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don't say it
Feb. 8th, 2011 10:01 pmI find myself getting bored.
This hasn't happened in a while, mostly due to the fact that I've been working like crazy. But I have an easier semester this year and a lot of down time. And now I'm like, "... gah."
I now know that I am flirting with burnout with my job. Every time I turn around, the idiots in charge are making another unenforceable decree that just makes everyone's lives more difficult. So much so that I'm getting tired of bitching about it, which is the real testament here, I think.
Stupid, humorless, near-sighted morons = ideal leaders, clearly.
I think I just need to get away from here for a while.
This hasn't happened in a while, mostly due to the fact that I've been working like crazy. But I have an easier semester this year and a lot of down time. And now I'm like, "... gah."
I now know that I am flirting with burnout with my job. Every time I turn around, the idiots in charge are making another unenforceable decree that just makes everyone's lives more difficult. So much so that I'm getting tired of bitching about it, which is the real testament here, I think.
Stupid, humorless, near-sighted morons = ideal leaders, clearly.
I think I just need to get away from here for a while.
leave me when you cry
Jul. 20th, 2010 01:52 pmI'm forever hearing Americans bash on the French simply because that's what we do.
Guess what, people? I'm a born and bred American with Southern roots and a chip on her shoulder, and I love the French. And you want to know why?
They are just as stubborn, prideful, and weird as we are.
They're stuck up and smug? Fuck, take a look at us. What kind of ego does a nation have to have to emblazon a billboard with the slogan, "America. Love It Or Leave It!"
They're cheese-eating surrender monkeys? Well, we're burger-eating warmongers sending our men and women to die in some godforsaken desert.
And God forbid there be a country that is just as verbal about their dislike for us as we are about them. I mean, where do they get the gall?!
God damn, people. You don't know the French, and they definitely don't know us. We are two radically different cultures and we still manage to rub each other the wrong way because pride is our way of life.
Lord knows, I am proud to be an American and plan on serving my country until the day I die. But I am still going to inform you that you are moron if you consider 'the French' to be some kind of national inside joke.
/rant
Guess what, people? I'm a born and bred American with Southern roots and a chip on her shoulder, and I love the French. And you want to know why?
They are just as stubborn, prideful, and weird as we are.
They're stuck up and smug? Fuck, take a look at us. What kind of ego does a nation have to have to emblazon a billboard with the slogan, "America. Love It Or Leave It!"
They're cheese-eating surrender monkeys? Well, we're burger-eating warmongers sending our men and women to die in some godforsaken desert.
And God forbid there be a country that is just as verbal about their dislike for us as we are about them. I mean, where do they get the gall?!
God damn, people. You don't know the French, and they definitely don't know us. We are two radically different cultures and we still manage to rub each other the wrong way because pride is our way of life.
Lord knows, I am proud to be an American and plan on serving my country until the day I die. But I am still going to inform you that you are moron if you consider 'the French' to be some kind of national inside joke.
/rant
child is slowly taken
Jul. 18th, 2010 01:11 pmOkay, guys. I have dealt with a lot of bullshit over the course of my online Bio class, but this really was the last straw. And it seems I am all kinds of a smartass on meds.
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Look at the population in the picture below. If you were to sketch an imaginary line on the picture where the area covered by birds-in-flight was roughly divided into six squares an estimate, per area, could be accomplished.
13. To make a population estimate, count the number of birds-in-flight in one square and multiply the total by six.
____18_______ X 6 = ____108_________ (total population)
14. How close did you come to the actual population? Count every bird in the photograph to find out.
Exact count of the population = Wow, you actually wanted me to count all of that? I think I would go blind before I could figure out exactly how many birds are occupying the same space in that photograph. Two-dimensional images do not an accurate count, make. Although, given how the forgiving the margin of error seems to be, I think you’re just messing with us. I suppose there is no getting over the factor of human error, though, so the large amount of give makes sense. And yes, I understand the nature of this exercise. Populations are subject to random environmental factors, but there is a semi-predicable curve to be found within it all, just by the nature of statistics. It’s kind of cool that life, as we know it, in all its complexity and inexplicable variation, can be predicted by simple mathematics. (Or not-so-simple mathematics, if you struggle with analytical thinking.) By implementing spatial constants, you can make sense of what would otherwise resemble chaos. In essence, science. Rock on, science.
But still. Count each and every bird? I’d rather kill them mount them on the hood of my truck and let Fish and Wildlife do the counting, right before they put me away for single-handedly decimating the waterfowl population of this particular image.
15. Check one of the following to rate your estimating accuracy.
Within 5 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 100%
Within 25 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 90%
Within 50 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 80%
Within 70 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 70%
Within 100 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 60%
*According to Heisenburg: Accuracy 0%
*According to Schrödinger: Accuracy Infinite
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I definitely submitted this as my real answer, and I regret nothing.
* my contribution to the choice list
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Look at the population in the picture below. If you were to sketch an imaginary line on the picture where the area covered by birds-in-flight was roughly divided into six squares an estimate, per area, could be accomplished.
