But very practical, and should have happened sooner. The overall efficiency of our society will increase if people buy more things at local stores. Less gas wasted on shipping, more money staying in its own communities.
Less gas wasted on shipping? Considering that the vast majority of consumer goods are not produced locally, how do they get to the local stores?
I can't tell if you're trolling, or if you really don't understand the defining qualities of introversion. From wikipedia:
Introverts are easily overwhelmed by too much stimulation from social gatherings and engagement, introversion having even been defined by some in terms of a preference for a quiet, more minimally stimulating environment.
A lot of people (thought granted not everybody) find that after spending some time in a collaborative environment the background conversations move from being a distraction to an undercurrent of information. It becomes possible to tune it out but still hear keywords that might be relevant and allow for better teamwork.
By "a lot of people", you probably mean extroverts. But for the other half of us, trying to filter out background conversations all day is distracting, exhausting, and counter-productive. Asynchronous communication and scheduled conversations are *much* easier for me to deal with.
if there was an additive to pork that had a similar effect of the cat toxin i mentioned, jews and muslims might be pretty safe. should nobody worry about everyone who doesnt mind the pig products? especially if it could be traced back to a solid physical cause?
I had a hard time parsing your post, but are you suggesting that eating pork increases suicidal behavior? If so, and if you expect people to take you seriously... you'll need a great deal of convincing evidence. Because otherwise, you just sound like a looney.
27 Petaflops at Oak Ridge
20 Petaflops at Lawrence Livermore
As other have pointed out: Yes.
But if you're spending time trying to remember coding style semantics, and others are spending time correcting you... then you're doing it wrong. Spend half an hour setting up your editor to automate spacing, formatting, etc. If your editor can not do this, then find a better editor.
Additionally, require code to pass some sort of automated style check (like cstyle) before check-in. It might require a little initial setup, but it will save a ton of time in the long run.
When you're older, will you be able to talk to your "good careers", invite them over for the holidays, share times good and bad with them?
1. It's a fallacy to assume that if another person chooses not to have kids, then their career must be the most important thing in their life.
And since you know nothing about the GP, it makes you sound like an ass.
Except that the GP mentioned his career. And his house. Really, it's in the second sentence. And your ad hominem makes you sound like, well you already said it best.
I would not assume that it was "the most important thing" in her life simply because she mentioned it in a post as a qualifier for being in the sweet spot for procreating.
And granted, I should not have called you an ass - that's just how "will you be able to talk to your 'good careers'?" comes off. But an ad hominem would imply that your argument is wrong *because* "you sound like an ass". I did no such thing.
When you're older, will you be able to talk to your "good careers", invite them over for the holidays, share times good and bad with them?
1. It's a fallacy to assume that if another person chooses not to have kids, then their career must be the most important thing in their life.
And since you know nothing about the GP, it makes you sound like an ass.
2. You seem to imply that having children guarantees a functional family unit. Or that your adult children will want to spend time with you.
Or that you will even want to see them. There are no guarantees in life.
3. You're ignoring the differences in personality types. Some of us genuinely prefer solitude.
That's rather difficult to achieve when you're catering to a child's needs.
I didn't realize until after I had children how much I would have missed if I hadn't.
I'm very glad that you appreciate your children. Far too many grow up without that appreciation. But raising children is not for everyone... and those who recognize that before procreating should not feel pressured to choose otherwise. Raising children is not the only way to be happy in life - though most parents seem to feel otherwise.
Stop doing this.
Almost every "why aren't you having kids?" inquery I've answered ended with the other party stating "oh, you'll change your mind." or "well, accidents happen." It's annoying as hell.
Some people don't want kids. Let it go. It's not a comment on your choices.
Literally most of the reason I'm having children is because I have an IQ of ~172 and my wifes is north of 140. Anyone past 120 should be at least considering 2 children so they replace themselves.
My wife and I seriously considered this as a reason to have kids for some time, before realizing that it's an obnoxious elitist attitude and it still doesn't make up for our personal reasons for not procreating.
Mostly, I'm just irritated that the original post got a flood of "No, you SHOULD have kids!" in response to her reasons. This is why it's impossible to explain to parents why one wouldn't want kids. No reason is ever good enough.
People who HAVE children are the ones being selfish.
I think it's funny how quickly this thread turned into both sides of the fence calling the other side selfish. Yes, DAMN YOU for basing your personal decisions on your own desires, rather than mine!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. -- Henry J. Kaiser
