Gromnir

"Like I told you before, I've been a successful craftsman who is happy with what he makes. Thank you for literally telling me that I'm an idiot and no good because I have a different philosophy on cleaning my workplace but thank you." is much like your misconceptions about health. just because you have been doing things a certain way for an admitted relative short period of time, does not necessarily mean that your way is the right way. you seem to have many accidents. most common cause o' accidents is carelessness. a decent craftsman typically is much concerned about the care o' his tools and workplace environment, for multiple reasons. one obvious reason is safety. you have problems with safety. so yeah, you been doing it wrong. deal with it. if you don't prioritize care of your tools and work environment, you is definite and incontrovertible wrong. has we met competent craftsman who didn't respect their tools or work environment? sure. hated working with them too as they were a danger to themselves and others. hopefully you work alone, so your lackadaisical habits need not endanger anybody else. HA! Good Fun!

I'm a sucker for scientific concensus myself, I don't trust my own observations enough about most things. yeah, folks discounting science in lieu o' personal anecdotal evidence is why faith healers and rand paul is able to so easily hoodwink folks. HA! Good Fun!

Serious question, how do you deal with kids that are ok with murder? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11338842/Paris-attacks-Two-worlds-collide-on-street-where-terrorists-lived.html "power corrupts. powerlessness corrupts absolutely." it is the belief o' being disenfranchised or powerless that is the key. there were an interesting experiment done in... the early 70s? *grumble* our memory for dates is not what it should be. 1969. dagnabbit. the twisted monkey who came up with the experiment were same guy who did the prison experiment where some folks took role of guards and some had prisoner roles. anywho, phillip zimbardo takes two cars and... ... is easier to link so we don't misrepresent accidental. http://www.zimbardo.com/downloads/powerevil.pdf end of page 9 and most of 10 is the part we reference. two guys, kellig and willson, later write an essay entitled "Broken Windows". is a good read if seeming a bit shallow. the zimbardo experiment would appear to be the only evidence presented, and some rather far-reaching conclusions is reached based on the limited data, but it does raise interesting questions and, surprisingly, it offers a solution... even if such a solution is based on somewhat dubious scholarship. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/304465/ HA! Good Fun!

Oh, but I'm perfectly aware of what irony is, thats why I asked you where the irony in your post is. If you had understood me maybethen you'd have realized that there is tiny difference in eating spoiled cooked meat filled with bacterial toxins and a live bacterial meningitis infection, a tiny difference that kind of makes it non-irony. *sigh* you could do a search of "bacterial toxins" and see what diseases and afflictions they cause. might help. is as far as we is going up the slopes o' everest with dingoes flying. we tried to explain compound interest and other seeming simple stuff such as why craftsman tend to keep their tools and workplace clean, but we had no more luck in those cases. HA! Good Fun!

Well yeah, karma is a b****. There's also the karma for the picked up flag in last week's game, so double karma payback. eastern philosophy ain't our bailiwick. should karma be invoked if you did not do a past wrong and yet you still is punished? is not as if the cowboys or dez bryant made the questionable call against detroit. in any event, am wondering about kubiak's decision to not interview for hc jobs. admittedly, he had a rough go of it with the texans, but am wondering if his choice is more a matter o' his being happy in baltimore, or perhaps he doesn't like any o' the current hc openings... which is understandable. the thing is, rare is a coach able to do a jim harbaugh and walk into an underachieving team loaded with talent. most (not all) head coach openings is for bad organizations with deficient rosters. HA! Good Fun!

we has given up trying to help you with basic understandings multiple times, so why should this time be different? if we honestly gotta explain cause and effect, we is kinda at a dead-end right from the start. george burns smoked cigars daily and drank hard liquor in substantial quantities. his health deteriorated at the age of 98 when he fell in the shower and cracked his skull. a person who wishes to live to see 98 or 100 should therefore smoke cigars daily and drink hard liquor. no? no. trying to explain irony to you would be like trying to climb mount everest while juggling rabid dingoes. HA! Good Fun!

