Certain laws of physics, mainly conservation of energy, special relativity, and whatever law says I can't stab morons in the face over the Internet.
I hate people that say "well it's MY/YOUR opinion." This reminds me of Maddox:
(http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/opinion1.gif)
Wow, is it just me or has there been this GIANT surge of new spam?Fixed.
What's so bad about Barney? (as an objective question, of course)
Oh, and by the way, about my other post, where I said people focus too much on race and are too sensitive to ANYTHING to do with race, ponder over this picture:
(http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/07/sony_whiteiscoming_ad_large.jpg)
Do you find it offensive? Why or why not?
I hate hick people.take a closer look, he is an arabian cab driver.
(http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/4148/taksiofoorii7bb.jpg)
Like this one . :lol:
HOLY CRAP! TO HELL WITH THOSE DISCRIMINATIVE PEOPLE!!!!!I'll assume you were being sarcastic.
zepplin i understand racism is a terrible thing, but being 15 have you really seen enough of it to really understand it? bill cosby said something along the lines of "the black youth of to day wants to be respected, but they dress funny and choose to talk ignorantly." ill find out the exact quote, but does that make him racist, and bill cosby wasnt well off growing up.Uh, I meant that the image WASN'T racist. Look at my last comment.
oops, oh welll in that case ill have to agree with you.Sweet, let's go rob banks and have tea parties.
HOLY CRAP! TO HELL WITH THOSE DISCRIMINATIVE PEOPLE!!!!!I'll assume you were being sarcastic.
shouldn't a guy hitting a girl be just as bad as a girl hitting a guy, not counting the power of the hit?
Perfect answer. Sexist violence is just like racist violence; a hate crime, and hate crimes are unacceptable.shouldn't a guy hitting a girl be just as bad as a girl hitting a guy, not counting the power of the hit?
Yes. Ultimately, they should rank the same. However, that doesn't mean that they are the same today. Violence by men against women is often an attempt by these men to assert their dominance, and frequently entails considerable physical injury and mental trauma on the part of the woman.
To put it another way, it isn't really about who is hitting whom, but why. Sometimes physical assault is acceptable, for any number of reasons. Much more often, it is unacceptable, again for any number of reasons. And, sometimes, physical assault is absolutely unacceptable, without qualification. All sexist violence falls into this last category, especially when there is an intent to dominate, injure, or sexually assault.
This one's for you allmighty jackass.You're correct>>>>>>>>That's wrong and well....Some people have there reasons and some people do it because there church or there friends there cool at being like that and they want to be cool too so believe in that shit. I would not assosiate with people like that eather. And how do we know for sure that the Bible is another book that some one made up to give us something to believe in I guess it's just Faith right.
I hate people who practice satanism or worship false idols. In the Christian faith it is important that you keep a strong faith in GOD and follow the ten commandments which in one of them directly states that you should not worship a god before Him. I am only speaking from my religion. It doesn't neccessarily mean that Christianity is the "true" religion. I am simply stating that satanism is not a religion I would look into. And I will not associate with anyone who practices satanism. But it is not up to me to decide the religion you follow whether you're Catholic, Jewish, or anything else. It doesn't matter to me if you're either of those religion or any other religion other than satanism. I will not tolerate a satanic person. If you decide to give your soul to satan instead of putting it into the trusting hands of GOD you are making the biggest mistake one could make.
When people pronounce the "h" in "neanderthal". It's slient, damn it.
I hate environmentalist. They always ruin small businesses with their dos & donts.
HARPOON THE ELEPHANTS, NUKE THE WHALES!!!
7. Led Zeppelin; AC/DC; Lynard Skynard
acctully you are right most of the new bands coming in are emo and most emo people are bi-sexua. so yeah that part about emo being gay is half right.7. Led Zeppelin; AC/DC; Lynard Skynard
How could you hate them!? :cry:
Me on the other hand hate:
1. Most of the new age rockers. They are all just mostly emo. And emo is gay.
2. Emos
3. Straight Gay Rights activists
4. Jack Tompson
5. Democrats
6. Republicans
7. The way Communism is in our world (Karl and Marx's way could work without the evil dictators)
8. Little kids on XBOX Live who think it's cool to swear like a sailor when all it does is make them look like no0bs.
9. Hospitals
10. American Society as a whole.
I said I hate Communism in effect, I like the way Communism was thought up as.I hate some humans. Not all but some
And I prefere American Society but people are just dicks.
So I change my number 10 to...
10. Humans.
When people pronounce the "h" in "neanderthal". It's slient, damn it.
In all honesty and humility, I was nearly out of my teens by the time I learned that. And I was in my twenties before I learned that you spell "forest" with only one R, but "Februrary" with three.I hate environmentalist. They always ruin small businesses with their dos & donts.
HARPOON THE ELEPHANTS, NUKE THE WHALES!!!
I guess I hate willful ignorance. One example is how conservativesthink[believe in their gut] that the whole "don't kill the Earth" thing is just a Democrat excuse for more government. You'd think that, at least among a community of friggin' Chrono Trigger fans, even the goopiest GOPers would know better...but that's the power of willful ignorance for you!
Can I say I hate ...... Penis...... and get away with it. If not then.... I hate.... the movie Blankman. Who all knows of a show named "Lucky Louie". Best show to come on HBO.You are really trying not to push you luck. But that was funny. HAHA not really but it's nice to say so. Well I hate that FAT topic thing.
(http://adlog.com.com/adlog/i/r=10153&s=657798&t=2006.07.29.10.14.05&o=1:&h=pi&p=&b=4&l=En_US&site=6&pt=&nd=&pid=&cid=&pp=&rqid=01c17-gne-ad244C8F1ACC07F3A/http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/Ads/2443/10/medieval_leader.gif)
These ads on Gamefaqs. Who's going to be some probably mediocre game just because they see this picture?
(http://adlog.com.com/adlog/i/r=10153&s=657798&t=2006.07.29.10.14.05&o=1:&h=pi&p=&b=4&l=En_US&site=6&pt=&nd=&pid=&cid=&pp=&rqid=01c17-gne-ad244C8F1ACC07F3A/http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/Ads/2443/10/medieval_leader.gif)They look like they would eat me........tell them to quit looking at me.
These ads on Gamefaqs. Who's going to be some probably mediocre game just because they see this picture?
(http://adlog.com.com/adlog/i/r=10153&s=657798&t=2006.07.29.10.14.05&o=1:&h=pi&p=&b=4&l=En_US&site=6&pt=&nd=&pid=&cid=&pp=&rqid=01c17-gne-ad244C8F1ACC07F3A/http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/Ads/2443/10/medieval_leader.gif)They look like they would eat me........tell them to quit looking at me.
These ads on Gamefaqs. Who's going to be some probably mediocre game just because they see this picture?
I hate people who, like, interrupt threads to crappily RP w/each other...See what I did there? Eh? Eh?
I hate spammers.(http://adlog.com.com/adlog/i/r=10153&s=657798&t=2006.07.29.10.14.05&o=1:&h=pi&p=&b=4&l=En_US&site=6&pt=&nd=&pid=&cid=&pp=&rqid=01c17-gne-ad244C8F1ACC07F3A/http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/Ads/2443/10/medieval_leader.gif)They look like they would eat me........tell them to quit looking at me.
These ads on Gamefaqs. Who's going to be some probably mediocre game just because they see this picture?
Quit looking at the Queen like that you dastardly fiends!
*throws em off into the dungeon*
Or they just like to annoy people to fuck.okokokok I have been out of line I know I have so i'll stop but don't know about matt and sage. You'll have to say something to them.
I don't mind you, just Matt and the asskisser =/Oh ok well then sorry to the people who do mind.
I hate myself for spamming. Prince, you stop it as well. Oh and BZ, never talk about the Prince that way.Oh shut up you do it to be a bad ass.
Do not. I hate people who are seemingly good posters but when I read other posts by them it's really stupid.You know it would be a good idea to make a topic like For the spammers and nasty talk or something...............clay hurry check youre mail
I hate airships that have caught fire. :lol::lee:
I hate myself for spamming. Prince, you stop it as well. Oh and BZ, never talk about the Prince that way.No.
I hate it when something of mine gets borrowed when it's only needed for one day, and takes months to be returned.
I also hate it when something is borrowed that would take a little longer to enjoy, but isn't returned for years.
Worse off when things are returned broken or damaged, and the most the person offers is a pitiful "sorry."
Hah, I keep forgetting to take it with me when I drive. But I told Ramsus it is soon to arrive.
I despise spiders as well...There just creepy =/ I also hate bananas XD. Hmm...What else do I hate....Oh! I hate when people come to a random forum and complain about stuff that doesn't even make any sense to any topic.
I hate Matt and Sage! Does that count? Anyways, I hate World of Warcraft...That game needs to die >;(
I hate people who hate me.
I hate Matt and Sage! Does that count? Anyways, I hate World of Warcraft...That game needs to die >;(
:jiraiya: Why do you hate me?
WoW does suck.
I hate people who hate me.
I hate 2300 AD.
You're new. You have 150 posts. You've contributed next to no meaningful discussion, and you're not funny.
Sorry, but if you're going to make more than half a dozen posts a day, they better be well thought and interesting. More importantly, they better have a real purpose -- even if it's humor, in which case it better be pretty damn funny.
The Compendium wasn't created for a bunch of teenage kids (or the mental equivalent) to spend all day getting their kicks out of posting one-liners to each other. This isn't GameFAQs.
You're new. You have 150 posts. You've contributed next to no meaningful discussion, and you're not funny.
Sorry, but if you're going to make more than half a dozen posts a day, they better be well thought and interesting. More importantly, they better have a real purpose -- even if it's humor, in which case it better be pretty damn funny.
The Compendium wasn't created for a bunch of teenage kids (or the mental equivalent) to spend all day getting their kicks out of posting one-liners to each other. This isn't GameFAQs.
Can we assume this is one of the things you hate?
Hmm... I also hate lazy coworkers that actually take naps on the job and then the only repercussion is they get sent home early, which is what they wanted in the first place, and then I'm stuck cleaning all their stuff because they were too busy napping to finish up before they left.
I hate Matt and Sage! Does that count? Anyways, I hate World of Warcraft...That game needs to die >;(
Use of the word "autos" instead of "cars."
The singular they in some cases.
Those who are against the Saxon genitive tacked on a word ending in s to indicate singular possession. In written language, it's pretty difficult to figure out what one is talking about with this.
I can almost give Green Day the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they didn’t know that “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” would become the foremost and paramount graduation/goodbye/I miss high school/series finale track. Perhaps they just sort of stumbled onto it by writing a catchy, semi-morose song about leaving something or someone behind. Boyz II Men probably knew that “It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” had universal appeal, but it was released within the context of an unabashedly commercial record, so it’s no great sin. Plus, it had some kick-ass harmonies, right?
Canadian mega-morons Nickelback do not get the same leniency of judgment from me. “Photograph,” from their new album Who the Fuck Cares What the New Nickelback Album is Called, is a completely transparent rock and roll money-grub from start to finish. It’s a paint-by-numbers going-away song designed to appeal to every high school graduate in America and Canada and wherever else people are stupid enough to buy Nickelback records. As with all Nickelback songs, the track employs The Nickelback Tune®, complete with The Nickelback Harmonies® and The Nickelback Bridge®. Basically, it fits right in with the “write the same song as many times as possible until people stop buying our records” formula. The lyrics are like a horoscope: they’re written by a cynical con-artist to apply to everyone while making all the gullible numbskulls in the audience feel like they’re specific to them.
Here’s a rundown: “I am looking at my old photographs. Boy, my friends and I sure had some good times! I’ll miss this old house! Now it’s time to leave, and I’m sad. It’s hard to say goodbye.” Yeah, no shit, Chad? You’re only 48 fucking years old, or whatever, I’m sure that’s really fresh in your mind.
One could defend Nickelback, I suppose, by saying “who cares what their commercial motivations may be? They’re writing songs of uncomplicated universal appeal that really speak to their broad base of listeners.” No, fuck that. They’re making a mockery of rock and roll, they’re dumbing down the public perception of art, and Chad Kroeger has a really stupid haircut. Not forgiven.
Panic! at the Disco
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Rating: 1.5
Ten years ago, who would've guessed that emo would usurp punk as the genre du jour for angst-ridden teens. By the late 1990s, most fans of the genre's second wave were abandoning it. Many of the best bands had split up, while the handful that were left were moving toward a more straightforward pop rock sound. But just as it appeared over, the scene suddenly exploded, giving birth to an entire new generation of slick, generic, mall-store neo-emo. It's like the bartender yelled last call, the house lights came on, and then at the last minute, he decided to keep the club open all night serving Cokes. So now, 20 years after Rites of Spring's only full-length album was released, we've arrived at Panic! at the Disco's A Fever You Can't Sweat Out.
Where does one begin to describe this steaming pile of garbage? You've already seen the ridiculous name, so let's try a few of song titles on for size. Track two is called "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage", and it's followed by "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines". If those don't quite do it for you, check out "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", or my personal favorite, "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off".
But of course, the asinine song titles and the moronic band name have nothing on the actual songs. The usual guitar, bass, and drums are augmented by drum machine beats and synths that would be more at home blaring over the P.A. at your local gym than in anything one might consider enjoyable music. The production, handled by Matt Squire, a guy who is certainly no stranger to radio-friendly emo, is slick and polished. Vocalist Brendon Urie's impassioned, warbling vocals are so strained it's as if he might just burst into tears at any moment. This poor guy's heart must get broken on a daily basis or something. And if it wasn't bad enough, someone convinced him to add some fancy effects on a track or two that make it sound like someone is lightly karate chopping him across the throat while he sings.
The lyrics are just the sort of vague teen heartache you'd expect. In "Camisado", Urie croons, "You're a regular decorated emergency/ The bruises and contusions will remind you what you did when you wake," sliding up to a falsetto while keyboards shimmer behind him. In "Time to Dance", which utilizes some sort of poorly realized gun-as-a-camera metaphor, he belts out, "When I say shotgun, you say wedding/ Shotgun/ Wedding", and "Give me envy/ Give me malice/ Give me attention/ Give me a break." Yeah, you and me both, kid.
It's sad that this is what emo has become. The genre's always had some irritating characteristics, but this newest batch of heartbroken heartthrobs has managed to build their careers solely out of those characteristics. The whining, the emotionally exposed lyrics, and the passionate choruses are there, but there's no sincerity, creativity, or originality.
I hate the fact that no company will hire me simply because I don't have a degree, regardless of my skill level. Having to pay 30,000 dollars for school, just so I can have a future... I hate it.
And I hate that because I'm a girl, people think that there's no way I can make it as a video game designer. Ohhh, I hate it.
Sounds like it's time to affirm your ability through raw determination and passion. They're going to pay for it.
But a degree is somewhat important. The problem is not being able to define the scope of your education and having to take certain unsavory classes.
I hate the fact that no company will hire me simply because I don't have a degree, regardless of my skill level. Having to pay 30,000 dollars for school, just so I can have a future... I hate it.
And I hate that because I'm a girl, people think that there's no way I can make it as a video game designer. Ohhh, I hate it.
... you really like to model yourself around rock lee, don't ya?I hate the fact that no company will hire me simply because I don't have a degree, regardless of my skill level. Having to pay 30,000 dollars for school, just so I can have a future... I hate it.
And I hate that because I'm a girl, people think that there's no way I can make it as a video game designer. Ohhh, I hate it.
(http://www.naruto-fan.net/uploads/images/BirthDays/Rock%20Lee.jpg)
Sounds like it's time to affirm your ability through raw determination and passion. They're going to pay for it. But a degree is somewhat important. The problem is not being able to define the scope of your education and having to take certain unsavory classes.
I hate the fact that no company will hire me simply because I don't have a degree, regardless of my skill level. Having to pay 30,000 dollars for school, just so I can have a future... I hate it.
And I hate that because I'm a girl, people think that there's no way I can make it as a video game designer. Ohhh, I hate it.
Sounds like it's time to affirm your ability through raw determination and passion. They're going to pay for it. But a degree is somewhat important. The problem is not being able to define the scope of your education and having to take certain unsavory classes.
Speaking of Naruto...Let's just say that I hate ****ing stupid horrible dubs. BELIEVE IT!!!datta bayo= believe it.
Speaking of Naruto...Let's just say that I hate ****ing stupid horrible dubs. BELIEVE IT!!!
What could cause that post would be falling head over heels for someone only to find out he or she isn't attracted to the opposite sex.
I hate Google's plan to buy Youtube! I think Google is trying integrate Youtube to expand its search engine or something.Seriously? Sweet! I've always wanted this to happen. Google Videos + YouTube = Awesome.
I hate My sister. Can you feel the reality that makes you bleed until you can't vomit anymore.
I hate large groups of people. The larger a group of people get, the more collectively irrational and stupid they become.
Perhaps thats why I too hate religion. That is not to say I hate faith, but the intstitutionalization of it in a group prevents the individual from making his own personal decisons on it.
I hate the direction the U.S. government is headed for lately. Look for national i.d. cards and suspention of habeus corpus on the whim of the president in the near future!
National ID cards are a good idea, but you're right that we don't want Republicans writing the legislation for it. We need to have one hell of a long, frank discussion about how these cards will and will not be used.
How exactly are National ID cards a good idea? Even though they are made of plastic, they are still essentially one's papers.
Lord J, you're just jealous because sumpissdkid just posted one of the most quotable things in a long ass time. :lol:
It's like, gutterally emo. Yes, gutterally isn't a word.
How exactly are National ID cards a good idea? Even though they are made of plastic, they are still essentially one's papers.
We don't need to have that conversation. I know your argument, and you know mine. We're just starting from different premises.
It's like, gutterally emo. Yes, gutterally isn't a word.
Yes it is.
I vote for (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Rufus_Shinra_small.jpg/180px-Rufus_Shinra_small.jpg)
I vote for (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Rufus_Shinra_small.jpg/180px-Rufus_Shinra_small.jpg)
Rufus there looks like a proud follower of Hitler.
It's like, gutterally emo. Yes, gutterally isn't a word.
Yes it is.
Not with that spelling it isn't.
You have it backwards. Faith is what is dangerous--religious faith especially. Institutionalized religion is a symptom of faith. Indeed, organized religion is probably a lot less virulent than the personal spirituality that many people might develop on their own, were they so inclined.
November 7, baby!
ZeaLitY, baby, fetch the good champagne! Drinks for all, on me! November 8. Win or lose, in this political environment we're gonna want 'em.
Why do you need external factors to provide the purpose and meaning in your life? Especially something irrational. Your life is your own.It's not necessarily faith is an external force she was talking about, I presume.
You have it backwards. Faith is what is dangerous--religious faith especially. Institutionalized religion is a symptom of faith. Indeed, organized religion is probably a lot less virulent than the personal spirituality that many people might develop on their own, were they so inclined.
Don't get me wrong! I think faith is one of the most dangerous things out there! Even strong faith in Atheism can push you to do crazy things. But I still like faith because it can give things purpose and meaning. Its just the conformity of faith I have a problem with.
Whats going on Nov 7th? (I haven't been able too keep up with dates of important events lately)
That reminds me of another thing I hate: BEER. It tastes like carbonated earwax. Unless its Guinness. I love that for some reason.
For your noble remarks, I am promoting you to the newly-created, special honorary post of Guru of Guinness!
For your noble remarks, I am promoting you to the newly-created, special honorary post of Guru of Guinness!
Holy crap! You were serious! Awesome title! :lee: I want one!
Damn you, Lord J. *Shakes fist in anger*
Damn you, Lord J. *Shakes fist in anger*
Ah, you'd be surprised how many threads end like that...
Why do you need external factors to provide the purpose and meaning in your life? Especially something irrational. Your life is your own.It's not necessarily faith is an external force she was talking about, I presume.
Why do you need external factors to provide the purpose and meaning in your life? Especially something irrational. Your life is your own.It's not necessarily faith is an external force she was talking about, I presume.
Exactly my point. Faith should never come from an external force. Then again I should clarify: is your meaning of "external force" an entity of some kind? Or a religious institution? (Thought you ment the later but then again I might be wrong.)
Lord J esq, you have my eternal gratitude for the awesome post you gave me. And I can't agree with you more about how important it is to vote. I'm just so out of it when it comes to current events sometimes so I didn't know it would be so soon. While I will be sure to vote for the Democratic party, I can't help to wonder if they will be that much better. (Excuse my "childish cynicism")
I'll think of you next time I masturbate. :mrgreen:
Why do you need external factors to provide the purpose and meaning in your life? Especially something irrational. Your life is your own.It's not necessarily faith is an external force she was talking about, I presume.
Exactly my point. Faith should never come from an external force. Then again I should clarify: is your meaning of "external force" an entity of some kind? Or a religious institution? (Thought you ment the later but then again I might be wrong.)
the thing is, despite all the claims of "well its not important what people think of me" you are affected by their actions/judgements and they yours.Why do you need external factors to provide the purpose and meaning in your life? Especially something irrational. Your life is your own.It's not necessarily faith is an external force she was talking about, I presume.
Exactly my point. Faith should never come from an external force. Then again I should clarify: is your meaning of "external force" an entity of some kind? Or a religious institution? (Thought you ment the later but then again I might be wrong.)
Not neccisarily an entity of any sort. Basically, I do not understand why people require other ideas or groups to provide meaning and purpose to their lives. It is your life, after all. It isn't important what other people think you should be doing, or what your life means to them. That's the height of pretension on their part, and it's giving in on yours. I'm saying be the defining force in your life. If purpose and meaning are things you need in life, find the purpose and meaning that will make you who you want to be and live how you want to live.
You don't really get what I'm saying. I'm not suggesting that other people have no affect on you. I'm saying that one should not allow other people, who often have no better of an understanding of the world, to define who you as a person are.but they will is my point. it will define you to an extent is what I was saying, regradless whether or not you notice it.
You don't really get what I'm saying. I'm not suggesting that other people have no affect on you. I'm saying that one should not allow other people, who often have no better of an understanding of the world, to define who you as a person are.But it doesn't necessarily have to be faith in any person, or any institution. It can be faith in yourself, faith in optimism, and faith in other happy crap.
For the people who made a conversation about the thing about bleeding until you can't vomit anymore, you guys are quoting Clay. sumpissdkid was Clay in an attempt to get back on the compendium. But he forgot his password, lucky for you guys.What the hell are you talking about? Are you trying to renew interest in yourself again?
Yeah, I dropped Art too, and regretted it later. Now I'm stuck with crappy Technology... -_-
Oh my F***CKING GOD. I just want to slaughter everyone on this damn website. This is a reason why I didn't want to join. Because of the damage my retarded ass step-brother did. But the only harm I can do is to myself. I give up. If I am hated for being me than I'm leaving this site. You people just don't get it do you? I should kick the S#!T out of Clay for making Me the most hated person after just joining.For the people who made a conversation about the thing about bleeding until you can't vomit anymore, you guys are quoting Clay. sumpissdkid was Clay in an attempt to get back on the compendium. But he forgot his password, lucky for you guys.What the hell are you talking about? Are you trying to renew interest in yourself again?
I hate trying to choose which subjects you want to drob and pickup. I also hate the fact that I didn't do art and music this year, so chances of doing it next year and near impossible.
Don't worry, the most hated person is still Mr Tuesday (http://www.chronocompendium.com/Forums/index.php?action=profile;u=1294)Oh my F***CKING GOD. I just want to slaughter everyone on this damn website. This is a reason why I didn't want to join. Because of the damage my retarded ass step-brother did. But the only harm I can do is to myself. I give up. If I am hated for being me than I'm leaving this site. You people just don't get it do you? I should kick the S#!T out of Clay for making Me the most hated person after just joining.For the people who made a conversation about the thing about bleeding until you can't vomit anymore, you guys are quoting Clay. sumpissdkid was Clay in an attempt to get back on the compendium. But he forgot his password, lucky for you guys.What the hell are you talking about? Are you trying to renew interest in yourself again?
