I've had a problem in the past with the Red Cross because they do not segregate donations to specific causes (or, at least, they haven't in the past). That means that if you make a donation to the Red Cross for the Japanese disaster, that doesn't mean that your money necessarily even goes to Japanese relief. And if there is any left over after their (often very limited) efforts, it goes back into their coffers--irrespective of how it was supposed to be earmarked.
My grandfather always used to tell me that he would die before he ever gave to the Red Cross. When he was in Korea, the Red Cross used to show up and sell soldiers coffee and donuts (at a profit, no less). No money meant no coffee and donuts for you, G.I.
I'm not disparaging their work (I don't know enough to comment on that). I'm just saying that they need to be much more upfront with people about where their money is actually going.
April 1st is definitely an awful day on/. each year. It's a reverse Christmas of sorts. It's like watching the worst comedian in the world cracking horrifically lame jokes for 24-hours straight.
Bill Gates Announces That He's a Butthole [snicker]
They wouldn't dare try that because Google has REAL lawyers and the money to defend themselves (and losing to them might ultimately set legal precedent). They only pick on the little guys who they know are easy pickings.
In many of these cases, the RIAA and media companies making the absurd assumption that everyone who hosts a song on a P2P network is somehow costing them tens of thousands of $ in CD sales, as if everyone who downloads a pirated song would have run out to buy the CD otherwise (leading to a scenario where someone who downloads 10 songs from the same CD would have logically bought ten copies of the same CD, if only for those darned pirates). Following that logic out, if it weren't for the pirates, the music industry would be the largest and richest entity in the world--with revenues bigger than that of the U.S. government.
No, he was right. I loved Futurama in its original run. But those movies and the series revival are pretty lame. I would rather they had just let it go after the first cancellation, when they were still on top. Better to let it go out with dignity.
I feel the same way about The Simpsons. There was a time when The Simpsons could say they never had a bad episode. Now bad and mediocre episodes are the norm.
It's not anyone's business to tell a gay man that he can't enjoy musicals or interior decorating or antiques
Did anyone propose doing that?
Stereotypes are bad things
You and every other human being use them every day. If you didn't, you wouldn't be able to survive and thrive very long. Generalizations based on experience are part of the human condition. You look at someone with a frown on their face. You generalize that they are unhappy. You're using the stereotype than an unhappy person is characterized by a frown. Now, it's possible they are not unhappy. Maybe they just ate something sour, maybe they're in momentary physical pain. But you don't just automatically assume that there is an equal chance that they're happy. You make a generalization based on experience with unhappy people. And most of the time, you'd be right. To try to do otherwise in every situation would be more than folly, it would be downright dangerous.
You can't live life pretending that we're all the same. Look at Slashdot. Every day the editors and submitters use the "nerd" stereotype to pick the stories here. Would you have them just pick stories at random? Would you urge them to stop using the nerd stereotype, and include stories on every topic under the sun?
As I indicated to another poster below, I'll be sure and let him know when I see him again that you think he's being a stereotype, and that you disapprove. If you could provide a list of acceptable behaviors for a (former) gay man I could pass that along too, if you like.
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I've had a problem in the past with the Red Cross because they do not segregate donations to specific causes (or, at least, they haven't in the past). That means that if you make a donation to the Red Cross for the Japanese disaster, that doesn't mean that your money necessarily even goes to Japanese relief. And if there is any left over after their (often very limited) efforts, it goes back into their coffers--irrespective of how it was supposed to be earmarked.
My grandfather always used to tell me that he would die before he ever gave to the Red Cross. When he was in Korea, the Red Cross used to show up and sell soldiers coffee and donuts (at a profit, no less). No money meant no coffee and donuts for you, G.I.
I'm not disparaging their work (I don't know enough to comment on that). I'm just saying that they need to be much more upfront with people about where their money is actually going.
Oxygen Tank Larry in the Land of the Retirement Villages
Sweet Zombie Jesus!
