The Official Status Thread
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Frozen peas are small and crunchy, and one can eat them by simply putting them in one's mouth and chewing.
My son's favorite snack is frozen corn. We buy it at Costco he eats so much of it.
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It's mostly @xaade spewing impossible to understand strawmen about all abortion being at 8 months or something
To be fair, pro-lifers have to. There's a continuum where at one end you have an undifferentiated clump of cells and at the other you have a baby that hasn't been pushed out yet. Where do you draw the line?
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Where do you draw the line?
For me, I draw it at the point that the fetus would have a reasonable expectation of living outside the womb.
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Where do you draw the line?
Wherever you draw the line, there's a big difference between ends of the continuum and fine gradations the whole way.
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He was trying to make out that all abortions are of viable foetuses and that doctors cut them up to make sure they're dead rather than trying to keep them, alive, or something.
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Wherever you draw the line, there's a big difference between ends of the continuum and fine gradations the whole way.
Fine gradations the whole way is where I was going with that.
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He was trying to make out that all abortions are of viable foetuses and that doctors cut them up to make sure they're dead rather than trying to keep them, alive, or something.
I am reading through the shit storm right now. Yeah, his position is nuttier than squirrel shit...
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I am reading through the shit storm right now. Yeah, his position is nuttier than squirrel shit...
Who's closed minded, now?
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Who's closed minded, now?
Anyone who tries to argue that most abortions are late-term monstrosities?
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Anyone who tries to argue that most abortions are late-term monstrosities?
Ooookayyy...but I thought we were talking about @xaade.
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I simply do not have time to engage in another flame war, but for me this falls under, "If you disagree with it, don't do it but leave others alone."
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I'm just saying that discussing something isn't the same as saying that thing happens all the time or whatever. Nor is saying "nuttier than squirrel shit" the same as, "I disagree."
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Nor is saying "nuttier than squirrel shit" the same as, "I disagree."
Fair enough. But I still find the position nuttier than squirrel shit. ;P
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Fucking hell. My mouse was acting weird. Moving up or down was causing a bit of a diagonal direction, and other stuff seemed slightly off / sluggish.
Closer inspection showed that a fine hair had gotten into the little cavity where the optical sensor was. Life is much better now.
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Status: listening with half an ear to a radio debate where some MP want to ban smoking in all public places even outdoors.
Why not ban smoking altogether. I mean, if people want to kill themselves they can just get a motorbike instead.
Filed under: white tie only.
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some MP want to ban smoking in all public places even outdoors.
What is the justification? Smoking outdoors harms no one but the smoker.
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What is the justification? Smoking outdoors harms no one but the smoker.
I'll send you the file...
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My son's favorite snack is frozen corn.
I'm not sure I'd say it's my favorite snack, but among "healthy" snacks, it's probably my favorite, too.
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Smoking outdoors harms no one but the smoker.
I find your cancer paranoia...lacking.
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What is the justification? Smoking outdoors harms no one but the smoker.
To create further inconveniencies to incentivise people to stop or not start smoking. Also suggested are to forbid display of tobacco in shops, and that all packages should be neutral and uniform.
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Do you guys have extra taxes for tobacco?
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To create further inconveniencies to incentivise people to stop or not start smoking. Also suggested are to forbid display of tobacco in shops, and that all packages should be neutral and uniform.
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To create further inconveniencies to incentivise people to stop or not start smoking.
Then just ban it already. I mean, I'm a smoker, but if you make it illegal, fine, I'll stop if for no other reason but for that. But no, we have to have this constant dance of "ok here, not ok here". I actually agree with banning of smoking in many places, but if you're going to start banning smoking in the street than just ban it altogether.
Also suggested are to forbid display of tobacco in shops
Already implemented here.
and that all packages should be neutral and uniform
Nope, but they all have generic warnings printed on them.
Anecdote: among warnings is one that says: "Smoking can damage sperm and reduce fertility". The story I heard that one man's reaction to that was "Fuck that! Give me the ones that kill me!"
(He was joking, he didn't actually think that warnings are pack-specific).
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Smoking outdoors harms no one but the smoker.
Except other people who might be nearby. The designated smoking area at my workplace is right next to the walkway to the only entrance to the part of the building I work in*. When the wind is right, the entire walkway (about 100 yards) reeks of smoke. And there is no way to get away from it.
* Yes, there are two separate, disconnected office spaces.
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Except other people who might be nearby.
Fair enough, but the laws that I see proposed do not care if anyone else is around. Those seem silly to me.
Of course, I am also one of those people who are against laws that impose blanket restrictions on smoking in bars and restaurants.
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Last I heard was that the price for one package was 6.89 USD, most of which is tax.
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Of course, I am also one of those people who are against laws that impose blanket restrictions on smoking in bars and restaurants.
Bars I couldn't care less about the restrictions. I do care about the restrictions in restaurants. I remember the days when they would ask "Smoking or non-smoking?" Depending on the number of people in smoking, getting a seat in non-smoking generally meant that you got less second-hand smoke. The distinction between the two section did little to actually keep the smoke in just one part of the restaurant.
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As a smoker, I'm fine with this.
Also, there are some smoking restrictions based on the bar size here. A bit silly really, but eh, I'm not too rankled.