I hate trying to choose which subjects you want to drob and pickup. I also hate the fact that I didn't do art and music this year, so chances of doing it next year and near impossible.
Don't worry, the most hated person is still Mr Tuesday (http://www.chronocompendium.com/Forums/index.php?action=profile;u=1294)Oh my F***CKING GOD. I just want to slaughter everyone on this damn website. This is a reason why I didn't want to join. Because of the damage my retarded ass step-brother did. But the only harm I can do is to myself. I give up. If I am hated for being me than I'm leaving this site. You people just don't get it do you? I should kick the S#!T out of Clay for making Me the most hated person after just joining.For the people who made a conversation about the thing about bleeding until you can't vomit anymore, you guys are quoting Clay. sumpissdkid was Clay in an attempt to get back on the compendium. But he forgot his password, lucky for you guys.What the hell are you talking about? Are you trying to renew interest in yourself again?
I hate trying to choose which subjects you want to drob and pickup. I also hate the fact that I didn't do art and music this year, so chances of doing it next year and near impossible.
You don't really get what I'm saying. I'm not suggesting that other people have no affect on you. I'm saying that one should not allow other people, who often have no better of an understanding of the world, to define who you as a person are.
You don't really get what I'm saying. I'm not suggesting that other people have no affect on you. I'm saying that one should not allow other people, who often have no better of an understanding of the world, to define who you as a person are.
Isn't it our relationship to the world and the people around us that defines who we are? Every encounter influences you, and it wouldn't matter who you think you are if you lived in a void. You really can't avoid being defined by others, except by being quite discriminating in deciding who to surround yourself with.
I hate it when people think they're better than someone just because of grades or rank.
I hate it when people think they're better than someone just because of grades or rank.
Here:
Name: nightmare975
Grade: A
Rank: Rear Admiral
(I left you with a little bit of room for improvement...)
things i hate? oh that never ending list >_> ill just say most of humanity, for many many reasons...
I hate tomatoes.
I hate tomatoes.
Thank the Entity I'm not one.
I don't like the tendency of little kids to stare at me. But they often make some comment to their parents and it opens up a chance for me to tell them to eat their Wheaties or vegetables, and that it really works in making them tall.
Arr, a pirate, damnit! One of the mightiest to sail the seas.
Arr, a pirate, damnit! One of the mightiest to sail the seas.
I hate how the fact that just because my grades dropped to B's I can't go on the computer or play video games.
Something else I hate: Crash.
Something else I hate: Crash.
Wrong.Something else I hate: Crash.
Bandicoot?
Right.Something else I hate: Crash.
The movie?
Is that red "x" inside a white square some kind of disapproval image?
9. Being unable to use both a weapon and a flashlight in Doom 3. Killing me to play it like this on Nightmare.
THROUGH, NOT "THRU", YOU BASTARDSOh, most definitely.
THROUGH, NOT "THRU", YOU BASTARDS
SMC BARRICADE ROUTER
MAY YOU BURN IN HELL FOREVER
FOR SIX YEARS IVE BEEN TRYING TO FORWARD ONE GODDAMN PORT FOR P2P USE BUT FOR SIX YEARS THE STUPID THING HAS NEVER WORKED
TUTORIALS HAVE COME AND GONE BUT THIS WORTHLESS ROUTER REFUSES TO FORWARD A PORT, WITH OR WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE FIREWALLS
DIE
Stuff I hate?
This bitch right here:
http://x17online.com/celebrities/britney_spears/x17_xclusive_britney_rages.php
This will give ANYONE a good laugh...
She's made awful music and has given the wrong image to millions of teenage fans.
She's made awful music and has given the wrong image to millions of teenage fans.
But that isn't what Zakyrus was talking about.
She's made awful music and has given the wrong image to millions of teenage fans.
But that isn't what Zakyrus was talking about.
...how 'bout bratty neighbor's kids how repeatedly blast her music (the same songs) for the entire neighborhood to hear --whether it is liked or not. :x
I know it's bad for 'the balance' (insert yin/yang here) to feel such negativity. But that's one thing I can't forgive. (So it's an indirect grudge to her)
I guess you could say I hate my neighbors too then. They are the "Religeous Zealot/Fanatic" type that Kyronea is talking about. (a chill goes through every atom of my being just thinking about it)
I hate how our own people (read: liberals) want us out of Iraq. I'd expect this stuff from Iraqis, but not true and blue Americans. Heh, shows you what free speach does for a country.I hate how people are so easily fooled by propaganda on any side of any political debate.
I also hate how I'm like the only Conservative on this forum.
I hate how our own people (read: liberals) want us out of Iraq. I'd expect this stuff from Iraqis, but not true and blue Americans. Heh, shows you what free speach does for a country.
I hate any censoring of any speech whatsoever. That's what freedom of speech means. It has nothing to do with protecting speech you like. Hitler was for speech he liked, as was Stalin. But for speech they didn't like, they were against.
I hate people who think that freedom of speech is for people who agree with them.
I hate any censoring of any speech whatsoever. That's what freedom of speech means. It has nothing to do with protecting speech you like. Hitler was for speech he liked, as was Stalin. But for speech they didn't like, they were against.
I hate people who think that freedom of speech is for people who agree with them.
Sure, I hate hearing racist comments, or ignorant, baseless political opinions such as nightmare975's, but I'll be damned if I won't protect their right to say it.
That's the point. Freedom of speech exists soley to protect unpopular speech, because popular speech needs no protection. nightmare975 resents "liberals" protesting the war in Iraq. Good. His hearing things he resents means that freedom of speech is working. You hate nightmare975's conservative venting? Good. Your reading things you hate means freedom of speech is working.Indeed. I was agreeing with you and adding on to your points, not dissenting. I hate it when I can't phrase a forum post correctly.
Dissent is relative.
I used to feel the way you feel now, but then someone I loved and I thought loved me too decided to go and dump my gift into the trash. So yeah, you can see why I'm so fucking angry.Don't worry about it. I can understand that feeling all too well.
Sorry for taking it out on you. I don't have anyone to yell to. So yeah, sorry.
I hate people who can't write sentences that make logical sense. I mean, bad grammar is acceptable to a point, but when you're text becomes babbling nonsense with no obvious or deducible meaning, it makes communication pretty much pointless.
I hate people who can't write sentences that make logical sense. I mean, bad grammar is acceptable to a point, but when you're text becomes babbling nonsense with no obvious or deducible meaning, it makes communication pretty much pointless.
dats cuz poirntels nows how u do it, yaw?
I hate people who can't write sentences that make logical sense. I mean, bad grammar is acceptable to a point, but when you're text becomes babbling nonsense with no obvious or deducible meaning, it makes communication pretty much pointless.
dats cuz poirntels nows how u do it, yaw?
I only hate it when it's unintentional.
I hate my exercise-induced asthma...it's been holding me back somewhat. Hopefully with the new exercise at the gym I can force it down over time with practice, but it's still an extreme irritant towards any activity.
I've probably already said it at some point in this thread, but I hate it when saved information--and writing in particular--is lost on the computer via software crash, hardware malfunction, or electrical outage. Hate, hate, hate it!
I hate drama. Hate hate hate drama. I cherish my emotions but I dont see why people feel the need to amplify them and wreak havoc.
Me too, especially the news. I get all of my news from the internet and the Daily Show now. Sadly, a place where anyone can post anything and a parody news show seem to be more accurate and on topic than the stuff you see on TV.I hate drama. Hate hate hate drama. I cherish my emotions but I dont see why people feel the need to amplify them and wreak havoc.
Yeah, I see tons of it in local TV channels.
FUCK DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENTI hate Digital Rights Management too. It causes nothing but disaster and harms only the legal users of any media.
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Much applause to AOL for completely locking out free episodes available for download. Free. But thanks to DRM, these wonderfully free episodes can only be seen through AOL's proprietary Video Player. The .wmv on my hard drive is useless unless I play it through my browser, which renders it choppy and completely unwatchable. And, to make matters worse, the video player is designed so that the DRM license never touches the end user's computer, meaning any removal cracks can't detect it and fix the video file.
(http://www.giantrobotprinting.com/store/images/shirts/drm/preview.png)
I am for copyright law. But I am against fair use paranoia and restriction. Let DRM be buried forever.
Fuck all candy suckers. Stupid things do nothing but cut my damn tongue when a hard edge drags across it as I struggle to taste the flavor.
Ah, which reminds me: I hate when good background music is interrupted to play the same old battle music for the sixty millionth time.Especially when said battle music is horrible, as in the case of one of the games I was playing that also has that irritating siren, Pokemon Leaf Green. (Shut up, Pokemon haters...I like the games, because they're intricate and quite interesting, even if most of the creatures are ridiculous when taking biology into acocunt.)
Ah, which reminds me: I hate when good background music is interrupted to play the same old battle music for the sixty millionth time.
Ah, which reminds me: I hate when good background music is interrupted to play the same old battle music for the sixty millionth time.Especially when said battle music is horrible, as in the case of one of the games I was playing that also has that irritating siren, Pokemon Leaf Green. (Shut up, Pokemon haters...I like the games, because they're intricate and quite interesting, even if most of the creatures are ridiculous when taking biology into acocunt.)
Ah, which reminds me: I hate when good background music is interrupted to play the same old battle music for the sixty millionth time.
The people at my office seem to only want to speak to me within 30 seconds of me putting on my headphones. This vexes me greatly.
I love the pokemon games but personally the anime sucks now IT RECYCLES ALL ITS FREAKIN IDEAS!
The games, though, are very fun, and I can't wait to buy Diamond. Wi-fi battling sounds awesome.I did some testing of Diamond and Pearl emulation wise prior to allowing my little brother to purchase the game for his DS, just to ensure they met my quality standards so his money wasn't wasted. They did.
I hate the girls in my school, who dates out with too many lads one by one.
I hate the girls in my school, who dates out with too many lads one by one.
Interesting that you should mention that tonight. I just got done reading this week's discussion in the ongoing feminism series at another website I frequent. This week's topic was shame, and a prominent part of that was a look at how women are supposed to feel ashamed of themselves for having too many sexual partners, which, depending on which sexist you ask, can be anywhere from one partner on up through some arbitrary number that's usually under eight.
You're still young, and immersed in the cultural ocean around you, but I put it to you that you have a sexist problem, my good sir. You need to work that out. No woman (or man) should be inherently ashamed for having any number of sex partners.
Maybe Lord J is too old to understand our generation :wink: I think what he means is that they're just very annoying girls that have that annoying laugh and go out with guys just to conform to a certain trend. Because if that is what he meant, I hate those kind of girls too.Yes, because six years older is a huge gap.
Bah, that's the fate effect. And the only way to overcome it is to unleash the self-will and battle the elements in a test of determination.Indeed. I've got another project in mind that I'm tempted to start--it's not related to Chrono Trigger, at least not directly--but I'm holding off on that for a few more days before starting it to ensure I'm actually fully interested in the project idea and that I won't decide I'm no longer interested part-way through or what have you.
How old is Lord J?Twenty-four.
Maybe Lord J is too old to understand our generation :wink: I think what he means is that they're just very annoying girls that have that annoying laugh and go out with guys just to conform to a certain trend. Because if that is what he meant, I hate those kind of girls too.
Its kinda like drunk driving really there is nothing wrong with it they'll kill them selfs of and then the world is much better.
Many people seem to think 'democracy' gives equal power to everybody. Well apparently it doesn't. There was no vote to go to war in Iraq. No vote on the current, limited smoking 'ban', no vote on withdrawing from Iraq despite common opinion supporting such a sentiment. At the end of the day we are lumbered with choosing the lesser of evils and letting them dictate, instead of taking the reins ourselves and deciding the direction and future of the country. We are not equal. The government enforces neither public opinion nor total justice. We're a long way from true power of the people, and not as far as we think from despotism.
Stuff I hate...?
My ChronoCross disc isn't working any more.
EDIT: Woowho, another victory to Fred Myers. I just bought a CD cleaning/scratch fixer-upper and it works.
EDIT2: Damn it all to Hell I can't find the PS1 memory card!!!
Sold my PS2 yesterday for the price I wanted, after three months trying to find someone willing to buy it. Hooray!
I usually despise 10-15 year old kids. They think they know everything and think they're so much better then everyone else. I even had one go to me:
"I'm invincible"
"Why?"
"Because i'm 13"
I wanted to take a gun to his head and be like, feel invincible now?
V_V Human concepts of time are ridiculous...You can go ahead and blame William Willett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Willett) for that...
Piling more and more on kids is not the way to go, but it should still exist in some form.
The world impinges upon my noble dream and ideals.It is the goal of most societies, in the purest sense, to hammer the nail(s) that stick(s) out...
Except college society, where the goal is just to get hammered. ;)
The world impinges upon my noble dream and ideals.It is the goal of most societies, in the purest sense, to hammer the nail(s) that stick(s) out...
Mornings...Hell yes.
Bayes' Theorum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_theorum)Hmm, seems redundant. Isn't it just working backwards, from the answer to the question?
Bayes' Theorum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_theorum)
I hate Easter. I'm not much of a traveller but we're going to a cousin's house that's a 6 hour drive away just to spend 1 night there and come back sunday morning...I normally wouldn't mind but it's completely different now.
My cousins that we're going to won't look or even talk to me, the only reasoning "Your nothing like your brother..." Apparently I have to act like my brother to get my cousins to notice that I exist? I'd rather die.
I assume the both of you are still living with your 'rents, so it isn't as good as it should be...but it is nice once you are working and on your own.
I assume the both of you are still living with your 'rents, so it isn't as good as it should be...but it is nice once you are working and on your own.
Why would you assume this? I don't, but I still get the obligation to visit family on stupid holidays.
And yet you end up having sex with neither hair nor eyes...unless you're doing something different than me...and more like I've seen in one or two REALLY DISTURBING hentai...>_>
Not to stare at their ass. I don't find breast or rear to be really attractive. I am more of a hair and eye person.
I'll go a bit broader and say "probability". Damn, I hated that stats class. Or the professor. Not sure which.
Something I hate.... Let's see....
How about when women dress in slutty clothes than get offended when you stare at their ass? That REALLY pisses me off!Seriously, WTF do you expect me to do?
I'll go a bit broader and say "probability". Damn, I hated that stats class. Or the professor. Not sure which.
Actually, in this particular case it was because Bayes Theorum was the center of some very bad teaching (and mind you, I wasn't even in the class; Statistics and History seldom meet). The "Doctor" (because here, no one is a "Professor", which is another thing I hate. Since when was "Professor" a bad word?) was presenting Bayes Theorum as essentially having metaphysical significance.
This came as the result of the Doctor misunderstanding the Monty Hall Problem and thus he presented Bayes Theorum, which can help explain the MH Problem, as a direct contradiction to the Gambler's Fallacy. He was claiming, more or less, that a person's knowledge obtained midway through the experiment could effect the starting conditions of the experiment. The "present modifying the past," as it were.
But statistics in general has a lot of problems. It touches reality too seldom and all too often borders on the metaphysical. It is like the result of math going through puberty or something.
Me? I like women for their mind (and no, I'm not into trepanning, that is just squick).
placidchap...
come july 19th i shall finally be joining the marriage band wagon. let the fun times begin.
I am sure you like women for their attributes too, in addition to their mind. To deny that is to deny the human nature.
I don't mind The figure of a women but again the eyes are always somthing to stare at plus you will get more respect for commenting a girl on her eyes than her butt. plus I'm the type to tend not to let my thoughts dwell in the gutter. Every time they do I beat myself up mentally and will slap the back of my head really hard with the excuse that it felt like there was somthing there.I am sure you like women for their attributes too, in addition to their mind. To deny that is to deny the human nature.
Quite true. Though "appreciate" might be the better word. One can appreciate a fine piece of art in much the same way one can appreciate a fine piece of ass. Being male in the world is like walking through a very prestigeous museum; there are works of art all around us.
And of course, it should be noted that there is a difference between the appeal of beauty in women and the appeal of their attractiveness (I'd say one can find a women beautiful but not attractive).
Sasuke the Prince of Emo-dome. and because his name translates to Ninja-FanStill not as bad as Shia LaBeouf; which roughly translates into "Thank God for the beef"...
Still not as bad as Shia LaBeouf; which roughly translates into "Thank God for the beef"...Lol That is bad you win for finding the most rediculous name trnslation.
well it depends what was it?
Religion.
I hate old men who want to put me in a sundress and call me "Buttercup".
I hate old men who want to put me in a sundress and call me "Buttercup".
I hate old men who want to put me in a sundress and call me "Buttercup".
Is this a problem you commonly encounter?
I hate old men who want to put me in a sundress and call me "Buttercup".
You know what I hate? I hate elitists in super smash bros.
You know what I hate? I hate elitists.
Haha, yeah.
I hate when you go to the movies with your girlfriend (or boyfriend, equal opportunities) and every 5 seconds they nudge you and go "Ooh! Watch this part!" because they saw the movie before with they're friends and they want to see it again to get some "quality time"
Seriously, I'm sitting in front of a giant screen. What else would I be doing besides watching it? Cat's Cradle?
I hate how all my work this semester is for history class. Stupid papers.
But complaining is the best part about being old! ;)
Being older is great, but being 14 is great too. The best age to be is the age that you are (crap, I sound like an after school special, but it's true).
At 18 you can buy the cigs!
It's all about the big 2-1 (in the US).
That's the age at which you can legally mix Heineken with Star Wars, or Chrono. Good times are to be had, but don't drink and operate any time-traveling machinery.
...Chrono Beer?
But if I had the choice, I'd love to be Eighteen. Free to do what I want with a driver's license, and get a steady cash flow of money from a part time job while I would still be living at home so I wouldn't hve to pay any bills.
'Tis no bad thing to move to the land of Molson.
Phew... Or you may start to grow out of the party scene as I did. Sure, you enjoy alcohol and enjoy social interaction, but as a whole you may move onto a different level.
Then again, you may not. Not saying that that's a bad thing.
Not saying that that's a bad thing.
You missed this, homeslice.QuoteNot saying that that's a bad thing.
Anyways, this is a hate thread, so....
I hate cats, ALL of them. =P
I'm playing through Final Fantasy VI right now and I hate the translation... I think I'm gonna hit up the retranslation (as was done with Chrono Trigger) soon...You mean Sky Render's/RPGONE? I don't know Japanese, but his translation isn't so accurate in some places. Some of the mistakes in Woolsey's translation were repeated in SKy Render's.
RPGOne's translation is good, and the original was pretty good as well (For the time it came out). I really liked the RPGone's translation though, what "Repeated mistakes" are you referring to? o.o;Things like this:
SETZER: Phew...
The Empire's made me a rich man.
Setzer
"Whoo......
I have the Empire to thank for my wealth."
Setzer: Hm.... Business's been bad thanks to the Empire, too.
Setzer: Phew......
Business is ruined thanks to the Empire.
"This guy are sick"
No, but I think the best ever was "I feel asleep!"Metal Gear, one of the first things the game says.
(Obviously was supposed to be "I fell asleep!"
Who can name THAT game? =P
No, but I think the best ever was "I feel asleep!"Metal Gear, one of the first things the game says.
(Obviously was supposed to be "I fell asleep!"
Who can name THAT game? =P
Quote"This guy are sick"
Final Fantasy VII. Aeris (Aerith) said it when they were checking out that guy in the Slums who lived in the sewer pipe (and later turned out not to be sick, but to be a former numbered experiment of Hojo's Jenova Project).
Quote"This guy are sick"
Final Fantasy VII. Aeris (Aerith) said it when they were checking out that guy in the Slums who lived in the sewer pipe (and later turned out not to be sick, but to be a former numbered experiment of Hojo's Jenova Project).
That obviously wasn't a mistranslation but an intentional hint showing that "this guy" wasn't a singular being but part of a large group displaying similar symptoms. That guy was "sick," but he had a borg-like conciousness requiring the use of plurals... maybe... okay, probably not.
Quote"This guy are sick"
Final Fantasy VII. Aeris (Aerith) said it when they were checking out that guy in the Slums who lived in the sewer pipe (and later turned out not to be sick, but to be a former numbered experiment of Hojo's Jenova Project).
No, but I think the best ever was "I feel asleep!"
(Obviously was supposed to be "I fell asleep!"
Who can name THAT game? =P
Metal Gear
Metal Gear, one of the first things the game says.
I hate sleeping, yet I don't like getting up either.
:?
Enetron perhaps?
I almost bought me an Entertron. Then I got a cup of coffee.A great amount of the general populace gets suckered into buying Starbuck's expensive coffee and its variants; just a thought...
I hate when the general populace acts in such a stupid manner. It's almost like a hive-mind. Except in a not-working-out sense.
Starbucks is consistently ranked inferior to a few others in a blind taste test. It's all retarded chic.
"Oh my god! I have to pay extra for this? It must be better! Yay!"
Starbucks is consistently ranked inferior to a few others in a blind taste test. It's all retarded chic.
Alright, a quote answering a quote is one thing (hell, I've done that much before)...but a TWO CHARACTER post?!? C'mon, placidchap, you can do better than that...I know this is one of the more spammy threads, but DAMN.
Speaking of spammy threads...I think that's what I'll say I hate...favorite "whatever" threads...stupid game threads...one word answer threads...etc.
Speaking of spammy threads...I think that's what I'll say I hate...favorite "whatever" threads...stupid game threads...one word answer threads...etc.
Must... keep... mouth... shut.
Must... keep... mouth.... shut.QFT
I'll add to that list: people nitpicking the little things
Quote from: placidchapI'll add to that list: people nitpicking the little things
Don't like the internet, huh?
I H4T3 P30PL3 WH0 T4LK L1K3 TH15!
*sigh* being a star-crossed-lover really has no novelty to it. One last chance this Saturday wish me luck.
*sigh* being a star-crossed-lover really has no novelty to it. One last chance this Saturday wish me luck.
I don't think I'm familiar with the term "Star-Crossed". Explain?
It means the whole worlds out to stop us. I am Exaggerating, really its just unexpected work, family, injury, school and such. Everytime we get together it goes awry, this Saturday is our Prom hopefully this will work.
It means the whole worlds out to stop us. I am Exaggerating, really its just unexpected work, family, injury, school and such. Everytime we get together it goes awry, this Saturday is our Prom hopefully this will work.
Be sure to practice safe sex and don't drink and drive!
We prefer "intellegently-advantaged asses".:lol:... O~kay...
I hate people/threads like this:
http://www.chronocompendium.com/Forums/index.php/topic,5385.0.html
I hate people/threads like this:
http://www.chronocompendium.com/Forums/index.php/topic,5385.0.html
*crickets*I hate people/threads like this:
http://www.chronocompendium.com/Forums/index.php/topic,5385.0.html
Yeah, that post was made with your IP.
jeez, I knew that would happen. ouch.Use common sense; Zeality sees all that happens in the forum.
So...what was the thread that you didn't like ACTUALLY? I mean, you've posted twice since the mistake and still haven't corrected it...>_>
I'm going to shake my head at you for that.
But it's cool. Just behave from now on.
FUCK MATHEMATICS:shock:... Dare I ask what about mathematics you find so vexing?..
4 sum girls 2 = Does Not Compute for lack of a proper operand.(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/useless.jpg)
Here are the biggest offenders. What does the last one even mean? The blue circled answer is the correct one. I guessed on all of these anyway.
Why would you need a calculator for this? I guess maybe for the trigonometry. Eh... no. Calculator doesn't help you. It's just that, see, the middle bottom angle there is 180-2x, eh? Well, the entirety of the left triangle is 180. So call the unknown N, it's 180 = x + 180 - 2x + N, you get N = x. Both are isocoles triangles. Therefore AD = BD = BC = 6.
This is turning into The Compendium Guide to the GRE.
