Those words describe my perspective, which is not judgmental. Cancel that, you are right, I was being judgmental. Now I'm being sarcastic. And/or sardonic.
CONTROVERSIAL : of, relating to, or arousing controversy
controversy : a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views : dispute
There is no implication of judgement in this definition. If you add something to the definition, or put words like wonderful in my mouth, that is your perception (problem),
Clearly we dispute as a result of controversy. Your perceived context is just wrong.
Surprised how many people interpreted my comment that way. I don't find having this IFV treatment to be controversial. I find *not* having it to be controversial.
I don't me seeing something as controversial as controversial.
Explain to me how having a child with issues is better for the world, for the parents, or for me than having or adopting a child without?
I predict no response.
One thing that worries me is that this choice seems to be on the rise, especially with Downs Syndrome (possibly due to the trend of more births late in life, where that lateness reduces the chances of another successful pregnancy). I see it everywhere now in the progressive community in which I live. I would go so far as to speculate that in centuries past, child sacrifice may have been nature's way of dealing with such defects. Humans that would not have survived in the natural world are kept alive in our increasingly artificial world.
Nice talking to you.
Watch the daily show from last night to see what unnatural things are natural.
And I didn't mean any offense to anyone who has children with "defects". It's just a choice I would have trouble making.
Another issue is that setting up a catchall/default increases spam. I get spam at addresses on my domain that I certainly never used; spammers seem to guess/make them up.
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I actually have more trouble getting into Canada for some reason (I am a US citizen). One time customs or immigration or whatever asked me to search my hard latop for "media" files. I think they were looking for child porn or maybe copyright violations? It definitely felt like a violation to me. What would have happened if I had refused? What would they have done if they found something? I hate what has happened to this country in such a short time, not that it was perfect when I was a kid (I just wasn't aware of the issues).
What about when you need to send a message, do you create a real email account for the organization then, or use a real account? I tend to use a real existing account when working with real people.
I do the same thing, but more like company@mypersonaldomain.com. I don't think that most companies sell or give away my email addresses, but they give lists to their MARKETING PARTNERS, which certainly do pass them on, or get hacked. I found this out by checking the to lines in spam and seeing united (airlines) and a CMS vendor. I also saw something from a company mailed to the email address associated with one of its competitors; from talking to people I found that a marketing person left the second and apparently took a contact list to the their new job at the first. It is a very worthwhile thing to do.
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Trust me, we are on the same page. I claim credit for the phrase "peeping obamas". I believe that even this conversation will be tracked.
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How do government contractors make money from that though?
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Those words describe my perspective, which is not judgmental. Cancel that, you are right, I was being judgmental. Now I'm being sarcastic. And/or sardonic.
CONTROVERSIAL : of, relating to, or arousing controversy controversy : a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views : dispute There is no implication of judgement in this definition. If you add something to the definition, or put words like wonderful in my mouth, that is your perception (problem), Clearly we dispute as a result of controversy. Your perceived context is just wrong.
Everyone on slashdot is trying to demonstrate their intelligence by proving their ignorance, including me. I have met some winners recently.
Dude you are so wrong. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controversial
No. Calling something controversial is not a judgement statement. It is a statement that there is complexity and more than one opinion.
They're already there.
Surprised how many people interpreted my comment that way. I don't find having this IFV treatment to be controversial. I find *not* having it to be controversial.
I would appreciate any solutions to my social problems.
Or just adopt.
Wha...? Reread the summary and what I wrote. It's the opposite of your interpretation.
I don't me seeing something as controversial as controversial. Explain to me how having a child with issues is better for the world, for the parents, or for me than having or adopting a child without? I predict no response.
Why a banana in the photo?
I should have been a doctor.
One thing that worries me is that this choice seems to be on the rise, especially with Downs Syndrome (possibly due to the trend of more births late in life, where that lateness reduces the chances of another successful pregnancy). I see it everywhere now in the progressive community in which I live. I would go so far as to speculate that in centuries past, child sacrifice may have been nature's way of dealing with such defects. Humans that would not have survived in the natural world are kept alive in our increasingly artificial world. Nice talking to you.
Watch the daily show from last night to see what unnatural things are natural. And I didn't mean any offense to anyone who has children with "defects". It's just a choice I would have trouble making.
What's controversial to me is choosing to have a baby with defects.
And another benefit - when you find an email address being used for spam, you can disable it, or worse.
Another issue is that setting up a catchall/default increases spam. I get spam at addresses on my domain that I certainly never used; spammers seem to guess/make them up.
I actually have more trouble getting into Canada for some reason (I am a US citizen). One time customs or immigration or whatever asked me to search my hard latop for "media" files. I think they were looking for child porn or maybe copyright violations? It definitely felt like a violation to me. What would have happened if I had refused? What would they have done if they found something? I hate what has happened to this country in such a short time, not that it was perfect when I was a kid (I just wasn't aware of the issues).
Don't use the same password for any two accounts. Second most important: don't use the same email address for any two accounts.
What about when you need to send a message, do you create a real email account for the organization then, or use a real account? I tend to use a real existing account when working with real people.
I do the same thing, but more like company@mypersonaldomain.com. I don't think that most companies sell or give away my email addresses, but they give lists to their MARKETING PARTNERS, which certainly do pass them on, or get hacked. I found this out by checking the to lines in spam and seeing united (airlines) and a CMS vendor. I also saw something from a company mailed to the email address associated with one of its competitors; from talking to people I found that a marketing person left the second and apparently took a contact list to the their new job at the first. It is a very worthwhile thing to do.
Trust me, we are on the same page. I claim credit for the phrase "peeping obamas". I believe that even this conversation will be tracked.
How do government contractors make money from that though?
And tiping. My fingers still ain't tiping write.