13. To make a population estimate, count the number of birds-in-flight in one square and multiply the total by six.
____18_______ X 6 = ____108_________ (total population)
14. How close did you come to the actual population? Count every bird in the photograph to find out.
Exact count of the population = Wow, you actually wanted me to count all of that? I think I would go blind before I could figure out exactly how many birds are occupying the same space in that photograph. Two-dimensional images do not an accurate count, make. Although, given how the forgiving the margin of error seems to be, I think you’re just messing with us. I suppose there is no getting over the factor of human error, though, so the large amount of give makes sense. And yes, I understand the nature of this exercise. Populations are subject to random environmental factors, but there is a semi-predicable curve to be found within it all, just by the nature of statistics. It’s kind of cool that life, as we know it, in all its complexity and inexplicable variation, can be predicted by simple mathematics. (Or not-so-simple mathematics, if you struggle with analytical thinking.) By implementing spatial constants, you can make sense of what would otherwise resemble chaos. In essence, science. Rock on, science.
But still. Count each and every bird? I’d rather kill them mount them on the hood of my truck and let Fish and Wildlife do the counting, right before they put me away for single-handedly decimating the waterfowl population of this particular image.
15. Check one of the following to rate your estimating accuracy.
Within 5 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 100%
Within 25 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 90%
Within 50 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 80%
Within 70 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 70%
Within 100 birds of the actual count total: Accuracy 60%
*According to Heisenburg: Accuracy 0%
*According to Schrödinger: Accuracy Infinite
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I definitely submitted this as my real answer, and I regret nothing.
* my contribution to the choice list
FDA Approves Morning-After Pill for 17-Year-Olds
Alleluia, people! Science is fighting back!
I am, as always, floored by the blow-hard, pathetic excuses the conservatives throw up in the face of anything that doesn't equate 'Go forth and multiply.'
"Opponents, including prominent conservatives, counter that [the drug] would encourage promiscuity and might even become a tool for criminals running prostitution rings, as well as for sexual predators."
The holes in your arguments, let me show you them.
1) Encourage nothing, assholes. Condoms are free. This drug costs up to $60. Which one will most people choose?
2) Prostitutes are women, too. An abortion can cost anywhere from $400 to $500. A coat hanger and a 32-oz bottle of Drano costs $10. If pimps are gonna be pushing this drug, good for them.
3) Only 25% of sexual predators are women. Only 25% of sexual predators over the age of 17 can purchase this drug (no, you cannot send your boyfriend to buy it for you), and, guess what. They are not the victim.
I can only image what kind of noises they'll make when science proves that removing all age-limits is actually going to, you know, help women out. I mean, God forbid.
Alleluia, people! Science is fighting back!
I am, as always, floored by the blow-hard, pathetic excuses the conservatives throw up in the face of anything that doesn't equate 'Go forth and multiply.'
"Opponents, including prominent conservatives, counter that [the drug] would encourage promiscuity and might even become a tool for criminals running prostitution rings, as well as for sexual predators."
The holes in your arguments, let me show you them.
1) Encourage nothing, assholes. Condoms are free. This drug costs up to $60. Which one will most people choose?
2) Prostitutes are women, too. An abortion can cost anywhere from $400 to $500. A coat hanger and a 32-oz bottle of Drano costs $10. If pimps are gonna be pushing this drug, good for them.
3) Only 25% of sexual predators are women. Only 25% of sexual predators over the age of 17 can purchase this drug (no, you cannot send your boyfriend to buy it for you), and, guess what. They are not the victim.
I can only image what kind of noises they'll make when science proves that removing all age-limits is actually going to, you know, help women out. I mean, God forbid.
In the latest news, Amazon.com has removed customer ranking on all adult/gay/lesbian/'obscene' books, therefore making them harder, if not impossible, to find by searching. Amazon's search capacity is based on customer ranking, so if there is no rank, it does not appear.
This is censorship, you guys.
The interwebs, they are abuzz with indignation.
One troll is taking credit for causing the mass deletion.
Amazon is blaming a glitch.
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books is giving them hell.
So, in the spirit of kicking those fucktards in the head: Amazon Rank
This is censorship, you guys.
The interwebs, they are abuzz with indignation.
One troll is taking credit for causing the mass deletion.
Amazon is blaming a glitch.
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books is giving them hell.
So, in the spirit of kicking those fucktards in the head: Amazon Rank
LOL Facebook Fail
Apr. 6th, 2009 12:58 amA friend of mine posted her Facebook status to read: "I just got cussed out for being a Christian and having opinions. Awesome."
Another person commented: "that's kind of how i feel tonight. i wasn't cussed out, but living in the world and have values and standards, it makes you stick out, there's no way around it. hang in there girly, it's all so much more than worth it! :)"
Having values and standards.
Now, I've mentioned before that I am too damn lazy to fight about religion, but damn.
It sucks when you get blasted for your religion, whatever it may be. But I will admit that people who push their religion onto you are really, really annoying. And I don't think those that discriminate are at all lacking in standards or values.
Actually, the fact that they have standards and values tends to be what makes them attack others for their beliefs.
Be about equality, people. Hate everyone. Saves time.
Another person commented: "that's kind of how i feel tonight. i wasn't cussed out, but living in the world and have values and standards, it makes you stick out, there's no way around it. hang in there girly, it's all so much more than worth it! :)"
Having values and standards.
Now, I've mentioned before that I am too damn lazy to fight about religion, but damn.
It sucks when you get blasted for your religion, whatever it may be. But I will admit that people who push their religion onto you are really, really annoying. And I don't think those that discriminate are at all lacking in standards or values.
Actually, the fact that they have standards and values tends to be what makes them attack others for their beliefs.
Be about equality, people. Hate everyone. Saves time.
