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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 21:26:07 GMT -5
I don't need to say that thier actions doesn't always meet the costumers desires...not as they used to be...
God bliss piracy...
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Post by Youngster Joey on Apr 22, 2013 0:17:24 GMT -5
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Post by Youngster Joey on Apr 24, 2013 15:52:04 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0Pretty sobering. Makes me wonder how dieting affects metabolism long-term when you're not already fat, though, like in the case of anorexia. Most eating disorder literature indicates the metabolism eventually bounces back to normal after extended periods of starvation, but this article seems to indicate otherwise. There's actually a rather interesting study I found once about the metabolic differences between anorexic bulimics and restricting anorexics. Specifically, it pointed out that the former had a much slower metabolism than the latter. They weren't really able to pinpoint why, but I can hypothesize two theories. One, perhaps the metabolism is messed up by bingeing and purging. Bingeing of thousands of calories might prompt food-related chemicals to be released, only to have the digestion process disrupted later by purging. Might freak the body out a bit. Or two, restricting anorexics had a higher pre-disorder resting metabolic rate to begin with, which somehow allowed them to simply restrict and not cave into bingeing. Of course, having a higher metabolic rate would also mean restricting anorexics would get hungry more quickly on less food, so that part doesn't really quite fit as well. I imagine anorexics with the restricting subtype have some sort of physiological trait that prevents binge cravings, perhaps maybe being able to better withstand hunger or ignore it altogether. After all, consider that some people feel faint after not eating after a few hours, whereas others are hardly affected by hunger--who is more likely to not have difficulty starving themselves? I don't think much (any?) research has been done into what hunger is like for anorexics with the binge/purge subtype vs. restricting subtypes, though. So, it's just mere speculation. Oh, my, look at all this time I've put into ranting about something no one gives a sh*t about because I really don't feel like finishing this presentation I have to give tomorrow.
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Post by AokiShizuku on Apr 25, 2013 3:44:18 GMT -5
Procrastination.
It makes you do do the most productive things... That aren't related to the activity you need to do.
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Post by Youngster Joey on Apr 25, 2013 22:06:57 GMT -5
news.yahoo.com/nyc-mayor-boston-suspect-said-ny-next-target-180933118.htmlWell, isn't that reassuring to read. Ah, well, it's not like it should come as any huge surprise. Not to be overly fatalistic, but I think it's only a matter of time before the city gets attacked by terrorists again. I personally expect it'll be either some sort of subway bombing or communicable disease. I'm actually a little surprised terrorists haven't gone to biological warfare. If I wanted to kill as many people as possible, that's what I'd do. news.yahoo.com/officials-bomb-suspect-silent-read-rights-105521551.htmlHuh, I thought the Miranda rights were common knowledge. I'd figured Dzokhar Tsarnaev knew he had a right to remain silent and decided to talk anyway since it was obvious he was involved. I mean, they have a pretty solid case against him, with or without his confession. (Besides, innocent people don't steal cars, shoot security guards, and have shooting fights with police.) Well, whatever, it's just as well they read them to him finally. Even if he committed an act of terrorism, I don't think that allows the US to waive the civil rights accorded to any other criminal suspect.
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Post by sukotsuto on May 1, 2013 18:19:51 GMT -5
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Post by Youngster Joey on May 2, 2013 15:01:31 GMT -5
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Post by Hiro the Half-Elf on May 14, 2013 1:54:30 GMT -5
Just a Kotaku article. kotaku.com/the-journey-to-kill-everyone-in-dark-souls-yes-everyo-479806481I did this in Dark Souls, though not because anyone told me to. It started off as simply a quest to obtain a number of rare weapons. Early on, I wanted an Uchigatana, so I killed the Undead Merchant. I think the breaking point for my character, and consequently myself, was with Crossbreed Priscilla, an optional boss who I had been avoiding killing the entire game because I really didn't want to. She's nice enough and- moreover- her fate is sad enough that I resisted it. But then I killed her for two unique weapons. Skip ahead a bit and I'm killing a woman in cold blood at the grave of her lover [who I killed] for the clothes off her back (and not even her two unique swords). The cold-bloodedness that crept into me during that game really shook me when I finished. It's unnerving, really. And, from a role-playing perspective, it creates a fantastic character arc- completely unintentionally, which makes it some of the most effect role-playing I've seen in an RPG. Lordran does things to you, man. Boletaria and Demon's Souls in general didn't affect me like that. ...So I'm glad I'm not the only one! "Kill Everyone" might be a simple checklist of slaughter for some, but it was heavy stuff for me.
