a competition with a prize given to the worst butt-rape of CSS. Fortunately Firefox's flashblock keeps me from having to deal with their poor taste in music :D
Right on. I'd stress that you focus on the scoring system too... when I took it, you got a point for a correct answer but only lost a fraction of a point for getting a multiple-choice answer wrong... so if you could eliminate a couple of the possible answers from a question you didn't know, a coin flip was statistically worth more than leaving it blank. I don't know how (or if) the system has changed in the last few years (I took it 6-7 years ago) so this may no longer be the case.
:D ) and stuff like that. Don't try to be Shakespeare, just lay it out simply, concisely, and with enough evidence to properly support the position you take.
I remember on the math portion, there were lots of geometry problems and algebra as mentioned above... they loved to throw trick questions at you too. Verbal scores were mostly vocabulary based or reading for comprehension (read a page of text, answer about 8 questions about it). Now that they've added the essays, those will likely focus on the structure of your idea, do your points support your thesis, grammar and spelling (you should probably consider taking those pesky 'u's out of color and honor
Ah, crap, didn't realize you were referring to the "despicable" part. Personally, I'll give the editors that much editorial freedom based on the contents of my post though... Anytime a man that age wants a 16-year-old boy to do that, hmm... that's pretty darned close to despicable.
Ask, and you shall receive :D
Here's some speculation you might want to check out.
Ya know, I've never been a fan of rap. I don't like it at all... but danged if that didn't make better sense than most anything I've ever heard. Good lyric.
The reason he does it online in games is because there are no consequences if he gets caught (by the way, you owe me a new keyboard for the "kicking satellite dishes" line :D). If he kicks my satellite dish over, I'm going to call the law and have his sorry butt dragged off... or just beat the hell out of him myself.
But online, what can I do? I can report him, but the problem's so widespread that it's too late to really police it well. What's Microsoft gonna do? Deactivate the Xboxes of the multiple thousands of cheaters out there? Let's see... (1000 cheaters) x (XBL Monthly fee)... Yeah, they won't touch them until they have hard evidence that banning cheaters will make their sales go up.
That's why he does it online, because there are no serious punishments for his sociopathic behavior. His organ's just a little too small to do something in the real world as you suggest, so he goes somewhere that people can't really fight back and gets his micro-balls to tingle by cheating.
I know I'm not supposed to feed the trolls, but how would a fucking school teach me to speak English better?
Slashdot... news for turds, stuff that splatters.
You mean...
Narf!
I love old games. Never got into Populous much, but I'm always happy to hear about people reviving classic titles. The more the merrier!
I do believe in taking the parts of the body necessary for reproduction away from anyone who's proven that they can't take responsibility for them.
Will you run for president? I'll vote for that!
I vote that you give it to my wife (because that's what I do with all my $$$ anyway)
...I win! :-D
W-i-n-d-o-w-s.
Hell no, you did NOT just kick my fish!
Offtopic, but the funniest thing I've read all day.
Priceless! Where's a mod point when I need one...
Um, there were no NHL playoffs in 2005. The '04-'05 season was cancelled because of the lockout.
heh heh... you will bwing us a sacwifice! And pwace it hewe, but wower, to cweate a two-wevew effect...
Judging by the price of consoles, they'll demand a little more than a shrubbery...
The Knights who say Wii demand... a sacrifice!
Judging from the tone of your post, I couldn't tell: you may have never heard of the cow-orker. It's a good read, if you've never seen it.