The problem is that a nerd often is the omega of the pack and will be abused by pretty much everybody (so others can keep their own status at least somewhat above). Yes, there are conditions that breed bullying, and the most important condition is that some kids are weak - this is actually a sufficent reason for a bully. His instinct tells him that there is a weak kid that can be abused and his instinct drives the bully, all other reasons are just tries for the conscious mind to justify the unconscious drive. The only permanent solution to this is to find another omega and to abuse him. And this solution is not acceptable.
So, in a way, violence is somewhat a solution because it at least helps to stop physical abuse. In my opinion limited scuffle between kids is normal and even important in that age so they can learn where the violence has got to stop. Nowadays brawls between kids are forbidden, so the kids never learn how to stop, which leads to youth violence without remorse, so 19-year-olds beat adults to death just for fun, without any reason.
It only works with the grown ups. Children haven't got a fully developed mind so they are much more instinct-driven. In this they are much closer to animals than adults are.
Dude, what is so difficult to understand in "you don't need that powerful electric motors to achieve same performance"?
Electric motors are far more efficient, they accelerate faster, and, most important, the V8 engine of your neighbour with lots of HP has got all this power only at its peak in a very narrow RPM band. Electric motors have got a linear rating. So an electric car with the engine rated the same as a car with an ICE engine will accelerate much faster than the ICE car. So much for that.
And if you want to get personal - I don't even own a car because I like walking very much and because I've got to sit the whoe day on my arse at work I need every bit of walking I can get in my free time.
3-5 years? Are you sure? And anyway, pure electric vehicles (no hybrids) are actually simpler in terms of mechanics than ICE vehicles. Also all current batteries can be recycled.
It is actually nothing like that. The saying implies that capitalists care about money so much that they would sell weapons which will destroy them to their enemies.
Hitler was funded by big industrials like Ford, Thyssen, Stinnes, Kirdorf and many more. Most of them supported Hitler because of his anti-communist platform.
I grew up in a smallish town with lots of nature around and was in a forest every day - except in the winter. I live in a village now and am still almost every day in a forest. My home never was sterile. I've got urticaria since 2004 forcing me to take histamine antagonists every single day, and sometimes, when they not help, even corticosteroids.
Well, I was driving fast (average speed 190 kph). It was exactly the day of the quarter final of the previous soccer world cup so the highways were empty.
Four years ago I went from Munich to Dortmund in a new A3 TDI with an average fuel efficiency of around 9 l/100km (just two adults and two 1U servers).
My mother has got a Civic Hybrid and she likes it much more than any German TDI.
Than the old iPhone, of course. You should expect better than 320x480 in 2007, and when a device of 2005 (the HTC Universal in question) has got a higher resolution than a device from 2009 (iPhone 3GS), it should be quite embarassing for Apple.
Well, my old HTC Universal had a higher pixel resolution (VGA) and higher DPI than the iPhone - and the device was released two years before the first iPhone. But, alas, that was not newsworthy even back then.
The financial world also thought that Nortel was worth $300B in the year 2000. 2 years later the market cap falls to something like $3B, another 6 years later it goes to less than $1B, soon after that Nortel files for bankruptcy.
Yeah, the financial world is surely unquestionable, just like the pope.
Some people do. I honestly miss the stylus. I could just handwrite (even with recognition) with a stylus, the screen was way cleaner, you could use the screen real estate much better (smaller controls) and the device was still usable when I was wearing gloves.
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The problem is that a nerd often is the omega of the pack and will be abused by pretty much everybody (so others can keep their own status at least somewhat above). Yes, there are conditions that breed bullying, and the most important condition is that some kids are weak - this is actually a sufficent reason for a bully. His instinct tells him that there is a weak kid that can be abused and his instinct drives the bully, all other reasons are just tries for the conscious mind to justify the unconscious drive. The only permanent solution to this is to find another omega and to abuse him. And this solution is not acceptable.
So, in a way, violence is somewhat a solution because it at least helps to stop physical abuse. In my opinion limited scuffle between kids is normal and even important in that age so they can learn where the violence has got to stop. Nowadays brawls between kids are forbidden, so the kids never learn how to stop, which leads to youth violence without remorse, so 19-year-olds beat adults to death just for fun, without any reason.
