RANT: i am obese and on a phone

[Joe2DovesGiotto]

Well, accidents and deaths down in a rising population is usually a step ahead. And as a per-capita measure, it's not the worst thing I have to watch for during my day.

[Farley1324]

Well, accidents and deaths down in a rising population is usually a step ahead. And as a per-capita measure, it's not the worst thing I have to watch for during my day.

Yes. It is a step in the right direction.

But it isn't nearly enough, because that's still a LOT of totally senseless, preventable deaths.

If increasing the penalties put you a step ahead, would further increasing the penalties put you another step ahead?

Because if what has been done is a step ahead, that's good, but you're still about 10 steps from the finish line

[GREENFEATHER]

Read: Don't you dare call me in on a fucking Friday.

YEAAAAAA, we're gonna need you to come in on Saturday.


Re. Guns. They are too accessible to kids, if you have guns, they need to be locked up to keep imbeciles like the one that killed the kids gaining access to them. His mother was a fukn idiot, but nobody would say anything about it for fear of reprisals. If I'd have seen that playing out, I'd have damn well said something about it. ALL, not some, but ALL of my guns are locked away in a safe. I wouldn't want to think about what would happen if what I owned fell into the wrong hands. Putting armed guards AND metal detectors on the entrances to all schools is another thing that I would like to see.

[Lencho]

Why would that happen?

There have been states that had a legal drinking of 18. Did they have more DUI related deaths?

http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/201...-drinking-age/

Scroll down to arguments against.

Rip it apart if you can. I'm open minded. I just don't see how having more people in bars drinking would not increase the instances of people under the influence getting behind the wheel.

Sheer numbers-wise, it would have to go up, no?

[therorschach]

I finally saw The Amazing Spiderman. It was alright, but I hated the actor who portrayed Spiderman. It looks like they took that actor from Breaking Bad, removed his cerebral palsy, and made him more annoying. Emma Stone was of course great. The Lizard sucked. I do not look forward to the sequels.

[chazzy1864]

If we made all alcohol illegal and banned motor vehicle use to only the 50+ category, I bet we could drastically reduce the amount of DUI accidents and deaths per year.


lolshack, what did you think of the other Spider Man trilogy?

[therorschach]

lolshack, what did you think of the other Spider Man trilogy?

1 and 2 were good, 3 was horrible.

[chazzy1864]

1 and 2 were good, 3 was horrible.

I want to punch you in the urethra.

All 3 sucked.

The new one was far more accurate to its comic origins than the trilogy.

[Dominik]

I watched it when Connors and Mcenroe played, at least here was some sort of entertainment. This is the reason I watch rugby and Aussie rules football.

I agree it was more entertaining back then and it was around the early-mid 80s when I started watching it. These days technology and Lance Armstrong-like fitness levels have sucked a lot of that entertainment out of it. Also the US and Australia are no longer the force in tennis they once were.

Of the current generation I suspect only Federer would have had any success with smaller wooden rackets and gut strings vs. the massive graphite-tungsten frames with synthetic strings used by today's players which allow them to hit clean winners on the run from 10ft+ behind the baseline.

[Lencho]

Seems legit.

[Farley1324]

YEAAAAAA, we're gonna need you to come in on Saturday.


Re. Guns. They are too accessible to kids, if you have guns, they need to be locked up to keep imbeciles like the one that killed the kids gaining access to them. His mother was a fukn idiot, but nobody would say anything about it for fear of reprisals. If I'd have seen that playing out, I'd have damn well said something about it. ALL, not some, but ALL of my guns are locked away in a safe. I wouldn't want to think about what would happen if what I owned fell into the wrong hands. Putting armed guards AND metal detectors on the entrances to all schools is another thing that I would like to see.

1. That imbecile was 20 years old. He was not a "kid".

2. If you want to lock ALL of your guns away in a safe, that's your choice and you are free to do so. I haven't seen enough information to come to a conclusion about whether or not his mother was an idiot, but the fact that he apparently had to kill her to get the guns indicates to me that maybe she was doing all she could to keep him out of them. And remember, he was a 20 year old male, and a genius. It's going to be pretty hard to keep a 20 year old genius from getting his hands on guns. The issue here is the mental health angle, and the fact that there were no controls, no safeguards, no intervening actions, etc, to keep him from acting. It does seem like the signs were there.

3. Armed guards and metal detectors, plus EVERY person entering having to go through them EVERY time, is the ONLY way to properly call anything a "gun free" zone. If that's what we want to do, that's how we need to do it. Absolutely.

RE: Kids and access to guns, food for thought:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/kendra-st-c...ry?id=17524438

[Farley1324]

http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/201...-drinking-age/

Scroll down to arguments against.

Rip it apart if you can. I'm open minded. I just don't see how having more people in bars drinking would not increase the instances of people under the influence getting behind the wheel.

Sheer numbers-wise, it would have to go up, no?

There is hardly anything to that article, just off hand references to very old (1970s and 1980s) studies that are not even specifically named, let alone cited or linked. The only link that went to a 'study' didn't have the whole study, just the little synopsis...and it was about binge drinking, not DUI.