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Post by sukotsuto on May 28, 2013 18:40:18 GMT -5
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Post by Youngster Joey on Jun 7, 2013 10:10:51 GMT -5
Most atheists who are open about it are obnoxious, tbh. Not believing in God is one thing, and insisting everyone else not believe in God, too, is another thing altogether. I think it's just as offensive as religious people who try to proselytize. news.yahoo.com/colo-gay-discrimination-alleged-over-113354165.htmlPretty distasteful story. That being said, not sure if I would sue if I were in their shoes. The couple has a right to be married, but the cake people also have a right to be homophobic jerks. (Doesn't make what they're doing morally right, though.)
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Post by Youngster Joey on Jun 10, 2013 15:47:17 GMT -5
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Post by Umbra on Aug 1, 2013 23:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by Youngster Joey on Aug 6, 2013 21:08:57 GMT -5
news.yahoo.com/anorexic-girls-autistic-traits-study-finds-231009855.htmlI dunno about this one. I've heard the theory before, but I just don't know if I believe it. In my experience, the two present very differently, even for girls on the mild end of the autism spectrum. Anorexia's more like OCD than anything else, and OCD and mild autism are often confused with one another. I would say the thing most in common is the black-and-white thinking style, but that's not unique to either disorder... borderline personality disorder is infamous for that. If there is a connection, I wonder what the implications would be for bulimia. Bulimia and anorexics are often portrayed as opposites, but a lot of bulimics start out as anorexics. Still that all-or-nothing thinking there... "ate two cookies, my diet is completely ruined, might as well eat the entire box."
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Post by AokiShizuku on Dec 3, 2013 23:06:03 GMT -5
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Post by Youngster Joey on Dec 6, 2013 20:08:43 GMT -5
news.yahoo.com/fast-food-workers-across-us-push-higher-wages-193751687.htmlI agree, it's practically impossible to support a family on minimum wage. That's why you don't drop out of high school, though. The problem with demanding higher wages for minimum wage jobs is that it ignores the value (or lack thereof) of those sort of menial jobs. Job salaries are a reflection of worth and specialization. Very few people can be a star basketball player or a talented CEO, and consequently, people with those jobs are paid more. They're providing a rare, unique skill necessary to their company's functioning (or team, in the case of a basketball player). Minimum wage jobs, on the other hand, can be done by literally anyone and don't require special skills, so they're accordingly paid less. The law of supply and demand sets salaries. If your job doesn't require a lot of skill and anyone can do it, your job is simply not "worth" as much as another, more skilled job. It's true that big corporations like McDonald's could afford to pay their employees more, but McDonald's, Burger King, and other fast food franchises aren't the only restaurants that employ people. The restaurant business as a whole has a very, very, very small profit margin. I doubt independent restaurants could afford to pay their employees that much without raising their prices to make up the difference, which means fewer customers. If the minimum wage was higher, you'd likely find that smaller restaurants would either have to raise their prices or simply just not run at all because they can't afford to pay their employees. Some might argue that given this, only big corporations that can afford it should have to raise their wages. But that doesn't solve the problem. If the independent restaurant down the street paid $8/hr and McDonald's paid $15, who in their right mind would want to work at the independent restaurant? Nobody. The independent restaurants would be forced to raise their wages to compete, even if they weren't required to by law.
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