I get the point, but... "lights out at 10pm", really? What about heat, air conditioning, medical equipment, etc that use power and can be vital to living? That particular idea wouldn't go anywhere, but the rest... yeah, that's a scarily accurate picture of where this could go, sadly. Ten years ago I'd never have thought it possible in America.
I thought it was just the 'for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction' going on here. But then again, I'm just on my first cup of coffee and haven't thought about it very much yet.
First of all, I never said anything resembling "the current state of health insurance is adequate". The "sick care" system we have is corrupt from the core, due to the pharmaceutical industry having the FDA and the doctors both wrapped around their little finger. They want to keep people sick and on their medications so they can keep raking in the billions, so they cover up symptoms and do nothing to treat the root cause of chronic issues.
And actually, I've been managing chronic pain for close to four years now. That's still not anybody else's responsibility, why should you have to pay for my injury?
I agree that we need some sort of reform, but more privatised than socialised. I have too many Canadian friends who've told me of how badly the system works up there, and how many people come here and pay out of pocket just to see a doctor in a reasonable amount of time. America does not need to go down that path.
I'm not having children, primarily because I can't afford them, and I do NOT believe it's everybody else's responsibility to foot the bill so I can have them.
Ew... good call. I'm imagining a future where people at regular intervals suddenly seize up and yell "I JUST SAVED 15 PERCENT ON CAR INSURANCE BY SWITCHING TO GEICO!" or "ASK ME ABOUT NATURAL MALE ENHANCEMENT!"
I love radio. I listen to a great radio show in the mornings, and with my busy schedule it's the best way to briefly get the latest news in major headlines, sports, weather, and a few laughs, all in my 15-20 minute drive to work. I also use it for what I believe is one of its main purposes--to find new bands to listen to that I haven't heard before. Poking around the internet can be a crapshoot, but if I hear a song that perks my ears, I'm more likely to seek them out and MUCH more likely to buy an album. I would have paid for far less music without radio. And I don't know where you live, but 93.3 The Planet is an awesome station here where I am in the upstate of South Carolina, USA. Sucks if you don't have something comparably cool to listen to.
Agreed... to me this just seems really basic. Eating well and having a healthy metabolism are very important to maintaining the immune system. Even in the office where I work, the bigger people are the ones who catch every little cold and bug that goes around. Overweight = less healthy = more severely affected by illnesses.
Benching weights increases muscle mass which will actually raise your BMI. You need a cardiovascular workout. To burn energy you need something that increases your breathing and makes you sweat and burn calories quickly. Suggesting benching weights as a way to lose weight is insane.
Fuck BMI, it says that body builders who are in fantastic shape are overweight/obese and unhealthy. Why even pay attention to numbers on a scale? If you are losing fat, you will be able to tell. If you are gaining muscle, you will burn fat even more quickly and you can gain total weight while still making overall great changes in your body. Suggesting one shouldn't put on muscle just to avoid nudging the numbers up is just stupid.
You do understand that the different hunger feeling comes from the fact how much people have got used to eat, right?
Sure, but you can train yourself to eat less. I did it, and effectively shrank my stomach. You eat until just *before* you feel satisfied, and do this each time for about a week or two until you are comfortable with smaller amounts. Sure, it takes willpower and self-control, which aren't things society programs people to have anymore, but it's totally worth it.
They didn't mention it in the study, but I have a suspicion that the volume of the word also helps. Because it seems to hurt much more when it's dark and you are trying not to wake anybody up when you stub your toe and furiously whisper "fuck fuck fuckitty fuck!" to yourself (or maybe only I do that?) However, even if you are all alone (removing the "ooh I said a dirty word in public" adrenaline rush people claim) and you yell it at the top of your lungs, it really does seem to help.:D
Hmm.. I see your point, but having worked in IT, I can testify that there have been many times when we wanted to implement something that would be very much an improvement, and all we got were complaints that it didn't work the way the old system did. One guy even said he was annoyed that we expected him to learn something new (scary, as he works with a particularly transient set of customers). You can definitely have problems with either side, but sometimes the crap you have to put up with from the users when you try to improve something ('WHY WON'T YOU LET ME HELP YOU??") isn't even worth the benefits of switching.
I'm inclined to say Vista is an exception, since it was precluded by something better and hasn't been around long enough for people to get set in their ways with it. However, I do get your point. I'm looking forward to Win7 myself. I skipped the whole Vista debacle, though.
I believe this is the argument that keeps so many people on Windows and IE, too. This article is informative in that it brings up another example I hadn't thought of before, but when it comes down to it, people just resist change.
I guess the bottom line is, if you are coming out with a new product, you don't have to be the best--you just have to first and spread quickly. Then it really doesn't matter much what comes later, you're in the money.
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I get the point, but... "lights out at 10pm", really? What about heat, air conditioning, medical equipment, etc that use power and can be vital to living? That particular idea wouldn't go anywhere, but the rest... yeah, that's a scarily accurate picture of where this could go, sadly. Ten years ago I'd never have thought it possible in America.
Including new-kyoo-lurr.
JESUS CHRIST we're all going to be flung into space! GET IN THE CAR!
