Then again maybe some men need to move the center of their attention from their groin to their brain. It's funny how much I hear this from women who have no idea what it's like to be men. Did you know that, unlike you who become sex-craving (to be frank but polite about it) during a biological cycle or due to emotional stimuli, men's hormones flow all the time. Many of us would really prefer our eyes not be drawn away by the sight of a woman's torso, but that's the way our biology works. We're programmed to seek out and recognize possible mates. We only view women as sex objects if they appear to want us to view them that way, or if we truly are unusually chauvinistic.
Now however, I shall turn the onus back upon you. Dress to work, not to arouse! If you don't, you have no excuse with which to blame us for our captivity to biology. How can you dress for work? I have a simple heuristic definition for you: if the average male can look at you without losing his concentration to your body or becoming sexually aroused, you're decent. No need for ankle-length dresses or burquas.
I've heard women say that showing cleavage is just what makes them comfortable. I for one call that feminine wankage and won't put up with it. I shouldn't be looking at your body, because it shouldn't be exposed.
I concur! Here in Albany, New York, United States of America (New York has several climate areas) the weather has freaked out like a seizure patient this summer. Normal July and early August temperatures keep between the high 80s to low 90s F with moderate humidity. They mostly did so, with the exception of almost a full week during which the range changed to mid-90s to 100s, with high humidity that pushed the heat index up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit! After that it reverted to normal, and late August temperatures of low-80s migrated in. Then, last night, we suddenly received a torrent of rain (normal rain, rather than the thunderstorms characteristic of summer) and the temperature will only cross 80 again once for the remainder of the month.
Fall has arrived here early, so at the very least I'm hoping winter will be cold enough to ski. Last year I had my first winter living her utterly without substantial snow that stayed on the ground till spring.
People have the right to protest - the right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment and affirmed by court after court - both in their property and in public spaces. The fact that you oppose people who have done something wrong (in this case firebombing a scientist) does not justify your own transgressions against liberty.
It came into being after it was observed that someone who had suffered an epyleptic seizure had snapped out of a depression. Yeah, but that was because God told him to stop being so damn said and get his life together;-).
Yeah, let's all scrap every technically unnecessary activity in our lives to take up political lobbying. That'll convince people we're not cranks who live in our mother's basements and eat nothing but American-cheese sandwiches.
Outside of the major cities and with the exception of libraries and shopping malls, yeah. Most of it is all gone. The only arcade in my area is in a noisy nasty mall 20 miles from where I live.
To my knowledge,the entire Tri-City Area has no nightclubs whatsoever. There are a few pubs left, but people visit them like restaurants rather than hanging around in them. Parks? Our town park barely exists, and only one of the three cities around here has any parks I know of.
Now if you want to talk shopping malls, yeah, we've got those. We have four or five shopping malls to three actual cities. Still, who actually wants to hang out in a noisy, overheated, tacky shopping mall with nothing to do but see a bad movie or buy things you don't need (other than kids who grew up that way)? Indeed, who wants to hang out somewhere you can be kicked out or arrested at the owner's discretion because of the clothes you wear (this actually happened).
Town? What town? A big part of the social networking phenomenon is probably that there are no more real towns/physical places to go and socialize. Have you been to America lately?
Why must we fear the brilliant instead of being inspired by them?
Because most people know that if they were a genius they'd take as much advantage of people as possible. People fear others expressing their own immoral tendencies, and only rarely do they stop to realize that the brilliant men and women they fear don't actually want to hurt them.
You were making a perfectly good point until you brought Israel and Lebanon into it. Now everyone will feel compelled to give their own stupid opinions on the stupid war which ended two days and 42 minutes ago with a cease fire.
Heh. After looking at the problem I just went and coded up a rough version in maybe half an hour or 40 minutes. It would need some correction to handle each cell of the array containing a string that held multiple grid cells (grid is typed as an 2D array of char), but it basically works.
If a piece of software is licensed for military use than *any* military can use it. This includes militaries that the authors of the software don't like, disagree with the policies of, or are getting attacked by. Rather than just throw a loaded gun to a croud and see who grabs it, GPU's authors have licensed it for civilian use only.
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Then again maybe some men need to move the center of their attention from their groin to their brain.
It's funny how much I hear this from women who have no idea what it's like to be men. Did you know that, unlike you who become sex-craving (to be frank but polite about it) during a biological cycle or due to emotional stimuli, men's hormones flow all the time. Many of us would really prefer our eyes not be drawn away by the sight of a woman's torso, but that's the way our biology works. We're programmed to seek out and recognize possible mates. We only view women as sex objects if they appear to want us to view them that way, or if we truly are unusually chauvinistic.
