"Basically they're justifying acting completely anti-social and not having to be decent to other people."
Kinda sometimes definitely... although it may also be the other way around. I think people are desperate to reach out to other people in SOME way, anyway possible.
...not the cause of the symptom. I hear jokes that sound ridiculous when heard from third person all the time that I might laugh at if told to me. But stupid jokes don't cause immaturity, nor vice versa necessarily. It does all depend on the taste and context though, as some third grad jokes are as good as ever if done in the right context and aren't done in a derisive or tasteless sense.
But the real cause of bad jokes is that people are as desperate as ever to be well liked. I blame that on the growing culture of sexual presumptiveness in our society. You can't just go up to a stranger and start conversing with them usually without her/him thinking your up to something, no matter how natural you are (unless you have a reason to be talking). People in general are paranoid, presumptive, and take themselves too seriously. They have nightmare stories in the back of their minds from 'Unsolved Mysteries' that tell them never to talk to strangers because they will rape and kill you!
At least, that's the way people are in my town. I dunno about yours.
Well I;ve only been self employed a little while, but even though sony's income is almost twice as much, they have far less room for profit being in the hardware business, making any failure more critical. This won't (and can't) sink sony, though, they are too huge.
"Because they spend too much of their disposable income rather than saving what they can and taking advantage of opportunities to purchase assets instead of taking on more debt to finance depreciating liabilities like that Disney vacation or that new flat panel television."
No... they don't HAVE disposable income. They don't even earn what is called a "living wage". People are suffering a lot more than you think.
I've never read any studies on porn or anything, but I have at least observed it's effects on my own life... and I noticed that these umm... "cycles" that I have (where I don't watch for a few days, then do watch) actually DOES effect the way I behave in society. I believe watching and er 'gratifying' does change the chemical balance in the brain. I have no idea what these chemicals are but it does seem to affect the thought process. Of course we all feel relaxed and at ease afterwards, but how do you feel the next day, and how does it affect your own subconscious and how you act around the opposite sex? I'm sure the effects are different with different people, but I have noticed a distinct lack of self confidence and increase in timidity the day after gratification.
What worries me worse is that our bodies are always releasing pheromones, and these may 'change' when we are sexually active- and while my findings in my own life are anything but conclusive, I suggest you yourselves begin to observe your thought process and behavior after watching- I think you may be suprised what you find.
I'm not an expert on the DSM4, but I'm pretty sure there has to be a physical or psychological dependence on the substance. I don't think 'habit forming' (which it definitely is) counts. I think it's just a matter of willpower.
That's actually even more scary. Think about how easy it would be to have one flying 24/7 over every city. Think about it, every porch will be photographed, and if you leave your window open they won't hesitate to shoot pictures of you in front of your monitor. So you will forgive me if the enthusiasm in your post frightens me.
NASA announced that lodgers would ride to the moon on unicorns wearing specially modified space suits. They would be propelled using miniature dilithium reactors that are cooled by good vibes and pixie dust. Once lodgers arrive they will be greeted by Freddie Prinze Jr in the lobby who will dance the jitterbug whilst parking the unicorn in the specially designed space igloos made from carbon nanotubes so strong that even the harshest of meteor showers would not chip these specially designed unicorn stables. They hope to have the project complete by 2890.
Ok I agree with that I guess, but this is really more coincidental... going along with Bellsouth would hurt their profits, and make no mistake, that is what their bottom line really is.
Yeah but whent a movie spells something out and trats me like a moron, that's even worse. Writers cannot worry about whether you are quick enough to get it, their job is to make good stories, which is hard enough to do without appealing to the slow and unobservant, the masses.
That's an understandable opinion but you're incorrect and the numbers in the article and summary kind of prove it. When you have smaller websites like mine having real visitors really do matter much more than being a brand which people recognize, because what's the point if no one visits? You may not appreciate the value of a visitor but trust me, if you were a website owner I think you would agree that targeted visitors (the ones Adwords can bring) are the lifeblood of your business, just like any merchant will tell you.
