Well, there is also felis silvestris, which is by the very definition a wild cat, but you wouldn't tell it from a domestic one. Doesn't live in the States, though (except maybe at some zoo).
Not quite. One really doesn't have to pay VAT for exports to outside of EU. So if an American orders something from UK, there is no need to pay VAT (doesn't have to do anything with representation, though). They have to pay import taxes and duties though, if such apply.
Not charging the VAT, even if you don't need to, is a major hassle, though, leading to a lot of paperwork.
Hear hear. I used Windows Mobile since the times of WM2003 and actually liked it a lot, especially for its openness, but these damned capacitive touchscreens forced me to switch to Android and Windows Phone is so locked it is not funny anymore.
Mind you, at the time, the Blackberry and the Treo were pretty much the only smartphones that existed.
Trying to rewrite history? Back then Nokia made smartphones, HTC made smartphones (under various brands like XDA and Qtek), Samsung made some, Motorola, also smaller companies like E-Ten, Mio and Typhoon. There was a shitload of smartphones with and without touchscreens before iPhone and they were actually usable, with user-installable software (which iPhone was not able to do for quite a while).
There were two basic differences to Apple products, though: 1) They were more difficult to use. Apple interface is made so even an idiot can use it (and they often do). 2) They weren't fashion accessories.
You didn't catch it. The guy is an idiot because he walks around with a notebook with a hard drive that is doing a lot of hard work. This can lead to a head crash very easily.
You mentioned that it might be perceived as wrong by the society, I explained to you that it doesn't. It is perceived as wrong by you personally, that is fine by me. But don't ever presume to speak for the whole society.
And as for copyright being important in the popularisation of literacy, that is bullshit. Compulsory education was the most important reason for literacy, not copyrights. They are more a hindrance to education than any help.
Remember USSR? They went from 56% literacy to 99.7%. a higher percentage than in USA. Not because of copyrights, mind you, they didn't give a damn about copyrights. The reason was forcing everyone to learn to read and to write.
So no excuse, just explaining that you are wrong on so many levels. Besides, I personally infringe copyright because I can, period.
This simple equation is good enough for most practical cases, same way as Newtonian mechanics are good enough for most practical cases although they are not as exact as special relativity.
Shit happens. I lost 52 kg (115 lbs for you Americans) during the last two years and picked up sports. Might be that I still die young due to my stupid choices years ago, but the quality of life is so much higher when you are in a good shape.
Most of them were always poor and only raised their standard of living thanks to EU. And now they are poor again thanks to the combination of bank bailouts and tax dodging.
Well, they have certainly managed to implement the "fewer blue screens" feature. Can't remember the last time I've seen one. Must be a few years by now.
Well, i have downloaded babylon 5 from edonkey (long ago) to watch it in english instead of the crappy german dub. And when the dvd sets were available, i have bought them all, despite the bad video quality. Sorry, jms, but you don't convince me. Oh btw both crusade and legend of the rangers sucked.
It is not a fact, it is bullshit. There is no such government mandate and most people in Germany do work 40-hour-weeks.
The management of some car manufacturers agreed with the works council that instead of laying off they would cut hours when the factory utilisation is seriously under capacity, but that's about it. It is neither a government mandate nor it is widespread.
That is not what you have asked. You have asked whether it is worth it or not, and my answer was "I think it is - because of the better quality of life".
Three times a week for sure. Sometimes four. Hard training every day is not so good for you, proper rest is also important. And while I enjoy it, it is sometimes a chore and it for sure is exhausting. But if I don't keep myself healthy, nobody will. And working out only once a week is a waste of breath and achieves nothing except a bad case of DOMS the day after, every single week.
Good training is efficient. Starving yourself is way harder, much less enjoyable and you have to do it the whole frigging day, not just for two hours. Besides, people waste much more time everyday sitting in front of a TV. How efficient is that, I ask you?
Cutting junk food is rational in any case, no quarrels about that.
And you don't get a free pass on that by going to the gym.
Sure I do. Except I don't go to the gym because I don't like people much.
Did you mean kcal? And what's the significance of 120? The average man burns in the vicinity of 2000-2500 kcal per day.
Typo. I meant 1200, a sort of a safe value to lose weight if you are an average man with a desk job. It is not much and it leaves you hungry. Been there, done that, no thanks. I'd rather eat my 2000 kcal and let the workout do the job.
Not by much. An hour in the gym is going to burn off enough calories for a chocolate bar and a small soda.