Why would you need a calculator for this? I guess maybe for the trigonometry. Eh... no. Calculator doesn't help you. It's just that, see, the middle bottom angle there is 180-2x, eh? Well, the entirety of the left triangle is 180. So call the unknown N, it's 180 = x + 180 - 2x + N, you get N = x. Both are isocoles triangles. Therefore AD = BD = BC = 6.
True enough for that problem, but often they'll ask you to solve trig questions that require previous memorization of what the sine and cosine of 60o are, etc., etc. If it's been years since you committed those babies to memory, you're pretty much farked. In my math-monkey island analogy, I'd be coconutted to death. Unless there's a way of deriving those facts on the fly? I'm open to suggestions. The best I've come up with is that you must, at the very least, memorize what a 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangle "look like" in terms of side lengths.
This is turning into The Compendium Guide to the GRE.
I just took my AP Calc A.B. test and I think i did pretty good on the thing as a whole. Free response was a pain at the end.God, I
What's a GRE, by the way? I assume it means something like General Requirement Exam. We don't have anything like that in Canada that I'm aware of.Graduate Record Examination; it's a standardized test for applicants to graduate school programs.
Actually, that's probably the main distinction between university and something like a technical college: a technical school teaches you specific skillsets. A university teaches you a base way to think so that you can apply it to multiple scenerios.
Quote from: Daniel KrispinWhat's a GRE, by the way? I assume it means something like General Requirement Exam. We don't have anything like that in Canada that I'm aware of.Graduate Record Examination; it's a standardized test for applicants to graduate school programs.
Quote from: Daniel KrispinWhat's a GRE, by the way? I assume it means something like General Requirement Exam. We don't have anything like that in Canada that I'm aware of.Graduate Record Examination; it's a standardized test for applicants to graduate school programs.
I think the GRE is in Canada but as far as I know, the GMAT is for business[management] schools and the GRE is for most everything else... Do you have to take both Zeality?
Where abouts in Canada do you live, Daniel?
Western areas, that is, Alberta. As far as I've noticed, it's not. I've just applied to and been accepted in a Master's program in Classics, and I've not had to take anything of that fashion. In the same way you guys have SATs. We don't have those either. We have our diploma exams at the end of grade 12, but that's something rather different.
Western areas, that is, Alberta. As far as I've noticed, it's not. I've just applied to and been accepted in a Master's program in Classics, and I've not had to take anything of that fashion. In the same way you guys have SATs. We don't have those either. We have our diploma exams at the end of grade 12, but that's something rather different.
I'm aware of the location of Alberta. I currently attend UWO over in the Eastern parts, namely Ontario.
It is a department by department, school by school basis from what I can tell. For example, UWO's Grad Psych program requests the GRE while the Grad Classics @ UWO does not. And looking on google at other universities, it is the similar. So yes Canada does have it, but from the looks of it, gradutate studies in Classics is not one to utilize the test.
Quote from: Daniel KrispinWhat's a GRE, by the way? I assume it means something like General Requirement Exam. We don't have anything like that in Canada that I'm aware of.Graduate Record Examination; it's a standardized test for applicants to graduate school programs.
I think the GRE is in Canada but as far as I know, the GMAT is for business[management] schools and the GRE is for most everything else... Do you have to take both Zeality?
Where abouts in Canada do you live, Daniel?
Western areas, that is, Alberta. As far as I've noticed, it's not. I've just applied to and been accepted in a Master's program in Classics, and I've not had to take anything of that fashion. In the same way you guys have SATs. We don't have those either. We have our diploma exams at the end of grade 12, but that's something rather different.
Western areas, that is, Alberta. As far as I've noticed, it's not. I've just applied to and been accepted in a Master's program in Classics, and I've not had to take anything of that fashion. In the same way you guys have SATs. We don't have those either. We have our diploma exams at the end of grade 12, but that's something rather different.
I suppose Alberta is on the western half of Canada, but for me, I think of BC as largely being the western part of Canada. But perhaps the notion of a fly-over doesn't really exist in Canada?
I hate it when news agencies report the findings of some study or experiment but don't provide enough information regarding the study to actually evaluate its significance.
Well, as we see it BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, are the 'West' as a whole. The rest of the provinces are the *shudder* East. Heh. Yes, East and West have a bit of a rivalry going on. Namely their political centre over there in Ottawa is taking advantage of our economy out here in the west. Hmph.
Anyway, yeah, anything west of Ontario is considered the West as a whole.
And as it is, I do have a certain affinity for BC. I WAS born there, and the hill countries have always had a bit of a larger share of my heart than the prairies. It's too... flat hereabouts.
Well, as we see it BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, are the 'West' as a whole. The rest of the provinces are the *shudder* East. Heh. Yes, East and West have a bit of a rivalry going on. Namely their political centre over there in Ottawa is taking advantage of our economy out here in the west. Hmph.
Anyway, yeah, anything west of Ontario is considered the West as a whole.
And as it is, I do have a certain affinity for BC. I WAS born there, and the hill countries have always had a bit of a larger share of my heart than the prairies. It's too... flat hereabouts.
Ah, see by my way of thinking, only states/provinces that touch an ocean are East or West, with everything else being fly-over. I guess there's no analagous notion in Canada.
BC is quite beautiful. The mountain views from Vancouver are fantastic, and I hear that Vancouver Island is prettier still.
And BC is one of the world’s most beautiful places.
Actually, for the United States, sane people call the west coast area the western part of the United States, but people on the East coast aren't sane. Ohio, a state rather clearly in the eastern half of the United States, is a "mid-western" state. Texas, which is about in the center of the United States, is a Southern State. Colorado, which is physically in the western part of the middle of the United States, is a western state.
I guess that makes California the Far West, then, and people in Massachusetts must think that Hawaii is destroyed every evening when the sun lands on it, it is that far west.
Like for Ohio for instance its in the mid-west because at the time in 1803 the "west" was simply all the land unexplored in the west, and Ohio was a mid-way point between the the east coast and the "west". The name just stuck I think.
All the weirdness, wasn't so weird back in the day. And since people don't like to change names and such, it is stuck to this day.
Why do you think we haven't converted to the much easier metric system?
All the weirdness, wasn't so weird back in the day. And since people don't like to change names and such, it is stuck to this day.
Not entirely true. Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. I guess they just like it better that way.
Not entirely true. Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. I guess they just like it better that way.
Because once it was taken over by the British, they renamed the city in honor of the King's brother, James, who was the Duke of York.
I hate when networks cancel shows that I like, when it only has 13 million viewers. *cough* Shark *cough*
I saw that coming. :DNot entirely true. Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. I guess they just like it better that way.
Because once it was taken over by the British, they renamed the city in honor of the King's brother, James, who was the Duke of York.
Yes, but that is much harder to put to music. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0X77OBJUg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsAiCs66l40&feature=related
Still one of my favorite songs, since I heard it when I was little and Tiny Toon Adventures was still a new show lol.
Meh. The Network cancelled Firefly, which is quite possibly one of the best pieces of science fiction ever (in any media form).
So earlier today I was flipping through channels (I don't watch TV often) and I ended up watching three episodes. To say the least, I just bought the Season One boxed set... So consider me a fan.
Ah! Curse Fox's sudden but inevitable betrayal!Nice! :lol:
Speaking of Fox, has anyone seen the documentary "Outfoxed"? Good view, I think it is on Google video.That's the one detailing Fox's owner's and, derivatively, his company's corruption and biased reporting, right? Really, I think that's the case across the board as everyone's more readily apt to push their own agenda than provide the 'truth'.
Speaking of Fox, has anyone seen the documentary "Outfoxed"? Good view, I think it is on Google video.That's the one detailing Fox's owner's and, derivatively, his company's corruption and biased reporting, right? Really, I think that's the case across the board as everyone's more readily apt to push their own agenda than provide the 'truth'.
Put short: There's no news source that will tell 100% 'truth', 100% of the time(or even close to it, for that matter.); it's up to oneself to find out what's the 'truth' and strive to find it--not to be led around like sheep by some news network.
That's the real problem with society.
It is still a good view. And yea, I don't get my news from any news outlet in the States. Seems like the least biased stuff comes from other countries.The problem still, to some degree of effect, applies to the rest of the world, nevertheless. When one relies on 'truth' solely from another, instead of searching for it, it is as if one is attempting to clasp the moon from the water, so to speak.
It is still a good view. And yea, I don't get my news from any news outlet in the States. Seems like the least biased stuff comes from other countries.The problem still, to some degree of effect, applies to the rest of the world, nevertheless. When one relies on 'truth' solely from another, instead of searching for it, it is as if one is attempting to clasp the moon from the water, so to speak.
Everyone has an agenda. And I didn't mention a single source, I said "other", implying more than one, unles you were making a general statement. But yea, I agree with your last few posts.A general statement.
Sad thing in, Constantinople is Istanbul and it was even back in the day. Like Rome before it, people just called Constantinople "The City," except, you know, in Greek. So when people were going "to/in the city" they were "eis ten Polin"
(εις την Πόλιν). Or, in other words, Is-ten-Pol. But that is enough history for now.
OOoooh, I hate people who hate stuff just because it's popular.
AH! it has a bunch of fans so it must be lame and overrated!
I hate how some people think that the "popular" items (art, entertainment, etc) that appeal even to the lowest common denominator must in turn be mind numbingly dull and uninspired.
......
However, having said such, I still believe in Sturgeon's Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law)
I agree. It's almost as if this country could fall though, if we don't become socialist. Not trying to spit out propaganda, but yeah.
Offering Clinton the VP slot would be an amazing choice, though. Talk about a dream team... But think about it; if Mccain is elected, he would most likely die in office. God knows who he would pick to be his Vice president. If a Clinton/Obama leaves a bad taste, then so be it. It's still good for the country in the end.
I already worry enough that the Bush Administration will launch an airstrike just before Obama takes office, thus forcing Obama to fight another war whether he likes it or not.
This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probably [sic] that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the Government President elect, as to save the Union between the Election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards.
It is my sincerest hope and wish that I'm dead wrong about the president's intentions toward Iran. I cannot think of a more ludicrous mistake than to launch an airstrike against a country that's larger than Iraq and Afghanistan combined, when the current size of the US military can't even support those operations. And an airstrike would very likely lead to a ground operation due to Iran's almost-certain retaliation against the airstrike -- hell, I'll stop there because it's too horrible to even think about, and is hopefully the kind of scenario you'd see play out only in a videogame.Many people think that another country added to our list would be to much too handle and it maybe, but for another reason the most people think. We have and do use our military in the most efficient way possible. We can move in and clear out a nation, like Iran, in around a month now. The TRUE cost is post war attrition. Number one lesson I learned from Fire Emblem: "ya wanna win a war? Get the consul-men involved."
Placid, I am curious, what are your feelings on democracy as a form of government? It would appear that you do not like it, as you stated that if your desired outcome is not actualized you plan on leaving the United States.
There have been times that the political decisions of this nation have made me sick, but that is a sign of a healthy democracy! No one can, or should, get their way all the time (if such a "democracy" exists where any single group always gets their way, then that is no longer a democracy). Being in a democracy means that occasionally the government will make choices you don't agree with, indeed, it will occasionally make choices that you think are utterly moronic and stupid. But such is democracy. I would claim that even if the coming presidential election does not come out the way I hope, that is still a desirable thing and I would do well to remain in such a democracy. If you are willing to leave the nation if Obama isn't elected, why should you subject yourself at all to a government that isn't perfectly inline with your political stances? Even if Obama is elected, it would seem like democracy still isn't the government for you. You'll have won this time, but there will be defeats in the future, other times that you'll either have to leave or bow to the will of the people; if you are unwilling to do the latter, why delay on the former?
I hate Tidus. :lol:
I hate Tidus. :lol:
Not as much as I hate Vaan.
Basch was supposed to be the protagonist over those idiots Vaan and Penelo... I didn't really mind Vaan or Penelo, but considering the change from Basch was done on a whim (and very late into development, too!), I don't get it
I also hate how hard it is to detect logical fallacies in one's self.
That I've been trying to figure out for two weeks now whether the physics behind my anti-gravity design is sound. Argh. It's irritating when the numbers and your instinct are all in conflict (that is, the numbers say it should work; my instinct says there's no bloody way something so cool could.) Yes, it's been stressing me out.
We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty.
Impressive; I didn't know that you also worked in engineering/physics. Our very own Renaissance Man (suppose that means you are always dressed up when you go to a RenFest).
[...]and then try art and math and science and anything new[...]
Basically just simple mechanics and dynmanics. But as it could get things to hover etc. without propellors or rockets, it would be neat anyway. I'm trying to build a little concept model. I'll tell you if it works or not.Are you by chance talking about the 'machines' that take advantage of the electrostatic force to float by passing huge amounts of electricity through thin wires(generating a field) in a balanced construct? I always thought those things were neat.
Basically just simple mechanics and dynmanics. But as it could get things to hover etc. without propellors or rockets, it would be neat anyway. I'm trying to build a little concept model. I'll tell you if it works or not.Are you by chance talking about the 'machines' that take advantage of the electrostatic force to float by passing huge amounts of electricity through thin wires(generating a field) in a balanced construct? I always thought those things were neat.
No, not at all. Heh. A little bit more along the lines of my own expertise, as it were. And I was never all too good at electrical type stuff. If it works... well, I've gotta keep the design to myself in case it does, eh? But if it fails, I'll tell you all what I intended, 'kay?Fair enough. All the same, I wish you success with your endeavor.
Fight the power! Hallmark can't make you like your dad!
Welcome back, man. Good vacation, then?
Memory arc's over, by the way, you'll be glad to hear.
What I hate at the moment? Obsessively-competitive "no items, Final Destination" Brawl players who refuse to accept anyone except Marth, Ike, Fox, Falco and Wolf as good characters. Especially a particular one who thinks it's okay to spam the cheatirific Marth "infinite grab". Bet he'd be complaining non-stop if a character outside his precious 'high tiers' shit could do the same.
Maybe it's just me, but I never liked bad language. That's probably mainly because my parents have never let me use it. I can live with it, it's just something I don't like.
Yeah, I trained on the N64 too with Falcon, but I stopped when I realized that the 64's hit detection was just retarded. DK's punch can hit you 2 seconds after it's thrown, and Mario is totally, totally unstoppable with a beam sword. What I'm hearing about Brawl psychos doesn't please me; I have fun with a group of friends as playing Falcon, but imagining a bunch of no-item Fox battles...ugghhh.
Smash Brothers is a party game. It's meant to be enjoyed casually with friends. The sooner people realize that, the sooner that can start enjoying it for what it is (and have a less frustrating experience with it, to boot)
Thank you. That's one of the few home remedies I haven't tried yet, and my dad just suggested it as well. I'm making tea now.
I try not to use the word "hate" because I think it's too strong of a word for most things...
This is the thread for unadulterated hatred! Lesser stuff can go in the frustration thread.
ZaichikArky and Saijainta I don't understand your taste in movies at all...
If you like Mirrormask you will like City of Lost Children. It's French, but the visuals are great and the overall story is just as quirky. And Ron Perlman is in it for some reason!ZaichikArky and Saijainta I don't understand your taste in movies at all...To each their own, right? :D Many people don't understand why I don't like The Princess Bride, and that's all good. Personally, I don't get why no one seems to have watched Quills or Mirrormask, because those are two of the best movies I have ever seen.
I hate poorly done actual sequels. Jurassic Park 3, The Matrix 2, Spider Man 3, Son of The Mask, Ace Ventura Jr.
Mirrormask was fantastic but defiantly not COLC, even with Perlman in it.If you like Mirrormask you will like City of Lost Children. It's French, but the visuals are great and the overall story is just as quirky. And Ron Perlman is in it for some reason!ZaichikArky and Saijainta I don't understand your taste in movies at all...To each their own, right? :D Many people don't understand why I don't like The Princess Bride, and that's all good. Personally, I don't get why no one seems to have watched Quills or Mirrormask, because those are two of the best movies I have ever seen.
I found Mirrormask to be very Labyrinth 2: Bye Bye Bowie.
4: I also hate the repeted clicking noise on my computer just now.
more importantly why do they have to start gushing blood as soon as i start making out with one?
:/
More importantly, why do people think gushing blood is a joke? It really is painful, and really a huge drain on energy and motivation.
Truth. People who think it's a joke just have no understanding of what it's like. I have a friend who has cramps that are so bad that in the past she's passed out from the pain. She has to take super-strong pain medication whenever she gets her period just so she can function.I haven't passed out, but I have come close. Menial activities like knitting are a great way to forget about the cramps, but it's nearly impossible to focus on anything more complex than that in the first few days. It's like someone tied weights to my limbs and eyelids and tried to stuff one in my stomach. The pain pills don't help much in that respect; they mask the cramps, but make me really drowsy and lethargic. I would like to just sleep that whole week away, but then I'd never get any project finished.
my only qualm with the organ is that it decides to do that RIGHT THEN. when we're both quite happy and want to celebrate our love.
CELEBRATE I SAY.
iron always helps me when im feeling rather tired. apparently i got the shit end of the stick in terms of genetics, so aside from having shit vision i also have some kind of blood disorder. i guess i dont absorb iron or something liek that.
Cast iron skillet, people! I tells ya...cast iron skillet. You'll get so much iron that you'll have to watch out for magnets.
Speaking of which, I've always been an advocate of mace. Not the pansy spray, mind you, but the medieval kind. Carrying that around will scare a thug shitless before they even approach you.
In the spirit of the thread, though--I hate that there are shitty people in this world so that others do have to carry around mace / pepper spray / badass medieval maces.
I hate my own selfishness. I just found out (via Facebook, where else?) that one of my friends is pregnant with twins. Instead of being happy for her, my first reaction was "That's not fair. That's not fair. I just want my daughter back. That's not fair." No, it isn't fair...for me to immediately think of myself and not celebrate with others. I need to stop being so selfish, even if the selfishness is only expressed internally.
I do not want to go through that again. I especially do not want to go through that again while trying to go to school at the same time.
In summation--I hate I'm in this situation and I hate even more that I have to take any kind of medication period.
I also hate mods that are robotic like who think their only job is to enforce laws instead of being a true moderator by helping the community grow and showing their *human* side every now and then.
Basically, the opposite of the admin team here?
Yeah? We should hate parents who bring their children to church and indoctrinate them, too. Babies and children are born atheists. But they're shoehorned into religious institutions at infancy by their parents.Is that an accusatory tone? Because you know what, I do hate that as well. There 8 years old, don't feed them your bullshit faith and don't use them to get attention at your rallies.
"Iplejaleejentoodaflag Ofthunitedstatesofmerica. Andtoothreepublic Fourwichisands. Wonationundergod Indibisible for liberteenjustice for all."I had no idea there were way more words than that. Let alone that I was basically saying "I am ready and willing to die for the U.S. flag." Every day for several years.
As much as I agree with the march, I hate all the little kids holding signs because their parent/parents forced them to. Such exploitation, even when its not harmful, pisses me for.
Is that an accusatory tone? Because you know what, I do hate that as well. There 8 years old, don't feed them your bullshit faith and don't use them to get attention at your rallies.
Yeah? We should hate parents who bring their children to church and indoctrinate them, too. Babies and children are born atheists. But they're shoehorned into religious institutions at infancy by their parents.
And I'd say that babies are born agnostic rather than atheist. They don't come out of the womb thinking, "Oh boy! God doesn't exist and Richard Dawkins is the best!" Its probably "WTF? Where am I?" Remember, atheism is the outward denial of religious thought, not the absence of it.
Babies and children are born atheists.
But really, why would you want to identify infants with your particular stance? There is no inherent virtue in a baby’s lack of information or decision. Indeed, if atheists claim that their rejection of belief is the result of intelligent investigation, wouldn’t being connected to “individuals” who notably lack knowledge and critical thinking skills be insulting?
Even the term "agnostic" is making a little too bold of a claim. Non-theist would be a little closer, though still misleading.
I was going to put this in the frustration thread but this is much more then a frustration. It's is also much more then a hate. Why is it more then a hate? Because is a flaw I posses and I fully recognize it as a problem and actively try and remedy it. Yet I have made no head way.
Out of every insult I have every heard, and I hear a lot, only one hurts. Often I take the "its only a word" stance, but its hypocritical when I do because I can be hurt with a word. Whats worse is its tossed around so lightly and yet when there is true intent behind it the phrase "Stalkerish" or "Creeper" cut so deep I have always been left speechless.
So I am single right now, and was just hanging out with my friend "P" and he introduced me to a few of his friends who are new. I talked with them all and had a good time. Well I meet one of them by chance a few days later and we sit and talk and mutually have a good time. Now she is a beautiful gal so I naturally flirt with her and she reciprocates. Fast foreword a 4 weeks I see her every now and again(work, tutoring, hanging out) So I decide to ask her out she declines due to pre-arranged plans, and I see her at my work two days later I once again. My friend say I should give it another shot, but I am shot down again.
So that's where I stop, she must not be interested, but then every time we do run into each other she is scared to look at me takes long ways around. So I at one point ask whats up and she is scared of me stalking her. I would love to tell her I'm not, I understand that she isn't interested but every time I get called a Stalker I just...well can't do anything and seize up.
I hate zombies. Which is possibly why I enjoy Shawn of the Dead.i hate common thought. it hurts my brain too much.
I admit it, I'm anti-undeath.
I hate zombies. Which is possibly why I enjoy Shawn of the Dead.
I admit it, I'm anti-undeath.
Meditation maybe?
yeah i like to just kind of chill out outside. right now though a storm is coming in so i dont want to meditate outside. i dont want to be sick AND cold. but again the good news is now i have time to hone other creative desires.Meditation maybe?
That's good advice for Zombie--he enjoys meditating. So there's another something you can do, Zombie! :)
People who can't admit be bothered to defend their argument.
Especially when it falls onto the basis of "Well that's just, like, your opinion, maaaaan".
Keep an open mind, discuss and debate things people! It'll broaden your horizons to unimaginable lengths.
And I just want whatever she wants.
And that, as they say, is that.
Sajainta, you okay there?
If only I could read....whatever that said.
Wow...what was that?
I'd be very, VERY surprised if you could read it. XD It's Cebuano, which is a language most people haven't even heard of.
Where is it spoken?
I actually had a friend who could translate part of it it, as she knew Filipino, and read it to me because I was curios. So I got the jist of it... :(
Sorry to get all emo on the forums. But hey! I'm like Magus now!
:lol:
Stop it. Being emo on the forums is my job! XD
But hey! I'm likeMagusSaj now!
:lol:
Stop it. Being emo on the forums is my job! XD
Fixed it:But hey! I'm likeMagusSaj now!
:lol:
:-)
I hate hearing about Twilight. Everytime I go online I see ads for this movie. Everytime I turn on the radio I hear about this movie. Everytime I walk into a bookstore I see displays for the series.
I want the Twilight crazy to roll over and fucking die!!!
Well, my jury is still out, since I haven't read it. But I'm mildly disgusted that this went in the "hate" thread rather than the "frustration" thread. I find it hard to accept that Twilight could merit true hatred from a reasonable person.
Maybe some or all of the people here who hate Twilight have made their judgments for valid reasons having nothing to do with the anti-populist backlash, in which case my disgust would be partially or entirely unfounded.
Fair enough?
There is something about Twilight that is connecting with a lot more than just teenage girls. To outdo The Dark Knight, I can assure you that a lot more than that single group went to see it. Teenage guys went, middle-age adults of both sexes went, and the elderly as well (I am told that there are "twi-cougars"). Some element in the story, trashy though the trappings of it may be, connects with the reader on a powerful level. I am thus proposing that this element is the desire for the mundane to be connected to the extraordinary.It had the Titanic effect, it was a perfect date movie.
It had the Titanic effect, it was a perfect date movie.
...and romance is one of the most sexist acts on this planet.
If you think its wrong because that 80% women attended, then later you state (and I agree) that the numbers can't be trusted I can't help but laugh.
Also of the ethics and attitude of a date movie?!? I'll just laugh once more. At a date movie the purpose is to submerse your self in the movies romantic atmosphere, and romance is one of the most sexist acts on this planet.
