the "Pinty's Grand slam of curling" offers over $2 million in prize money, and there are a ton of other cash spiels and tournaments. curling is extremely popular on TV in Canada, and these guys and girls are celebrities wherever they go.
He's great.. I get to watch, er, listen to him all the time during the Brier (Canadian championship). He's able to explain stuff without seeming condescending, and he has real natural enthusiasm for it. The Vin Scully of curling!
I used this analogy:
Imagine you're at a food court that has waiters. You order from any vendor, and the waiters bring it to you. You pay the vendors separately for your food, and you pay the waiters for the trays. Some people order five trays, some people just a couple. But the waiters get paid by the tray, not for what's on it.
Imagine the waiters got together, and said "Hey, let's start charging more for people who want beluga, they can afford it." Once that was accepted, you can be sure that fairly soon boeuf bourgignogne, Bordeau, and blueberries would be extra cost as well, eventually only leaving baloney and Beef-a-roni as the "basic options".
Is this good for the vendors? No. As the price goes up for their options, their sales suffer. Is it good for the diners? No, they have to pay more to get the exact same stuff. Is it good for the waiters? Undoubtedly!
Where do you get the idea that 'taxpayers' paid for the last-mile lines? In Canada, at any rate, the last mile is put in by the telco or the cableco, or usually both. All the government gives them is the right-of-way, which costs taxpayers nothing.
" Now with machine generated pr0n people will need... much bigger hard di_ks "
If you're trying to get a bigger hard di_k, these pills are amazing! Just send me
your credit card number, and I'll set you up with a recurring supply.
Moralists like you piss me off. What if you're not very attractive and don't make a lot of money? Are you supposed to deny yourself sexual pleasure because women aren't interested in you? Dicks like you don't want prostitution, don't want pron, and based on your statement about drugs, don't want them either. So what's the ugly guy who works a minimum wage job supposed to do? Spend the rest of his life celibate, or jerking off to underwear ads in Cosmo?
In other words, it appears that you are against people finding what makes them happy- without hurting others - unless it's something you approve of. Sounds fascist to me.
"Even today, the more power and influence and man has the more women they attract."
Yeah, if you're powerful enough, the women will let you grab them by the pussy.
However, please note that the state of the women allowing you to do so, and the state of having done so, are not equivalent.
How is this trolling?
And I support the OP's comment - I also find having the watch keeps me tuned into my fitness more. I check to see things like how often I've hit my step goal, what my heart rate trend looks like, etc. So, that's another piece of anecdotal evidence confirming the OP's take. I'm sure there are tens of thousands of us, most of whom don't read/.
Finally, I work in data analysis. The first thing any new engagement wants is a "dashboard". Why? Because a dashboard gives them relevant information quickly, in one place, with a minimum of fuss, so they can control their businesses more effectively. That's exactly what my fitbit does for my health. So, if virtually every business wants a dashboard so they can control the business better, why is the notion that people would do that on a personal level worthy of dismissal?
I have a fitbit charge HR, and I use it all the time when biking. It tracks where I go, what speed, etc, and gives me a lot of details afterward. Plus, start and stop when you take a few second's break is just one push on the watch's button; no need to fumble around for my phone.
When I bike, I wear a cycling jersey and bike shorts. Bike shorts don't have pockets. Cycling jerseys have pockets that are around the back, and difficult to reach quickly. The fitbit is a great complement to my phone.
Since most good/.'ers don't RTFA, I wanted to point out that this technique was only tested on NON-insulin dependent diabetics (i.e. those managing the disease with pills, diet, and exercise). I was like that for many years, but eventually, the pancreas gives up, and leaves with you no functioning islets. At that point, you have to move on to an insulin regimen. So, if you have to take insulin 4-5 times a day, as I do, this offers you no hope.
I don't even think it's the question of benefits so much as satisfaction. When you bring in a crop, or see your livestock, you know what you've done - you've created food from scratch and you're helping to feed your fellow man. That has to be much more satisfying than the poor saps at, e.g., Wells Fargo - 'great, I just added another eight phony accounts to my customers, that'll make the boss happy!"
" Countries don't simply "fix" themselves while their citizens retreat to their bunkers cutting themselves off from the world. "
Jeezus H. F'ing... clearly, you have never lived in a rural area. People there don't "cut themselves off"; they know better than any urbanite how much they need the help of their friends and neighbours when they're in trouble. I've lived in urban areas most of my life, and I don't know the names of the people two doors down, or across the street. In the country, you know everyone for miles around, including how many kids they have, what car they drive, and what church they go to.