They say this "In 1971, some states did try and lower the drinking age to 18, and in the years following had an increase in fatalities from alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents.", but without other data you cannot reach a conclusion based on that. Were those increased fatalities from 18-20 year olds? How much was the increases? How did they compare to other states that did not lower the drinking age? etc

I finally saw The Amazing Spiderman. It was alright, but I hated the actor who portrayed Spiderman. It looks like they took that actor from Breaking Bad, removed his cerebral palsy, and made him more annoying. Emma Stone was of course great. The Lizard sucked. I do not look forward to the sequels.

[Lencho]

RE: Kids and access to guns, food for thought:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/kendra-st-c...ry?id=17524438

Glad the girl felt empowered by it instead of "scarred".

[Farley1324]

Glad the girl felt empowered by it instead of "scarred".

I too am glad that her mother's gun does not scare her, and that she knows how to safely and effectively handle it.

And I am glad that she had access to it, and that it made her safer when confronted (eerr, I'll call it confronted, not sure on best term here) by a man/intruder in her home.

[Lencho]

There is hardly anything to that article, just off hand references to very old (1970s and 1980s) studies that are not even specifically named, let alone cited or linked. The only link that went to a 'study' didn't have the whole study, just the little synopsis...and it was about binge drinking, not DUI.


They say this "In 1971, some states did try and lower the drinking age to 18, and in the years following had an increase in fatalities from alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents.", but without other data you cannot reach a conclusion based on that. Were those increased fatalities from 18-20 year olds? How much was the increases? How did they compare to other states that did not lower the drinking age? etc

Yes, the info was vague. As I'm out of town at the moment, I don't have the time or resources to dig for relevant data.

Answer me this:

Do you think that the number of alcohol-related deaths would not increase if the drinking age was lowered to 18?

[Farley1324]

Yes, the info was vague. As I'm out of town at the moment, I don't have the time or resources to dig for relevant data.

Answer me this:

Do you think that the number of alcohol-related deaths would not increase if the drinking age was lowered to 18?

I don't know. I could see it going either way, for a variety of reasons.

However, when coupled with my proposed initiative to really hammer people for DUI, even on the first offense, I believe the number of alcohol-related deaths would absolutely be lowered.

And I think the culture of alcohol abuse in young adults would slightly improve/mature. Slightly, but I believe it would.

The DUI have been speaking of is more than just drunk, of course. THC would have a legal minimum as well, and would be treated the same. It isn't just drunk driving

[kvk1]

I totally just banged an Asari chick in Mass Effect.

I've got hoes in different universal codes.

[kvk1]

I don't know. I could see it going either way, for a variety of reasons.

However, when coupled with my proposed initiative to really hammer people for DUI, even on the first offense, I believe the number of alcohol-related deaths would absolutely be lowered.

And I think the culture of alcohol abuse in young adults would slightly improve/mature. Slightly, but I believe it would.

The DUI have been speaking of is more than just drunk, of course. THC would have a legal minimum as well, and would be treated the same. It isn't just drunk driving

[Fernis]

Downgrading from Windows 8 to 7.

Good times, mayne.

That is all.

[kvk1]

Downgrading from Windows 8 to 7.

Good times, mayne.

That is all.

oh

my

god

asdjashfjkladshfjkladsfgasfghfdsghdsfhs

YOU'RE ALIVE.

[mjw8204]

I totally just banged an Asari chick

Yeah budd-

in Mass Effect.

...oh

Well, good job anyway.

[mjw8204]

+ lol @ everyone that was roped into arguing with Farley.

Suckers. He saw you coming from a mile away.

[ossizen]

Downgrading from Windows 8 to 7.

Good times, mayne.

That is all.

Crashing alot? Or just don't like the experience?

I have 8 on my laptop. The Start screen is just a full-screen Start Menu. I find myself using the Windows key much more in 8 than in 7. I use the desktop "mode" much more than the Modern UI. To get to the control panel is abit convoluted.

But, in terms of stability and speed, 8 has been much better than 7. Then again, 7 is still a dream compared to Vista (anything's better than Vista).

[Fernis]

oh

my

god

asdjashfjkladshfjkladsfgasfghfdsghdsfhs

YOU'RE ALIVE.

It's been a while (No Staind)

[Farley1324]

+ lol @ everyone that was roped into arguing with Farley.

Suckers. He saw you coming from a mile away.

I'm surprised nobody disagreed with legalizing gay marriage.

Hish must not be around.

[mjw8204]

I'm surprised nobody disagreed with legalizing gay marriage.

Hish must not be around.

I'm not sure what there is to disagree about.

[Farley1324]

I'm not sure what there is to disagree about.

Neither am I, but people find a way

[Fernis]

Crashing alot? Or just don't like the experience?

I have 8 on my laptop. The Start screen is just a full-screen Start Menu. I find myself using the Windows key much more in 8 than in 7. I use the desktop "mode" much more than the Modern UI. To get to the control panel is abit convoluted.

But, in terms of stability and speed, 8 has been much better than 7. Then again, 7 is still a dream compared to Vista (anything's better than Vista).

I've had to do it twice at work. (Small repair shop)

It seems the customers aren't too fond of the Start Menu.

Finding drivers is the part that sucks.

[kvk1]

I'm not sure what there is to disagree about.

Neither am I

What.

[Farley1324]

Yeah, I kinda dropped the ball on that one