You hide behind the AC mask yet you say you made it by starting from zero. How exactly did you manage to succeed where so many others have failed? (and spare no details) If it's actually true maybe the rest of us could learn something.
Ok, how do you gain skill/experience if you can't even catch a break in your own country because you have to compete with the rest of the world? What if you were born poor? Starting from zero is HARD. What if someone becomes disabled through no fault of their own, are you also against taking care of people who can't care for themselves anymore? I guess the people who can't make it in your society should just starve to death in a gutter someplace. Ayn Rand would approve.
Are you kidding me? Congress has lost its goddamned mind and now works for the "job creators" who complain about a shortage of cheap labor. There's plenty of domestic labor in this country, its just not being considered because it has the audacity to ask for a living wage. I swear, the rich want to drag us back to the gilded age.
The rich have always been against anything that would make life better for regular people. (living in luxury while being surrounded by squalor apparently makes the rich feel special or something) Our society had to fight like hell to get rid of the company stores/housing, get a standard 40-hour work week, OSHA regulations, public education, etc. Hell, the rich were even opposed to the poor having running water and bathtubs at first because the rich thought the poor would just use the tubs to store coal.
The average toothbrush costs $3 or less. Isn't it cheaper and easier to just buy one than print it yourself? (unless you specifically enjoy the fun/challenge of doing so)
Faulty analogy. I could temporarily use your internet connection to download something if you leave your wifi unsecured (or inadequately secured... for those who still use WEP). I can't hijack your body and use it to commit a crime that can be traced back to you through DNA evidence.
Doesn't matter. If Biblegod is so far "above us", then its morals should be a superior version of what civilized people know to be right/wrong. However, that is not the case. Rather, it is quite the opposite: a rational purpose would condemn god's atrocious behavior.
You keep telling your self that. It won't make your eternal torture in hell go away. Don't claim you weren't warned. God is just. You will suffer for all your infinitely large sins against Him*. You have broken His commandments and stand guilty before Him. The perversions you follow as morals won't help you when judgement day comes. How you followed some of them won't cover how you broke Gods commandments. How God isn't following your "morals" isn't relevant as He is judging you, not the other way around. Crying about how we all are His children won't help you. Screaming at me for violating the brotherhood of man by agreeing with God on what you deserve is pathetic. You are not His child and I am not your brother*. You are now closer to the day God will judge you than you were when you wrote your post. You are therefore closer to Hell*.
I actually read the Bible front to back and saw what kind of a psycho asshole your god really is. If it truly exists, (doubtful) it has no right to judge anyone. Your god embodies malice to a degree that no human could ever hope to reach.
Biblegod is clearly the product of a harsh, primitive, barbaric culture and it definitely shows.
Many people don't want to live like fucking nomads chasing after jobs their whole life. Moving around every few years without putting down roots gets old really fast unless you specifically enjoy that sort of lifestyle as opposed to being forced into it. That sort of thing is ideal for young single people, but if you have a family moving around too much takes a definite toll. (your kids don't make long-term friendships or have any sense of stability) Also, lots of companies don't want to help pay for relocation these days.
I love Budvar. (they call it Czechvar in the states for the same reason Anheuser-Busch can't call their shit "Budweiser" in Europe) Unfortunately, it's become impossible to find Czechvar lately... I haven't seen any for at least a year. Awhile back, I heard rumor that Anheuser-Bush was going to start importing Czechvar... maybe that's why I haven't seen any lately! Fortunately Sam Adam's Noble Pils is just as good.
Of course, growing a particular plant outdoors can get you in trouble in many countries due to their corrupt governments and their for-profit prison systems. It's less risky to do it indoors because a warrant is required to enter a residence.
Vodka is better than beer. It gives a nice warm kick and you don't need to go piss all the time.
Scotch (or even a decent bourbon) does the same thing and actually has some complexity. Vodka is too sterile and lifeless for me... it's good in drinks but I can't imagine drinking it straight.
The FTL drive from Destiny may be a better option. (way better than a dodgy Goa'uld hyperdrive powered by Naquadria) Getting a ship several billion light years to the other side of the universe in several hundred thousand years or so is really impressive.
Really? Are we actually comparing chopping off a small piece of skin that has almost no functional purpose
The purpose of the foreskin is to protect the glans. Without this protection the glans toughens and loses sensitivity to compensate. I don't know why you complain about perceived inconvenience, cleaning your junk isn't supposed to be a huge ordeal. It's part of basic personal hygiene most people do every day like brushing their teeth.
Penile cancer is so rare that the risk is practically insignifigant. Urinary tract infections are not as common in men (unless there is a disease/disability that interferes with normal urination) because our urethras are so long.
Circumcision should be outright banned except in cases where it is 100% medically necessary.
Maybe some people do this, but very few people I know could afford to. I have a nice benefit at work where I can get a new computer once every 3 years, and they will pay for it, then deduct the cost out of my salary over the course of a year. Since I know I'll have that computer for at least 3 years, I always get the max RAM & HD for my computer along with the best video card I can get. I usually alternate between an iMac and a MacBook Pro laptop computer and give away the older computer to a family member when I get a new one of the same kind (desktop/laptop).
