DrCrowTStarwars said:
Treating your costumers like crooks and cheating them is bad business in the long run, why can't companies see this?
Yes, it's important to treat those who design your costumes well ;)
Yeah if you don't you end of with the stupid leather costumes for The Matrix.
Those guys do know how to get their revenge.
I realize this is a little silly and petty and I am the only person on earth who cars about this but it bugs me so I am talking about this.
I like playing video games on my TV and I prefer not to have to install games on my PC if I can avoid it, but with my movement disorder I find it much easier to control games with a keyboard and mouse. Now all the modern video game systems come with a hard drive and USB ports and they run off of stripped down versions of PC OSes so is there any reason why I can't just plug in a USB keyboard and mouse?
I mean I know I am in a small group but I really wish I could play console games with a keyboard or mouse. Right now I tend to pick the PC version only because of the controls. I wouldn't care about this so much but it seems like it is such an easy feature to include so I just don't understand why it isn't included.
Maybe I am just an old stick in the mud but I would love to play the latest Halo with a Keyboard and Mouse.
DrCrowTStarwars said:
I realize this is a little silly and petty and I am the only person on earth who cars about this but it bugs me so I am talking about this.
I like playing video games on my TV and I prefer not to have to install games on my PC if I can avoid it, but with my movement disorder I find it much easier to control games with a keyboard and mouse. Now all the modern video game systems come with a hard drive and USB ports and they run off of stripped down versions of PC OSes so is there any reason why I can't just plug in a USB keyboard and mouse?
I mean I know I am in a small group but I really wish I could play console games with a keyboard or mouse. Right now I tend to pick the PC version only because of the controls. I wouldn't care about this so much but it seems like it is such an easy feature to include so I just don't understand why it isn't included.
Maybe I am just an old stick in the mud but I would love to play the latest Halo with a Keyboard and Mouse.
I do believe this exists.
I'll check it out, thanks.
Last night, I was telling my parents that it takes about eight minutes for sunlight to reach Earth. When my father asked how they ("they" being the scientists, of course) knew this, I told them they had obviously measured the speed of light and knew how long it would take for it to travel from one place to another. His response?
"Light has speed?"
And this here -- this more than any of their ignorant stances on evolution, overpopulation, or religion -- is a perfect example of why I can't stand living with my parents, especially my dumb shit-for-brains father.
Just remember before you pass judgment that there are people out there who find your level of education and what you believe to be stupid and they may very well believe you have shit for brains.
Also considering that they have done well enough to put a roof over your head I would say they must have learned something that worked well for them in life. Light speed isn't something that effects our every day lives and even today it is not a main focus of the schools.
Your parents must be nice people if they are still giving you a home despite your age and the fact that you hate them and have no respect for them.
Try to remember these things in future and maybe you will not get as angry.
DrCrowTStarwars said:
Also considering that they have done well enough to put a roof over your head I would say they must have learned something that worked well for them in life.
Part-time orchard labour doesn't require much intelligence. All it requires is for you to slowly cripple yourself for peanuts.
Light speed isn't something that effects our every day lives and even today it is not a main focus of the schools.
It's still grossly ignorant. But hey, if that isn't ignorant enough for you, perhaps I should also mention that my father also believes in spontaneous generation, something that's been discredited for hundreds of years.
Your parents must be nice people if they are still giving you a home despite your age and the fact that you hate them and have no respect for them.
My mother's ignorant, but I don't hate her. I only hate my father, and that's because he's a crude, disgusting, misogynistic, self-righteous asshole who thinks he's better and holier than everyone else. He's gone above and beyond to earn my ire.
Yeah how dare he work hard to put a roof over your head. Never mind why he has the job or anything like that, anyone who works hard to support their family is a bad person.
If we are all to be judged based on what knowledge we have then I would again point out that there is bound to be a person out there who finds you stupid. Again try to remember this and maybe it will help you in future.
I am not saying you are a bad person or trying to attack you but one skill I had to learn last year was to look for the positive and not focus on the negative,and while I don't always pull it off I do think it is good advice and it has gotten me through so hard times so i am just trying to help.