I'd argue the sense of real community is much, much stronger in the countryside than it is in the city.
Shouldn't be too hard. According to NewsWeak (sic), some $4700 in paid tweets, and $1000 a month for a dozen trolls were enough to tip the entire US election to Trump. For $25,000, you should be able to reach your goal!
One of the things I learned collecting tax data from farmers is that, in Canada anyway, the tax department IMPUTES income to the farmer on any crops/livestock that he grows and feeds his family with. Slaughtered a calf each fall? That's $1500 added to your income. Have a big garden? If you're a farmer, that produce is income!
I spent one term doing tax returns for farmers in SouthWest Ontario (well, collecting their data for the computer to generate the return) back in the 1970's. My manager said "Farmers live poor and die rich", and that was often the case - they made very little from actually farming, but when they died and the family sold the farm, they were often wealthy as urban encroachment and the demand for more sub-divisions made the land quite expensive. Very few farmers that I met were actually making a lot of money -
enough to live on, but hardly enough to retire on. (although, to be fair, as I was quite new in the job, I got the low gross income farmers, so my sample set might have been skewed.)
I also heard this tragic story a number of times: farmer reached 60 or so, decided to retire, sold the farm, moved to the city, and died in less than a year. Without the daily routine of chores, etc., it seemed they had nothing to do, so they just withered away.
How does going from $10 to $15 become a "5% increase in costs"? Sounds like 33% to me. And since many companies operate on a net margin of less than 5%, a 5% rise in wage costs (i.e. going from $10 to $10.50) would, ceterus paribus, mean their profits would be wiped out.
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The point of the game was to throw your dart into the board hard enough that the other guy had to use pliers to remove. Now, that's darts!
the "Pinty's Grand slam of curling" offers over $2 million in prize money, and there are a ton of other cash spiels and tournaments. curling is extremely popular on TV in Canada, and these guys and girls are celebrities wherever they go.
He's great.. I get to watch, er, listen to him all the time during the Brier (Canadian championship). He's able to explain stuff without seeming condescending, and he has real natural enthusiasm for it. The Vin Scully of curling!
Well, as any good Canadian will tell you, the real challenge is to do it after you've had 4 beers. Helps when you're watching, too!
that was my feeling. Girl was cute, though.
Really! Where can I buy bump stocks? Do they trade on the NYSE or the NASDAQ? What are some ticker symbols?
I mean, I missed the boat on Bitcoin, but I wanna get in on the ground floor with these bump stocks!
I used this analogy: Imagine you're at a food court that has waiters. You order from any vendor, and the waiters bring it to you. You pay the vendors separately for your food, and you pay the waiters for the trays. Some people order five trays, some people just a couple. But the waiters get paid by the tray, not for what's on it.
Imagine the waiters got together, and said "Hey, let's start charging more for people who want beluga, they can afford it." Once that was accepted, you can be sure that fairly soon boeuf bourgignogne, Bordeau, and blueberries would be extra cost as well, eventually only leaving baloney and Beef-a-roni as the "basic options".
Is this good for the vendors? No. As the price goes up for their options, their sales suffer. Is it good for the diners? No, they have to pay more to get the exact same stuff. Is it good for the waiters? Undoubtedly!
Where do you get the idea that 'taxpayers' paid for the last-mile lines? In Canada, at any rate, the last mile is put in by the telco or the cableco, or usually both. All the government gives them is the right-of-way, which costs taxpayers nothing.
Nice one, Ricky. But you forgot to say "I toadaso".
Shithawk.
"I'd prefer a deferential Oriental personality with a Black Super-size-BBW look put on it, and I'm Anglo-Saxon; does that mean I'm strange?"
Yes.
" Now with machine generated pr0n people will need ... much bigger hard di_ks "
If you're trying to get a bigger hard di_k, these pills are amazing! Just send me
your credit card number, and I'll set you up with a recurring supply.
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Squirrels! Do you know in Toronto, they have some white ones? They live
Look! Doughnuts!!
Moralists like you piss me off. What if you're not very attractive and don't make a lot of money? Are you supposed to deny yourself sexual pleasure because women aren't interested in you? Dicks like you don't want prostitution, don't want pron, and based on your statement about drugs, don't want them either. So what's the ugly guy who works a minimum wage job supposed to do? Spend the rest of his life celibate, or jerking off to underwear ads in Cosmo?
