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I went and arranged my classroom for the return to work, then went for a long run, and now I'm enjoying some salami, cheese, and apples with a glass of chardonnay.

Cerberus is definitely a shady organization, even in ME2. Did you believe all the bull that Charlie Sheen's dad was saying? That's why you had all the skeptical conversation options.

Be honest, you are in it for the bewbs.

Many? What if we look at the numbers, and the odds are just as good that you will die of an accidental discharge as they are that you will use the gun to protect your home from a violent intruder? I've already said I have no problem with gun ownership. When I lived in a rural environment, I found them to be helpful in scaring off coyotes. But lets not kid ourselves about how useful they are. You can admit that you like to have guns because you enjoy them and think they are cool, there is nothing wrong with that. But save your time with the justifications.

Tomb Raider was part of one genre, and now it is part of another.

I would really like to see a statistical comparison between your odds of being in a situation where you need a gun to protect yourself versus the odds of having an accidental discharge. I imagine they are both very low.

Right, people not driving cars are doing what they're doing because they're lazy. Speaking of "getting it wrong"... Touché and my bad. I corrected my oversight. It was a response to two people saying they were 'tired' and wanted to 'nap', so I mistakenly didn't include the better reasons one may not want to drive in my response. All of your options are fairly limited. Trains need tracks, buses are limited to routes (It would take me about 3 hours to take a bus to my job), someone still has to drive the carpool (which is me with my wife and two kids), and taxi's are hardly affordable for a lengthy commute. The whole hacker argument is overblown. As you already pointed out, our cars are already highly computerized. It would make a lot more sense to invest in creating stronger security than expect us to go backwards in time. Also how many deaths are going to be caused by these hacks, compared to the 30,000+ that get killed every year in the US? Realistically, I'd be happy if they just automated freeway driving. I fail to see why we need control to drive one direction at a decent rate of speed. You pull up to the freeway meter light, your automated driving kicks in, you select the exit you want to get off on. It would likely smooth out a lot of the gridlock, and I'm guessing a large percentage of auto deaths take place on the freeways. edit: Feel free to drop the enslavement hyperbole and have a rational discussion. You've been around long enough, you don't have to prove anything here.

That's very similar to what I tell a ton of my students every year. They like to read an article, and then sentence by sentence try and reword it so that it isn't plagiarism. It's a mess.

I'm pretty sure that two year old wasn't rummaging around looking for a suitable weapon to kill his mom, and he probably wasn't going to get the job done with a pocket knife. Education isn't an issue either, the mother was well educated and had experience and training. Also no one here has seriously discussed banning firearms. At most they've talked about licensing.

This was briefly mentioned in another thread, and I wanted to discuss it more. Frankly, I'm tired of my long commute, I'm tired of sitting in traffic, and I'm ready to give up driving. Even if it was just automated on the freeway, it would go a huge way towards dropping the 30,000 deaths in the US that happen every year in cars. Here is a fun article from someone with experience. I see self driving cars fairly regularly where I live, actually, although most of them are Priuses and those Lexus small SUV's. http://theoatmeal.com/blog/google_self_driving_car

My bad, it's an automatic response I give whenever someone mentions my state.

It's not a perfect analogy since driver's licenses require that you demonstrate at least some minimum competency before the license is issued. Plus the license can be revoked if the owner demonstrates repeated incompetence (repeated speeding violations; points systems etc.). Afaik Maryland (and possibly California) requires a hand gun safety test/course before a license is issued. (And long gun/rifle safety courses are actually limited to Hunting safety courses required for hunting permits - no other safety course is required in any state). I think Woldan's gasoline argument is that gasoline for a car is somewhat analogous to ammunition for a gun. Unfortunately his argument now fails in California (and Connecticut) where you need a permit to buy ammunition as well: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/355697/californias-state-senate-passes-ammunition-purchase-permit-bill-charles-c-w-cooke I don't think you understand the bill, the permit is required by the vendor. I assure you I can walk into and authorized vendor and buy personal ammo without needing anything extra. But hey, people love to bash California. There was another bill that required all vendors to take down certain information on people that they sell to, but that failed to pass.

Depends on the state, the gun, etc.

Or we can just automate driving, which is what we are moving towards. Self driving cars for the win. So maybe in the future we can all have smart guns that only fire at bad guys.

TN, I've been doing a Yoga/Pilates combination for the last few weeks, but I might research your program, it sounds interesting. One nice thing is my abs are starting to show more definition, I think I might get my washboard showing by the time I go to Vegas in February. I've never understood the hubbub over New Years either. I'm dropping some friends off at the airport, and then I hope to be home and in bed by 10.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/10-potential-mass-shootings-that-were-stopped-by-someone-wit#.tj1YYnn4E6 Clear enough? I did notice more than half of those incidents involved off-duty police officers, which kind of weakens the argument for random citizens carrying concealed weapons to protect the world. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/31/the-inside-story-of-how-an-idaho-toddler-shot-his-mom-at-wal-mart/ This woman was educated, trained, and had a lot of experience with guns. So I'm not comfortable just writing her off as incompetent. I definitely have trouble relating to the culture of carrying around a gun wherever you go. I've lived in rural areas, I've had guns in my house. Usually the only use they've ever been was to scare off coyotes, but I get that they are reassuring when you know the police response time isn't great. My wife does competitive skeet shooting. But we keep the ammo separate and out of reach, we keep the gun in pieces, and the only time it leaves the house is to go to the range. As for using guns to overthrow the government, good luck with that. The greatest weapon against the government in a revolution is going to be the media and the ability to spread information. You aren't going to compete against the military, you want the military to turn against the government with you.

It still doesn't explain why the US government would point the finger at NK, or really get involved at all.

I have moved all my vehicles away from trees, and just helped my neighbor recover his metal tarp tent that blew away. It is crazy windy.

I'm not really anti-prostitute or anything, I just think you should go into it with the proper mindset. You are basically fulfilling a physical need, don't expect to have an emotional one met. There is simply no way that a prostitute is going to meet the same desires that my wife does. We've had over a 15 years to get comfortable with each other, and it gets better all the time.

This is amazingly shallow. A real partner (and friend) is someone who genuinely cares about you and you can rely onto even in dire times, sex is just one of many important aspects in a relationship. If you think a hooker can provide you with all the wonderful things you get from a true relationship then I can only ask you if you've ever been in a proper relationship. OMG, dude this is probably the most gay thing anyone ever wrote on this forum. Get back to your Twilight fantasies and leave the serious topics to adults. Way to ramp up the shallowness there. It's also telling that you use the word gay to describe Woldan's words, and yet you seem unable to connect with a woman in anything more than a physical exchange of services rendered. And yeah, maturity.

He did say that he was so obsessive compulsive that he is going to finish a 100 hour game that he hates, so at least he is being punished somewhat.

Yeah, I kind of regret getting Lords of Xulima myself, the fantasy world is boring the heck out of me.

He's right about Frank Gore. That's the one guy worth rooting for on that team.

I watched a couple episodes of Inside the American Mob on Netflix, it is a fantastic documentary.

You will not make it past IV, I forsee the future.