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Bars I couldn't care less about the restrictions.
Because you don't drink?
I do care about the restrictions in restaurants. I remember the days when they would ask "Smoking or non-smoking?" Depending on the number of people in smoking, getting a seat in non-smoking generally meant that you got less second-hand smoke. The distinction between the two section did little to actually keep the smoke in just one part of the restaurant.
I agree in principle with what you are saying, but as a free-market man I think that the market should decide. If a restaurant decides for itself to be non-smoking, I am all for it. Same for bars. And I think that in most areas that would be the more successful route for them. It is the government involvement that troubles me in telling proprietors what they can do on their own property.
BTW, I am a non-smoker and I prefer non-smoking establishments. I just feel that I can make that decision for myself to choose whether or not I will dine somewhere based upon the choices that the restaurateur makes.
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BTW, I am a non-smoker and I prefer non-smoking establishments. I just feel that I can make that decision for myself to choose whether or not I will dine somewhere based upon the choices that the restaurateur makes.
That would be great, but when restaurants were allowed to make those decisions, almost every establishment had smoking and non-smoking sections. To get away from it, you pretty much had to choose fast-food. I'm not sure if that would be any different now.
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I'm not sure if that would be any different now
It might well be, now people are used to bars and restaurants not allowing smoking. I can see people being quite disgusted by the idea of someone smoking, even in the next room, while they eat.
In the UK, the smoking ban was introduced in 2007. That means there are people drinking in pubs legally who were 10 the last time smoking was allowed in them. It's probably a completely alien concept to that generation
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To get away from it, you pretty much had to choose fast-food. I'm not sure if that would be any different now.
You might be surprised. When our city passed the blanket ban we already had many restaurants that were non-smoking. It was a problem that was taking care of itself and people had choices. Given a bit more time I would imagine that most restaurants would have made the decision for themselves. As a spouse of someone with mild asthma, we pretty much exclusively ate at restaurants that did not allow smoking.
Admittedly, in my small hometown the story was different. But it seemed to be a problem that was taking care of itself.
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Status: Cyberparts finally BACK ONLINE!!!
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Status: talked to my manager's manager, he agrees that ReSharper is a bloated, crashy, completely unnecessary add-in. He also says we install it as standard because my boss wanted it. (Also he stopped using it on his personal copy of VS.)
I feel vindicated.
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It might well be, now people are used to bars and restaurants not allowing smoking. I can see people being quite disgusted by the idea of someone smoking, even in the next room, while they eat.
In the UK, the smoking ban was introduced in 2007. That means there are people drinking in pubs legally who were 10 the last time smoking was allowed in them. It's probably a completely alien concept to that generation
Which is why I said I wasn't sure. You'd also need to consider that restaurants were designed differently to allow for smoking/non-smoking. Usually with the kitchen between the two areas. Establishments built after the bans were enacted generally put the kitchen in the back, and would have a difficult time accommodating smoking/non-smoking sections.
Of course, the only reason that such considerations even come into play is because of the bans. If it weren't for the bans, would things have changed at all?
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Status: talked to my manager's manager, he agrees that ReSharper is a bloated, crashy, completely unnecessary add-in. He also says we install it as standard because my boss wanted it. (Also he stopped using it on his personal copy of VS.)
I feel vindicated.
He was nodding and agreeing with you, while sweating and waiting for security to arrive.
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he agrees that ReSharper is a bloated, crashy, completely unnecessary add-in
ReSharper has its uses, but with every new version of VS bringing in new refactoring and code-quality tools, it is becoming less and less relevant.I still miss it though…
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He was nodding and agreeing with you, while sweating and waiting for security to arrive.
That's the point at which you start punching yourself in the face and destroying furniture, is it not?
Filed under: I am Jack's hazy memory of that movie...
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Yeah well I still have to reinstall the piece of shit. So the conversation doesn't help me practically at all.
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BTW, I am a non-smoker and I prefer non-smoking establishments. I just feel that I can make that decision for myself to choose whether or not I will dine somewhere based upon the choices that the restaurateur makes.
Lucky you. The people working in the restaurant/pub may not have that choice.
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They have no choice as to where they work?
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(a) not always. Depends on whether they have a sufficient financial situation to choose in the first place.
(b) if e.g. 80% of the job market are places where smoking is allowed then their freedom of choice is severely restricted.
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if e.g. 80% of the job market are places where smoking is allowed then their freedom of choice is severely restricted.
So they have no choice as to what kind of work they do?
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Again, not necessarily. At least in Sweden, being a waiter is one of the few jobs that does not require any type of education.
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Status: Just evicted nearly 1300 lines of code comprising a feature that hasn't been used in a decade. Now to hope it passes overnight automated tests.
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Again, not necessarily. At least in Sweden, being a waiter is one of the few jobs that does not require any type of education.
I find that argument to be highly flawed unless there are strange laws at play that license everything.
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So they have no choice as to what kind of work they do?
Pretty much. My son is a student in his first year of college, so at this point pretty much unskilled labor. Work options (limited somewhat due to need for part-time) basically consist of restaurants, grocery stores and retail, and he doesn't really get to choose; he applies to all of those and hopes somebody will hire him.
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No license, just education inflation.