*insert eye-roll* we could tell you, but we would have to educate you first. is the reason we didn't bother explaining cause & effect fallacy neither. *shrug* in any event, if your immune system does not protect from bacterial toxins, we suspect you will be a bubble-boy in no time. were nice knowing you? HA! Good Fun!

That's untrue, you've been ill. You've even said so in these threads. YouRE WEaK. WwwWWeeEEEaaAaaaKkKKKkkkkK!!!!!!111111!11! I had food poisoning, two times, but there is nothing you can do when you flood your body with bacterial toxins. Those were just three total days though. *chuckle* ironic. what precipitated this current line o' discussion were mention o' a case o' meningitis. one o' the common causes o' spinal meningitis is, you guessed it, a bacterial toxin. HA! Good Fun!

some o' you folks might try a vodoo priestess for your medical advice 'cause you is a century or two behind the times http://www.commoncold.org/special1.htm http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/health_blog/4_immune_boosting_myths_busted http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/boost-your-immune-system/ etc. eat a normal diet and get some minimal exercise and your immune system, while complete useless for things like the cold (your immune system overreacting to the cold virus is actual what causes cold symptoms) will be as effective as if you exercised multi hours per day and drank wacky kale and orange juice concoctions. HA! Good Fun!

bruce forgot to address how he wants the military to stop the terrorist actions in northern nigeria. how does you suspect a western military coalition would defeat boko haram without any long-term presence in the region? what does you identify as the military assets o' a terrorist group when they will strap explosives to a teenage girl and then blow her up in the middle of a crowd? in gaza, hamas used a freaking donkey bomb? you sure as hell ain't gonna target every teen-aged girl and donkey in northern nigeria. oh, and north-west nigeria alone accounts for 25% o' the total population o' nigeria... which would make population in that region alone to be at +43 million? assuming for a second that a military operation could go in and defeat boko haram, what sorta police force would be needed to secure the region until nigeria showed the wherewithal and the ability to do so on its own? is a complete arbitrary number, but be generous and assume that 2/3 o' the temporary police force in north-west nigeria would be handled by nigerians... and that is just north-west nigeria. am doing a good bit of rounding down, but if 20 police per 1,000 is accurate for a stabilizing force, and we is only asking for west to supply 1/3 o' that force (a mistake the US made in iraq were assuming that the locals would supply the bulk o' police,) then according to the study we linked earlier, something in excess o' 250,000 foreign troops would be required. nigeria is a nightmare situation insofar as foreign military involvement is concerned. it took days for boko haram to slaughter those people in baga. the nigerian government either didn't know about the massacre and/or it ignored what were occurring in baga. not fun.

grabbing a guy's facemask when he is about to get away from you is instinctual. +90% o' holding calls is the result o' instinct subverting training. some clown punches you in the helmet and you punch him back is instinctive. dez bryant has a domestic violence charge from 2012 that is still pending... as hard as that is to believe. no doubt he reacted instinctive when he took a swipe at his mom. etc. instinct has never been a valid excuse. bob's dog humps the legs o' strangers and digs holes in the yard when left alone. bob can train his dog to stop humping legs and digging holes. such training may take effort as it would seem to go against doggie instincts, but such training is possible. no doubt dez is at least as capable o' learning as is bob's dog. HA! Good Fun!

keyrock is arguing that the rule is silly, rather than that it were applied incorrect. we agree that the rule should be reviewed as the application o' the rule has, in some cases, made a mockery o' the notion o' what it means to successfully catch a football. if a large number of coaches and players can watch the calvin johnson and dez bryant plays and see a result that contravenes common sense, then perhaps the rule needs be changed. alternatively, given that this rule is a known quantity, perhaps dez shoulda' first secured the freaking ball instead o' reaching for a touchdown. HA! Good Fun!

actually, one wonders how the fed and CA will handle free community college. technically, there is no tuition for community college in CA. we got a per-unit fee as kinda an end-around on tuition. HA! Good Fun!