It only works with the grown ups.
Children haven't got a fully developed mind so they are much more instinct-driven. In this they are much closer to animals than adults are.
If you want to get anything done in this country you've got to complain 'til you're blue in the mouth.
Dude, what is so difficult to understand in "you don't need that powerful electric motors to achieve same performance"?
Electric motors are far more efficient, they accelerate faster, and, most important, the V8 engine of your neighbour with lots of HP has got all this power only at its peak in a very narrow RPM band. Electric motors have got a linear rating. So an electric car with the engine rated the same as a car with an ICE engine will accelerate much faster than the ICE car. So much for that.
And if you want to get personal - I don't even own a car because I like walking very much and because I've got to sit the whoe day on my arse at work I need every bit of walking I can get in my free time.
You don't need that powerful electric motors to achieve same performance.
Here is a little comparison for you
MAN SL 202 bus:
Empty weight 17600 kg
147 kW Diesel engine (the weakest option)
MAN SL 172 HO trolleybus (based on the bus above but longer and with an additional axle).
Empty weight 21000 kg
150 kW electric motor
The trolleybus accelerates much faster despite being way heavier.
3-5 years? Are you sure?
And anyway, pure electric vehicles (no hybrids) are actually simpler in terms of mechanics than ICE vehicles. Also all current batteries can be recycled.
Windows Mobile phones also have been around for longer than you think.
I've got my first one in 2003.
It is actually nothing like that. The saying implies that capitalists care about money so much that they would sell weapons which will destroy them to their enemies.
Hitler was funded by big industrials like Ford, Thyssen, Stinnes, Kirdorf and many more. Most of them supported Hitler because of his anti-communist platform.
Well, there is a good chance that Monsanto top management personally avoids GM food at all cost.
I grew up in a smallish town with lots of nature around and was in a forest every day - except in the winter. I live in a village now and am still almost every day in a forest. My home never was sterile. I've got urticaria since 2004 forcing me to take histamine antagonists every single day, and sometimes, when they not help, even corticosteroids.
Please do not oversimplify things.
Have got to test it first - I only use Conduits Pocket Player for audio and haven't had any lags with it.
Nokia N95 was released in early 2007 and the last update came out AFAIR in december 2009.
Greater lengths my arse.
My HD2 has got none of the problems you've described. And anyway, the difference is that other phones aren't considered divine by their users.
Why? I develop embedded Linux applications for a living and did some x86 assembler 15 years ago but still I don't really like lower level languages.
Using lower level languages just forces you to reinvent the wheel again and again, just for the sake of it.
Well, I was driving fast (average speed 190 kph). It was exactly the day of the quarter final of the previous soccer world cup so the highways were empty.
That might be not such a hot idea since mineral oil is used as a laxative.
Four years ago I went from Munich to Dortmund in a new A3 TDI with an average fuel efficiency of around 9 l/100km (just two adults and two 1U servers).
My mother has got a Civic Hybrid and she likes it much more than any German TDI.
Well, current batteries are way better than those available 150 years ago. Hell, current batteries are way better than they were just 10 years ago.
Than the old iPhone, of course. You should expect better than 320x480 in 2007, and when a device of 2005 (the HTC Universal in question) has got a higher resolution than a device from 2009 (iPhone 3GS), it should be quite embarassing for Apple.
Well, my old HTC Universal had a higher pixel resolution (VGA) and higher DPI than the iPhone - and the device was released two years before the first iPhone.
But, alas, that was not newsworthy even back then.
The financial world also thought that Nortel was worth $300B in the year 2000. 2 years later the market cap falls to something like $3B, another 6 years later it goes to less than $1B, soon after that Nortel files for bankruptcy.
Yeah, the financial world is surely unquestionable, just like the pope.
The problem with bubbles is that they tend to burst some day. Remember what happened to Nortel.
Some people do.
I honestly miss the stylus. I could just handwrite (even with recognition) with a stylus, the screen was way cleaner, you could use the screen real estate much better (smaller controls) and the device was still usable when I was wearing gloves.
Dude, I could start the browser that way with my Windows Mobile phone before iPhone was even in planning. Except that I didn't even need to unlock it.
I think you are making a problem from nothing just to show off that you've got an iPhone.