To be fair...Toronto was entirely, and still entirely mocked for that... even by Torontonians. It just came out of the blue.... most of us just grabbed our shovels and were 'meh, moron'.
Not at all. I'm already biased against the movie from preconception of genre and wiki-spoiler...but I'm being nagged to go see it anyways.
It's pretty much a given I'll eventually get dragged to it, so saying "I want to dislike this movie" would be fair for me as well. For me the question isn't so much if the movie is going to confirm my prejudice or not, but if winning the 'I was right' is worth it or not.:P
With as much evidence as the person responding to, sure. Albeit my sample size isn't the largest (think I've gamed with about 50 people in total from when I was 16 until 30), 45 had active sex lives (talking while we played, not 'years later when they grew up' so this includes teens), and 2 I'm sure will die virgins. Of course one can then move the goal posts and say "but were they hot/rich/asian porn stars*"... but at least the partners weren't paid by the hour:P
So, until they study of 10,000 gamers and percentages of "virgins over 15/18/30" are out, I'd say yeah, it's typical. Eat/breath/sleep gaming, sure - any obsessive becomes less attractive (and indifferent to other pursuits). But kick back Sunday afternoon with a bag of dice and some friends? That isn't stopping your Fridays or Saturdays evenings at all.
*that said two went into porn and one was a stripper for uni money. Pretty sure that part wasn't typical
Considering we had several girl gamers in our groups, and several married that spat out kids over the years we gamed...
*shrug* but sorry, you were on a non-fact rant, apologises for interrupting you with some.
Wonder if that idea heard ages ago (regarding global cooling, but believe was nuclear related) about spreading a lot of black soot over it to speed up melting, would work. Of course then you now have a lot of soot falling into the lakes but it's not like it isn't already polluted. Not like anyone drinks from it, right right?
'Shitting in our airsupply' though..far less liked. They'd probably get a more primal reaction out of people that route, than by showing kids at a pool in May, or the argument of some snow in Mexico, and saying 'change'. You could demonstrate using a sealed aquarium; fill it with a grey 'gas' and then have little factory models spewing red gas into it, turning it eventually all pink. Off them a can of fresh air (a la chinese businessman) and a can of car exhaust, ask which they prefer.
I'd love to refute this but... in um... maybe 7,000 walks of our two dogs, the clear majority of the time they face north. They face northish when we walk them on a north/south road. they face north when we let them crap on an east/west road. It's not always, but it's good majority. To the point that they'll muck around nibbling leaves and grass, but moment they do a 'spin in a circle and face north' you know what's coming next.
The only time I've seen them go really randomish is when we're by a power station up the road. So maybe the story has a point.
Though Scientists using the acoustic-ethylene method have not succeeded in proving that plants have feelings - which may come as a disappointment to plant-lovers - the chemical voices of flora allows them to distinguish between healthy and sick plants.
Plant is damaged, releases chemicals. Calling it 'crying' and 'pain' is a poetic interpretation but not really entirely accurate. It is a response to damage and is communication to other plants though (insofar as causing responses).
Well...my google search history just got another stack of 'wtf'.. but apparently high metabolism/small size has the lil buggers dying within only a few days, and digestive issues within 12 hours. So figure a weekend trip/party, a failed assumption you stocked the pet with food before you left, and you return 4 days later to bunny corpse.
"Well, Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. He took me to his cabin and he told me his secret. 'I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts', he said. 'My name is Ryan; I inherited the ship from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts either. His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired fifteen years and living like a king in Patagonia."
That's mostly my point. Trans-fat seems a far lesser issue than say smoking, but the current status is 'you can smoke, just endure an ugly picture to shut up the anti-smokers' - as if 'this is your lungs" pictures actually shocked a smoker. What was it Leary said? "Holy shit I thought they had Vitamin C or something".
In this case, "This has 2g of trans fats" would be the honest label. "This is your heart after 60 kilos of fat" would be the 'appease the masses'. But to ban transfats while keeping worse thing legal? The whole thing is just asinine and a cash waste - and I thought there were already laws about ingredients and contents on packaging. Enforce those. (though I suppose restaurants would be an issue, especially for the children of people who live on fast food).
Children could still sneak out of sight and have body contact. They could 'trip' and fall into each other (faking it, the little bastards-my nephew loves faking falls). This is a start, but clearly falls short of its goals.
What's needed here is a way to keep them contained and safe, both for their own good and the good of the other children. Perhaps a start could be a resistance device fitted on the ankles to limit their speed (after all, high speed injuries are more dangerous). Maybe similar ones for the arms to prevent flailing arms injuring other people, or accidentally throwing objects at each other. I was originally going to propose having it by the forearms, but that still leaves elbows as threats - so instead have an entire jacket purposed for this effect. It could double as a uniform for ease of identification of students, maybe in a bright recognisable colour in case they wander off.