Genesis, I think we can sum it up with "Popularity and quality are not the same thing."
Genesis, I think we can sum it up with "Popularity and quality are not the same thing."
Yet curiously the two seldom are entirely divorced. Indeed, the great works of literature survive because they are popular.
Yeah, nobody was suggesting that popularity and quality are mutually exclusive.
But I notice that when it comes to popular things, there tends to be this knee-jerk reaction of "I hate it!" just because it's popular.
Tails ought not to be discussed in decent company, you hippie.
I vehemently dislike::
Insomnia.
All that crappy faddish vampire shit that every other girl is obsessed with. There's even a section in Barnes and Noble called "Vampire Fiction". OMG is it another novel / TV series about hawt vampires / hawt vampires going to high school?? WOW HOW ORIGINAL.
Lame AIM conversations. Such as::
Person: hi
Me: hey. how're you doing?
Person: good. you?
Me: i'm doing alright.
Me: so...how's school?
Person: okay.
Me: [trying to make conversation]
Person: [one-word answers]
WHY THE FUCK DID YOU IM ME IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY !?!? >_<
I hate humanity.
That's a very defeatist attitude toward mankind in general.
i hate to pour salt in this wound, sai, but you should smack her for not going forward when there was still dna in her. that way they could have more of a chance to find this sicko. not to be mean or anything, but yeah.
As the centuries have passed, mankind has grown more ignorant and selfish.
As the centuries have passed, mankind has grown more ignorant and selfish.
What would lead you to believe that?
*chuckles*...Forgive me for stating the obvious, but that wasn't necessarily the point in my statement.
Take up the arts.Seconded. You should try acrylic paint and a big canvas, or posterboard or anything really.
TK, the problem with your idea there is that darker side of humanity that you talk about isn't going anywhere. It's part of humanity. Without evil there would be no good, etc. Everyone is capable of doing horrific evil things, which is why people are scary. We choose to follow rules and be good and get along because we see that as the only rational course, but there always have been and always will be people who do bad things and see nothing wrong with it.
When one has been subjected to this first-hand, I'd say that one has every right to fear and/or hate humanity. My point is that vague advice about being honorable and not focusing on "the dark side" really doesn't help a very real, deep-set fear that was implanted by the very thing you're asking us to ignore.
Thirded. Asifagow, translate your powerful emotions into something! Visual artistry, the written word, C++, even a lump of clay -- you have the potential to bring forth an act of creation. And that is the most divine thing any human can experience. It doesn't matter what kind of passion you're experiencing; if it's that powerful as to torment you, it is worth communicating through some medium.
I would just say that I want to die, but the thought of them one day asking for help or lodging, and me being able to turn them down, is just too heartwarming to throw away.
...then deal with the residents who have been here for fifty years and still drive ten miles an hour at the slightest hint of a flurry.
Speaking of which, I should be getting a Rosetta Stone: Japanese for Christmas.rage!
A few years ago, Hallmark made this line of mermaid statuettes. My Grandma gave me one for Christmas. She had a pink tail, brown hair, and was lying on her side amidst seaweed, asleep. My Grandma said she chose that one because she looked just like me when I slept. It's a really beautiful statuette, and sometimes I wish I were in its place. It'd be so much easier to just hibernate and not have to deal with this drunken bastard ranting and raving in the living room. He claims to know everything that goes on in this household, yet he is blind to how his son tries to manipulate everyone against each other.
Speaking of that brat, one of my favourite lines he said to his girlfriend today, "People like you are the reason domestic violence exists." I think the subject and speaker here should be reversed. Yes, that girl is deserving of a good swift kick in the face. Yes, she's annoying as all hell... Yet you don't see me ever touching her, or even speaking to her. Domestic violence exists because people like him don't have the patience to walk away from idiocy.
i dont actively celebrate the 'true meaning of christmas' as it were.
...where as Capitalism is a day in which you both boost winter sales
First law of alchemy buddy. You gotta get the boost from some where.
Do you really hate doing that? Or are you demeaning the word "hate" for the sake of convenience or emphasis?It's more the fact that I don't feel deserving of the nice Christmas gifts that my parents give me every year. I just don't feel like I do anything to deserve gifts.
Getting kicked out of my University, due to poor academic standing and outstanding financial charges.Condolences, KebreI. Do you have any fallback plan, or are you just going to wait the probation (assuming you're on academic probation) out and gather funds to go back?
Totally useless. I know nothing about linux and this article re-enforces that. what is sudo? how do you get files transferred to the desktop? Why are you using a terminal window in a graphical interface? sn't there an easier way in a GUI program to install files.? I guess I will install windows on my netbook after all. This is for the birds.Disgusting. You would know what "sudo" is if you actually made an effort to enlighten yourself. This is willful ignorance. Plain and simple.
I hate whats going on now! I have this girl friend at school. She is a really shy girl but now she became really talkative. After we got to know each other I started to have feelings for her. However, everytime I tried to tell her she ran away. So then she realized with me classic tactic of "show them with out words".
In the end she never gave me an answer and now we are farther apart than ever...
I hate that I didn't just keep her as a friend. Now I lost her both ways =/
Eh, some people just have an easier time getting it than others. Unless you're particularly good at educating yourself about OS ins and outs, learning Linux can be pretty intimidating. I don't hold it against anyone for deciding it's not for them, although I am a fan myself.You miss the point. That something is intimidating is a poor excuse for not pursuing knowledge when one is interested in something. And he attempted to pursue it for a second, so it seems, thereafter saying "aw it's too difficult, this article is totally useless. I'm a total mook and this article won't change that anytime."
MagilsugaM, that is really wrenching to hear. It's hard enough losing friends, but potentially having a family fall apart on top of it, geez. And, I don't know what goes on between your stepfather and your mother, but I really hope that it doesn't wind up violent in any way...
When I came to the main page of the site today, the displayed slogan happened to be my now favorite quote from Chrono Trigger:
Every night has its day.
Even forever must come to an end...
I think.
Heh, for what it is worth.
That's an important lesson. Contrary to what you might read in literature or see in films, a blossoming friendship with an interesting person belonging to the sex of your preference is not typically well-suited to develop into a romantic relationship. Sometimes--nay, usually--a friend is just a friend. If you push for romance with every interesting female you meet, you will end up with male friends only.
Good luck making it through.
You miss the point.
There is no justification for willful ignorance and that's something I'm not going to back down on.
Charlemagne, Æthelberht of Kent, Jordanes, polypropylene, Augustine of Hippo, Augustine of Canterbury, epigenetics, micro RNA, mRNA, spissitude, MC4R pathway, glass transition state, SCA, Asia, positive punishment v negative rewards, GNS theory, dice pools, branes, chryssalids, aaaaand Darkwing Duck. If you do not go investigate the ones you aren't familiar with, then you are willfully choosing to remain ignorant. When you get done with those, I am quite sure I can come up with another small selection to keep you busy. And another. And another.Your argument makes another leap--I was talking about those who, and this is key, take an interest in a topic and choose not to pursue it due to low persistence.
Not giving a flying rat’s ass has traditionally been a very legitimate form of justification for people willfully remaining ignorant on a whole host of topics. What turns this into a vice is when the individual willfully remains ignorant on issues that are important. Of course, what counts as being important tends to be rather subjective.
Thought, has it occurred to you that there are different types of ignorance?
There, you now have a lovely list of topics that you may or may not be knowledgeable about. If you do not go investigate the ones you aren't familiar with, then you are willfully choosing to remain ignorant. When you get done with those, I am quite sure I can come up with another small selection to keep you busy. And another. And another.
Your argument makes another leap--I was talking about those who, and this is key, take an interest in a topic and choose not to pursue it due to low persistence.
Thought, has it occurred to you that there are different types of ignorance?
Specifically, what is the significance of the temporal component in all this to you?
You made this argument as one of convenience to rebut Arakial. But how sincerely do you mean it? How far are you willing to go to defend and strengthen it?
Did you mean to type "Gender =/= Sex" ? Not trying to assume, I just have no idea what the "!" means.
Gender != Sex.
Care to elaborate because as far as I am aware they are the same.
Behold, I am Lavos! I come from out of time to tell you that your time is up! I hereby declare war on peace and happiness! SKREEEEEEK !! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaULITIzS3g)*looks at "moon stone" rank*
I hate the person I become when I am emotionally dead. It terrifies me.
Most people with synesthesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia) are left-handed, interestingly enough. Left-handed, horrible at math, and have really good memories. I have the latter two. But I'm boring and right-handed. :)
I have a right handed friend who has synesthesia. I should let him know what's been denied to him.
'We should've stopped the Holocaust but we didn't. Well, we learned at least. Never again.'
'Rwanda, eh? We'll know for next time. Never again.'
'Darfur too? Third time's the charm, right? Never again.'
http://freekorea.us/2007/02/18/holocaust-now-looking-down-into-hell-at-camp-22/
Never again?!
If I were the president, I would have my military commanders present me with a plan within the month to liberate the camps, at whatever the cost to American military lives and even American civilian lives and the lives of civilians in other nations, should North Korea choose to retaliate with its nuclear weapons. No military should exist, nor nation, if it would not use force to right this kind of a wrong. Power obligates.
http://kotaku.com/5516654/x+com-is-back (http://kotaku.com/5516654/x+com-is-back)
NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO000000000oooooo......
It's going to be a damn FPS!!!
Parents who have bratty children and really do nothing about how they behave or act.
Parents who have bratty children and really do nothing about how they behave or act.
Oh yes, like a lot of my countrymen I also really hate my current government (I'm French). But it's not like someone could do something about that;)
Oh yes, like a lot of my countrymen I also really hate my current government (I'm French). But it's not like someone could do something about that;)
You could revolt. :mrgreen:
Lol that's true we're good at that 8)
Parents who have bratty children and really do nothing about how they behave or act.I agree with this. Also I hate it when kids talk in the movie theaters. :x
Pretty soon I'll be back home in the states, and I'll own this:
http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=406
Which should be a lot of fun with my looping pedal (http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/RC-20XL/), especially since fuzz is the only kind of distortion pedal I seem to like so far.
I miss Pushing Daisies. I hate that it was canceled...
I hate politics.Who doesn't?
Political HistoriansI hate politics.Who doesn't?
Manly Man, I'm curious: do you feel that example of "fanservice" was actually demanded by the Soul Caliber fanbase? Or could it have been a mere assumption on the developers' part? Sometimes I really wonder about the...directionality of these things.
Saj, that reminded me of the following line that you might find interesting: "When you're a kid, they tell you it's all 'grow up. Get a job. Get married. Get a house. Have a kid, and that's it.' But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It's so much darker. And so much madder. And so much better."
I'm not even going to go into that whole "the two characters knew each other for about three weeks and fell head over heels in love" fairytale bullshit.
Saj, that reminded me of the following line that you might find interesting: "When you're a kid, they tell you it's all 'grow up. Get a job. Get married. Get a house. Have a kid, and that's it.' But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It's so much darker. And so much madder. And so much better."
You and the Doctor!
You know, I agree with you, and to extend your rant a bit, I wish people were more realistic about this. The truth is, I think, that so-called "love at first sight" does kind of happen, but it's more like this: you see someone, and you interact a bit with them, and your intuition tells you that you can forge a connection. It's more like "I could love this person" than "I love this person." And because you can be very, very wrong about this, it's not easy and straightforward and it does often take ages to sort out what it all means. It's a beautiful experience and it really does occur, but it's just as convoluted as any other romantic relationship or friendship.
See, to me, a story where people do feel and instantaneous connection but muddle through the quagmire of doubt and awkwardness and general weirdness sounds way more compelling than bam bam hearts and flowers. (ETA: Or, optionally, it's bam bam hearts and flowers and then she gets sucked through a time gate. ^_~) But some people aren't too fond of real complexity, I guess.
But wouldn't that just be intuition at first sight? I wouldn't say it was "love" at first sight, because I don't like using the word "love" lightly. It is such a deep and moving feeling-that-isn't-really-a-feeling that ages and matures with time and does not happen in a matter of moments.
Not to mention that part of being in love is truly knowing another human being, something that cannot happen quickly.
You certainly have a creative imagination!:lol: You have every right to be dubious (I think that means doubtful?) for this is internet, after all.
I wonder where you came across the word "chick" in that context. That has a disparaging connotation you might not be aware of. "The blonde" is also pretty dubious.
On one hand, I definitely agree with this, but to extend the discussion a bit, I tend to think mystery is a crucial aspect of love. Not that you don't know the person, but I'm inclined to say that part of what you know is how deep and, in certain ways, unknowable they are. Having an SO for this long, I'm in no hurry to know everything about him. I enjoy the process of discovery. Just idle thoughts, though.
XD Did somebody say "Love at first sight"? Funny thing is (I'm not trying to be sexist, if discriminating your own sex is sexist, just that it's a psychological fact) most guys, upon meeting a girl, make up their mind at first sight (or meeting) whether the girl they saw was "doable". Romance and intimate relationships come after, let alone any kind of tension.
Personally, I've always seen true love as something "fun". When you really LOVE someone you'd have the best time with them, more than anybody else in the whole wide world. Doesn't mean you don't fight, of course (which was modestly pointed out by Saj XDDD), but life happens when you least expect it.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
Knew that. I think that's pretty common knowledge. Contrary to popular belief, I know quite a few women who do the same thing when they meet men.
But too many people fall under the fairytale assumption that love is easy and nice and safe, and then are in for a rude wake up call when they realize they're wrong. Love is great. It's fantastic. But it isn't easy.
Every moment for my happiness is one stolen from the illumination of humanity.
Gawddarvit! That's exactly the way I've been feeling! Just as I mentioned a friend, "the world tells me I'm not working hard enough if I have to achieve my goals whether I like it or not, but my soul tells me I'm working too hard and that I should chill out and enjoy the fruits of life. Art demands patience, but I'm not really rich enough to stay patient and think things over with calm mind. No matter how much time I make, I still keep getting distracted and frustrated, which eventually resulted in destroying my focus and capabilities to remember things well. Walking a thin line between selfishness and ethics, I feel like a ridiculous excuse for a human being.QuoteI arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
In my case, it's existentially paralyzed me. I can't plan beyond getting the experience of living in another country. It's like a war of selfishness and ethics; how selfish will I allow myself to be while still considering myself an ethical person? Every moment for my happiness is one stolen from the illumination of humanity. What kind of person will either path make me become? Damn. I hope being in Europe 3 months helps me think about this...
"the world tells me I'm not working hard enough if I have to achieve my goals whether I like it or not, but my soul tells me I'm working too hard and that I should chill out and enjoy the fruits of life. Art demands patience, but I'm not really rich enough to stay patient and think things over with calm mind. No matter how much time I make, I still keep getting distracted and frustrated, which eventually resulted in destroying my focus and capabilities to remember things well.
@Syna: Sorry, I just got a bit worried. XD Although I do know some awesome stories outside cinemas starring chicks, almost any "movie" I've known of the same kind actually was a chick flick, so I'm sorry if I unintentionally offended someone. I'll take a look at this Black Swan.
But perhaps this is okay; in the words of William Blake, "without contraries there is no progression."Finally! A William Blake fan at the Compendium! (Besides Thought and me, of course) 8D
Finally! A William Blake fan at the Compendium!
xDDD Like I said, I've never really seen anybody else quoting Blake out here besides Thought.Finally! A William Blake fan at the Compendium!
Finally?!
Then the Abbé de Sieyes rais'd his feet
On the steps of the Louvre; like a voice of God following a storm,
the Abbé follow'd
The pale fires of Aumont into the chamber,
as a father that bows to his son;
Whose rich fields inheriting spread their old glory,
so the voice of the people bowed
Before the ancient seat of the kingdom and mountains
to be renewed.
"Hear, O Heavens of France, the voice of the people,
arising from valley and hill,
O'erclouded with power. Hear the voice of vallies,
the voice of meek cities,
Mourning oppressed on village and field, till the village and field
is a waste.
For the husbandman weeps at blights of the fife,
and blasting of trumpets consume
The souls of mild France; the pale mother nourishes her child
to the deadly slaughter.
When the heavens were seal'd with a stone, and the terrible
sun clos'd in an orb, and the moon
Rent from the nations, and each star appointed for
watchers of night,
The millions of spirits immortal were bound in the ruins
of sulphur heaven
To wander inslav'd; black, deprest in dark ignorance,
kept in awe with the whip,
To worship terrors, bred from the blood of revenge and
breath of desire,
In beastial forms; or more terrible men, till the dawn
of our peaceful morning,
Till dawn, till morning, till the breaking of clouds,
and swelling of winds, and the universal voice,
Till man raise his darken'd limbs out of the caves of night,
his eyes and his heart
Expand: where is space? where O Sun is thy dwelling?
where thy tent, O faint slumb'rous Moon?
Then the valleys of France shall cry to the soldier,
'Throw down thy sword and musket,
And run and embrace the meek peasant.'
Her Nobles shall hear and shall weep, and put off
The red robe of terror, the crown of oppression,
the shoes of contempt, and unbuckle
The girdle of war from the desolate earth;
then the Priest in his thund'rous cloud
Shall weep, bending to earth embracing the valleys,
and putting his hand to the plow
Shall say, 'No more I curse thee; but now I will bless thee:
No more in deadly black
Devour thy labour; nor lift up a cloud in thy heavens,
O laborious plow,
That the wild raging millions, that wander in forests,
and howl in law blasted wastes,
Strength madden'd with slavery, honesty,
bound in the dens of superstition,
May sing in the village, and shout in the harvest,
and woo in pleasant gardens
Their once savage loves, now beaming with knowledge,
with gentle awe adorned;
And the saw, and the hammer, the chisel, the pencil, the pen,
and the instruments
Of heavenly song sound in the wilds once forbidden,
to teach the laborious plowman
And shepherd deliver'd from clouds of war, from pestilence,
from night-fear, from murder,
From falling, from stifling, from hunger, from cold,
from slander, discontent and sloth;
That walk in beasts and birds of night,
driven back by the sandy desart
Like pestilent fogs round cities of men:
and the happy earth sing in its course,
The mild peaceable nations be opened to heav'n,
and men walk with their fathers in bliss.'
Then hear the first voice of the morning:
'Depart, O clouds of night, and no more
Return; be withdrawn cloudy war, troops of warriors depart,
nor around our peaceable city
Breathe fires, but ten miles from Paris, let all be peace,
nor a soldier be seen!' "
How much has William Blake been an influence in my life?Haha that's funny, because a part of me today is all thanks to William Blake's influence (my in my new thread later).
About as much influence as Big Bird and the Keebler Elf.
That doesn't mean I have that stammering disorder or anything (damn, what was that called...)
-- All public transport, rail, air, port and mobile services were shut down. Schools are providing shelter to stranded commuters
I am so, so, so worried about the terrible tsunami. I have a very good friend who lives close to where it just hit in Japan, and I cannot get a hold of her. I have friends who live all over that area and I am sick with fear and worry.
I have tried calling. Nothing. My boyfriend's sister also lives in Japan (she's in the military and is stationed there). D has been trying to call her, but nothing from her either.
Not sure how helpful this may be to your particular situation, but I'm posting it here just in case:
http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/
Best of luck to your friends. Hopefully they're all okay.
My parents gave me permission to try a shot of alcohol (vodka, of all things) on my brother's 21st birthday. Damn, that stuff is awful. Like downing pure rubbing alcohol. How does anyone acquire a taste for that?Welcome to adulthood. :lol:Reminds me of my first time takin beer with my folks, and it was so strong and so awful I wondered the same thing you do right now. I preferred sodas to alcohol. But somehow, little bit at a time, I'm beginning to develop taste for standard beer. Still wanna try Scotch Whiskey, though, just to see how it tastes. And let's not forget Applejack! 8)
Also, this (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/2938-Bros-Clubbing-Bros) is the worst game I've ever agreed to play.
Drink some "girly" drinks (i.e., with juice) and get a taste for it.Nah. Not sure about Bekkler but I have to pass. :cry: I once asked a friend what Gin tastes like, and he said, "It's a chick's drink, and I'll kill you if you order that." Sorry, I'm too young to die. XDDD (If I sounded sexist, sorry, but that actually is the truth)
I hate how Hollywood is doing a live-action remake of Akira. The following changes have been made, which I type out as if thumbtacks were protruding from each individual key that I press:Yeah, read about it on Cracked today too. Never seen the movie but have heard about it. It's a shame Hollywood has turned into those cheap retailers who sell crap with a "take it or leave it" sign. I really wonder how many competent directors/producers are actually struggling to make masterpieces (like, ya know, Stanley Kubrick).
Spielberg is about to do the same thing to Ghost in the Shell.I hope at least Spielberg doesn't mess this up. He did a good job adapting Crichton's "Jurassic Park", so I'm hoping GiTS would be awesome.
With Speed Racer and Dragonball failing at the American box office...Speed Racer? o_o Daww, I loved that movie! What a nostalgic feeling it was too...
I think it's due to the eastern and western storytelling styles, I don't think they are easy to match up and these movies could be good, but the western style they try to inject just makes it even more weird than originally intendedNot entirely true, because with enough ingenuity it's possible to integrate eastern stories with western ideas and techniques, and I have been successful in doing so. It's just that those people who adapt are mostly into quick and easy "money" and thus don't choose to try integrating/writing or are horrible at doing so.
Nah. Not sure about Bekkler but I have to pass. :cry: I once asked a friend what Gin tastes like, and he said, "It's a chick's drink, and I'll kill you if you order that." Sorry, I'm too young to die. XDDD (If I sounded sexist, sorry, but that actually is the truth)
My parents gave me permission to try a shot of alcohol (vodka, of all things) on my brother's 21st birthday. Damn, that stuff is awful. Like downing pure rubbing alcohol. How does anyone acquire a taste for that?
I once asked a friend what Gin tastes like, and he said, "It's a chick's drink, and I'll kill you if you order that." Sorry, I'm too young to die. XDDD (If I sounded sexist, sorry, but that actually is the truth)
I love vodka. Love, love, love it. My sister and I drink it straight. It definitely gets some taking used to, but I've been drinking it since I was 12, so...
I always thought that the Anonymous were rad...
:lol:Sometimes Anarchism is a dang good thing which influences freedom at the extreme, hindered only by your personal will power and beliefs. People can choose to be awesome in radical ways.I always thought that the Anonymous were rad...
They are anarchists, or at best the mob. They should be abolished.
Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is not a virtue, and cannot be trusted to produce consistent results in the future. There is no such thing as "good" anarchy, ever, and any good outcome from anarchical methods is a coin toss. Only in the most brutally intolerable and short-term situations is it defensible, and even then only with caveats. Life under anarchy is dangerous, unpredictable, and dehumanizing.Just what I thought you'd say. Thanks! I'll keep that in mind. Gonna add this quote of yours to mah Basket Notepad. xD
Practical jokes in general, April Fish Day[1] in particular, and people who think I'm a spoilsport for hating both. If you'd spent most of your childhood being the butt of versions of these jokes that were meant to be cruel rather than funny, you wouldn't like them either.Aww come on, everybody's a fool, at least once, in that day. XDDD
Hate to tell you this, but you'll find a lot of what you wrote in college too.:shock:
I don't know why that would be like that. I mean, sure, some kids go to college just to paaaaartay, but why would you goof off in a class you're actively paying money for? It doesn't make sense!
Yeah... I talked with my mom about this and she told me something that happened to her while in college.I don't know why that would be like that. I mean, sure, some kids go to college just to paaaaartay, but why would you goof off in a class you're actively paying money for? It doesn't make sense!
I've been asking myself that same question ever since I started attending college. People are so annoying. >/
...However, I cannot say the same for my peers...Haha, I can feel you pain (how old are you, by the way?), and I agree that April First at the least is gonna be one hellish day. But despite that, I actually look forward to it. It's creative. It's devilish and evil. But mostly, it's fun.
