That depends on the kind of predator and their intentions. If their intentions is killing me, then there is little alternative to arming yourself. If their intention is my belongings, I'd probably just help them carry them out.

I'm insured.

Careful what you wish for.

I had to deal with a secretary who was into this new age mumbo jumbo. As long as she was doing the crystal shit I didn't really care much (except that it was sometimes a bit tricky working with her PC since none of the crystals were allowed to be moved so I don't disturb ... whatever oolamoola they created).

It was a tad more difficult to explain to her that computers and their problems can NOT be healed sensibly, but very well created and augmented, with magnets.

I'm tempted to try.

Any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced.

Don't listen to that hack! Norse spirits, my butt! Everyone knows that Norse spirits play no role in Apple hardware, there were no apples in Scandinavia and hence these spirits know nothing how to deal with Apple products. As everyone who has at least a HINT of a clue when it comes to technospirits knows, most likely when you're dealing with a possessed Apple product you have a Greek spirit at your hands. Hesperides anyone? But in the case of evil Apple spirits, it is almost invariably some ploy of Eris you're dealing with. Fuck, doesn't anyone know his mythology these days anymore?

Fucking hacks! Don't trust anyone but a ordained Discordian pope (like myself) to deal with stuff like that! Don't put your valuable data into jeopardy!

Yes, getting your spirits warded by a genuine pope of the Church of Eris is pricey (my rates start at 300 for a first consultation) but would you rather pay 150 to that hack and get NOTHING in return? You deserve a better service than that!

(Yes, I'm working in consulting. Why are you asking?)

Consulting is generally a huge scam. Or, in the words of a German comedian, "Consultants are like eunuchs. They know how it's done."

Well, I consider it entertaining to watch an idiot lose money. So, essentially,...

In my experience, stupidity and armament are usually somehow correlated. The stupider someone is, the more he needs to compensate.

Though also, the stupider he is, the higher the chance that he'll take himself out of the gene pool by being stupid with a lethal weapon nearby...

Am I the only one who has the "here's Johnny" scene from The Shining in mind now? Or would that be more the face in the door strategy?

The Greeks if you're talking to Germans, Germany if you're talking to Greeks and the Banks when you're talking to anyone else.

To come even close to the number of lives religion has destroyed, we'd have to have daily crashes for a century or two.

In that light, I'd take fag marriage over your imaginary buddy in the sky any day.

I'd sure as hell try to steer clear of hospitals. Most people in the developed world die in hospitals!

Of course, but even beating a granny with a sack of doorknobs to rob her carries a lower sentence.

The absolute smart move would of course be to embezzle some government money. If everything fails you get a few months on probation. If you're lucky, a bailout on top of what you already nicked.

From now on, if you want songs or games and you can't afford it, get a club, crack some skulls and grab a few wallets, then buy the songs you want with the money you just stole.

If you get caught, you'll be doing much less time.

What's going to grow quicker? Copyright extension periods or jail times for copying a song?

Fuck, 10 years copyright protection would already be too long, let alone 10 years in jail for a fucking song.