But still beware of fake reviews. And if you find a smaller site without any mainstream reviews, that's probably okay. I run a couple niche sites and do okay moneywise, and when people call asking where my store reviews are I tell them we don't have any because of our market. One guy I told this to was overparanoid and talked down to me. But there are thousands of honest merchants with good products so don't let stories like these get you down, just used trusted sites for electronics.
Oh one other thing, as far as chargebacks go, it's very easy to get one and the merchant is actually at total mercy of the honesty of the customer.
I've run a few online sites, and although I haven't experienced anything like that I can tell you that the quality of your customers (as well as morals of competitors) depend ENTIRELY on your market. For example my gift site has never had a fraudulent order placed even though we sell high end decor, and most of the customers are reasonable and nice. My stock footage website has even more understanding and smart clients. But I did a "budget" web design thing a year or so back and I'll tell you that whenever you go for the cheapest customer or client you WILL run into trouble with people who are overdemanding and sometimes simply crazy.
As far as competitors plots go, stay far away from pron and other "discount" markets, and/or price wars. Because unless you are at the top of the chain and can afford other people to do the work for you it ain't worth it. Go for big spenders and be an honest merchant.
Attaching a label to yourself is a great way to start a self fulfilling prophecy, unless you are simply self analyzing. The old "I'm an introvert so I don't get friends" philosophy is widespread and teribly limiting. You CAN be both, and I try to stretch both sides of me.
I try to beleive I'm a little more diverse than one word, the same way I don't describe myself as a Jew, or white, or red head, or whatever. If you are in a situation where you have to describe yourself as one word, you may be around the wrong people.
I think if you are a video professional (like me) and you've seen how obsenely slow rendering h.264 can be (which is an amazing codec) and you spend half your time waiting for rendering, than I think the answer is a profound YES it is worth it (if it works).
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"Basically they're justifying acting completely anti-social and not having to be decent to other people."
Kinda sometimes definitely... although it may also be the other way around. I think people are desperate to reach out to other people in SOME way, anyway possible.
But the real cause of bad jokes is that people are as desperate as ever to be well liked. I blame that on the growing culture of sexual presumptiveness in our society. You can't just go up to a stranger and start conversing with them usually without her/him thinking your up to something, no matter how natural you are (unless you have a reason to be talking). People in general are paranoid, presumptive, and take themselves too seriously. They have nightmare stories in the back of their minds from 'Unsolved Mysteries' that tell them never to talk to strangers because they will rape and kill you!
At least, that's the way people are in my town. I dunno about yours.
Well I;ve only been self employed a little while, but even though sony's income is almost twice as much, they have far less room for profit being in the hardware business, making any failure more critical. This won't (and can't) sink sony, though, they are too huge.
"Because they spend too much of their disposable income rather than saving what they can and taking advantage of opportunities to purchase assets instead of taking on more debt to finance depreciating liabilities like that Disney vacation or that new flat panel television."
No... they don't HAVE disposable income. They don't even earn what is called a "living wage". People are suffering a lot more than you think.
1 in 5 sounds about like the number of kids who would lie in a survey about being solicited sex online.
I've never read any studies on porn or anything, but I have at least observed it's effects on my own life... and I noticed that these umm... "cycles" that I have (where I don't watch for a few days, then do watch) actually DOES effect the way I behave in society. I believe watching and er 'gratifying' does change the chemical balance in the brain. I have no idea what these chemicals are but it does seem to affect the thought process. Of course we all feel relaxed and at ease afterwards, but how do you feel the next day, and how does it affect your own subconscious and how you act around the opposite sex? I'm sure the effects are different with different people, but I have noticed a distinct lack of self confidence and increase in timidity the day after gratification. What worries me worse is that our bodies are always releasing pheromones, and these may 'change' when we are sexually active- and while my findings in my own life are anything but conclusive, I suggest you yourselves begin to observe your thought process and behavior after watching- I think you may be suprised what you find.