Your father sounds like the typical under educated hard worker that used to be common place in this country a few generations ago. if you are right and the labor he has done is so painful and harmful to his health then he can be admired for keeping at it and not just running out on his family. That may seem like setting the bar low but I know what it is like to do backbreaking work and how at the end of the day you don't have the energy to study things like branches of science that do not help you put food on the table, heck my family is pretty much in that spot right now. I know a lot of families where the father just ran out and left his wife and kids holding the bag and I also know families where kids were kicked out once they turned 18 and your father has not done these things and it sounds like he must have paid for you to get an education, even if it was just the school supplies that is a lot more then some fathers do. Also remember every person is a product of their times and upbringing and people of the future may despise you as much as you despise your father.
Try to focus on the positive and not to have an inflated view of yourself and it may help you be happier in your current situation.
I am only giving you this advice because I am trying to help and it has worked for me.
Hope things get better for you soon.
DuracellEnergizer said:
...And this here -- this more than any of their ignorant stances on evolution, overpopulation, or religion -- is a perfect example of why I can't stand living with my parents, especially my dumb shit-for-brains father.
OOhhh! I can help!
Intuitive and Common Sense evaluation is a crucially important form of intelligence. Many if not most of the greatest scientific discoveries and inventions have been dependent upon it.
To be intelligent is to quickly process information and perceive valid points therein.
If your parents are able to intuit that the random evolution explanation is in fact full of holes and reasons to believe fabuluosly unlikely, if they can sense that the overpopulation concerns are being hyped in EXTREMELY dubious ways, by some EXTREMELY dubious characters, for EXTREMELY dubious purposes, if they can perceive that a Creator might wish to test his creations and so they remain unshaken and unsurprised by the ravings of "scientific" atheism...
...If they are able to do all of this in defiance of their lack of advanced university degrees and some patchiness in their educations due to basic life concerns... then you can take great comfort in the knowledge that your parents are, in fact, VASTLY more intelligent than YOU! :)
thejediknighthusezni said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
...And this here -- this more than any of their ignorant stances on evolution, overpopulation, or religion -- is a perfect example of why I can't stand living with my parents, especially my dumb shit-for-brains father.
OOhhh! I can help!
Intuitive and Common Sense evaluation is a crucially important form of intelligence. Many if not most of the greatest scientific discoveries and inventions have been dependent upon it.
To be intelligent is to quickly process information and perceive valid points therein.
If your parents are able to intuit that the random evolution explanation is in fact full of holes and reasons to believe fabuluosly unlikely, if they can sense that the overpopulation concerns are being hyped in EXTREMELY dubious ways, by some EXTREMELY dubious characters, for EXTREMELY dubious purposes, if they can perceive that a Creator might wish to test his creations and so they remain unshaken and unsurprised by the ravings of "scientific" atheism...
...If they are able to do all of this in defiance of their lack of advanced university degrees and some patchiness in their educations due to basic life concerns... then you can take great comfort in the knowledge that your parents are, in fact, VASTLY more intelligent than YOU! :)
Yeah, well said.
Simply disagreeing with you or even the majority of people or lacking knowledge in certain areas does not make one stupid in and of it's self. Every single day we make choices about what knowledge we will take in based on how much we think it will effect us in our day to day lives. For a lot of people the speed of light will have no effect on them and as for how the universe came into being, well that is so hotly debated that judging someone intellect based on that is just pointless.
We all have areas in our lives where we appear to be idiots. For instance I know a lot about history because since I was a kid I always wanted to teach history so some people find that impressive since I know more then the average person, then again I know next to nothing about farming and animal despite coming from an area that is mostly nothing but farms so some other people come away with the idea that I am a complete idiot. My dad doesn't know anything about history and has never listened to classical music so I know some people who would see him as being a lot stupider then I am but he knows a lot more about medicine and first aid then I could ever hope to know.
The point is that just because someone has a different worldview then you and they don't know certain facts, that does not make them stupid.
It seems to me that your dad must care about you a great deal or you wouldn't be living with him and he would not have done years of back breaking work to support you, so why not focus on that instead? I am sure it will make you feel better.
thejediknighthusezni said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
...And this here -- this more than any of their ignorant stances on evolution, overpopulation, or religion -- is a perfect example of why I can't stand living with my parents, especially my dumb shit-for-brains father.
