JadedWolf

From another article: "Waters, one of only around 10 marchers, added: “The name of our organisation is a parody but it does have a serious message.”" http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/public-smooching-is-terrorism-anti-valentines-day-protesters-take-to-streets/story-fnet09p2-1227220553646 So the name is a joke, but they really are opposed to Valentine's Day and White Day. From the same article: "Kakuhido was founded in 2006 by Katsuhiro Furusawa, who began reading the Communist Manifesto after being dumped by his girlfriend and decided that being unpopular with the opposite sex was a class issue." Heh.

Port Lockroy Assistant, Antarctica Are you the person we are looking for? Have you got what it takes? Do you recognise yourself here? The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) needs committed individuals (of any nationality, but able to participate in selection and training in the UK) to make up a team of four to spend five months (November–March) running the shop, post office, maintenance and museum operation at Port Lockroy, on the tiny Goudier Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. Port Lockroyis visited each Austral summer by approx.18,000 ship-borne visitors amounting to two ship visits per day. During the short summer period approximately 70,000 items of mail are cancelled. Goudier Island is also home to 2,000 gentoo penguins.Living conditions are comfortable though basic with no mains power, heat or water, and limited communications. Can you demonstrate that you have most or all of the following? •Good physical and medical fitness •Confidence –can you give a talk without aids to 200 people and represent the UKAHT ‘live’ on TV and radio! •Retail experience with good customer focus •Competence and confidence with spreadsheet design and formulae •Hands on DIY/practical skills –can you use hand tools proficiently? •Coordination –can you carry a big heavy box over slippery rocks and slushy snow whilst dodging penguins? •Environmental awareness and practical knowledge of minimum impact living •Practical knowledge of another language as well as English Do you possess the following attributes? •Ability to get on with it. Can you identify what needs doing and get on and do it without having to be asked,whether it be washing up, sweeping the floor or digging snow? • Quick learner – can you take an instruction in person or in writing and get on and do it efficiently? •Awareness of your surroundings/situation •Initiative –can you think on your feet and act? •Adaptability to different situations –Are you happy not to shower for up to a month, live in close proximity to three people and 2,000 smelly penguins for five months? •Sympathy–are you careful with things and people, do you treat things with respect when they are irreplaceable until the following season? As well as being passionate about the Antarctic. You need to be: •Personable–do you value getting on with others? Can you live and work with just three others for five months and be friendly and cooperative throughout? •Positive –can you enthuse to visitors when it is -5C°and blowing a blizzard as well as cook supper cheerfully after a long cold day and very little sleep? •Conscientious–will you be doing your best day in day out for 5 months? • Meticulous –can you keep accurate records be it penguin eggs, t-shirts, or food stock? •Prepared to be on call and smiling for all waking hours, seven days a week •Happy to be confined to a small island with no prospect of climbing the surrounding peaks For more information please read the job description. To apply for the position please send us your completed application form, cover letter and CVby email to jobs@ukaht.org Deadline: 27th February 2015 http://www.ukaht.org/downloads/pdfs/Port%20Lockroy%20Job%20Advert%20Jan2015.pdf

It really depends what you mean with political correctness. If it means that people aren't allowed to point out a crime because it is perpetrated by a minority, then I think anyone will agree that it is silly. If it means that you should be able to say that all Pakistani are rapists because of the events described in the OP, then I think we're edging toward where saying such things are harmful. In the end though, forbidding people from saying things doesn't solve that people actually think certain things, so it doesn't really fix anything. It's a conundrum though. Let's say you were in charge of the Weimar republic, and you had the knowledge that you have today... Would you crack down on the Nazi party? Would you forbid "Mein Kampf"? Would you take mister funny moustache and throw him into the deepest dungeon you could find? I would be tempted to, personally. But wouldn't that be denying people free speech and democratic process?

A bit of comedy.

What is ''flashing a Motherboard''? / noob question It's when you update the firmware on a motherboard. The reason you'd want to do that is to fix problems you might have with hardware compatibility, or because the original (factory) firmware didn't support certain processors.

Let me guess, you are a dog person?

They probably said something like "Oh, if only Stalin knew about this...", just as before they said "Oh, if only the tsar knew about this..." and as they are saying now "Oh, if only Putin knew about this..."

Ah, good to hear they are keeping it true to the books, then. /rimshot.

Gotham. I am not a huge Batman fan, and I have always felt the Batman villains to be too comical. I like this take on it, though. Also: to be honest I couldn't care less about James Gordon, it's all about the Penguin.

Since this whole thread seems more and more a farce, I thought this would be appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4pJdxC7MiI

It's apparently 70 years ago now that Bob Marley was put on this world. The name Marley comes from his father's side, who was white and wanted nothing to do with him. Nowadays when people think of the name Marley, they think of Bob. "The stone that the builder refused, will always be the head cornerstone." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-PGEc8_Q5c

A bit morbid, but I thought this was a remarkable, thought provoking article: http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel-tracks-a-dutch-euthanasia-patient-in-her-final-days-of-life-a-1016675.html

I know nothing about Chrono Cross but that's an awesome collaboration. Anyway, the thread must go on:

I've posted this before, but since you brought it up, I think it deserves a re-post.

Are you going to sit in jamas on the couch and eat lots of chocolate now? I'm going to do what everyone does when they read these things. Shake my head wistfully, thank my lucky stars I don't live anywhere near, shrug, and move on.

Well, that is very depressing.

Now now, what you mean is minister of information.