In other words, it appears that you are against people finding what makes them happy- without hurting others - unless it's something you approve of. Sounds fascist to me.
" we're going to see studios and production companies coming up with their own virtual cast and headline stars."
Beauty, eh? I can hardly wait to see the first Rei Toei release.
"Even today, the more power and influence and man has the more women they attract."
Yeah, if you're powerful enough, the women will let you grab them by the pussy.
However, please note that the state of the women allowing you to do so, and the state of having done so, are not equivalent.
How is this trolling? And I support the OP's comment - I also find having the watch keeps me tuned into my fitness more. I check to see things like how often I've hit my step goal, what my heart rate trend looks like, etc. So, that's another piece of anecdotal evidence confirming the OP's take. I'm sure there are tens of thousands of us, most of whom don't read /.
Finally, I work in data analysis. The first thing any new engagement wants is a "dashboard". Why? Because a dashboard gives them relevant information quickly, in one place, with a minimum of fuss, so they can control their businesses more effectively. That's exactly what my fitbit does for my health. So, if virtually every business wants a dashboard so they can control the business better, why is the notion that people would do that on a personal level worthy of dismissal?
I have a fitbit charge HR, and I use it all the time when biking. It tracks where I go, what speed, etc, and gives me a lot of details afterward. Plus, start and stop when you take a few second's break is just one push on the watch's button; no need to fumble around for my phone. When I bike, I wear a cycling jersey and bike shorts. Bike shorts don't have pockets. Cycling jerseys have pockets that are around the back, and difficult to reach quickly. The fitbit is a great complement to my phone.
Since most good /.'ers don't RTFA, I wanted to point out that this technique was only tested on NON-insulin dependent diabetics (i.e. those managing the disease with pills, diet, and exercise). I was like that for many years, but eventually, the pancreas gives up, and leaves with you no functioning islets. At that point, you have to move on to an insulin regimen. So, if you have to take insulin 4-5 times a day, as I do, this offers you no hope.
Please mod this up. This guy gets it.
I don't even think it's the question of benefits so much as satisfaction. When you bring in a crop, or see your livestock, you know what you've done - you've created food from scratch and you're helping to feed your fellow man. That has to be much more satisfying than the poor saps at, e.g., Wells Fargo - 'great, I just added another eight phony accounts to my customers, that'll make the boss happy!"
" Countries don't simply "fix" themselves while their citizens retreat to their bunkers cutting themselves off from the world. " Jeezus H. F'ing... clearly, you have never lived in a rural area. People there don't "cut themselves off"; they know better than any urbanite how much they need the help of their friends and neighbours when they're in trouble. I've lived in urban areas most of my life, and I don't know the names of the people two doors down, or across the street. In the country, you know everyone for miles around, including how many kids they have, what car they drive, and what church they go to. I'd argue the sense of real community is much, much stronger in the countryside than it is in the city.
Shouldn't be too hard. According to NewsWeak (sic), some $4700 in paid tweets, and $1000 a month for a dozen trolls were enough to tip the entire US election to Trump. For $25,000, you should be able to reach your goal!
One of the things I learned collecting tax data from farmers is that, in Canada anyway, the tax department IMPUTES income to the farmer on any crops/livestock that he grows and feeds his family with. Slaughtered a calf each fall? That's $1500 added to your income. Have a big garden? If you're a farmer, that produce is income!
I spent one term doing tax returns for farmers in SouthWest Ontario (well, collecting their data for the computer to generate the return) back in the 1970's. My manager said "Farmers live poor and die rich", and that was often the case - they made very little from actually farming, but when they died and the family sold the farm, they were often wealthy as urban encroachment and the demand for more sub-divisions made the land quite expensive. Very few farmers that I met were actually making a lot of money - enough to live on, but hardly enough to retire on. (although, to be fair, as I was quite new in the job, I got the low gross income farmers, so my sample set might have been skewed.) I also heard this tragic story a number of times: farmer reached 60 or so, decided to retire, sold the farm, moved to the city, and died in less than a year. Without the daily routine of chores, etc., it seemed they had nothing to do, so they just withered away.
How does going from $10 to $15 become a "5% increase in costs"? Sounds like 33% to me. And since many companies operate on a net margin of less than 5%, a 5% rise in wage costs (i.e. going from $10 to $10.50) would, ceterus paribus, mean their profits would be wiped out.