OOhhh! I can help!
Intuitive and Common Sense evaluation is a crucially important form of intelligence. Many if not most of the greatest scientific discoveries and inventions have been dependent upon it.
To be intelligent is to quickly process information and perceive valid points therein.
If your parents are able to intuit that the random evolution explanation is in fact full of holes and reasons to believe fabuluosly unlikely, if they can sense that the overpopulation concerns are being hyped in EXTREMELY dubious ways, by some EXTREMELY dubious characters, for EXTREMELY dubious purposes, if they can perceive that a Creator might wish to test his creations and so they remain unshaken and unsurprised by the ravings of "scientific" atheism...
...If they are able to do all of this in defiance of their lack of advanced university degrees and some patchiness in their educations due to basic life concerns... then you can take great comfort in the knowledge that your parents are, in fact, VASTLY more intelligent than YOU! :)
I may disagree with DrCrow's assessment of my relationship with my father, but at least he has some points to get across. You, on the other hand, have jackshit to give beyond your ultraconservative bullshit.
Welcome to ignore. Your schtick is no longer amusing.
DrCrowTStarwars said:
The point is that just because someone has a different worldview then you and they don't know certain facts, that does not make them stupid.
Claiming that the Earth can never run out of room, that it can support countless billions upon billions upon billions of human lives all at once indefinitely, is stupid.
Claiming that all Jews are to held responsible for the death of Christ for what some small group of Jews did over 2000 years ago is stupid.
Claiming that Jews created terrorism is stupid.
Claiming that Christians who do not keep the sabbath, do not abstain from "unclean" meats, and choose to celebrate holidays such as Christmas and Easter aren't true Christians is stupid.
Claiming that seeing flies emerge from a bag of garbage he claims to have sealed airtight is proof that flies can spawn from rotting trash is stupid.
Claiming that smoking tobacco is perfectly harmless 'cause it "kills the germs" and turns the smoke into steam is stupid.
And besides, as I've already said, I don't hate him merely for his low intelligence; the guy is also a bastard and a bully. He once tore a picture I had drawn up just for using electrician's tape to stick it to the refrigerator; I was born or developed in youth some weird hip misalignment which causes my feet to turn out to the sides, so for my entire childhood I had to live with him calling me a penguin; he beat me once and gave me a black eye just because I accidentally broke my glasses while playing with my sister; oh, and finally, when I was still a young kid, he went ahead and started fucking my mother when I was sleeping in the very same bed at the time.
And just FYI, I did try to heal the rift between us some years ago, but the man absolutely refuses to change -- if anything, he only gets worse -- so there is no point in bothering with the man anymore.
If you really believe the earth is in danger from over population then why don't you kill yourself?
I find it funny that all the people who preach about this issue want other castrated or put to death but they all see themselves as too important to have it done to themselves.
Unless you cut your own reproductive organs off then you have no right to preach to others about over population.
It sounds like there is no fixing this problem so maybe you should look into government jobs programs and housing to get out of there.
Claiming that Christians who do not keep the sabbath, do not abstain from "unclean" meats, and choose to celebrate holidays such as Christmas and Easter aren't true Christians is stupid.
Too be fair this is something that was addressed in one of Paul's letters but it is something certain groups of Christians have always believed. While the other stuff is messed up as long as he practices it himself I see no problem with this.
As I said if I were you I would start looking for a way out since it sounds like he was abusive when you were a child and short of Christ changing both of your hearts there is no fixing this relationship.
Where did you grow up?
I ask because all of that stuff sounds like what was seen as fairly normal on the frontier in the 1800s. It sounds like a big problem is that your dad's world view is stuck 200 years in the past and you living in the modern world.
As i said getting out seems to be the only answer. I would say just avoid talking to him until you get out, then you will be a lot harder to be upset by him.
DuracellEnergizer said:
DrCrowTStarwars said:
The point is that just because someone has a different worldview then you and they don't know certain facts, that does not make them stupid.
Claiming that the Earth can never run out of room, that it can support countless billions upon billions upon billions of human lives all at once indefinitely, is stupid.
Claiming that all Jews are to held responsible for the death of Christ for what some small group of Jews did over 2000 years ago is stupid.
Claiming that Jews created terrorism is stupid.