What's really surprising is the number of paper airplanes you might even find being tossed around in grad school classes! It never truly ends. :o Maybe it's the stress?No, it's art! xD Origami! Join em. And if your teacher catches you doing the same, explain to her that you were merely analyzing the symmetry and aerodynamics of the crafted plain and how it could maintain its flight, acceleration and ascension via properly calculated curvature of the wings.
Plus, the math teacher is smokin'. :wink:Hah, I hear ya, bud! Except my substitute English teacher was; my Math teachers were dudes.
P.S.: My point to the whole argument is this: socialize. Believe it or not but great social skills are an ultimate suite of tools that has the potential to conquer a nation (read: Kim Il Sung)
Do you have any idea how much human potential is wasted because of that fucking nonsense?
...No, I take that back: you're probably just an extrovert. You enjoy being with people, and you can't understand that for some people, it causes severe stress even to be with people they like. And so you unthinkingly reinforce society's systematic discrimination against introverts. It doesn't matter in this world how smart you are, or how talented: if you can't bear to spend most of your time around other people, you're toast. No decent job, because the only way to get a more-than-entry-level job is through fucking "networking", and according to the paradigm you're presenting, no safety, either, because loners don't deserve to be safe, do they?I'm not an extrovert, but you're not the first to assume that I am. I'm an introvert from the get go, someone who wants to take things easy, enjoy life while doing nothing. I don't enjoy being with people. Most of the times I have internal arguments with myself that I'm incapable of explaining to someone whether or not they're interested. I'm also selfish. Devilishly selfish. And yet I know all this is wrong! Life is precious, and I can't spend it on a chair! I constantly force myself go out. I constantly pressure myself to meet up with strangers and polishing my social skills, try turning some associates into trustworthy friends, expose myself to the outside world no matter how cold; all because I know the importance of it. I need to LIVE! I need to DREAM! And the more I do this, the more natural and confident I feel about it.
Do you have any idea how much human potential is wasted because of that fucking nonsense?
<Sigh> I don't recall saying anywhere that the average bully was an evil person. Most of them are victims too. However, that doesn't excuse them doing things that would be legally actionable if they were adults, and rewarding their bad behaviour is odious.You didn't say it, but you didn't imply that. When I said "socialize with bullies" I was assuming that the person I'm talking to is intelligent enough to differentiate between them, seeing which of those bullies could be socially helpful despite the annoyance factor and which other is a psychopath. It's obvious doing bad things cannot be justified easily, but tell me, how many of your friends haven't done something seriously awful? Let me be frank: in my life I've done some horrible things, from ruining someone's life to breaking someone's leg with a hammer, locking a kid in a room for a whole day to giving someone a heart attack. I've even been called a Devil in sheep's clothing, and it's frightening how I'm capable of overpowering people without the need of physical strength. Till this day I regret my actions in the past, but people still tell me today that my good outweighs the bad. People still look up to me like I'm some great guy, even though I'm not sure what kind of bullies you've experienced in your life, but I doubt they're any worse than me.
By "culture", I wasn't just referring to the other students--they're only 50% of the equation--but the school administration as well. Punishing bullies directly may not work, but there are other simple measures that can reduce the problem, such as making sure that the bully and his victim are kept apart as much as possible. If the teachers and admin staff believe that bullying is "normal" and the victim should just "suck it up"--that is, if they're into blaming the victim too--not only can they make things worse through boneheaded enforcement of the wrong policies, but the attitude will tend to percolate down to the students (even if the students will never admit it).I'm not really supporting bullying actions, but I do agree that things like that are normal. Even more common than any sort of crime, like murder or theft. That doesn't mean we shouldn't do something about it: we, as a society, need to strive in making the world a safer place. And yet bullying isn't remotely as destructive as murder or armed robbery and controlling these circumstances are relatively easier with some help. Some bullying have led to suicides, and those are extreme cases which need to be taken with utmost care (yet, suicide is a coward's way out).
"I think there's always danger, wherever you go. You can either ignore it or wrap yourself in blankets so it doesn't hurt you, or you can walk towards it and dare it to do its worst. If you do the first thing then the danger takes you by surprise. If you do the second thing then you spend your time swaddled up in the dark, letting the world pass you by. The only logical course of action is to go towards the danger. The more you get used to it, the better you can deal with it."Meh, there was a lot I wanted to say, but my head's achin...
Oh, and, by the way--that macho-sexist phrase "be a man"?I may have mistaken you here. Are you a woman? If so, I apologize. I thought otherwise. If you're a guy, shame on you. Seriously. Since when did the term "be a man" become sexist? Am I actually asking a woman to grow a d**k? Am I asking a kid to grow a beard? Am I asking metaphors to be taken literally? No, I'm asking you to grow up.
(idiomatic) to "be a man about it"; to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.
@Bard_of_Time: We're arguing because of a fundamental disagreement in values that neither of us wants to see the other have the last word about, and neither of us has yet run down to the point where we're willing to agree to disagree. (The chances of either of us actually persuading the other are, effectively, nil, especially since I get the impression that we're mostly talking past each other.)Okay so you're basically arguing for the sake of arguing and dredging up a lot of things that seem to be bothering you? I see...
Since when did the term "be a man" become sexist? ...Am I asking metaphors to be taken literally? No, I'm asking you to grow up.
to "be a man about it": to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.
Okay so you're basically arguing for the sake of arguing and dredging up a lot of things that seem to be bothering you? I see...
...and Sam is currently watching Lavos coming out of the ground whilst shouting repeatedly 'HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT'.
WHY CAN'T YOU TWO GET ALONG.
Oh, rubbish. If all we ever did was agree with one another and agree not to discuss things where it turns out we disagree, it'd be like a nightmare. False pleasantness? Fake harmony? Creepy.For the first point, I'd say, "Totally!" XD
People ought to be free to express their convictions as long as they are willing to substantiate their arguments and refrain from bigotry. If that expression entails fierce confrontation, then so be it.
@Kodokami: Hahaha! Don't tell me you didn't say that way when first seeing it!
....
Or was it just me and Sam? Bummer...
"Oh, so it was real rape...not the other kind where the guy has good intentions or is trying to give you pleasure."
Quote from: A waste of skin."Oh, so it was real rape...not the other kind where the guy has good intentions or is trying to give you pleasure."
...Don't say, "OMG INCEPTION!!"WTF INCEPTION!!
We've got much horrible things to worry about. (http://www.cracked.com/article_19117_7-horrible-ways-universe-can-destroy-us-without-warning.html)
I hate CHRIS CHAN! GOD he is the MOST IRRATATING person EVER!
Eat to live, not live to eat.
I experienced a bit of a disconnect when reading your original posting myself...and then I remembered where you're posting from.That's what I like about places like the States and Canada (but I did have doubts when a friend from the USA, working at McDonalds, ranted on how the chefs at work were irresponsible and unhygienic). Thing is, here in India there's no such thing as health inspection unless forced by the government. Most people HOPE the inspections never take place because each time it does, heavy bribery commences. Even those who fail the inspection tend to get an Okay from the inspector after they're given a few thousand bucks. Thus the inspection itself has little to no credibility here, because either the big guys convince the inspectors to eat some bribe, or the inspection himself/herself forces them to pay up if they wanna pass (even if there is nothing wrong with the restaurant).
In Canada, the States, and I expect most of Europe as well, any place offering food to the public (whether they're selling it or just giving it away) has its kitchens inspected by the government and held to a standard of cleanliness; if people get ill from food served at a given place on more than one occasion, they're likely to get shut down. From what you're saying, I gather that where you are, either such inspection does not take place, or it isn't reliable.
In other words, eating out here is generally no more dangerous than eating in.
That's what I like about places like the States and Canada (but I did have doubts when a friend from the USA, working at McDonalds, ranted on how the chefs at work were irresponsible and unhygienic). Thing is, here in India there's no such thing as health inspection unless forced by the government. Most people HOPE the inspections never take place because each time it does, heavy bribery commences. Even those who fail the inspection tend to get an Okay from the inspector after they're given a few thousand bucks. Thus the inspection itself has little to no credibility here, because either the big guys convince the inspectors to eat some bribe, or the inspection himself/herself forces them to pay up if they wanna pass (even if there is nothing wrong with the restaurant).
What is even worse is that the fear of having a restaurant shut down is negligible. The Police won't bother inspecting if a person got ill, just because of their understanding, "If you don't want to get ill, don't eat out in the first place." They will only take action if someone big and influential gets ill, but the chances of that kind of a person coming to such a restaurant is unlikely; if they really wanna eat out, they'd prefer eating at REALLY exotic places like French Hotels (the guy who died was the rare "rich, but not that rich" type).
Consider our traditional Indian street foods which we were born to love: Wada Pav, Samosas, Dabheli, Bhel, Bhajia, Pani Puri, etc. They were so good nobody gave a second thought about hygiene. Even the foreigners love em when they visit. But all our opinions changed when we saw in the news the footage captured by an Indian girl: a Pani Puri hawker pissing on the same bowl he served people with. Let me be frank, I LOVE Dahi Puri (sweetened Pani Puri with some yogurt), but this footage killed my love for all street foods and fast foods.
Or did you mean roundabouts, those large circular roadways designed to regulate intersections in lieu of stoplights?
It's Mother's Day.
I hate Mother's Day.
Not because I don't love my mother--because I love her with all my heart.
It's because I miss my daughter.
She would have turned seven in October.
It's Mother's Day.
I hate Mother's Day.
Not because I don't love my mother--because I love her with all my heart.
It's because I miss my daughter.
She would have turned seven in October.
My computer is broken. I don't think it can be fixed and if it can, I don't have the money for it. Having no computer sucks.*jumps out of the chair* WE'LL HELP! Any symptoms? With a little info, I think we should be able to help you put it back together. :D Hopefully.
*jumps out of the chair* WE'LL HELP! Any symptoms? With a little info, I think we should be able to help you put it back together. :D Hopefully.
I hate tornadoes.At times like these, even if it sounds lame, fear is a man's best asset. Might be illogical, but it helps one to survive. =P Just hope there wouldn't be many disasters there like in Joplin. I'd hate to see that.
Sam goes to a school up in Massachusetts, near Springfield, MA. He's met a lot of people from there. There are confirmed reports of tornadoes there. He's a bit freaked out. Parts of Connecticut have tornado warnings, but it looks like we're clear. Doesn't stop Sam from panicking and trying to call everyone he's ever met there ever to see if they're okay.
Today the Space Shuttle Endeavor returned from its last flight. There is just one more shuttle flight: Atlantis will take off in later this for the final mission of the space shuttle program. This is a sad day.How is that sad?
"Yesterday, the website of Psychology Today allowed an evolutionary psychologist named Satoshi Kanazawa to post a set of bar graphs meant to prove how black women are “objectively and subjectively” uglier than white, Asian and Native American women."Ahem...
Stay safe, Licawolf! Talk about a "Highway to the Danger Zone!"
I hate when my family doesn't follow up on things.
A while back, I posted in the frustration thread that one of my favorite aunts had cancer. She still has cancer. However, when we found out (through my estranged crazy aunt) about this, my parents were like 'HOLY SHIT. WE ARE GOING TO HELP HER ANY WAY WE CAN.' Instead of calling, my mother sent an email. We haven't tried again, we haven't called, we haven't even gone out to visit. We've just sat here, wasting our lives away.
It's just... :roll:
I plan on it. I'm going to call her later today, when I get in from my adventure, see what's up with her.I hate when my family doesn't follow up on things.
A while back, I posted in the frustration thread that one of my favorite aunts had cancer. She still has cancer. However, when we found out (through my estranged crazy aunt) about this, my parents were like 'HOLY SHIT. WE ARE GOING TO HELP HER ANY WAY WE CAN.' Instead of calling, my mother sent an email. We haven't tried again, we haven't called, we haven't even gone out to visit. We've just sat here, wasting our lives away.
It's just... :roll:
You should probably take the action yourself then and call your aunt, or try to arrange a visit.
The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.
This sad situation is repeated all over the earth. Time for something different. Let there be a strengthened, meritocratic state.ALL HAIL GENGHIS KHAN!
My friend got beat up last night, no provocation at all. Just some assholes in the neighbor with a sick, corrupted idea of pleasure. Thankfully, my friend's injuries are not severe. Still...o___O Didn't you guys report to the police or something? Hope you're friend's recovering well...
:picardno
Don't know where to put this without making a separate thread...:(
Anyway, I just found out that, back in Washington, one of my best friend's mother died a few hours ago.
They have been shed. (http://a.imagehost.org/0549/1251580421398.jpg)
http://www.allfacebook.com/fox-news-facebook-page-gets-8000-death-threats-2011-08
Step 1: Appear on TV as atheist
Step 2: Receive 8,000+ death threats
Step 3: ????
http://www.allfacebook.com/fox-news-facebook-page-gets-8000-death-threats-2011-08
Step 1: Appear on TV as atheist
Step 2: Receive 8,000+ death threats
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Strut like a boss
http://www.allfacebook.com/fox-news-facebook-page-gets-8000-death-threats-2011-08:picardno
Step 1: Appear on TV as atheist
Step 2: Receive 8,000+ death threats
Step 3: ????
The reason I point this out is that the geek culture is not socialist.
Why can't some people see that there's more to life than riches and material satisfaction? Why can't these people say that a better world is out there, filled with empathy, personal exploration and great deal of creativity? In a way they always think that being creative is either hard or risky, and thus not worth it. But they never try...
Many people oppose the vaccine not because of the whole "It'll short out my kid's brain!" argument, but because they fear it will encourage their daughters to have unauthorized sex.
From a mook's point of view, that actually makes sense. From a Super-Mook's (aka, my) point of view.... *brings out Shotgun* WHERE'S THAT MEATHEAD? WHERE IS HE?! SUPPORT VACCINATION OR YOU'RE GETTING AN EARLY TICKET TO HELL! :evil:Many people oppose the vaccine not because of the whole "It'll short out my kid's brain!" argument, but because they fear it will encourage their daughters to have unauthorized sex.
Seriously? That's the number one reason for opposition?
What does the word "organic" mean to you in this case?In simplistic terms, something that's not processed with preservatives, unnecessary filtering, artificial flavoring and chemicals, etc. I like my food full, fresh and real, which is why I don't buy "packs" from supermarts or big stores and prefer to get the real things from local farm distributions and dairies. Even "Fat Free" milk is a pointless abomination of the term food.
What does the word "organic" mean to you in this case?In simplistic terms, something that's not processed with preservatives, unnecessary filtering, artificial flavoring and chemicals, etc. I like my food full, fresh and real, which is why I don't buy "packs" from supermarts or big stores and prefer to get the real things from local farm distributions and dairies. Even "Fat Free" milk is a pointless abomination of the term food.
Not only do they taste horrible but there's very little nutritional value to them (many of these "processed" foods also contain elements that are indigestible by human beings). It's heart-breaking that some companies are willing to slow-poison their consumers just so they can take cheaper alternatives and make more sales.
Fuck you, Capitalism...
I'll qualify my post by admitting that I am by far the most obsessive dieter on this forum. Now your point about fiber is a seldom cited one but certainly true. In particular if you are trying to lose weight, you will burn significant energy digesting fiber which is why i wont recommend full plates of broccoli or fibrous vegetables in that case. Tushantin also has a good point though, the ratio of healthy food to unhealthy garbage available in large supermarket chains is almost astronomical.
The expiration date on "regular milk" is rarely over a week from the current date, sometimes up to two weeks, but organic milk doesn't expire for THREE MONTHS. The implications are frightening, if not just interesting.
We support Mr. Stinson and New Heights completely. We are One Nation Under God.
We need to be concern with the eternal welfare of family, childern and people of the world. What about your child can the constitution save her? Jesus said, "I am the way the truth and the life no one come to the Father except through me." John 14:6
Why is it wrong to do what you believe. He did nothing wrong and should not be under fire. He is truly one of the best Principals in the State of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Dante Capone Your god and your savior never existed. Please shut the fuck up.
The expiration date on "regular milk" is rarely over a week from the current date, sometimes up to two weeks, but organic milk doesn't expire for THREE MONTHS. The implications are frightening, if not just interesting.
That's not an "organic" thing. The long-term expiration dates on some milk arises from a different form of pasteurization, called "ultra-pasteurization," and to a lesser extent from handling practices which get it onto shelves faster than the super-mass-produced, ill-tasting bargain milk which most people buy.
I'm extremely picky about milk, and I get squeamish when it tastes off, and I'm very perceptive of tasting off flavors. But I persist because I love dairy. Darigold milk to me tastes even better than most organic brands, and it isn't organic. I can't get it out here in Texas. It's a Pacific Northwest thing, with limited availability elsewhere.
Mandatory Christian prayer rallies. People threatens to get the ACLU involved, and so the principal started issuing tons of self-loving rants on the school Facebook page about how he'd go to prison for Jesus.
http://www.wistv.com/story/15528436/complaints-prayer-rally-held-at-sc-public-school
I cannot stand it when people say that love doesn't exist, that it is a lie, etc. Biggest bullshit statement of the year.Those who say that love doesn't exist are usually the ones incapable of feeling it and are often self-conceited pricks. They take their bullshit across town and scare others away, then they complain that the opposite person was "merely acting like he cared". :|
And honestly. Just because someone has had a bad relationship in the past does not mean that love doesn't exist.XD You're talking about teens struck with their usual anxiety, or adults who still haven't grown up. Yeah, it's a real frustrating thing about some people: just because one chick/dude breaks their heart they became blind to others who actually care about them.
Sooner or later these people might find the person they're going to spend the rest of their life with, and then they will feel so stupid for all of their whiny rants.They usually don't (well, sometimes). It's amazing how they easily forgive themselves after hurting a lot of people. According to them, "Oh, but I was drunk and heartbroken, but it was all in the past, right?"
Darigold milk to me tastes even better than most organic brands, and it isn't organic. I can't get it out here in Texas. It's a Pacific Northwest thing, with limited availability elsewhere.
I loathe the way society treats the old. This system of hoping the stock market gamble works out for our parents, of shipping them out to retirement communities (should they have the money for that), absolutely sucks. I realize it frees us from the burden of taking care of our parents indefinitely, but this is no. fucking. good.
I'm visiting my (widowed) grandmother right now and I'm just sick at how lonely she is, how difficult she finds each movement. I owe so much of my good fortune to all that my grandparents did for me and there's painfully little I can do for her, beyond visit her and talk to her and make hopelessly useless gestures like cook for her. She lives too far away for me to make a consistent difference in her well-being. Fail. Fail. Fail.
I loathe the way society treats the old. This system of hoping the stock market gamble works out for our parents, of shipping them out to retirement communities (should they have the money for that), absolutely sucks. I realize it frees us from the burden of taking care of our parents indefinitely, but this is no. fucking. good.Then it might comfort you to know how "old-age home shipping" thingy is frowned upon in India, even though (with the cultural export from the USA) the idea is getting popular in wealthier sectors. I agree: those grandparents slaved their asses off to take care of us when we were annoying brats, so why shouldn't we care about them in their most troubled times? They get frail by the day, and it becomes our duty to help them have the est of their lives, to repay their kindness and love, and not to ship them off to old-age homes.
I'm visiting my (widowed) grandmother right now and I'm just sick at how lonely she is, how difficult she finds each movement. I owe so much of my good fortune to all that my grandparents did for me and there's painfully little I can do for her, beyond visit her and talk to her and make hopelessly useless gestures like cook for her. She lives too far away for me to make a consistent difference in her well-being. Fail. Fail. Fail.
I really, really, really hate slut-shaming.Quoted for truth.
THOUSANDS of schoolchildren are being forced to sing an alternative version of the Australian national anthem that installs "Christ" as the country's head of state and removes any reference to the Southern Cross.
http://www.news.com.au/national/schools-insert-god-into-australian-anthem/story-e6frfkvr-1226155301780QuoteTHOUSANDS of schoolchildren are being forced to sing an alternative version of the Australian national anthem that installs "Christ" as the country's head of state and removes any reference to the Southern Cross.
Oh, Australia. First John Howard, then an atheist PM who still forbids gay marriage, and now this. There's an insane, fundamentalist right-wing strain of fascism at work down under.
"There are many opportunities to express pride in your faith, but the national anthem is not one of them. It shouldn't be tampered with."
y hello thur person who is blatantly ripping off something I wrote. How about you go fuck yourself?I think I'm missing something here. Who ripped off your writing?
Btw, changing a word here and there doesn't make it yours. Leave my writing alone and get some goddamn originality and talent.
It's cool that your ideas were catchy enough to be plagiarized though, Saj! *Sigh*, how I aspire to be plagiarized one day! :cry:
And yes, the production guys resent the Internet filtration. THEY USE FORUMS AND YOUTUBE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPLICATED GRAPHICS PROGRAMS THEY USE FOR WORK. Dumbasses.Whoops! :oops: *panics, skips away unnoticed*
Yes. In my last interview, I had a partner look at my resume and ask me, given all my amazing achievements, why I didn't have a job yet and that this situation was inconsistent.I'm probably not the best person to advise you on this (since you're more experienced than me), but I think the best bet here would actually be to lie. Of course, not outright (preserve some truth for evidence's sake), but bend your reality to your favor. It may also help to use certain psychological tactics to give yourself an edge (I'm still learning that stuff).
I wanted to say, "Why don't you fucking tell me why I don't have a job?"
Yes. In my last interview, I had a partner look at my resume and ask me, given all my amazing achievements, why I didn't have a job yet and that this situation was inconsistent.
I wanted to say, "Why don't you fucking tell me why I don't have a job?"
What a fucking attitude. Of course, this is goddamned shitass Texas. I didn't say that in reply, of course. Didn't get the job either. This system of perpetual growth capitalism cannot last forever.
O, deliver me to Portland, or some other place where I can reasonably expect people not to be right-wing, religious assholes.
That's a well put out statement. XDYes. In my last interview, I had a partner look at my resume and ask me, given all my amazing achievements, why I didn't have a job yet and that this situation was inconsistent.
I wanted to say, "Why don't you fucking tell me why I don't have a job?"
What a fucking attitude. Of course, this is goddamned shitass Texas. I didn't say that in reply, of course. Didn't get the job either. This system of perpetual growth capitalism cannot last forever.
O, deliver me to Portland, or some other place where I can reasonably expect people not to be right-wing, religious assholes.
Next time answer that kind of question by saying that hiring practices disadvantage young people who do not yet have solid work experience or current employment in their profession. Challenge them to be different, and they don't hire you then don't dignify them by working for them. =)
Hopefully those neighborhoods aren't also unreasonably pricey, if it does come to staying here. I guess I really don't have faith in any type of market or real estate anymore. No idea what to expect.
I feel sick driving through those magnificent mansion neighborhoods near Highland Park in Dallas. I guess I really am a "red".
I'll take this opportunity to repeat my usual advertising pitch of Pacific Coast USA!!! Specifically, the contiguous West Coast. Specifically within that, the Pacific Northwest. Specifically within that, Seattle.
When life grants you a lemon...Don't make lemonade. Get mad! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2vNuaBQNKE)
"I don't want damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? I demand to see Life's manager!"When life grants you a lemon...Don't make lemonade. Get mad! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2vNuaBQNKE)
According to the Catholics, you don't go to Hell, but Purgatory until you're prayed for or dealt with whatever sin. At least, one interpretation of it does. I think that's what Dante was getting at.
"My dad could beat up your dad times infinity!""My brand beats your brand."
The doctrine that infants who die will go to Hell if they are not baptized or that children who die before they "accept Christ" will go to Hell.
Religions, when viewed from outside, are not really a marriage of people and deity. That's simply the claim made by the adherents. To everyone else, each given religion is nothing more than a broad social pact--a culture.Same here; That was the first thing I implied when I first came to the Compendium.
The systems of morality that religions preach are normative, with no underlying intrinsic validity.Josh, I think there are many cultures and religions beyond Judaism that are actually quite pragmatist in nature, where collective practices mean everything and blind beliefs are intolerable. These cultures are actually an ever-updating form, and validity exists undoubtedly.