I thought it was just the 'for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction' going on here. But then again, I'm just on my first cup of coffee and haven't thought about it very much yet.
And you don't think there's something wrong with that model?
First of all, I never said anything resembling "the current state of health insurance is adequate". The "sick care" system we have is corrupt from the core, due to the pharmaceutical industry having the FDA and the doctors both wrapped around their little finger. They want to keep people sick and on their medications so they can keep raking in the billions, so they cover up symptoms and do nothing to treat the root cause of chronic issues.
And actually, I've been managing chronic pain for close to four years now. That's still not anybody else's responsibility, why should you have to pay for my injury?
I agree that we need some sort of reform, but more privatised than socialised. I have too many Canadian friends who've told me of how badly the system works up there, and how many people come here and pay out of pocket just to see a doctor in a reasonable amount of time. America does not need to go down that path.
I'm not having children, primarily because I can't afford them, and I do NOT believe it's everybody else's responsibility to foot the bill so I can have them.
Government health care is *not* a 'basic necessity'.
Ew... good call. I'm imagining a future where people at regular intervals suddenly seize up and yell "I JUST SAVED 15 PERCENT ON CAR INSURANCE BY SWITCHING TO GEICO!" or "ASK ME ABOUT NATURAL MALE ENHANCEMENT!"
I love radio. I listen to a great radio show in the mornings, and with my busy schedule it's the best way to briefly get the latest news in major headlines, sports, weather, and a few laughs, all in my 15-20 minute drive to work. I also use it for what I believe is one of its main purposes--to find new bands to listen to that I haven't heard before. Poking around the internet can be a crapshoot, but if I hear a song that perks my ears, I'm more likely to seek them out and MUCH more likely to buy an album. I would have paid for far less music without radio. And I don't know where you live, but 93.3 The Planet is an awesome station here where I am in the upstate of South Carolina, USA. Sucks if you don't have something comparably cool to listen to.
A-FREAKIN-MEN to that.
That is a damn fine idea. :D
...someone else who finally gets the point that Twitter is stupid.
Just to play devil's advocate... there actually is something you can do about cancer...
Agreed... to me this just seems really basic. Eating well and having a healthy metabolism are very important to maintaining the immune system. Even in the office where I work, the bigger people are the ones who catch every little cold and bug that goes around. Overweight = less healthy = more severely affected by illnesses.
Benching weights increases muscle mass which will actually raise your BMI. You need a cardiovascular workout. To burn energy you need something that increases your breathing and makes you sweat and burn calories quickly. Suggesting benching weights as a way to lose weight is insane.
Fuck BMI, it says that body builders who are in fantastic shape are overweight/obese and unhealthy. Why even pay attention to numbers on a scale? If you are losing fat, you will be able to tell. If you are gaining muscle, you will burn fat even more quickly and you can gain total weight while still making overall great changes in your body. Suggesting one shouldn't put on muscle just to avoid nudging the numbers up is just stupid.
You do understand that the different hunger feeling comes from the fact how much people have got used to eat, right?
Sure, but you can train yourself to eat less. I did it, and effectively shrank my stomach. You eat until just *before* you feel satisfied, and do this each time for about a week or two until you are comfortable with smaller amounts. Sure, it takes willpower and self-control, which aren't things society programs people to have anymore, but it's totally worth it.
Hmm... is any more needed?
Ssssshhh. Steve Jobs sold his soul to Satan for that one.
They didn't mention it in the study, but I have a suspicion that the volume of the word also helps. Because it seems to hurt much more when it's dark and you are trying not to wake anybody up when you stub your toe and furiously whisper "fuck fuck fuckitty fuck!" to yourself (or maybe only I do that?) However, even if you are all alone (removing the "ooh I said a dirty word in public" adrenaline rush people claim) and you yell it at the top of your lungs, it really does seem to help. :D
Hmm.. I see your point, but having worked in IT, I can testify that there have been many times when we wanted to implement something that would be very much an improvement, and all we got were complaints that it didn't work the way the old system did. One guy even said he was annoyed that we expected him to learn something new (scary, as he works with a particularly transient set of customers). You can definitely have problems with either side, but sometimes the crap you have to put up with from the users when you try to improve something ('WHY WON'T YOU LET ME HELP YOU??") isn't even worth the benefits of switching.
I'm inclined to say Vista is an exception, since it was precluded by something better and hasn't been around long enough for people to get set in their ways with it. However, I do get your point. I'm looking forward to Win7 myself. I skipped the whole Vista debacle, though.
I believe this is the argument that keeps so many people on Windows and IE, too. This article is informative in that it brings up another example I hadn't thought of before, but when it comes down to it, people just resist change.
I guess the bottom line is, if you are coming out with a new product, you don't have to be the best--you just have to first and spread quickly. Then it really doesn't matter much what comes later, you're in the money.
If I could mod you more than 5, I'd do it.
I don't hate anybody, but I sure do hate that double standards like this exist.
"Hate crime" is a blanket term for laws that regulate speech with the intent of suppressing racism.
And therein lies a bigger problem... ask any anger management therapist: suppressing =/= resolving.