Once the children are properly protected, you then need to move onto securing the environment. Additional padding for those inescapable falls, having all objects edges rounded and no sharp objects around, would be a good use of taxpayer money for classroom renovation. Only then can we ensure they are properly cared for and educated, to grow up into strong, well-adjusted, outstanding members of the administration. It's a miracle we every survived this far as a race without these critical safe-guards, but not one we should take for granted.
How much is the pay? How many work days a year? And do I get to read the crimes of the person?
Blood and entrails isn't a big deal if you've slaughtered and rendered your own meat, and if you get the mindset that it's just a rabid animal being put down, there are those who will be rather blase to the event. You could sign me up happily for putting down violent sex criminals and serial killers - I'd even push the button.
Wait... they've executed prisoners who then went on to re-offend?
I can see the Death Penalty being considered not a deterrent...but I'm pretty sure it's the definitive preventative measure to recidivism, outside of a Hollywood horror film.
...oh wait, no, it's my ears. The amount of 'professional' music I own amounts to less than a fifth of the 'amateur' stuff, and that gap is just widening.
I find there to be much more diversity and heart and effort in the amateur groups, an acceptance of the chance to fail when trying something unconventional or niche. Songs that aren't just about the love of their life and their breakup, or thankfulness for having them. Sure a lot 'suck', but that's often a matter of taste, and there are some great gems out there to find. I'm happy that technology has allowed them to self-polish and be able to be found more readily. In particular the multitude of conventions for self-published releases unleash a wealth of new music regularly.
As for the poor suffering Record Industry, isn't there a lesson from biology here? Something about a lack of diversity and having specific requirements making a group vulnerable to a catastrophic collapse?:D
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To be fair...Toronto was entirely, and still entirely mocked for that... even by Torontonians. It just came out of the blue.... most of us just grabbed our shovels and were 'meh, moron'.
Yes. Have had them twice this year, the most recent set only expired earlier today.
Cyberempaths using psychometry.
Not at all. I'm already biased against the movie from preconception of genre and wiki-spoiler...but I'm being nagged to go see it anyways.
:P
It's pretty much a given I'll eventually get dragged to it, so saying "I want to dislike this movie" would be fair for me as well. For me the question isn't so much if the movie is going to confirm my prejudice or not, but if winning the 'I was right' is worth it or not.
With as much evidence as the person responding to, sure. Albeit my sample size isn't the largest (think I've gamed with about 50 people in total from when I was 16 until 30), 45 had active sex lives (talking while we played, not 'years later when they grew up' so this includes teens), and 2 I'm sure will die virgins. Of course one can then move the goal posts and say "but were they hot/rich/asian porn stars*"... but at least the partners weren't paid by the hour :P
So, until they study of 10,000 gamers and percentages of "virgins over 15/18/30" are out, I'd say yeah, it's typical. Eat/breath/sleep gaming, sure - any obsessive becomes less attractive (and indifferent to other pursuits). But kick back Sunday afternoon with a bag of dice and some friends? That isn't stopping your Fridays or Saturdays evenings at all.
*that said two went into porn and one was a stripper for uni money. Pretty sure that part wasn't typical
Considering we had several girl gamers in our groups, and several married that spat out kids over the years we gamed...
*shrug* but sorry, you were on a non-fact rant, apologises for interrupting you with some.
Except that was in Canada. The bomber politely declined the bomb's return, admitted it was 'a fair cop' and went on his flight explosiveless.
Wonder if that idea heard ages ago (regarding global cooling, but believe was nuclear related) about spreading a lot of black soot over it to speed up melting, would work. Of course then you now have a lot of soot falling into the lakes but it's not like it isn't already polluted. Not like anyone drinks from it, right right?
I like global warming, I hate the cold.
'Shitting in our airsupply' though..far less liked. They'd probably get a more primal reaction out of people that route, than by showing kids at a pool in May, or the argument of some snow in Mexico, and saying 'change'. You could demonstrate using a sealed aquarium; fill it with a grey 'gas' and then have little factory models spewing red gas into it, turning it eventually all pink. Off them a can of fresh air (a la chinese businessman) and a can of car exhaust, ask which they prefer.
Hmm, you've a point... there is hard evidence linking screwdrivers to murders all over... maybe GMO is safer than screwdrivers?
I'd love to refute this but... in um... maybe 7,000 walks of our two dogs, the clear majority of the time they face north. They face northish when we walk them on a north/south road. they face north when we let them crap on an east/west road. It's not always, but it's good majority. To the point that they'll muck around nibbling leaves and grass, but moment they do a 'spin in a circle and face north' you know what's coming next.
The only time I've seen them go really randomish is when we're by a power station up the road. So maybe the story has a point.
Google hasn't (to my knowledge) black-bagged anyone.
On the other hand, there are powerpoints saying they'll hand off the info to the people who then will do it...
Though Scientists using the acoustic-ethylene method have not succeeded in proving that plants have feelings - which may come as a disappointment to plant-lovers - the chemical voices of flora allows them to distinguish between healthy and sick plants.