Okay I see where you have misunderstood my view on USA military intervention, I need to explain my view in a better way I still support military action by Western powers under certain circumstances, its should be clear to anyone where the USA has been absolutely correct to intervene militarily under certain conditions, like Bosnia and the airstrikes against ISIS ( I can give more examples if required ). But that doesn't mean I support all suggestions where the USA has been expected to intervene in conflicts or areas of concern around the world For example the USA could only have attacked Assad if they had ignored the UNSC and that would have meant another illegal intervention as far as the world was concerned...and I don't think I need to remind you of how bad Iraq was for the American image. So as much as I wanted the West to remove Assad because he was a brutal and intransigent dictator I wanted them to respect the UNSC more...and thats what happened. Obama was correct to not ignore the UNSC Then Iran, there was a real concerted effort to get the USA to attack Iran from Israel and certain Republicans. Obama ignored this pressure and now due to the severe sanctions Iran has come to the negotiating table in a way that I doubt bombing them would have achieved. So once again I support Obama in this decision So there is no contradiction in my view of defending Obama but also acknowledging that sometimes military intervention is needed. We have to look at each possible example of military intervention on a per case basis But none of this changes the fact that the West could efficiently engage and defeat Boko Haram if they wanted to. But my point is why should they? This is an African problem and if Africa cannot deal with them then the Nigerians need to make an official request to the UN to get a proper UN military mission funded by Nigeria to defeat Boko Haram. And yes the USA should be part of this because of there experience and effectiveness Finally we aren't talking about the West fixing the economies of a country like Nigeria, they just need to defeat Boko Haram. So no nation-building in this case ok, the last bit is a bit naive. the current government in nigeria is unwilling or unable to stop or even limit boko haram. am not certain what you thinks would be accomplished by a military action designed at nothing more than stopping a terrorist group. also, am not certain what makes you think UNSC is so meaningful. neverthless, what makes you think that a UNSC resolution authorizing military action in nigeria would be forthcoming? indifference perhaps? less than 20 people is killed in france and you got world leaders doing a unity march. 2,000 people are massacred in baga and where is the public outcry for the dead in africa we wonder. unsc? *snort* http://www.bbc.com/news/world-23847169 HA! Good Fun!

one thing to note is that hurl is in CA. community college was extreme affordable here in CA for many years... we says "was" because we have no idea how much it costs per unit nowadays. relative speaking, the csu system and uc system were also kinda cheap compared to other public university systems, though tuition at uc and csu has increased dramatically in the past couple decades. CA might be a somewhat skewed example compared to the rest o' the US. dunno. http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/18/csu-and-uc-tuition-hikes-over-time am genuine not certain how much community college costs, but truth-to-tell, if we were a CA resident who could not get into (and find some way to pay for) an ivy, stanford, duke, notre dame or other elite private university, we would wonder what would be the particular advantage o' forgoing community college for the first two years o' our higher education. with our community college units being free transferable to uc or csu, the savings by attending a community college would, we suspect, be extreme. am certain many parents attempting to pay for junior's tuition and living expenses at UCLA or csusd would be much relieved to discover that they need only worry 'bout two-to-three year commitment rather than four or five years o' such. ... quick check: http://www.losrios.edu/lrc/lrc_tuitionfees_spring.php community college isn't as cheap as we thought. take 12-15 units is between $552 and $690 a semester, no? however, the tuition is still relative cheap and anybody with a part-time or even a summer job could afford the tuition. if the fed plan is similar to the TN plan, 8 hours o' community service per semester for free tuition still strikes us as a bargain for a student... but yeah, am not certain that the free community college is going to be helping many additional californians get edumacated. HA! Good Fun!