Now however, I shall turn the onus back upon you. Dress to work, not to arouse! If you don't, you have no excuse with which to blame us for our captivity to biology. How can you dress for work? I have a simple heuristic definition for you: if the average male can look at you without losing his concentration to your body or becoming sexually aroused, you're decent. No need for ankle-length dresses or burquas.
I've heard women say that showing cleavage is just what makes them comfortable. I for one call that feminine wankage and won't put up with it. I shouldn't be looking at your body, because it shouldn't be exposed.
"When correctly viewed, everything is lewd." - Tom Lehrer
Since when was there such a thing as women willing to go with IT workers?
I concur! Here in Albany, New York, United States of America (New York has several climate areas) the weather has freaked out like a seizure patient this summer. Normal July and early August temperatures keep between the high 80s to low 90s F with moderate humidity. They mostly did so, with the exception of almost a full week during which the range changed to mid-90s to 100s, with high humidity that pushed the heat index up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit! After that it reverted to normal, and late August temperatures of low-80s migrated in. Then, last night, we suddenly received a torrent of rain (normal rain, rather than the thunderstorms characteristic of summer) and the temperature will only cross 80 again once for the remainder of the month.
Fall has arrived here early, so at the very least I'm hoping winter will be cold enough to ski. Last year I had my first winter living her utterly without substantial snow that stayed on the ground till spring.
Distrust begets rebellion begets recklesness begets mistakes begets distrust. Thus does the Wheel of Dharma turn.
I know, and they use the blood of poor Jewish babies to make their awful Communion wafers...
People have the right to protest - the right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment and affirmed by court after court - both in their property and in public spaces. The fact that you oppose people who have done something wrong (in this case firebombing a scientist) does not justify your own transgressions against liberty.
"That was my Virgin Alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do."
But seriously, what were you like as a teenager?
Did you match your description of 18-year-olds when you were 18?
Fixing spelling: s/said/sad
It came into being after it was observed that someone who had suffered an epyleptic seizure had snapped out of a depression. ;-).
Yeah, but that was because God told him to stop being so damn said and get his life together
The Slashdot editors are people?!
A side note: Has your friend tried eating matzah? It can replace actual bread for just about everything except toast.
Yeah, let's all scrap every technically unnecessary activity in our lives to take up political lobbying. That'll convince people we're not cranks who live in our mother's basements and eat nothing but American-cheese sandwiches.
I'll think what I damn well want. After all, I accord you the right to ignore facts. Why shouldn't I live by them?
Outside of the major cities and with the exception of libraries and shopping malls, yeah. Most of it is all gone. The only arcade in my area is in a noisy nasty mall 20 miles from where I live.
,the entire Tri-City Area has no nightclubs whatsoever. There are a few pubs left, but people visit them like restaurants rather than hanging around in them. Parks? Our town park barely exists, and only one of the three cities around here has any parks I know of.
To my knowledge
Now if you want to talk shopping malls, yeah, we've got those. We have four or five shopping malls to three actual cities. Still, who actually wants to hang out in a noisy, overheated, tacky shopping mall with nothing to do but see a bad movie or buy things you don't need (other than kids who grew up that way)? Indeed, who wants to hang out somewhere you can be kicked out or arrested at the owner's discretion because of the clothes you wear (this actually happened).
And who socializes in a library?
Give us back our public spaces!
Well *kittens* I'm allergic to.
Town? What town? A big part of the social networking phenomenon is probably that there are no more real towns/physical places to go and socialize. Have you been to America lately?
Why must we fear the brilliant instead of being inspired by them?
Because most people know that if they were a genius they'd take as much advantage of people as possible. People fear others expressing their own immoral tendencies, and only rarely do they stop to realize that the brilliant men and women they fear don't actually want to hurt them.
You were making a perfectly good point until you brought Israel and Lebanon into it. Now everyone will feel compelled to give their own stupid opinions on the stupid war which ended two days and 42 minutes ago with a cease fire.
I can honestly say I wasn't polled. Nor was anyone I know.
I would check this survey for a sample bias before bemoaning the horrendous state of American scientific understanding.
Heh. After looking at the problem I just went and coded up a rough version in maybe half an hour or 40 minutes. It would need some correction to handle each cell of the array containing a string that held multiple grid cells (grid is typed as an 2D array of char), but it basically works.
If a piece of software is licensed for military use than *any* military can use it. This includes militaries that the authors of the software don't like, disagree with the policies of, or are getting attacked by. Rather than just throw a loaded gun to a croud and see who grabs it, GPU's authors have licensed it for civilian use only.
If someone would do us all a favor and MOD THIS MAN UP NOW!
Oh, if I only had mod points! Parent is extremely Informative