7. I have realized I really can't hate other people, or I just haven't met the type of person that can piss me off without trying.HEWWO, THAR!
I spent the last day and a half in the hospital after my heart gave out on Friday afternoon. Now I'm stuck with (yet another) stupid heart monitor that I have to wear all the time and record everything I'm doing every half hour.Hey, hang in there, Saj! We don't want to lose you. Is Dee there? What does the doc say?
I am surprised, Josh, it isn't like you to make such a gross error. If you reread my post, you will note that I was referring to specific Christian denominations. Perhaps an example might help you: a Presbyterian who doesn't believe in an Age of Accountability is like a Calvinist who does not believe in predestination. This isn't a matter of if they represent my Christianity or not, it is a matter of if they fit their Christianity or not. I can say that a Presbyterian who doesn't believe in an Age of Accountability is in apostacy because they are specifically holding to a theological position that is in direct opposition to Presbyterian doctrine.
In short, Josh, you have mistaken what is essentially a factual statement for a moral statement.
That said, despite this error, you approach a semblance of a useful statement in that, indeed, it is reprehensible for anyone to distance themselves from barbarianism while not attempting to address it. Part of what allows such barbarism to persist is the binary option that many Christians find themselves in. Either they have to be horrible people and accept barbaric traditions, or they have to be "horrible people" and reject religion (please do note the use of quotes in the latter instance). Revealing other options (many of which are already there in Christian dogma) allows for a more tolerable exit from such "saxonery" for those who find both original options unthinkable.
EDIT: I suppose I should note, for the sake of clarity, that there are a number of Presbyterian denominations as well. To my knowledge, all officially hold to an Age of Accountability, but I am not positive on that.
Um... Sorry... :cry:Double post, idgaf, I'm angry and in pain.Never mind. I promised myself I wouldn't reply to any more of tushantin's posts, so I deleted my last post.
Any idea what caused it?
Also, unrelatedly, I wish I could use a goddamn sewing machine better. For someone who loves costumes as much as I do, that would be a useful skill.Doooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt!
"To heck with princesses. Be a queen." Exactly my philosophy.Boudicca, Himiko, or Xi Wang Mu? XD
So...what color did they decide on?! I need TO KNOW!!
I'm generally an optimistic person when it comes to human potential. Often I can face human ignorance and believe that I can make a difference against it. But there are time that I see hate-filled morons spouting off their nonsense and I can only weep. There are some bastions of idiocy that can never be stormed.Hah! Tell me about it.
In one place you'll see witches being burned by Christian fanatics. In another you'll see a white guy kicking a black just for the heck of it.
In another, it's Atheists bullying and beating a religious person, even if the latter did not intend any harm.
Oh yeah, those are like, totally equal.They totally are. When a man is dead, it is irrelevant whether the murderer was religious or atheist. A crime is a crime, and the killer will be penalized.
D cried today because he was so scared of losing me and frightened in general. Crying as in sobbing. I have rarely seen him cry (because of that "real men don't cry" bullshit that's been drilled into men's heads) and so it tears me up inside to see him bogged down enough by fear and despair to the point where he started sobbing. I love him more than I can express, and I hate to see him in so much pain.I don't know what to comment on that, Saj, but I felt there was something incredibly important here. I know you think it's bullshit that "real men don't cry", but I see it more in a poetic sense; however, what's most important is that he let himself cry, and especially in front of you. You probably know what that means. It means that you're everything to him.
I don't know what to comment on that, Saj, but I felt there was something incredibly important here. I know you think it's bullshit that "real men don't cry", but I see it more in a poetic sense; however, what's most important is that he let himself cry, and especially in front of you. You probably know what that means. It means that you're everything to him.
A man never cries before his mistress, to let know that everything will be alright (then again, women do it too, so yes, that phrase is bullshit). But when he does, when he finally gets swept away by emotions, you know what means the most to him. You know that he never wants to let you go.
Sex scandals. I hate them. Nobody wins. Everybody loses. If the accusers are lying, they've besmirched someone's reputation and made it that much harder for actual abuse victims to press their cases. If they're not lying, then they are victims of crime.A seemingly unsolvable case? Sounds like the job for...
In politics, sex scandals often generate a lot of fodder for the other side. Right now, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is accused of sexual harassment. Many liberals are leaping on it.
I stay away from them. I never know who's right and who wrong, and I hate to exploit those kinds of crimes for gain. I also hate the ignorance or malevolence that would cause people to make up such serious charges.
The response of some Republicans to the Herman Cain scandal is utterly repulsive. While many defenses have been raised for Cain, the one I am referring it is Republican claims that Cain is innocent because there is no such thing as sexual harassment, or that while it might once have existed, it no longer does.Wait.
In one place you'll see witches being burned by Christian fanatics. In another you'll see a white guy kicking a black just for the heck of it.QuoteIn another, it's Atheists bullying and beating a religious person, even if the latter did not intend any harm.
Oh yeah, those are like, totally equal. And we all know how common it is for roving packs of atheists to go around beating up religious people.
(http://rsrc.psychologytoday.com/files/imagecache/article-top/blogs/55672/2011/02/55708-47021.jpg)
The "persecution" of the religious by atheists boils down to having their Dominionist little bubble burst when the godless demand equal rights and freedom from religion. If we have the guts to deal with death without afterlife, they should be able to muster the tiny, tiny strength to tolerate dissent.
The response of some Republicans to the Herman Cain scandal is utterly repulsive. While many defenses have been raised for Cain, the one I am referring it is Republican claims that Cain is innocent because there is no such thing as sexual harassment, or that while it might once have existed, it no longer does.Wait.
Are they saying that the idea of sexually harassing someone is fictitious, and that even if it did happen, it doesn't happen anymore?
...
What is WRONG with these people?
I'm a deist, btw.Nice perception! I wasn't aware we had any Deists on the Compendium, but it's great to have a new perspective! That said, I'm going to study more into the philosophy.
I think there's always going to be faith, but there doesn't always have to be religion, and spiritualism. The desire to believe is evolved into us, and every person (genetic engineering notwithstanding) will have to learn to cope with that predilection, and restrain it appropriately, but an individual's subscription to any social institution built around faith is subject to their assessment of that institution's credibility and appeal. We can definitely wipe out religion for the vast majority of the population, given time, education, and material prosperity.
That's an excellent point of view, xcalibur. Although Religion cannot be eradicated, however, there are some instances of control of religious ethnics either by the government or the people themselves. I always talked about the superiority of the Indian culture for its tolerance, but leaving that aside there are other examples where Governments manage to intervene to curb chaos and restlessness among the groups.
Just for information, here's the situation in Kazakhstan where unity of both religious and non-religious folks was the result of the Government, and not the People: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Kazakhstan
@ xcalibur:
I agree that total elimination is not likely, so long as we assume natural born humans. Religion is extremely sticky a concept; once created it's very difficult for it to go extinct. However, you misunderstood me when I said that the propensity toward faith is built into the human condition. Faith, yes. Religion, no. Religion is an invention, far more malleable than the faith impulse underpinning it, and has already eliminated previous versions of itself many times as a part of the social evolution.
That's important. It gives us with an opening to eventually correct this tremendous mistake without resorting to the same tools of oppression and conquest which religion itself uses to spread and endure. Through education, we may make people more scientifically literate, more critical, and more disposed toward philosophical fulfillment. Religion provides various benefits that are available more purely elsewhere in life. It also lays a heavy hand on the mores of society, which can easily build resentment toward it (among those who cannot escape the hand) or apathy toward it (among those who can). Meanwhile, through continued prosperity, we can give people the kind of lifestyles which naturally lead away from religion.
Religion has already imploded over the last century. Life as we know it would not be possible otherwise. Today, secular societies dominate many corners of the Earth, and many segments of people within societies are secular. In short, I think you give too much credit to religion's staying power. Its strongest roots lie in the ignorant, the downtrodden, and the indoctrinated. All of those conditions are correctable.
There has indeed been a rise in secularism, but that isn't unique. The Enlightenment era of the 1700's also promoted secular thought and culture, but that did not eliminate organized religion.
I'm a deist, btw.
I know there's a limit I can do, and it's not that I see that perspective as wrong, or as easy to alter. I just wish I could DO SOMETHING TO HELP.Same here. It's not an easy task to help a friend out of that kind of darkness, as RushingWind said once. It probably also isn't the time and place to offer opinions, Syna, but hopefully the following links help (GAAHH! I lost all AFP links!):
It is true that religion is malleable, and has destroyed and rebuilt itself a number of times. However, the faith impulse naturally finds its expression in religion, whether that's as simple as worshipping animal spirits or as complex as Buddhist philosophy.
There has indeed been a rise in secularism, but that isn't unique. The Enlightenment era of the 1700's also promoted secular thought and culture, but that did not eliminate organized religion.
Given its track record, it seems to me like a social force that can be controlled, restrained, or harnessed, but not stamped out.
New Atheism has no long-term cultural traction. It's a movement for the times, perhaps even limited to a period as specific as this decade. There is very little compelling about it; it is adolescent and reactionary in nature, but without the creative catalysts of similarly adolescent movements, like rock and roll.
I hate that "get counseling" is every American's go-to response to problems, some of which are the simple, natural result of a confusing and tumultuous and transient and shadowy reality. But fuck it all, some people really need counseling. I wish I weren't in this position so often: close to someone with major depression, who -- due to the major depression -- is unmotivated and resistant to the idea of going anywhere or doing anything about the depression.
I know there's a limit I can do, and it's not that I see that perspective as wrong, or as easy to alter. I just wish I could DO SOMETHING TO HELP.
QuoteThere has indeed been a rise in secularism, but that isn't unique. The Enlightenment era of the 1700's also promoted secular thought and culture, but that did not eliminate organized religion.
To the world's everlasting regret. How cool was the Cult of Reason? How much better might democracies around the world function without religion to dilute human interest in politics, or pervert it altogether (with wedge issues like abortion and other moral crises)? How much less willing would people tolerate oppression if they realized that there is no rosy afterlife awaiting? How radically different might the world be without the religious right existing as a voting bloc in America?
Sigh.
Ah, but religious faith is not the only form which faith can take! It is simply the most dramatic and the most dangerous. Other forms of faith do not invoke the divine and thus are, if nothing else, not subject to claims of divine authority. Faith-based thinking occurs throughout life, even in people who are not religious if they do not take care.faith-based thought can apply to many areas, that is true. but religious faith does seem to have a natural pull to it, given its history and near ubiquity.
Although I used the word "century" earlier, to refer to some of the most radical changes for the general population as a result of religion's weakening grasp, all of this is a derivative of the Enlightenment and the ensuing Industrial Revolution. In a sense, we're still in that period now.
Probably correct, and, in any case, very probably the basis for the best policies moving forward. Even I would not outlaw religion simply because it is religion. What I would do is prevent religion from meddling with the affairs of state, and relieve children from the indoctrination of their parents through a stronger public education. That will minimize religion without criminalizing its adherents.
My guiding ethical principal is Socrates' dictum "There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."Off topic, but pertaining to your principal: There are two kinds of 'Ignorance', one being the 'innocent' kind and the other being the 'evil' kind. The former is one that cannot be helped, since it resides within every life-form in existence, even those who think they know everything. Do you mean the other one or ignorance in general? XD
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
The study found that despite the best efforts of animal conservationists, one-quarter of the world's mammals are now endangered.
The western black rhino is a sub-species of Black rhino which has been poached to extinction by criminal gangs who want to trade the animals' valuable horns.
My guiding ethical principal is Socrates' dictum "There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."
Not knowing. Not about any specific thing, mind you, but the lack of information in general, and particularly on topics that we should have information for.
D and I might break up.
I hate being in this position. I want to be enough. I want to be healthy. I want to be with him.
D and I might break up.I'm sorry to hear that Saj. I don't know him, but from what you've described of him I've no doubts in my mind that he's quite a stand up bloke.
I hate being in this position. I want to be enough. I want to be healthy. I want to be with him.
D and I might break up.
I hate being in this position. I want to be enough. I want to be healthy. I want to be with him.
D and I might break up.
“I’m not supposed to know anything about foreign policy,” Cain said. “I want to talk to commanders on the ground. Because you run for president (people say) you need to have the answer. No, you don’t! No, you don’t! That’s not good decision-making.”
My only recent bad memory experience was a tarmac crew worker in Phoenix who threw my backpack (which I could see from my seat in the plane) so hard that it fell on the ground.
I interpret many TSA workers as victims, not evildoers. They're ill-trained, poorly-paid, made to do some difficult work from passengers who often mistreat them, and generally don't have the top hats to set off my evil radar. The bad eggs bring bad PR to the whole industry, but I've never had any negative experiences at airports myself. Most of these people are fellow 99 percenters. My only recent bad memory experience was a tarmac crew worker in Phoenix who threw my backpack (which I could see from my seat in the plane) so hard that it fell on the ground.
Personally, though, I prefer the body scanner machines to the fun of a much more personal search. In fact, so long as the radiation concerns can be mitigated (which is not a problem at all in many designs), I'm not against them at all. Bean-counting-type jobs are never as fun as they seem to outsiders. Most people would get inured to looking at that imagery really fast, and I'm not so puritanical that I feel violated if some badge looks at a picture of my naked outline.
It hurts very badly right now, but I am taking it surprisingly well.Still sure you don't want a choco ice cream? XD
Still sure you don't want a choco ice cream? XDI thought that said chocobo ice cream. :lol:
That depends. Are Saj and you vegetarian? :lol:Still sure you don't want a choco ice cream? XDI thought that said chocobo ice cream. :lol:
That depends. Are Saj and you vegetarian? :lol:Still sure you don't want a choco ice cream? XDI thought that said chocobo ice cream. :lol:
@Josh: Don't you have anything better to do?
And no, he doesn't--except when he 'doesn't have time to reply' due to other pressing concerns. And don't worry, Josh, I am not questioning that you have a busy life. Only that you seem to not have anything better to do but write really long replies--except when you have no time at all.
J and tush...the entire damn post...for you both later.
Not sure if Alaskans sell ice creams.
I'm reminded of the meaning tushantin finds in the Indian bracelet ritual he spoke of earlier, where the brother swears to protect the sister -- this is something very important to him on a fundamental level, so I'm sure he would report that our criticism of it riled him up.You mean Rakshabandhan, and it's an important ritual for a reason -- it helps the genders form a mutual pact to battle misogyny, especially since injustices are common. The ritual was created by a woman and accepted by a King with the idea that women are not only biologically weaker than men but also usually the victims of oppression. This ritual signified that sibling bond and love triumphed the hatred from the community as whole, and that the brother will do his best to protect his sister from any and every form of oppression.
However, there is still an element of the argument that could sink in: if women are taught defensive techniques with the rigor men are in whatever culture, the outcome could be superior.Indeed. There's something I'd like to respond with, though. I was talking to Mary yesterday (I guess you know who I'm talking about) on the phone, and at a point (just briefly) I talked about the sexism topic, the misogyny hullabaloo and how I received some contempt for my views. And she told me something that struck the same cord. Here's what she said (exactly as she said it):
Naysayers are naysayers! They're all the same. God forbid, we have plenty of them already, and they're disruptive to efficiency. But YOU don't stop. You're like a freakin' steam engine: slow at first, steady at best, then full speed ahead! Now look, all kinds of girls get picked from all kinds of places, and let's face it, we're vulnerable. But do you know what makes these thugs succeed? It's our fear, our emotional vulnerability. I appreciate how much bro and you did for me, but how long must we depend on men protecting us or saving us? When we're talking about sexual equality we're talking about girls standing toe to toe with men, and thus we need to be strong. We need to fight for ourselves. We need to stand for what we believe in, so it's our fault if we can't, not yours. You already know that, Chu, which is why I took your advice and went through that Jiu-Jitsu training. Heavens know, today I can even kick your butt so hard that you'll kiss the moons; I can be your bodyguard this time!
Even if you think that such a sentiment is worthless in itself, let me ask you a question (if you have a sister): Many females don't undergo personal defense training, and perhaps your sister isn't interested either. Suppose you folks are taking a wonderful ride at night with your family, and suddenly a group of thugs and rapists approach your sister then. Would you or would you not protect her? Or will you stand idly and ask your sister to save herself? Wouldn't you risk your life to stop the injustice?I do have a sister, and I had this conversation with her years ago, after I insisted on accompanying her and a female cousin outside at night on account of such worries. She never had any defense training, but she got seriously pissed at my paternalism and proceeded to show me how much ass-kicking she's capable despite her lack of training. It was pretty impressive -- and she's never even played as Chun-Li, or anything! I was like, "whoa."
The takeaway lesson for me was that women are considerably more capable in this area than we're raised to give them credit for, and if women also underestimate themselves, that could account for the success of some portion of attacks. Without a doubt I'd jump in in the situation you describe, but it would also be foolhardy of me to expect that I or another male is always going to be around. I think Mary has it precisely right, and I'm heartened that she's taken some martial arts!
While we're on this subject, I'll add to my list of hates the attitude that women shouldn't undergo strength training, which is pretty thick in the local culture where I'm at. I don't know about Jillian Michaels' (http://www.jillianmichaels.com/meet-jillian/bio-about.aspx) personality (and J might have an observation or two about her role in promoting The Biggest Loser, a popular reality TV/weight loss program in the US), but I see nothing unbeautiful about well-toned biceps in either sex. In this regard at least, I wish she were a role-model for more women. And men, hahaha! I can only hope to have as much muscle as she does one day!
I experienced this quite explicitly in a martial arts setting; the girls were all regulated into a corner during sparring and given minimal attention, while they were encouraged and bolstered during activities like kata memorization (which, being dancelike, is I suppose more feminine seeming).But given how sheepish we were about even brief displays of aggressiveness, and how quick we all were to apologize effusively to each other for any imagined injury during a bout, that cultural self-fulfilling prophecy was most assuredly at work.
Gaining is hard, especially when you aren't using steroids! Unless you're into strength training for competitive reasons, you shouldn't worry about it.It isn't as hard as you think. XD People just either rush or get bored, or even worse, lose their will. Once you get addicted, every exercise begins to pour euphoria in your mind, and you can't seem to stop yourself. It's not always "what you do" but "how you ho it" that matters.
Strength training has been really wonderful for me on a lot of levels. Just feeling strong makes a substantial difference in my psyche; I honestly think I never expected I'd feel strong, as a female.
Tush, I was referring to bulky muscles, not muscles in general. Jillian Michaels has plenty of muscle, and I personally wouldn't consider her bulky.Jillian has a lean build, not a bulky one; yes, there's a difference. I admire lean builds: you get almost all the goods of the bulky build, but also preserve agility.
I have a very poor mind-body connection by nature, and it seems especially well-suited to awareness of one's movements.Yeah, it is. But if you're not used to maintaining hand-eye co-ordination and dexterity, then I'd recommend taking up other sports alongside Jiujitsu / Krav Maga. You can also take on dancing!
The weakness of females is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Culture cripples women, physically and psychologically, and while men are of course generally stronger, women are capable of much more than is commonly assumed.
Strength training has been really wonderful for me on a lot of levels. Just feeling strong makes a substantial difference in my psyche; I honestly think I never expected I'd feel strong, as a female.
Fuck these people. Seize their assets and redistribute them for the common good. Then send them to work in my salt mines.
Fuck "God", and fuck "His" believers. Grow out of needing an imaginary fucking sky-friend.
I don't respect religion. It doesn't enter at all into the workings of this website. But in a world in which atheists are the hated minority and I dare not come out to my family or even to potential employers, I will grant myself the one freedom to tear down the icon of oppression known as "God" on this forum.
Ayo whys yall piccin on Katie SkyyeI was trying to defend and justify both Z and Katie's point of view, because there was some misunderstanding from both sides. XD I mentioned that nobody ought to talk about religion was:
Im a Rastafari and a Budhist and i used to be a satanisct fo a while...and you finna tell me and this lady not 2 talk about religion? Fucc outta here with that shit.... :?
Fuck these people. Seize their assets and redistribute them for the common good. Then send them to work in my salt mines. Fuck "Allah", and fuck "his" believers. Grow out of needing an imaginary fucking sky-friend.
Fuck these people. Seize their assets and redistribute them for the common good. Then send them to work in my salt mines. Fuck "God", and fuck "his" believers. Grow out of needing an imaginary fucking sky-friend.
— adj (foll by of )
1. lacking respect for practices and beliefs other than one's own
2. not able or willing to tolerate or endure: intolerant of noise
I'm really glad to see more people noticing things like this. Even in the past ten years, if I can attempt to correct for my higher level of sensitivity now relative to then, these heights of awareness seemed to be firmly in the province of academics and political activists. I think, to the extent my observation is valid, we can credit the Internet for popularizing the facts and notions of the sexual equality movement to people who aren't explicitly dedicated to the cause already. (I don't know your level of involvement with the pursuit of sexual equality, Syna, so I don't know if that applies to you specifically.)
The effect is small, with respect to the number of people with higher sensitivity relative to the vast size of the total population, but distinctly apparent.
Another possibility is that I've got it backwards--that more people have thought this way for a while (though it raises the question of "Since when, and whence the change?") and the Internet simply brings to our attention this higher level of commitment than is reported in the media.
Anyhow, both of those remarks of yours are fierce keen...worth study and affirmation! The bit about feeling strong is just perhaps the most conspicuous aspect of a much bigger treasure trove: the power of learning to delight in one's own body, something that the world's major religions and most cultures have tried very hard to suppress in females. Enjoying your body, using it, understanding its abilities, extents, and sensations...that's a huge part of human identity, and crucial both for our personal development and social interaction.
When you see what you consider to be outrageous outbursts on the Internet by atheists, I would ask that you instead see it for what it probably is: These people are discriminated against in ways that you simply cannot concieve of, and the Internet becomes their only semi-anonymous platform to speak what's really in their hearts. Trust me, I've been there.
A lot of people see atheists as this collective group of angry people, but you know what? We have a right to be angry. We're judged, mistrusted, scoffed at, ridiculed, belittled, are assumed to be immoral, are assumed as trying to be "edgy" or "rebellious", told that our worldview is "just a phase", etc.Saj, everyone has the right to be angry, and it's a justifiable sentiment, but what I meant was that it was best to try not make the same mistake as the abusers. The thing with the Atheism backlash is that the crimes of Religious Dominionism sets a trap for the opposition to undermine themselves, and that kind of wrath inevitably sets them in a bad light. And when the opposition does react that way, the Dominionists simply point and say, "Hah! We told you so!" That only worsen's the situation for the minority.
I wish I didn't assume that upon telling people I didn't believe in god that I would be automatically judged and pigeon-holed. I wish people didn't assume things about my morality before even meeting me.And I concur. It's incredibly difficult to not have a person label you indiscriminately and decide what to do with you; it's sickening. Practically speaking, however treading beyond the "religious discrimination" and peeking more into sociology, almost everyone judges a person they meet within the first 5 seconds of their meeting; whatever follows is usually biased from that view itself, unless they pursue long-term association. This works in any respective field, including in work-places, and often due to lack of social time or psychological security issues. What's intriguing is that those with psychological insecurities (such as the Religious Fundamentalists, or the victims of the said Fundamentalists) react even harsher to such situations, while those open, empathetic and sociable tend to take their time in getting to know a person well.
I wonder. If I got a copy of Mein Kampf and The God Delusion and put them side to side on my bookshelf, which one would freak out people the most because I have it. Chances are, up here in Presbyterian Collegeville State, there'd be enough people who are educated enough to understand why I'd have a copy of Mein Kampf, since I am a history guy and that happens to be a valuable, albeit unfortunate literary source for that field, and yet just the title of The God Delusion would put them in a tizzy since most of them probably never heard of it, or if they did, it was from a pastor telling them not to read it because of Satan.Bahaha, my Christian boss actually encouraged me to read The God Delusion; as he said, it offered a different perspective to formulate your own deduction (did I mention my boss is quite like Sherlock Holmes?). What he discouraged me from reading, however, was books from Satanism and Occult; he was worried I'd get possessed with negative thoughts or something.