Only if your workout sucks. Try cycling at mixed terrain on a heavy mountainbike and with a backpack for two hours, while keeping an average speed of 20kph and you can kiss 1200 kcal goodbye at the very least. That's not only a chocolate bar and a small soda, that's a nice meal of meat, potatoes and something sweet for a dessert.
So it's another tiny effect, talked up by fitness trainers in gyms.
A tiny effect here, another tiny effect (more lean mass) there, it all adds up at the bottom line.
They have to, because otherwise, when people turn the displays on the gym machines to "calories burned", they will realise they've been scammed.
Here I am with you. Most workout plans at a gym are way too easy. They don't push you enough, they don't raise the bar fast enough and they are designed for bored housewives who are afraid to break in sweat.
If you were a couch potato and start working out, you will gain a not so modest amount of muscles.
And if you don't do sports, you won't need a lot of food. Trying to lose weight you'll feel like starving all the time because the food you actually may eat is not really filling. 120 kkal a day is not much at all. If you work out, you can eat more food, thus feeling more comfortable. If you do a good workout, you can even eat the normal daily amount of food and get the calorie deficit purely through sports. Not to speak of other benefits of a workout, like a better working heart, stronger muscles, larger lungs and so on. How much more efficient should it be to satisfy you?
The increased metabolic rate you speak does exist by the way, just not for the rest of the day, maximum for a half an hour or until you eat something. As long as you breathe heavily after a workout or feel your heart beating faster than usual, that's exactly that increased metabolic rate.
It is not only life expectancy, it is also life quality. You see, I don't smoke or drink alcohol. People say to me that if I do that I'll just die healthy. Well, fuck yeah, I'd rather die healthy than ill and frail, or of lung cancer. Death itself is bad enough, I don't need any additional torture.
Yep, I think so, too. When I know what to do and just need to write out the code, then the music certainly helps to reach the flow and stay there. If I am not yet sure what to do, music disrupts the concentration.
Assembling a bike is not difficult, just time consuming. Building a custom frame, on the other hand... but I personally prefer mass produced frames anyway, the build quality is less dependend on luck. Same goes for all bike parts (derailers, brakes, whatever).
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Well, there is also felis silvestris, which is by the very definition a wild cat, but you wouldn't tell it from a domestic one. Doesn't live in the States, though (except maybe at some zoo).
Not quite. One really doesn't have to pay VAT for exports to outside of EU. So if an American orders something from UK, there is no need to pay VAT (doesn't have to do anything with representation, though). They have to pay import taxes and duties though, if such apply.
Not charging the VAT, even if you don't need to, is a major hassle, though, leading to a lot of paperwork.
Well, you requested a citation, you have received one. Just not the one you have expected. Isn't it obvious?
Hear hear. I used Windows Mobile since the times of WM2003 and actually liked it a lot, especially for its openness, but these damned capacitive touchscreens forced me to switch to Android and Windows Phone is so locked it is not funny anymore.
Trying to rewrite history? Back then Nokia made smartphones, HTC made smartphones (under various brands like XDA and Qtek), Samsung made some, Motorola, also smaller companies like E-Ten, Mio and Typhoon. There was a shitload of smartphones with and without touchscreens before iPhone and they were actually usable, with user-installable software (which iPhone was not able to do for quite a while).
There were two basic differences to Apple products, though:
1) They were more difficult to use. Apple interface is made so even an idiot can use it (and they often do).
2) They weren't fashion accessories.
In Italy and Greece at least tax dodging is rampant. Can't say about Spain and Portugal, though.
You didn't catch it. The guy is an idiot because he walks around with a notebook with a hard drive that is doing a lot of hard work. This can lead to a head crash very easily.
You mentioned that it might be perceived as wrong by the society, I explained to you that it doesn't. It is perceived as wrong by you personally, that is fine by me. But don't ever presume to speak for the whole society.
And as for copyright being important in the popularisation of literacy, that is bullshit. Compulsory education was the most important reason for literacy, not copyrights. They are more a hindrance to education than any help.
Remember USSR? They went from 56% literacy to 99.7%. a higher percentage than in USA. Not because of copyrights, mind you, they didn't give a damn about copyrights. The reason was forcing everyone to learn to read and to write.
So no excuse, just explaining that you are wrong on so many levels. Besides, I personally infringe copyright because I can, period.