I'm not an expert on the DSM4, but I'm pretty sure there has to be a physical or psychological dependence on the substance. I don't think 'habit forming' (which it definitely is) counts. I think it's just a matter of willpower.
That's actually even more scary. Think about how easy it would be to have one flying 24/7 over every city. Think about it, every porch will be photographed, and if you leave your window open they won't hesitate to shoot pictures of you in front of your monitor. So you will forgive me if the enthusiasm in your post frightens me.
NASA announced that lodgers would ride to the moon on unicorns wearing specially modified space suits. They would be propelled using miniature dilithium reactors that are cooled by good vibes and pixie dust. Once lodgers arrive they will be greeted by Freddie Prinze Jr in the lobby who will dance the jitterbug whilst parking the unicorn in the specially designed space igloos made from carbon nanotubes so strong that even the harshest of meteor showers would not chip these specially designed unicorn stables. They hope to have the project complete by 2890.
Never clicked an Adwords ad? Sometimes those really are better results than the natural rankings.
Amen to that god i hate fox
For Gods sake, find SOMETHING constructive to do. /., kettle, this pot just called you black.
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Ok I agree with that I guess, but this is really more coincidental... going along with Bellsouth would hurt their profits, and make no mistake, that is what their bottom line really is.
Ahem, your ideas are intriguing and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
That article only proves they're much more like humans than most think. What species is more violent than man? None.
Yeah but whent a movie spells something out and trats me like a moron, that's even worse. Writers cannot worry about whether you are quick enough to get it, their job is to make good stories, which is hard enough to do without appealing to the slow and unobservant, the masses.
"New research says no, they can't." FG
That's a great idea!! Oh wait, I remember now, I'm not five years old.
Cruel idea reserved for crazy women and competitors.
Good thing I didn't take your advice two years ago or I'd still be in my parent's basement.
That's an understandable opinion but you're incorrect and the numbers in the article and summary kind of prove it. When you have smaller websites like mine having real visitors really do matter much more than being a brand which people recognize, because what's the point if no one visits? You may not appreciate the value of a visitor but trust me, if you were a website owner I think you would agree that targeted visitors (the ones Adwords can bring) are the lifeblood of your business, just like any merchant will tell you.
But still beware of fake reviews. And if you find a smaller site without any mainstream reviews, that's probably okay. I run a couple niche sites and do okay moneywise, and when people call asking where my store reviews are I tell them we don't have any because of our market. One guy I told this to was overparanoid and talked down to me. But there are thousands of honest merchants with good products so don't let stories like these get you down, just used trusted sites for electronics.
Oh one other thing, as far as chargebacks go, it's very easy to get one and the merchant is actually at total mercy of the honesty of the customer.
I've run a few online sites, and although I haven't experienced anything like that I can tell you that the quality of your customers (as well as morals of competitors) depend ENTIRELY on your market. For example my gift site has never had a fraudulent order placed even though we sell high end decor, and most of the customers are reasonable and nice. My stock footage website has even more understanding and smart clients. But I did a "budget" web design thing a year or so back and I'll tell you that whenever you go for the cheapest customer or client you WILL run into trouble with people who are overdemanding and sometimes simply crazy.
As far as competitors plots go, stay far away from pron and other "discount" markets, and/or price wars. Because unless you are at the top of the chain and can afford other people to do the work for you it ain't worth it. Go for big spenders and be an honest merchant.
Attaching a label to yourself is a great way to start a self fulfilling prophecy, unless you are simply self analyzing. The old "I'm an introvert so I don't get friends" philosophy is widespread and teribly limiting. You CAN be both, and I try to stretch both sides of me.
I try to beleive I'm a little more diverse than one word, the same way I don't describe myself as a Jew, or white, or red head, or whatever. If you are in a situation where you have to describe yourself as one word, you may be around the wrong people.
That's a +5 interesting for sure, one thing I was wondering though is who employs more people?
I think if you are a video professional (like me) and you've seen how obsenely slow rendering h.264 can be (which is an amazing codec) and you spend half your time waiting for rendering, than I think the answer is a profound YES it is worth it (if it works).