But before I do, let me make a preemptive apology to wiz, tush and the other, as Syna called them, Something Else Entirely's. I realize this does very little to include your personal beliefs and etc., but unfortunately I can only work with what I know, and that is very little, so it seems.Not sure if you're supposed to be apologizing, considering I haven't taken it as an offense and you weren't the one to say it, but accepted nevertheless. I suppose that "Something Else Entirely" is because I simply loathe to have myself in a specific category, so I take it as a compliment. People assume I'm a Zoroastrian, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Satanist, Atheist, etc. then I contradict them with my knowledge about something else entirely, just to bewilder them.
I don't know. There are probably people of color, women, or the deeply impoverished out there who would say I'm acting like a baby for having tasted only a little bit of the discrimination that pervades this world. But I want to give it zeal. In a world in which rampant consumerism, entertainment, and religious validation have dulled participation in political machinery (and severely dulled intellectual curiosity and prowess), passion has become a rare commodity.Indeed. If it's any encouragement, Z, I'd like to say that I share the very flame you light, the very intense zeal as yours, so you're not alone. I do it for those impoverished people, for those sectors of humanity where the slightest ray of light never reaches.
As a geology student, I have fielded discussions from at least two people who were determined to prove to me that "flood geology" was real and true, and that "polystrate fossils" proved it. Introductory Geology 101 clearly explains why all of this is simply nonsense. But even then, explaining to them that "flood geology" was disproven by a Creationist geologist more than 100 years ago doesn't convince them. The mindbogglingly simple explanation of so-called polystrate fossils doesn't convince them. No, they come into the argument convinced they're right, and that I'm wrong, and there's nothing I can say or do to make them see the simple truth before their eyes. They cannot see the simple truth because they have "faith." They'd rather believe in a story (one that would have them believe their god has purposely tried to deceive them about the nature of the Earth and the universe) than pay attention to fact.
...sometimes these things fall to me.Are you sure?
Hah, I think I know how you took that tushantin, but for what it's worth, my interpretation was that J's merely saying he's keenly observant on certain issues, including who has what rights to do what on a forum, etc. In that sense, it does fall to him if nobody thinks to point it out first....sometimes these things fall to me.Are you sure?
People are so quick to assume that females are weak, and I rather suspect that it's because sexism is so ubiquitously entrenched that they think so, rather than that they're just lying fools who knowingly participate in a sexist culture and then spout lies to deny their crimes. (There are some of the latter, but I think the former are far more numerous.)
It neither implicates the male directly nor seems ungrateful for the part of his gesture which is simply motivated by kindness.And indeed it is motivated by kindness. Now courtesy can begin anywhere in major social situations, and while there are portion (or majority, whatever you assume) with chivalrous intent, how would you know that every respectful behavior was out of what intent?
Just a simple thing to contemplate on: While a man opening the door for a woman may look chivalrous in nature, it may actually be out of kindness and emotional generosity towards a stranger. Perhaps he does that for both men and women? How would you recognize chivalry from a courteous one?
I swear to all fuck, it's inescapable. I can't watch a fucking TV show or movie, visit a website, go outside, anything, without coming into contact with patriarchy.That just gave me an idea.
And if you ever, ever are around someone or know someone who makes a sandwich/kitchen joke, disown them.
And if you ever, ever are around someone or know someone who makes a sandwich/kitchen joke, disown them.
The very fact that we condone sexist jokes, such as the kitchen jokes spoken of here, are indicative of a huge problem. Instead of recognizing them as representative of an underlying problem that absolutely DOES exist, we satirize and laugh at the plight of the women. I used to laugh at those jokes a long time ago, too. However, knowing what I know now, I realize my behavior was rooted in sheer ignorance. I laughed about it because I thought, "Oh, of course, he doesn't really mean it." All the while, I completely missed the point: Our society is saying it's totally okay to make fun of women like that. This is not okay.
Glenn Beck Wants Fat People to Die (http://fooooo.com/w/b816c487746f47006a69e255f12f25ee)Ouch...
Bunch of fucking disgusting European racists in this thread... the same lingo has been used countless of times against the Jews, against Blacks in the U.S., hell, against any minority that is blamed for the ills of the society, and look at what those led to. Such marginalization and classification of people into 'us' as opposed to 'them' has always been and will remain the most crucial component of racist rhetoric. Pat yourselves on the back, Europe, good fucking job!
Until I learn more, it seems the best hope would lie in giving individual Romani an incentive to stick with a job and earn a decent living.
QuoteUntil I learn more, it seems the best hope would lie in giving individual Romani an incentive to stick with a job and earn a decent living.
Better, more drastic things have been done. Roma have been given brand new apartments, employment opportunities, and schools, all at once. The kids were pulled out of the schools; the workers never showed; and inspectors found that most of the metalwork, wiring, and plumbing in the apartments had been ripped out and sold for scrap, with people regularly defecating on the floor or hallways.
QuoteUntil I learn more, it seems the best hope would lie in giving individual Romani an incentive to stick with a job and earn a decent living.
Better, more drastic things have been done. Roma have been given brand new apartments, employment opportunities, and schools, all at once. The kids were pulled out of the schools; the workers never showed; and inspectors found that most of the metalwork, wiring, and plumbing in the apartments had been ripped out and sold for scrap, with people regularly defecating on the floor or hallways.
QuoteUntil I learn more, it seems the best hope would lie in giving individual Romani an incentive to stick with a job and earn a decent living.
Better, more drastic things have been done. Roma have been given brand new apartments, employment opportunities, and schools, all at once. The kids were pulled out of the schools; the workers never showed; and inspectors found that most of the metalwork, wiring, and plumbing in the apartments had been ripped out and sold for scrap, with people regularly defecating on the floor or hallways.
And that happened 100% of the time. Always.
So we need to go ahead and sterilize all of them. While we're doing that, let's take away all of their legal rights. If they keep pickpocketing others, or even if they look like they're about to, we should be allowed to shoot and kill them. Better yet, let's take them all and put them on farms and make them work to solve the world hunger crisis. And we should build a high, barbed wire fence, with guard towers and snipers in everyone. Every time one of them gets lazy on the job the snipers can take them out, and get rid of the excess population. If they end up being too much of a handful, we can just erect massive furnaces and...
You all get where this line of thought is going. I call it my Ultimate Answer to the Roma conundrum.
I would encourage you against maintaining that position, xcalibur. You are mistaking ethnic persistence for race, and, though you are clearly sensitive to the charge of racism since you claimed that your comments are not racist, they are, in fact, racist. The Romani peoples are beholden to their culture; it is not easy to improve their circumstances from without while affording them self-control over their own affairs. It has little if anything to do with the genetics of the people themselves.
Ah, my apologies. I should've known you wouldn't appreciate my Nazi inspired language.
Instead, why don't we rent out some space in Siberia or another suitably cold place to relocate them? Or we could use machetes and communicate logistics to each other over the open airwaves?
It's your presumed ethnic cleansing dude, use whichever historical analog you're most comfortable with.
Ah, my apologies. I should've known you wouldn't appreciate my Nazi inspired language.
Instead, why don't we rent out some space in Siberia or another suitably cold place to relocate them? Or we could use machetes and communicate logistics to each other over the open airwaves?
It's your presumed ethnic cleansing dude, use whichever historical analog you're most comfortable with.
Did you even read the reddit thread? As long as you neglect your sources and keep taking plays out of the right-wing radio host playbook, you're going to lose. And I thought you'd improved.
Utter trash. There needs to be forced relocation and seizure of children by the state, or chemical castration, or something. This is a nomadic culture in a world in which that shit no longer flies. It must be destroyed. (emphasis mine)
eth·nic cleans·ing
Noun:
The mass expulsion or killing of members of an ethnic or religious group in a society.
What other options are on the table, except use of governmental force to separate the culture from the people?
What other options are on the table, except use of governmental force to separate the culture from the people?
This is probably the only case I've encountered where the people doing the hating have a legitimate rationale for generalizing their hatred. I can emphasize with that, and I probably wouldn't be as kind to them policywise as Syna and FaustWolf were. I have no desire to defend them from their own actions.
...an increased police presence in Romani prevalent areas, if nothing other than to keep the non-Roma safe. If you take away their success at criminal behavior, they will either starve or they will attempt something other than crime. This is not the ideal solution, but I doubt there is one that makes everyone happy.
But, just because we can't find an easy cure-all doesn't mean we need to resort to that course of action.
culture can be a flimsy veneer, but it can also be deep-rooted. people live in certain ways and tend to practice certain professions in accordance with long-term patterns. clamping down on them or giving them new tools and opportunities doesn't necessarily change them, unless they are receptive to it. these deep-rooted cultures CAN change gradually, but that's about it. All-out genocide would probably be easier than remolding a people.
I don't think the Roma are racially inferior, even though they've maintained their genetics very well (they've been traced back to India, btw). but they have a deep-rooted nomadic culture, which is demonstrated by them approaching life the same way for a very long time through radically different circumstances. there isn't much you can do about that, aside from lending a hand to Roma individuals who want to be something different... unless you're willing to get your hands bloody.
but there's a problem with this, and even moreso with genocide. Aside from the obvious moral concerns, they require tyranny. You simply can't maintain a free and democratic society while doing ruthless purges and pogroms.
The Roma may cause social problems, but the costs involved in obliterating them are much too high.
My instinct is to say "more, better police," because if the police were able to do their jobs with respect to the Roma this would not be so much of an issue, but I don't think that would necessarily end well. Regardless, the Roma are disrupting the cultures they live in and causing a great deal of harm to people and property, so I don't see it as remiss, necessarily, that people dislike them, & that states crack down upon them. Actions have consequences.
What I'd like to see is a serious discussion about discrimination and dysfunction that goes beyond "they're evil, terrible people," and beyond the assumption that if someone choses against a chance of hard work, mainstream success, and moral compliance they are inherently degenerate. There is probably a great deal to be learned about the psychology of poverty from the Roma's situation. In general, I favor framing questions of ethics in terms of cultural norms, because that's what I consider 95% of ethics to be.
I also know (and it's repeated in the thread) that the gypsies in Southern Spain are very well-adjusted and well-liked. Assuming they have anything significant in common with the Roma generally, maybe some clues to a policy could be found in studying the history of the region.
What other options are on the table, except use of governmental force to separate the culture from the people?
No, as much my detractors would have people believe it. I'm suggesting very strong enforcement of law to break the cycle of damaging culture. Roma kids are taught to steal from infancy, paired off with others and forced to mate in their preteens, etc.,, etc. There is a massive exploitation of children here, and I don't see how the cycle can be broken unless these children are removed from this environment.
No, as much my detractors would have people believe it.
Roma kids are taught to steal from infancy...I dunno why, but that sounded awesome to me!
There is a massive exploitation of children here, and I don't see how the cycle can be broken unless these children are removed from this environment.Now here I would wager on the idea that taking a child away from the environment would deprive him of crucial observation required for his growth. He will simply "think differently" (like any of us here), but he won't have the cadel of precision to correct his own environs (like any of us pertaining to Roma). He can flee, but he will never change the crucial -- that light will burn for himself, not to illuminate the shady cottage.
No, as much my detractors would have people believe it.
Bullshit. Your own words are there for anyone to see.
Were you exaggerating your accusations...Really? Seriously, Josh?
...then try to fit all other policy views into those simplistic models.
I don't mean your topic regarding Roma or anything else. I meant with your quoted "statement". Seriously? Coming from you?Quoted statement: below.
Were you exaggerating your accusations...
...then try to fit all other policy views into those simplistic models.
I don't think he actually wants to kill large groups of people without first making an individual judgment of wrongdoing by those involved.
That's a fair point J.
A part of me says that I really shouldn't disrupt the entire board's activities for this one thing.
As for the argument in here, it seems to have stopped. I called his denial and refutation of my accusations "bullshit" and he didn't respond. There's no point in me continuing an argument that the person has no desire to argue.
Yes, it's pretty unrealistic that Zeality wants to kill all the Romani, and I do realize that Z has a tendency to go nuclear in his posts. As I said before though, in this case it was so specific that there couldn't have been just a blind fury to it, but actual calculation. Every time I brought this language up to him and tried to make him cop to what he was saying, he attempted to turn it back on me, first by criticizing me using Godwin's Law, then by referring to me as a "right wing radio host," then outright denying it and claiming I only brought this accusation to "detract" him. Either he doesn't want to admit he screwed up his wording or he really believes that, and the latter is a pretty frightening thought.
The most insulting line every said to Google:
"Dear Google,
Can u just allow me to write my own sentence before you start guessing"
The "dropped out of school at the age of three" line is actually from a parody rap song.
Lord J, I acknowledge your post and will either respond when time permits me or do something else. Iono.
There's an entire website dedicated to Google searches: Autocomplete Me (http://failblog.org/tag/autocomplete-me/).
But in all seriousness, that "which is" search was surprisingly...not that stupid. The first option notwithstanding.
Ah, just in time for the holiday season. Heartwarming.
I hate that monsters caused my friend so much pain that she felt that the only way to escape her torment was to take her own life.
(And if anyone has the utter gall to say "wow what a coward" or insult my friend in any way then fuck you.)
I hate that monsters caused my friend so much pain that she felt that the only way to escape her torment was to take her own life.
(And if anyone has the utter gall to say "wow what a coward" or insult my friend in any way then fuck you.)
I'm sorry, but I just need to ask: am I the only one in the world to actually sympathize and empathize with sociopaths?
I'm sorry, but I just need to ask: am I the only one in the world to actually sympathize and empathize with sociopaths?
I'm sorry, but I just need to ask: am I the only one in the world to actually sympathize and empathize with sociopaths?
If we're talking Cho Seung Hui, Jeffrey Dahmer, etc., I think it's a worthwhile thing to try and investigate the motives and developmental histories of these individuals so we can identify warning signs and stage an intervention before people like them do something they ought not to in the future. I met one of Cho Seung Hui's victims just a couple months before she died, and I can't deny an obsession with learning more about how the heck that could have happened. This is different from empathy or sympathy with the perpetrator though; the interest is nothing more than clinical.
I don't think anyone can be faulted for wanting to understand how sociopaths work
Do you really know what it's like to be that disconnected from people, that fundamentally, deeply, it's-in-your-wiring disconnected?By about 65%, I do, based on my own association with such a child (a psychopath, not a sociopath) a few years back. I helped nurture the child despite the psychological differences and helped train his intelligence chain and predatory tendencies to make up for the lack of ethics (I wasn't the only one to do so, however; secondly, I don't think he'd even require a moral compass for his abilities and trade in the first place -- I wish I could explain that in-depth here). Today, the child does wonders at his trade.
Hopefully. Sociopaths are incapable of the sympathy and empathy you have, which is what allows them to be so callously destructive to those they interact with. A person that is able to understand ethics but is unable to value being ethical...that's a damn good definition for an evil person.I agree with your statement there, but not how you apply it. No offence, but this is exactly the kind of attitude I mentioned disliking in my previous post... Evil; really?
Heh, it's amazing how people think that people who are born "Psychopaths" and "Sociopaths" are born monsters. Seriously? Have superficial TV shows such as "Dexter" and the like really put such a bad connotation to the terms? (Though, not to undermine Saj's own research and experience, but I beg to differ)
I helped nurture the child despite the psychological differences and helped train his intelligence chain and predatory tendencies to make up for the lack of ethics (I wasn't the only one to do so, however; secondly, I don't think he'd even require a moral compass for his abilities and trade in the first place -- I wish I could explain that in-depth here). Today, the child does wonders at his trade.
But unfortunately, some of his school-mates got the wind of what he is and have now begun treating him like he's some kind of an animal. Some kind of a monster. Such treatment towards a "normal person" would drive that person insane; but when a "sociopath" freaks out, it's apparently entirely his fault.
Firstly, with all due respect, I'd like to ask you: do you honestly believe that they have a choice in the matter? Or may they be much like the homosexuals and hence do not?
or run it by someone first
(Jesus fucking christ I can't believe I'm defending sociopaths.)Then just forget about it; I no longer find myself interested in discussing this further. All in all, however, thank you for your honest perspective, as it means a lot to me.
I agree with your statement there, but not how you apply it. No offence, but this is exactly the kind of attitude I mentioned disliking in my previous post... Evil; really?
Firstly, with all due respect, I'd like to ask you: do you honestly believe that they have a choice in the matter? Or may they be much like the homosexuals and hence do not?
Sociopaths can be incredibly impulsive and fearless about their decisions, usually (though not always) lacking the capability of long-term perspectives, but that isn't a reason to discriminate against them. Compared to Psychopaths, their resulting nature does not always stem from mental deficiencies; usually, social circumstances have a major role to play.
(Jesus fucking christ I can't believe I'm defending sociopaths.)Then just forget about it; I no longer find myself interested in discussing this further. All in all, however, thank you for your honest perspective, as it means a lot to me.
But ask yourself this--do you honestly expect me to react differently? You know some of the things I've been through--how the hell am I supposed to react in any other way? How the hell am I supposed to WANT to defend them? People with this disorder have brought me and those I care about nothing but fear and destruction and danger.I actually anticipated your response, so no, I didn't expect you to react differently.
...you learn not to fucking trust, respect, or have any feelings of decency toward sociopaths.
Sometimes I hate being a writer. It is so frustrating to attempt to write something that you see so vividly in your head, and yet fail miserably. I am a perfectionist when it comes to my writing, and that results in a lot of frustration and irritation. I have the entire short story I'm working on in my head, but putting it in words is a monumental task.XD Vitriolic. I before O. Io?
Also (and this is more of a frustration), it says "vitrolic" is a typo. Psssht.
XD Vitriolic. I before O. Io?
One area of scientific agreement is that believing in free will is beneficial for society and individuals. Psychological research shows those primed to believe in determinism are more likely to cheat in exams, and refuse giving money to charity.
“If we eventually discover that we don’t have free will, the news will come out and we can predict that people’s behaviour will get worse as a consequence,” says Mele. “We should have plans in place for how to deal with that news.”
Offering topical advice for New Year’s resolvers, he argues that you shouldn’t set yourself too many goals. Rather, establish good habits (give your moral muscle a regular workout), and commit yourself publicly to your targets.
And even if free will is an illusion, Baumeister and other psychologists suggest that it is one worth believing in – for all our sakes.
I hate the way people react when I say I want to visit Japan.
It's like they think I want to go simply because it's Japan, the center of nerdy culture, or because "Japan is cool" or for any other reason than the reasons I actually want to go. I've had people try to dissuade me, with reasons ranging from "the weather sucks" to "Japanese don't want you there." Some of them know people who have been, and complain about terribad Tokyo traffic and how humid it is in summer. It's like they think I have this life goal of visiting Japan and they have to make sure I understand that there is more to life than Japan. Or that I don't know what I'm getting into if I travel there, despite the fact that I've done a pretty decent amount of reading up on what travel there is like.
Seriously, I want to visit Japan. I don't want to live there, and I don't ONLY want to visit Japan.
I have traveled a lot in my short life. I've been to England, France, Germany, Italy, Bali, New Zealand, all over the US of A, Canada, and a few more places I'm forgetting, and my mom has been to all of those and more, like Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Panama, and more I'm sure, because she sailed as a merchant marine for over 20 years.
Most of those places, I visited before I turned seven. I barely remember them. I want to go back to them all someday, and if things in Africa/the Middle East ever calm down again, I want to check out THOSE places, too! And all the other places I haven't been, one of which is Japan.
I want to go there because I want to go ALL of the places! All the places worth visiting, anyway! And there are a lot!
Also I want an authentic katana to add to my sword collection, so traveling to Japan will prolly have to wait until I have enough money to afford one and ship it back home. n_n'
It's the rare person who wants to visit Japan because they love traveling. Most people I know who want to visit Japan are all "ooh anime and mangaand samuraiand video games and geishaand cool swords and Tokyo street fashionand ball-jointed dolls ooh ooh kawaii desu"etc. etc. etc.
Why do so many Japanese-stuff obsessed Americans assume it'll be any different for them?
Visiting out of superficial interest and expecting that to make you a full-fledged member of that culture is misguided at best, and arrogant/disrespectful at worst.
Visiting out of superficial interest and expecting that to make you a full-fledged member of that culture is misguided at best, and arrogant/disrespectful at worst.
Well, all I really want is to visit and be a tourist for a while, when it comes right down to it. Like I said earlier, I'm not interested in living there, and I have zero desire to be Japanese (though someone quipped that "You'd fit in there just fine...because you're short." SIIIGH~).
That analogy was pretty good, though. XD
Americans get cultures in a can.
You're a world traveler, Saj, are you not? Surely you see that this exists everywhere. This isn't isolated to the US. Don't villify this as an "American" concept, because it's not.
Seven Samurai = designed to be a Japanese western equivalent.
"Hey, you're English! I heard you people like dry, dark comedy with a lot of sarcasm. I bet we can share some jokes later."I actually dislike them both, considering some of my best mates are English, and I've found myself become a part of their culture. :|
"Hey, you're English! I will now quote Monty Python incessantly at you, because that is all your culture consists of."
^One of those I dislike, the other's ok.
"Hey, you're English! I heard you people like dry, dark comedy with a lot of sarcasm. I bet we can share some jokes later."I actually dislike them both, considering some of my best mates are English, and I've found myself become a part of their culture. :|
"Hey, you're English! I will now quote Monty Python incessantly at you, because that is all your culture consists of."
^One of those I dislike, the other's ok.
...why not Doctor Who (and Sherlock Holmes)?
Haven't read even one short-story of Sherlock? Are you kidding me? XD Go buy the "Hound of Baskervilles"!"Hey, you're English! I heard you people like dry, dark comedy with a lot of sarcasm. I bet we can share some jokes later."I actually dislike them both, considering some of my best mates are English, and I've found myself become a part of their culture. :|
"Hey, you're English! I will now quote Monty Python incessantly at you, because that is all your culture consists of."
^One of those I dislike, the other's ok.
...why not Doctor Who (and Sherlock Holmes)?
Because I was talking about comedy, not science fiction or mystery. Believe it or not, some of us haven't read every Sherlock Holmes book and seen every adaptation, nor watch Doctor Who. My common ground with an Englishman(for example) would be comedy; stuff I have seen and can share some a commonality with.
Americans get cultures in a can. They get anime and gothic lolita dresses, and kilts and celtic knots and "sexy accents", and so many of them think that's all there is to it. I'm not Scottish, but I lived there long enough to know that it's fucking annoying when people visit your country because they've fetishized it and think your culture (or what they perceive to be your culture) is just so "cool" and "oh I'm Scottish too och aye ye wee laddie".Hah, you quite correct on that. I remember a Christian friend (and a die-hard lover of multi-culture) who often lamented on American commercialization on "cultural entities" in ways that warps the perception of what a culture is to begin with. He also once ranted about how some Americans (in this case, Perry and Brand) want to have a Hindu Wedding because it's apparently "cool", then give the culture a shoe once the novelty wears off. "But are they even aware of what Hinduism stands for?" He cried. "Do they even know the philosophical essence behind the sacred fire? More importantly, do they even care?"
On the other hand, London's quite big on Sherlock Holmes (they even have a museum there)! Even if you haven't read or seen Sherlock, you're bound to know the name and the meaning behind the name. The character is legendary and iconic, hence the consideration. XD (I doubt you'll find a bigger Sherlock-buff than me, though)
So you did go to the museum! How was it? :D
For me, I have to wait a bit longer. I have no job, money, phone, car (or drivers license for that matter, me only form of id is a college badge). No way to support myself let alone others, so it'd be fruitless to search for anything more than a friend for at least another 1.75 years or so.Aye, never say no to love! Reject Lady Love now, and she will never again be comfortable to appear before you! Accept Love with open arms, and take that as an advantage to do all that is good. Who said you necessarily need to support someone? Love finds a way, matey, love finds a way!