see, this is what we mean. val calls reuters article a lie, but then references something complete different. the reuters article from bruce is 2011. the mere 3,000 american troops current in iraq has been there since... november 2014? bbc, cbs, reuteurs and innumerable sources covered the initial 1,500 man authorization by obama in november. am not certain on that date, so if were earlier, we apologize. is not combat troops per se by us to iraq as they is specific prohibited from engaging isis unless to defend. there is american personnel that is in iraq, and the military personnel were sent for twin purposes o' protecting those small number o' americans, as well as providing training to iraq personnel. btw, the numbers o' americans in iraq is laughable small. iraq requests aid against isis and obama sends 1,500 to protect americans in iraq. obama wanted to be seen as doing... something? HA! Good Fun!

why on earth does anybody take val serious at this point? his proof is that such stuff is "common knowledge" and that he gots "family"? HA! is recalling to mind when bester were telling us that a buk missle system could not have shot down malaysian airliners over the ukraine because he spoke to a random guy somewheres who had claimed to have been part o' a buk crew and his source said buk couldn't hit airliners at altitude. don't let val get away with such nonsense. tell you he gots family going to iraq and spouting off 'bout common knowledge despite complete opposite being the actual reported and documented situation is only funny if you let val get away with such silliness. as for bruce being favorable towards western military involvement in libya and elsewhere, we recall exact the opposite. we has pointed out to bruce on a few occasions that in the US, obama has had to weather criticism for his failure to act with the requisite military response. bruce acted both surprised and defensive towards obama's growing American reticence-- we can dig up posts regarding iraq, libya and syria for a start. *shrug* if you has done a 180 and now thinks western military interventions is a fine thing, we still wouldn't necessarily agree. military responses to terrorism is notoriously ineffectual, even if such actions would appear to be the only plausible response once a situation has escalated. the thing is, if you want the west to intervene and do nation-building in an effort to create stable democratic governments in sub-saharan africa, you gotta be aware that such efforts is monumental in nature. the human and capital resources that need be expended to successful carryout military interventions followed by nation building efforts is not the kinda thing that the eu is capable o' absorbing given their cycles o' economic instability. a genuine western coalition including the US and EU likely could muster the resources necessary to bring positive change to nigeria, but am doubting there is currently the political or economic wherewithal to do so. please note that nigeria is more than three times as populous as iraq. not all other factors is equal as betwixt iraq and nigeria, but... http://www.rand.org/pubs/periodicals/rand-review/issues/summer2003/burden.html is daunting numbers, no? HA! Good Fun!

Well I'm not sure if he is joking or not but there is a valid case around how woefully unprepared most African countries are to deal militarily with Boko Haram So it is not unrealistic that we will need some kind of sustained Western military intervention to deal with Boko Haram, it could be the French, the British or the USA ? But its clear that the AU doesn't have the political will or means to deal with groups like Boko Haram curious. what difference do you see between sub-saharan africa and the rest o' the world? am recalling a much different pov from you regarding other areas o' conflict. is a serious query. HA! Good Fun! But there is just no real political will. I'm not sure if I answered your question properly?If not can you explain in more detail? am trying to get You to explain in more detail. why is the conflicts in sub-saharan africa... different. you has, in the past, applauded western restraint in those geographic hotspots that had potential to become more serious conflagrations. please note that Gromnir is not actual advocating use of military force. that being said, we wishes to know why your pov regarding the possibility o' a western military solution in sub-saharan africa is different than other geographical loci o' conflict. HA! Good Fun!

Well I'm not sure if he is joking or not but there is a valid case around how woefully unprepared most African countries are to deal militarily with Boko Haram So it is not unrealistic that we will need some kind of sustained Western military intervention to deal with Boko Haram, it could be the French, the British or the USA ? But its clear that the AU doesn't have the political will or means to deal with groups like Boko Haram curious. what difference do you see between sub-saharan africa and the rest o' the world? am recalling a much different pov from you regarding other areas o' conflict. is a serious query. HA! Good Fun!

http://awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/top-10-press-conference-coaching-rants.html some classic coach rants. at the very least, if you have not seen it before, check out the mike van gundy implosion. HA! Good Fun!

the wacky thing is that even today we work with people who seemingly have ZERO impulse control. is more amusing from a football player than from an attorney. HA! Good Fun!