I'm confused. Is this computer they buy for you actually yours or is it just the one you use at work? If it's just a new work computer, you shouldn't have to pay for that, but if the computer is yours to keep with no strings attached then it sounds like a pretty good deal, especially if you get to choose the specs. From what you wrote you get to keep the old computers whenever you upgrade, so are they just letting you keep your old work computer?
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You hide behind the AC mask yet you say you made it by starting from zero. How exactly did you manage to succeed where so many others have failed? (and spare no details) If it's actually true maybe the rest of us could learn something.
Ok, how do you gain skill/experience if you can't even catch a break in your own country because you have to compete with the rest of the world? What if you were born poor? Starting from zero is HARD. What if someone becomes disabled through no fault of their own, are you also against taking care of people who can't care for themselves anymore? I guess the people who can't make it in your society should just starve to death in a gutter someplace. Ayn Rand would approve.
Are you kidding me? Congress has lost its goddamned mind and now works for the "job creators" who complain about a shortage of cheap labor. There's plenty of domestic labor in this country, its just not being considered because it has the audacity to ask for a living wage. I swear, the rich want to drag us back to the gilded age.
The rich have always been against anything that would make life better for regular people. (living in luxury while being surrounded by squalor apparently makes the rich feel special or something) Our society had to fight like hell to get rid of the company stores/housing, get a standard 40-hour work week, OSHA regulations, public education, etc. Hell, the rich were even opposed to the poor having running water and bathtubs at first because the rich thought the poor would just use the tubs to store coal.
Eating a few spoonfuls of Repulsion Gel yields better effects... the food bounces right back out of your mouth!
FTFY.
Astrology != science.
The average toothbrush costs $3 or less. Isn't it cheaper and easier to just buy one than print it yourself? (unless you specifically enjoy the fun/challenge of doing so)
Faulty analogy. I could temporarily use your internet connection to download something if you leave your wifi unsecured (or inadequately secured... for those who still use WEP). I can't hijack your body and use it to commit a crime that can be traced back to you through DNA evidence.
Argh, I meant to say a rational *person* would condemn god's atrocious behavior.
Doesn't matter. If Biblegod is so far "above us", then its morals should be a superior version of what civilized people know to be right/wrong. However, that is not the case. Rather, it is quite the opposite: a rational purpose would condemn god's atrocious behavior.
Good resources for people to read:
http://www.evilbible.com/
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/
I actually read the Bible front to back and saw what kind of a psycho asshole your god really is. If it truly exists, (doubtful) it has no right to judge anyone. Your god embodies malice to a degree that no human could ever hope to reach. Biblegod is clearly the product of a harsh, primitive, barbaric culture and it definitely shows.
Many people don't want to live like fucking nomads chasing after jobs their whole life. Moving around every few years without putting down roots gets old really fast unless you specifically enjoy that sort of lifestyle as opposed to being forced into it. That sort of thing is ideal for young single people, but if you have a family moving around too much takes a definite toll. (your kids don't make long-term friendships or have any sense of stability) Also, lots of companies don't want to help pay for relocation these days.
I love Budvar. (they call it Czechvar in the states for the same reason Anheuser-Busch can't call their shit "Budweiser" in Europe) Unfortunately, it's become impossible to find Czechvar lately... I haven't seen any for at least a year. Awhile back, I heard rumor that Anheuser-Bush was going to start importing Czechvar... maybe that's why I haven't seen any lately! Fortunately Sam Adam's Noble Pils is just as good.
Of course, growing a particular plant outdoors can get you in trouble in many countries due to their corrupt governments and their for-profit prison systems. It's less risky to do it indoors because a warrant is required to enter a residence.
I'm in the US. The Belgian beers come at a premium around here. (4-pack for $8-9)
Scotch (or even a decent bourbon) does the same thing and actually has some complexity. Vodka is too sterile and lifeless for me... it's good in drinks but I can't imagine drinking it straight.
You pretty much nailed what's wrong with this country. Mod parent up.
Unfortunately, editing a *.docx in LibreOffice and saving it tends to fuck it up. I speak from experience.
The FTL drive from Destiny may be a better option. (way better than a dodgy Goa'uld hyperdrive powered by Naquadria) Getting a ship several billion light years to the other side of the universe in several hundred thousand years or so is really impressive.
With that face it reminds me of a guy I used to work with.
What if an applicant had a decent portfolio/resume but no degree? We all have to start somewhere.
The purpose of the foreskin is to protect the glans. Without this protection the glans toughens and loses sensitivity to compensate. I don't know why you complain about perceived inconvenience, cleaning your junk isn't supposed to be a huge ordeal. It's part of basic personal hygiene most people do every day like brushing their teeth.
Penile cancer is so rare that the risk is practically insignifigant. Urinary tract infections are not as common in men (unless there is a disease/disability that interferes with normal urination) because our urethras are so long. Circumcision should be outright banned except in cases where it is 100% medically necessary.
I'm confused. Is this computer they buy for you actually yours or is it just the one you use at work? If it's just a new work computer, you shouldn't have to pay for that, but if the computer is yours to keep with no strings attached then it sounds like a pretty good deal, especially if you get to choose the specs. From what you wrote you get to keep the old computers whenever you upgrade, so are they just letting you keep your old work computer?
How strangely appropriate for this context.