My lungs seem to be failing me...
Oh, Lord, at such a young age...
Are you sure it's your lungs? Because it sounds to me you're on low stamina. Although if you're sure, do visit your local clinic; it could be a bad news.My lungs seem to be failing me...
Oh, Lord, at such a young age...
My lungs have always failed me. I could run and run forever at one point in my life, if I didn't get out of breath so quickly...even a brisk walk will have me coughing for most of the day.
http://www.debbiespenditnow.com/This is outrageous.....
Fucking racist political campaign. It's like the fucking yellow menace bullshit.
Are you sure it's your lungs? Because it sounds to me you're on low stamina. Although if you're sure, do visit your local clinic; it could be a bad news.
I can work out till I pass out, but these days my cough seems to get worse (and it doesn't matter if I'm working out or not). I went to many clinics, took their medicine, no effect (not to mention that I hate medicines; I don't even like lookin' at em). And now my breathing seems to have gotten heavier, but the itch in the lungs still there.
http://www.debbiespenditnow.com/
Fucking racist political campaign. It's like the fucking yellow menace bullshit.
I'm pretty sure. I mean, I feel like it's both, probably, or that one directly leads to the other. Even when I was in sports and physically in great shape, I would get out of breath after one lap, and be wheezing after two around the track, but the rest of me--legs, back, arms, neck, etc, would feel fine. My legs could have kept going, but my throat and chest were on fire. And taking a walk--especially in cold weather, since it aggravates my throat--even just a mile, will leave me out of breath, and I'll prolly cough for most of the day, even if my throat doesn't hurt.
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...but maybe there was a bit of lasting damage from that?Indeed! Hence why I implore, get a check up, lass! Anything that hinders your health from living fully requires attention. Anything that has a small possibility of danger requires attention!
Well, checkups are expensive...A $100 checkup* is insignificant when compared to million-dollars-worth health. 8)
If a child is bullied at schools and is seen developing strange changes in behaviour, is that the first thing a lot of parents do is put the children on depression medications? I hope someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
Ah, thanks for the clarification, and I'm glad that's the case. The way it was described to me, it seemed like anti-depressants were taken as commonly as aspirins / crocins which confused me. Unprescribed medication can be hazardous.If a child is bullied at schools and is seen developing strange changes in behaviour, is that the first thing a lot of parents do is put the children on depression medications? I hope someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
If they're clinically depressed, the doctor might prescribe them medication, but just being bullied and developing "strange" behavior (which is REALLY vague, btw) does not give a parent the right or the legal authority to give their kid medication without talking to a doctor, no.
ooooooo, I love when people have to resort to insults during a debate. It means they're running out of steam and have to try discrediting their opponent to invalidate what they're saying.
ooooooo, I love when people have to resort to insults during a debate. It means they're running out of steam and have to try discrediting their opponent to invalidate what they're saying.
I don't know if this is supposed to be directed toward me, but I presented a clear argument, free of insults. I may not have thought your points were very good but I said nothing of your character.
and now I know that you're a defensive person. No, it was aimed at people in general.
~The world may never know the truth.~THIS CALLS FOR A SEQUEL! :o
I hate when people get caught up on petty shit. starving people in africa, what the flerp is a higgs boson, is there a god, are we alone, yet most people get caught up in bickering and fussing and fighting about the stupidest things, it's extremely embarrassing to be a member of the same species as someone who wants to nitpick about every little thing you do, rather than worry about stuff that actually matters.
Ooh, paradox! I love paradoxes!I hate when people get caught up on petty shit. starving people in africa, what the flerp is a higgs boson, is there a god, are we alone, yet most people get caught up in bickering and fussing and fighting about the stupidest things, it's extremely embarrassing to be a member of the same species as someone who wants to nitpick about every little thing you do, rather than worry about stuff that actually matters.
Isn't your post, in and of itself, being upset over petty shit?
Also, what are you doing about ending world hunger? Because I've found that 99% of people who throw around the "starving people in Africa" line haven't actually done anything about it.Kinda true, but many people wonder on the how of helping people when they're far away from places like Africa; then again, they're so used to "not helping people" that, even when they get the chance, they wouldn't, thus hoping someone more capable does it for them. I part of the problem lies in the sense that a butterfly simply can't create a hurricane, and any efforts on their part will be negligible and hopeless. This feeling of helplessness overwhelms them, and they instead throw that feeling away so they can focus on the "now", the practical ways they can take actions -- either for themselves or someone else.
Kinda true, but many people wonder on the how of helping people when they're far away from places like Africa
A simple Google search should do the trick. If someone does their research and chooses a legit charity that helps world hunger, that could take all up to ten minutes.Unfortunately, where I come from, the only ones who actually know about Google are the young and ones from the industries that require them to be digitally capable. For instance, 80% of the elders that come to our cafe don't even know how to operate a computer. XD
Not here it isn't.The spring or the yuck?
Not here it isn't.
Every game since about 2004 has been a disappointment... even the few I liked. The disappointments are getting bigger and the likability is becoming fewer and farther betweenOi, Bastion's good! And there was another I forget the name.... the silent, black game... And then there's Batman: Arkham City!
Every game since about 2004 has been a disappointment... even the few I liked. The disappointments are getting bigger and the likability is becoming fewer and farther betweenOi, Bastion's good! And there was another I forget the name.... the silent, black game... And then there's Batman: Arkham City!
And I personally loved Street Fighter 4!
But I'd still agree with ya: games just aren't innovative anymore. (This means we've gotta make our own games, aye?)
I hate half my family right now.That's sad to hear. How would you consider your grandfather? Because it sounds like nobody in your family seems to give a damn about his life and are far more concerned for what pieces of paper can buy them.
My Grandfather's in the hospital with stage four cancer. He only probably has a few weeks left and already my families fighting over things like inheritance money and who's going to get his house.
That's sad to hear. How would you consider your grandfather? Because it sounds like nobody in your family seems to give a damn about his life and are far more concerned for what pieces of paper can buy them.I like my Grandfather but I really haven't been close to him in awhile.
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Hm? Why so against a TWEWY sequel?
:( What is with gals who say they only want to be friends, and then when you meet someone else, they get mad? I've been friends with a gal for about a month now, and recently I met another gal and fell in love with her. We're engaged right now, and when I told my friend, she said she didn't know if she wanted to be friends anymore. :( She told me she only liked me as a friend, and that she didn't love me. I don't understand how she could say she will always want to be friends, and then tell me she doesn't know anymore because I'm engaged to someone else. I don't think I'll ever understand women. :(
Double post--whoops!:( I tried, but she said she wanted to be alone for a while. I don't know what she's thinking, but you're right. It's going to hurt like nothing before to lose her as a friend, but I will respect her choice in the matter. Thanks, by the way. I'm just trying to live day by day now, and I can't get too upset about this. I'll give her some space for a few days or weeks, however long she needs to think. It's all I can do for now.:( What is with gals who say they only want to be friends, and then when you meet someone else, they get mad? I've been friends with a gal for about a month now, and recently I met another gal and fell in love with her. We're engaged right now, and when I told my friend, she said she didn't know if she wanted to be friends anymore. :( She told me she only liked me as a friend, and that she didn't love me. I don't understand how she could say she will always want to be friends, and then tell me she doesn't know anymore because I'm engaged to someone else. I don't think I'll ever understand women. :(
Love is a tricky business. Seeing as you're engaged now, you may have to cut your losses with this other girl... but hopefully it won't come to that. Losing a friend is never easy. At least talk to her about what's going on.
Best of luck to ya.
I guess I overreacted. To everyone who hasn't played The World Ends with You, do yourself a favor and try it out sometime.
I tried, but she said she wanted to be alone for a while. I don't know what she's thinking, but you're right. It's going to hurt like nothing before to lose her as a friend, but I will respect her choice in the matter. Thanks, by the way. I'm just trying to live day by day now, and I can't get too upset about this. I'll give her some space for a few days or weeks, however long she needs to think. It's all I can do for now.
Who said you were prying? :wink:QuoteI guess I overreacted. To everyone who hasn't played The World Ends with You, do yourself a favor and try it out sometime.
But I don't have a DS! (And I hate portable systems because they kill my neck.) :cry:QuoteI tried, but she said she wanted to be alone for a while. I don't know what she's thinking, but you're right. It's going to hurt like nothing before to lose her as a friend, but I will respect her choice in the matter. Thanks, by the way. I'm just trying to live day by day now, and I can't get too upset about this. I'll give her some space for a few days or weeks, however long she needs to think. It's all I can do for now.
I don't mean to pry, but how old is this friend of yours? The younger they are, the less a girl's feelings can be relied upon. Unless she is a very recent ex (and nothing you've said suggests that she is), I can think of no justifiable reason for her scorn based on what she has told you. I can think of two possibilities for her behavior. One, that she really does have romantic feelings for you and has never said so, and perhaps has not been able to admit it to herself. And two, that she's never had romantic feelings for you but views your own engagement as a door being forever closed - a possibility that you and she never openly or privately explored. I think the second would be the more likely option if you and she have known each other for awhile. But knowing her only a month? More likely option one. In any case, I wouldn't worry about it too much. I would be more concerned about the girl that you love. If that relationship is as fast as you've suggested, you better make sure that she is the Marle to your Crono.
EDIT: Oh! I just saw you wanted to know how old she is. Well, first off, I'm 27. She's the same age as me. And the gal I'm engaged to is 24 next month. I don't know what she really wants from me. She said she doesn't even really know what she wants in a guy. She's hoping to find her soulmate, and that she'll know him when she lays eyes on him the first time.
She's hoping to find her soulmate, and that she'll know him when she lays eyes on him the first time. I don't really believe in that anymore.
:D Well, I've met a gal who openly admitted she loves me. I love her as well, and we're engaged. I know it's a bit sudden, but it was love at first sight.
Yeah, I didn't realize I had. Thanks for telling me. I meant my friend had said that about what you put in bold. But now she's become pretty clear on what she wants. She said she's been thinking for the past few days, and finally figure it out what she's wanting. I may call this engagement off though. My fiancee is in california right now where she's living, but she's asking me for $1000, and won't tell me why. I don't have that kind of money, and she won't take no for an answer. My family is thinking that even though we got to meet once, she's trying to scam me. I've been asking her about it, and she refuses to tell me what the money is for. She says it's nothing I need to be concerned with. I really don't know if I DO love her, because she keeps putting these doubts in my heart about whether she really wants to be with me or not. I think I let my emotions get the better of me, and that I haven't really thought out this whole thing. I've told her I need some time to think about all this, and she said she's okay with that, that she is having doubts as well. I don't know anything anymore, and I'm just going to wait and see what happens right now. I also just heard from my friend that she does have feelings for me, and that she wishes I wasn't engaged. I get along better with her anyway, because My fiancee won't tell me anything when we talk. I'm trying to get to know her better, and let her know me better as well, but she says she doesn't want to talk about herself at all. That, again, it's nothing I really need to know about. She's putting all these doubts in my heart right now, and I don't think I can truly love her with the way she's acting. She keeps expecting me to just blindly trust her on everything, no matter what that may be. I'm going to just stop talking to anyone for a while, and go think about what is going on in my life. I know this may confuse everyone even more, but that's nothing compared to how cunfused I am right now. :(EDIT: Oh! I just saw you wanted to know how old she is. Well, first off, I'm 27. She's the same age as me. And the gal I'm engaged to is 24 next month. I don't know what she really wants from me. She said she doesn't even really know what she wants in a guy. She's hoping to find her soulmate, and that she'll know him when she lays eyes on him the first time.
Regarding the bolded part, are you talking about your friend, or your fianceé?
Also I'm confused by this:She's hoping to find her soulmate, and that she'll know him when she lays eyes on him the first time. I don't really believe in that anymore.
When you said this in the "Stuff you love" thread::D Well, I've met a gal who openly admitted she loves me. I love her as well, and we're engaged. I know it's a bit sudden, but it was love at first sight.
So you...don't believe that you can know your soulmate at first sight, but you believe that you can fall in love at first sight? Either I'm misunderstanding you, or you're contradicting yourself. I realize "soulmate" and "love" are different things, but they both mean "hey I kinda want to be with you for a long time, if not for the rest of my life" so I fail to see the difference in this particular scenario.
So you...don't believe that you can know your soulmate at first sight, but you believe that you can fall in love at first sight? Either I'm misunderstanding you, or you're contradicting yourself.Whatever we think he means, I think that "Love at first sight" and "Soul-mating" are different concepts, even though related. XD
Asking for a thousand dollars and telling you it's none of your business why is totally a scam. Get out of that relationship quick! Or stay in but don't give her the money. People need to earn each others' trust, it doesn't come from nothing.Mr. Bekkler, thank you. :) I realize now that I DID rush it, and I just told her that I'm calling it off. She got mad about it, and said that because I can't send the money, it just means I don't love her. Sooo, I guess I know where I stand with her now. My family said that I have made the right decision. That if she can't understand what I'm going through, then it won't work no matter what. I wrote down what I'm wanting in a spouse, and my friend seems to have many of the things I'm looking for. I can't go see her at this time, and I need some time to think for now. I'll go see her soon, but right now I don't have the money to do anything other than help some of my family with food.
I'm no expert, but it sounds like the "friend" is more than a friend and could see that this engagement is bad for you. And I hate to say it, but some people (like your friend) just need a kick in the pants to realize they have feelings for someone.
Here's a really important question, and I want you to take it seriously. What (not who) do YOU want? Be specific. Write down your answer if you want, you don't even have to post it in this forum. Then look at the fiancee, and look at the friend, and see which qualities each of them have that you want in a soul mate. I bet you'll be surprised, and either your friend will be perfect for you or you'll realize neither is good enough for you nor do they have the qualities you're looking for. I could be wrong, like I said I'm no expert.
A small bit of advice: Don't get engaged unless you've been dating long enough to know the significant other's financial situation. One thing you don't want: "Surprise! Life-debt! Now we BOTH owe!" I won't say anything about physical attraction except make sure you can stand to look at her mug for the rest of your life. Engagement and marriage are serious business to me, I've been dating someone over a year and we're inching closer to her moving in but getting engaged and/or married is still WAY off. You can't rush it or you'll be miserable for sure.
Rare Shiny Tushantin spotted in the Compendium grasslands! What are your options: Fight, Bag, Run, Converse.Yeah, that's the problem with the gal I thought I loved. She wanted me to just trust her blindly, and not question her. Oh well, I can't have this in my life right now, so like I said, I told her I'm calling it off. She can be mad all she wants, but things like this happen. I think she's looking for a fairy-tale relationship, and that has never worked in real life to my knowledge. Well, I won't be on here for a while, even though I'm not on that much as is. I'll post something at some point about how it's going I guess, but I think it's time to move onto something else. :wink:So you...don't believe that you can know your soulmate at first sight, but you believe that you can fall in love at first sight? Either I'm misunderstanding you, or you're contradicting yourself.Whatever we think he means, I think that "Love at first sight" and "Soul-mating" are different concepts, even though related. XD
I still would like to echo Bekkler's statement: "People need to earn each others' trust, it doesn't come from nothing."
*disappears from the convo again*
People not understanding Graeco-Roman centrism.
Look, just because Tacitus said that the Germans worshiped Hercules doesn't mean that they actually did. All that means is that the Roman's were jerks who didn't spend the effort to figure out what was really going on. And Greeks, you don't get off, either. We both know that Herodotus' story about Khnum being Zeus holding a ram's skin over his head is just lame. I have my eye on you.
Do I try calling them by phone? I can imagine how THAT would go over. *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep* *beep*Shit, since when did videogame support become like trying to deal with health insurance companies? Good luck there, Lennis.
Po.lice is censored here for some reason I won't bother to know.
Must laugh.
... I've spent so many years searching for the story I want to tell, and now that I've found it, "real life" things are usurping my attention.
... I've spent so many years searching for the story I want to tell, and now that I've found it, "real life" things are usurping my attention.
Truly? Forgive me if I am a little dubious as to this claim, but I suspect there is a little time you could still manage to work on IT. You have to eat meals, yes? Could those be working meals, during which you are writing stuff for IT? You have to take a shower/bath occasionally, yes? Can you be thinking about IT and plotting stuff out, so that when you have 5, or 10, or however many minutes you can scratch together, those will be damn productive minutes? Are there other hobbies that you can cut? Video games? Posting on forums?
Don't get me wrong, I am absolutely horrible at this myself, and I fully acknowledge that sometimes people simply do not even have a few minutes to spare (I myself spent much of 2010-2011 that way). But, perhaps this is the perfect time to find out where you can cut the fat and develop good habits.
Well... I say "good" habits, but actually, people who succeed at these sort of things tend to usually have obsessive habits.
In my experience, significant work can only be done piecemeal. I'd estimate it took George RR Martin around 600 hours of writing to produce Game of Throne: there's no way he did that in a single sitting. Further, I'd be buttons to bullion that it went through at least three drafts (probably closely to 6), each with a respectable break in between. We're looking at around a year and a half of full time work. Trying to mimic that only when you have large chunks of time just wont work.
The key to quality isn't having a huge chunk of time to work on things, but rather working on things consistently and going through multiple drafts. I'd be greatly surprised if there's a book on the market that had only one draft. Indeed, even just two would be incredibly amazing. This means, the first draft is going to be crap when compared to the final version. As such, there's little good in worrying about getting it absolutely right the first time. The biggest challenge, rather, is getting the thing hammered out and down on paper. THEN, when you know what you are working with, can you start crafting it into something of quality.
As for productivity, one of the best pieces of advice I've heard (once I was in a place to understand it) was that one has to treat writing like a job. You can't get by if you skirt off on your job's duties, and you can't get by if you skirt off on your writing. It doesn't matter if you feel like going to your normal job and working, you still do it. And it doesn't matter if you feel "in the mood" to write or not, you still sit down and write. If you treat it like a hobby, it will ever only be a hobby. If you treat it like a career, though, then you just might make it one.
EDIT: I noticed that you indicated that you essentially have to write yourself into the story to really get going. A lot of writers are like that. However, if you write consistently (as in, every day at noon, sharp, you write for half an hour), you will be able to get into the story much faster. This takes time, though, to develop the needed "muscles" and habits. Furthermore, thinking about the story and what you want to accomplish that day really helps me hit the ground running. I don't have the narrative figured out, of course, but just knowing that "This character will be here, go there to meet with that other character, have a fight, banter, then run away" makes the days writing session go so much better (and it's easier to loose myself in it and write beyond my time limit, because then I am eager to get to the rest of what I planned for that day). When I'm not thinking about the story all day, then things really drag when I write.
I wish I could write for a half-hour every day at noon. My work obligations won't allow it.As long as you work somewhere in the western world, your work obligations require it. Labor laws and all that. There are, of course, always exceptions (academic scientists are one, actually).
The rest, well, it feels like you are giving excuses, Lennis. Really lame ones. The “Todd Akin” kind of lame.
Alfador, those are a lot of comments! But a wonderful article. It’s always really interesting to hear from and editor or agent perspective.
Lennis, to note, the Todd Akins part was supposed to be so over the top as to be disarming. I had meant it as the classic pairing of two ridiculous opposites. However, it clearly didn’t work, so I apologize about that.
Anywho, I think you are taking most my comments far too one-dimensionally. Yes, everything is a learning experience and must be perceived in that light, but it is still a full narrative to be taken seriously with the end-game in mind. The two aren’t really separate. We do, however, have different goals in mind. Mine is to become a publishable author. It sounds like yours is to produce a publishable book.
To use an analogy, I might want to run a mile in 6 minutes, but I am under no illusions that I have the ability to do so right now. I would have to train. While that require doing my best each time, if I never run a mile to begin with, I’ll never be able to run a 6 minute mile. That first mile I run will be horrible. But if I run that first mile, then run a second, then a third, I’ll improve. But if I want to run a “perfect mile” by making sure every single step is perfect…
Judging from what I was seeing at the top of the pages for most of that time, the forum was having one of its periodic cases of the cache-related hiccups. It seems to happen a couple of times a year. Dunno what the cause is, but fixing it seems to require that Ramsus reset/stop and restart/clean out something.
I hate don't have enough time to do things! :o
Having a Ph.D. was listed. It was "worth" as much as being the president of a major student organization in undergrad. A good letter of recommendation was worth more.
To be clear, being smarter than the entire admissions committee combined wasn't considered to be very valuable. Yeah, the medical profession is reeeeaaaaally great.
I hate terrorists. I hate their arrogance. I hate their cowardice. I hate their petty acts of vengeance. I hate them for the lives they destroy in their fruitless quest for relevance. Most of all, I hate them for the fact that they will continue to exist thanks to a world devoid of empathy and reason.On another note: A U.S. Bombing kills 30 civilians in Afghanistan. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-125820/US-bomb-kills-30-Afghan-wedding.html)
:picardno
While it might be pointless academic dithering for those who are dead and suffering from that 11-year old Afghanistan bombing, the two events aren't comparable. "Terrorist attacks" specifically are targeted at civilians and at eroding a people's sense of peace and safety. The Boston bombing seems to fit that bill, while the Afghanistan one you noted, Tush, doesn't. Certainly the civilians might think that the American leaders are terrorists, but they would be wrong.I completely understand in that abstract sense. :)
Attrition is not terrorism. Attrition is still wrong and should be avoided, but its a different problem with different solutions. Conflating the two serves no purpose.
I might have the best ideas for soundtracks and music, but I totally can't "create" them, even with the best tools at hand.
Musical competency? I has not.
I might have the best ideas for soundtracks and music, but I totally can't "create" them, even with the best tools at hand.
Musical competency? I has not.
Unfortunately, I'll need to heavily rely on muscle memory for this (I can't read a jack on music sheets). XD I should REALLY get myself a piano and practice all day on it. It's indispensable for an indie-artist.I might have the best ideas for soundtracks and music, but I totally can't "create" them, even with the best tools at hand.
Musical competency? I has not.
Artist / Musician, nothing can beat this dual class combination. XD
I get that, except replace "soundtracks and music" with "drawings." I can barely draw stick figures, and it's so frustrating because I have all these wonderful ideas for art in my head (usually based on dreams) and I can't get transfer them onto paper.I could actually teach you! Or better yet, you might want to find a local artist who can teach you in person.
Reminds me of that similar problem I have with writing. Many ideas cross my head, but I just can't seem to be able to flesh them out into an actual story.
Reminds me of that similar problem I have with writing. Many ideas cross my head, but I just can't seem to be able to flesh them out into an actual story.
Haha! This reminds me of the old saying: the ideas that cross your head are usually just a fragment puzzle piece of a greater picture.
Now, the process of writing is even more complex than actual painting, and the styles and approaches are various. What kind of style suits you? Plot-driven or character-driven? What sort of feel do you wish to give with your work? What do kind of things do you want to convey?
The trick is to just not worry about it (part of the reason why I never get anything done is because I worry too much), unless the stress is actually positive enough to drive you to work on it with energetic anticipation.
Depending on what you need, I think I can help! Planning on writing a short-story? How do you normally work on it?
Well, to be honest, I haven't been able to dedicate much time to it since school started to overwhelm me since I entered College, and those sort of questions... to be honest, I'm not really good at defining this sort of things, as pathetic as it may sound.Lack of time has always been a problem. You might wanna try figuring out how you could take a few spare moments a day to work on it. Or perhaps, a whole weekend? xD I realize it can be troublesome plan things out, but I think it's always worth it.
Haha, I suppose that is one of my faults. I do worry about how it may turn out, and in result, I don't quite "find" a suitable way to write it down.Ahah! There we go!
Well, usually what comes first is just key stuff, so to speak. Like, pick a stray idea or two, then see what I can do to expand upon it. That can lead to having general ideas waiting to be connected by fleshing them out, and that's where it usually stumps me.Hah! You know what this calls for? Meditation! :D
Lack of time has always been a problem.