Claiming that Christians who do not keep the sabbath, do not abstain from "unclean" meats, and choose to celebrate holidays such as Christmas and Easter aren't true Christians is stupid.
Claiming that seeing flies emerge from a bag of garbage he claims to have sealed airtight is proof that flies can spawn from rotting trash is stupid.
Claiming that smoking tobacco is perfectly harmless 'cause it "kills the germs" and turns the smoke into steam is stupid.
And besides, as I've already said, I don't hate him merely for his low intelligence; the guy is also a bastard and a bully. He once tore a picture I had drawn up just for using electrician's tape to stick it to the refrigerator; I was born or developed in youth some weird hip misalignment which causes my feet to turn out to the sides, so for my entire childhood I had to live with him calling me a penguin; he beat me once and gave me a black eye just because I accidentally broke my glasses while playing with my sister; oh, and finally, when I was still a young kid, he went ahead and started fucking my mother when I was sleeping in the very same bed at the time.
And just FYI, I did try to heal the rift between us some years ago, but the man absolutely refuses to change -- if anything, he only gets worse -- so there is no point in bothering with the man anymore.
You certainly have my sympathies...it is hoped that your infirmity was treatable?
I was once…but now I’m not… Further: zyzzogeton
“It wasn’t the flood that destroyed the pantry…”
Yeah hope you got better.
I'll be praying for you.
I know better then most how hard it is to get a good job these days so I hope you find one soon as it seems like the only answer to this problem.
Man, some heavy shit in here today.
Somebody's been eating their apples.
DuracellEnergizer said:
thejediknighthusezni said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
...And this here -- this more than any of their ignorant stances on evolution, overpopulation, or religion -- is a perfect example of why I can't stand living with my parents, especially my dumb shit-for-brains father.
OOhhh! I can help!
Intuitive and Common Sense evaluation is a crucially important form of intelligence. Many if not most of the greatest scientific discoveries and inventions have been dependent upon it.
To be intelligent is to quickly process information and perceive valid points therein.
If your parents are able to intuit that the random evolution explanation is in fact full of holes and reasons to believe fabuluosly unlikely, if they can sense that the overpopulation concerns are being hyped in EXTREMELY dubious ways, by some EXTREMELY dubious characters, for EXTREMELY dubious purposes, if they can perceive that a Creator might wish to test his creations and so they remain unshaken and unsurprised by the ravings of "scientific" atheism...
...If they are able to do all of this in defiance of their lack of advanced university degrees and some patchiness in their educations due to basic life concerns... then you can take great comfort in the knowledge that your parents are, in fact, VASTLY more intelligent than YOU! :)
I may disagree with DrCrow's assessment of my relationship with my father, but at least he has some points to get across. You, on the other hand, have jackshit to give beyond your ultraconservative bullshit.
Welcome to ignore. Your schtick is no longer amusing.
I apologize.
Your post seemed quite related to the discussion that has been bouncing around between 'Ask an Atheist' and 'Random Thoughts'. I responded to it in that spirit.
I hope you find your way to peace, and reconciliation for anything that can possibly be reconciled.
You forgot to CAPITALIZE random WORDS.
Post Praetorian said:
it is hoped that your infirmity was treatable?
Well, I can walk fine and everything and always could, but the family doctor's told me I'm more susceptible to getting arthritis earlier in life than most other people. Seeing as my knees get noticeably hot when I walk around during the colder months, I guess that's the case.
Sad thing is I don't even now what condition I have -- if the doctors ever told my mother, she doesn't remember. I guess I should ask the doctor myself one of these days.
It is interesting because I had a similar deficiency (though in the opposite direction) for which I was forced to wear leg braces for a time...before my feet eventually decided to conform to normal standards.
I was once…but now I’m not… Further: zyzzogeton
“It wasn’t the flood that destroyed the pantry…”
I'm fucking tired of being used and taken advantage of for being a nice guy (believe it or not I am... don't mistake being ornery for being an asshole) and screwed, and having my feelings abused. I'm also fucking tired of women flirting with me to "keep me on the hook" in case things don't work out with their current boyfriend. It's getting old. Rant over, time to keep drinking and listening to Slayer.
Suggestion: try to meet some single women.