Plant is damaged, releases chemicals. Calling it 'crying' and 'pain' is a poetic interpretation but not really entirely accurate. It is a response to damage and is communication to other plants though (insofar as causing responses).
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Kuehnemann/publications/
I'm assuming the 'Herbivore-induced volatiles..." are the 'cow chewing grass makes it scream" studies.
Pif. He created them perfect. No flaws for any incest issues, perfect wonderfully undamaged DNA.
The shortsightedness comes from the complete lack of CRC. Totally should have caught that in the stress test.
Trick question! GM recalled several thousand chevy volts due to fire risk~
http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2013/06/chevy-volt-recall-may-set-new-record/
Joking aside: http://www.hybridcars.com/young-woman-in-chevy-volt-survives-severe-drunk-driver-crash/
No fire.
Well...my google search history just got another stack of 'wtf'.. but apparently high metabolism/small size has the lil buggers dying within only a few days, and digestive issues within 12 hours. So figure a weekend trip/party, a failed assumption you stocked the pet with food before you left, and you return 4 days later to bunny corpse.
"Well, Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. He took me to his cabin and he told me his secret. 'I am not the Dread Pirate Roberts', he said. 'My name is Ryan; I inherited the ship from the previous Dread Pirate Roberts, just as you will inherit it from me. The man I inherited it from is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts either. His name was Cummerbund. The real Roberts has been retired fifteen years and living like a king in Patagonia."
That's mostly my point. Trans-fat seems a far lesser issue than say smoking, but the current status is 'you can smoke, just endure an ugly picture to shut up the anti-smokers' - as if 'this is your lungs" pictures actually shocked a smoker. What was it Leary said? "Holy shit I thought they had Vitamin C or something".
In this case, "This has 2g of trans fats" would be the honest label. "This is your heart after 60 kilos of fat" would be the 'appease the masses'. But to ban transfats while keeping worse thing legal? The whole thing is just asinine and a cash waste - and I thought there were already laws about ingredients and contents on packaging. Enforce those. (though I suppose restaurants would be an issue, especially for the children of people who live on fast food).
So make honest labels, like they did for cigarettes. Put congested heart pictures on those porkrinds. Then it can be a conscious choice.
Children could still sneak out of sight and have body contact. They could 'trip' and fall into each other (faking it, the little bastards-my nephew loves faking falls). This is a start, but clearly falls short of its goals.
What's needed here is a way to keep them contained and safe, both for their own good and the good of the other children. Perhaps a start could be a resistance device fitted on the ankles to limit their speed (after all, high speed injuries are more dangerous). Maybe similar ones for the arms to prevent flailing arms injuring other people, or accidentally throwing objects at each other. I was originally going to propose having it by the forearms, but that still leaves elbows as threats - so instead have an entire jacket purposed for this effect. It could double as a uniform for ease of identification of students, maybe in a bright recognisable colour in case they wander off.
Once the children are properly protected, you then need to move onto securing the environment. Additional padding for those inescapable falls, having all objects edges rounded and no sharp objects around, would be a good use of taxpayer money for classroom renovation. Only then can we ensure they are properly cared for and educated, to grow up into strong, well-adjusted, outstanding members of the administration. It's a miracle we every survived this far as a race without these critical safe-guards, but not one we should take for granted.
How much is the pay? How many work days a year? And do I get to read the crimes of the person?
Blood and entrails isn't a big deal if you've slaughtered and rendered your own meat, and if you get the mindset that it's just a rabid animal being put down, there are those who will be rather blase to the event. You could sign me up happily for putting down violent sex criminals and serial killers - I'd even push the button.
Wait... they've executed prisoners who then went on to re-offend?
I can see the Death Penalty being considered not a deterrent...but I'm pretty sure it's the definitive preventative measure to recidivism, outside of a Hollywood horror film.
In this sense it's that the atmosphere has a greater buoyancy force to oppose gravity. :P
i.e. XKCD's Cessna crashes 1 second later than usual
Which is why the Cruiser class makes this year's event somewhat interesting (at least to me).
:P
Now when they have the '2 adults, 2 kids and a trunk load of groceries' class, then I'll be following it closely
...oh wait, no, it's my ears. The amount of 'professional' music I own amounts to less than a fifth of the 'amateur' stuff, and that gap is just widening.
:D
I find there to be much more diversity and heart and effort in the amateur groups, an acceptance of the chance to fail when trying something unconventional or niche. Songs that aren't just about the love of their life and their breakup, or thankfulness for having them. Sure a lot 'suck', but that's often a matter of taste, and there are some great gems out there to find. I'm happy that technology has allowed them to self-polish and be able to be found more readily. In particular the multitude of conventions for self-published releases unleash a wealth of new music regularly.
As for the poor suffering Record Industry, isn't there a lesson from biology here? Something about a lack of diversity and having specific requirements making a group vulnerable to a catastrophic collapse?