It was discovered that 48% of Americans are also fucking morons.
Everything has gone downhill since I was young.
The same foes are still there menacing the same caravan that never seems to make it to its destination
What do you propose as an alternative? Because, without respawning of bad guys/quests, every new player would enter a pretty much empty world.
April 1st is definitely an awful day on /. each year. It's a reverse Christmas of sorts. It's like watching the worst comedian in the world cracking horrifically lame jokes for 24-hours straight.
Bill Gates Announces That He's a Butthole [snicker]
People called Windows a monopoly, even though there are, and have always been, plenty of other OS's.
Why would I believe this douchebag instead of using common sense
Because "common sense" isn't a recognized defense in a court of law.
Me sorry on you.
Not to worry. As long as we have Christian Bale to lead us, we'll survive.
At this point Duke is so old that he's going to need Viagra if he's going to come at all.
Back when they first announced this game they hadn't even invented computers yet.
But how could we have known that's where those alien microbes were? God help us, HOW COULD WE HAVE KNOWN!?
I'm telling you, this is whole "We're releasing Duke Nuke'Em Forever" thing is just a very elaborate April Fools Day joke from Gearbox.
They wouldn't dare try that because Google has REAL lawyers and the money to defend themselves (and losing to them might ultimately set legal precedent). They only pick on the little guys who they know are easy pickings.
In many of these cases, the RIAA and media companies making the absurd assumption that everyone who hosts a song on a P2P network is somehow costing them tens of thousands of $ in CD sales, as if everyone who downloads a pirated song would have run out to buy the CD otherwise (leading to a scenario where someone who downloads 10 songs from the same CD would have logically bought ten copies of the same CD, if only for those darned pirates). Following that logic out, if it weren't for the pirates, the music industry would be the largest and richest entity in the world--with revenues bigger than that of the U.S. government.
When...everyone....here....TALKS....like Shatner...theyforgetthathealwaysrusheshsispeakingatsomepoint....in...his....monologues.
No, he was right. I loved Futurama in its original run. But those movies and the series revival are pretty lame. I would rather they had just let it go after the first cancellation, when they were still on top. Better to let it go out with dignity.
I feel the same way about The Simpsons. There was a time when The Simpsons could say they never had a bad episode. Now bad and mediocre episodes are the norm.
I have a black friend who likes heavy metal.
I think you're stereotyping Americans. And we wouldn't want any stereotyping, would we?
It's not anyone's business to tell a gay man that he can't enjoy musicals or interior decorating or antiques
Did anyone propose doing that?
Stereotypes are bad things
You and every other human being use them every day. If you didn't, you wouldn't be able to survive and thrive very long. Generalizations based on experience are part of the human condition. You look at someone with a frown on their face. You generalize that they are unhappy. You're using the stereotype than an unhappy person is characterized by a frown. Now, it's possible they are not unhappy. Maybe they just ate something sour, maybe they're in momentary physical pain. But you don't just automatically assume that there is an equal chance that they're happy. You make a generalization based on experience with unhappy people. And most of the time, you'd be right. To try to do otherwise in every situation would be more than folly, it would be downright dangerous.
You can't live life pretending that we're all the same. Look at Slashdot. Every day the editors and submitters use the "nerd" stereotype to pick the stories here. Would you have them just pick stories at random? Would you urge them to stop using the nerd stereotype, and include stories on every topic under the sun?
Your claim is that he's obviously and unquestionably lying about his current claim of being straight because he likes musicals and antiques.
My claim is that he never really changed at all.
you're just a worthless piece of shit
Truly, you've taught me a lesson in tolerance--by your own fine example.
Actually, *you* idiot, that was exactly my point.
As I indicated to another poster below, I'll be sure and let him know when I see him again that you think he's being a stereotype, and that you disapprove. If you could provide a list of acceptable behaviors for a (former) gay man I could pass that along too, if you like.