as a ny giants fan, your bias may be bleeding through... just a tad. that being said, we also get more entertainment value from dez bryant anecdotes that is not specific related to his receiver duties. along similar lines, is too bad that guys such ray nitschke and jack lambert didn't have access to social media as we suspect we would have gotten classic bits o' pith from such folks if we were able to get knee-jerk and unvarnished opinions from such folks. am recalling a regular-season game wherein the steelers were losing to the browns, and lambert appeared to be unhappy with the performance o' his fellow steel curtain members. two plays in a row he hits a defenseless brian sipe-- second hit results in an ejection for the steeler's hof mlb. current concussion rules woulda' had sipe outta the game too. espn were in its infancy at the time, so for most american football fans, we maybe get a couple lines in the newspaper regarding the incident. forgotten. oh well. HA! Good Fun!

the bio developers went out o' their way to make the awakening joinables fubar insofar as talents and stats is concerned. sigurn, for example, is a strength-based dual wielding rogue. the tank npc, justice, has ok talents, but is as if bioware were the only folks that don't know the importance o' dexterity for a sword & board tank. anders, who is better written in awakenings than he is in da2, can replace wynne as he already has spirit healer line and the first couple heal-focused creation spells, but the rest o' his spell selection is kinda random. nathaniel howe is an archer... 'nuff said. *shrug* the thing is, bioware added respec functionality to awakenings such that you don't need the mod. there is an awakenings merchant from whom you may purchase respec items. HA! Good Fun!

is likely different in other places, but in the USA there is many dogs in shelters that need adoption or they will be euthanized. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/pet_ownership_statistics.html "an estimated 3–4 million" cats and dogs is euthanized each year in the USA. we got two border collie rescues, a medium-sized mutt that got maltese in it and is mostly blind but otherwise complete healthy, and something that looks like a black and white shih-poo. gotta couple cats too. one cat and one dog were our sister's. the border collies demand much attention and as they were abused before we acquired them, they got some personality quirks when dealing with strange people and dogs. oddly enough, both o' the border collies accepted our cats immediately. go figure. our cc&rs allow for a max o' two pets, so don't tell on us, ok? HA! Good Fun! ps pet owners is frequently some o' the dumbest folks in the world. "animals love me," says the person who reaches their hand out towards a strange dog. "don't worry, my dog is friendly," says the jogger who don't have their dog on a leash. our border collies is very obedient, but they have... issues. you do not violate their personal space uninvited. we keep 'em leashed if there is any chance o' them being near people or other pets. even so, am not certain how many near tragedies we has had 'cause o' pet owners who know better insist on being idiots.

Yeah, I remember the re-spec mods, but I've been playing it straight. I didn't remember how to go about adding mods, and didn't feel sufficiently motivated to figure it out all over again. Does the Glyph paralysis explosion have friendly fire? I like the hexes for boss fights, but a large area effect paralysis would be very useful. http://social.bioware.com/project/469/#files http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonage/mods/14/? the second link were supposed updated more recently, but both versions appear to be 1.6. a respec raven will appear in numerous locations in the game, including flemeth's hut and your camp. joinable npcs will lose their specializations, but by interacting with the raven, you may reacquire such specializations via a "dialogue" option. having played da:o complete honest a number o' times, we don't feel the least bit bad about correcting peculiar biowarian choices for companion skills and talents. the paralysis explosion does have friendly fire, but it is not targeted line of sight, so it is useful for pre-battle. use the paralysis explosion before your storm o' the century for extra fun. the glyph of warding is useful for melee protection and the glyph o' repulsion (no friendly fire) is ideal for defending squishy mages from melee mobs. is an excellent line o' spells, though we rare bother with the neutralize glyph. for our pc da:o mages, we always go cold spells first til we get cone of cold, then go to the glyphs. the repulsion + paralysis combo for glyphs effectively gives you the benefits o' mass paralysis w/o having to pay for it. is actual a fair bit o' cheese, but again, as we has already beaten the gam,e several times, our level o' guilt is negligible. found a video link. HA! Good Fun!