Except that (and TFA shows it yet again) private copyright infringement isn't perceived as amoral by the society. A peccadillo maybe, not a crime.
This simple equation is good enough for most practical cases, same way as Newtonian mechanics are good enough for most practical cases although they are not as exact as special relativity.
Shit happens.
I lost 52 kg (115 lbs for you Americans) during the last two years and picked up sports. Might be that I still die young due to my stupid choices years ago, but the quality of life is so much higher when you are in a good shape.
Well, if taking money or things from you just to support someone else is just stealing, how does it feel to live on stolen real estate?
Most of them were always poor and only raised their standard of living thanks to EU. And now they are poor again thanks to the combination of bank bailouts and tax dodging.
At the end of the day, you are still the healthier one.
Well, they have certainly managed to implement the "fewer blue screens" feature. Can't remember the last time I've seen one. Must be a few years by now.
Well, i have downloaded babylon 5 from edonkey (long ago) to watch it in english instead of the crappy german dub. And when the dvd sets were available, i have bought them all, despite the bad video quality. Sorry, jms, but you don't convince me. Oh btw both crusade and legend of the rangers sucked.
It is not a fact, it is bullshit. There is no such government mandate and most people in Germany do work 40-hour-weeks.
The management of some car manufacturers agreed with the works council that instead of laying off they would cut hours when the factory utilisation is seriously under capacity, but that's about it. It is neither a government mandate nor it is widespread.
That is not what you have asked. You have asked whether it is worth it or not, and my answer was "I think it is - because of the better quality of life".
Three times a week for sure. Sometimes four. Hard training every day is not so good for you, proper rest is also important. And while I enjoy it, it is sometimes a chore and it for sure is exhausting. But if I don't keep myself healthy, nobody will. And working out only once a week is a waste of breath and achieves nothing except a bad case of DOMS the day after, every single week.
Good training is efficient. Starving yourself is way harder, much less enjoyable and you have to do it the whole frigging day, not just for two hours. Besides, people waste much more time everyday sitting in front of a TV. How efficient is that, I ask you?
Cutting junk food is rational in any case, no quarrels about that.
Sure I do. Except I don't go to the gym because I don't like people much.
Typo. I meant 1200, a sort of a safe value to lose weight if you are an average man with a desk job. It is not much and it leaves you hungry. Been there, done that, no thanks. I'd rather eat my 2000 kcal and let the workout do the job.
Only if your workout sucks. Try cycling at mixed terrain on a heavy mountainbike and with a backpack for two hours, while keeping an average speed of 20kph and you can kiss 1200 kcal goodbye at the very least. That's not only a chocolate bar and a small soda, that's a nice meal of meat, potatoes and something sweet for a dessert.
A tiny effect here, another tiny effect (more lean mass) there, it all adds up at the bottom line.
Here I am with you. Most workout plans at a gym are way too easy. They don't push you enough, they don't raise the bar fast enough and they are designed for bored housewives who are afraid to break in sweat.
If you were a couch potato and start working out, you will gain a not so modest amount of muscles.
And if you don't do sports, you won't need a lot of food. Trying to lose weight you'll feel like starving all the time because the food you actually may eat is not really filling. 120 kkal a day is not much at all. If you work out, you can eat more food, thus feeling more comfortable. If you do a good workout, you can even eat the normal daily amount of food and get the calorie deficit purely through sports. Not to speak of other benefits of a workout, like a better working heart, stronger muscles, larger lungs and so on. How much more efficient should it be to satisfy you?
The increased metabolic rate you speak does exist by the way, just not for the rest of the day, maximum for a half an hour or until you eat something. As long as you breathe heavily after a workout or feel your heart beating faster than usual, that's exactly that increased metabolic rate.
It is not only life expectancy, it is also life quality. You see, I don't smoke or drink alcohol. People say to me that if I do that I'll just die healthy. Well, fuck yeah, I'd rather die healthy than ill and frail, or of lung cancer. Death itself is bad enough, I don't need any additional torture.
It will. More lean mass means higher BMR because fat cells need only a quarter of energy of muscle cells.
Yep, I think so, too.
When I know what to do and just need to write out the code, then the music certainly helps to reach the flow and stay there. If I am not yet sure what to do, music disrupts the concentration.
Assembling a bike is not difficult, just time consuming. Building a custom frame, on the other hand... but I personally prefer mass produced frames anyway, the build quality is less dependend on luck. Same goes for all bike parts (derailers, brakes, whatever).