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- Vampire or Zombie
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May 15
Corydon commented on It Doesn't Matter if You're Black or Gay; It Doesn't Matter if You're at a Lunch Counter or a Bakery.
Put this another way: is freedom to associate also freedom not to associate with people we don't care to?
And yes, this is bigotry, but should the government really be in the business of telling us what opinions to hold (or act as if we held) by force of law?
I agree, the baker shouldn't be acting as she is or thinking what she does, but should we be making her act otherwise?
And yes, this is bigotry, but should the government really be in the business of telling us what opinions to hold (or act as if we held) by force of law?
I agree, the baker shouldn't be acting as she is or thinking what she does, but should we be making her act otherwise?
May 15
Corydon commented on It Doesn't Matter if You're Black or Gay; It Doesn't Matter if You're at a Lunch Counter or a Bakery.
So, out of curiosity, where can we draw the line here?
Suppose I wanted to open a gay bar. Can I have a night when women aren't allowed in? Or maybe I really like that my bar attracts my hags who really like being able to cut loose without being hit on and maybe even abused by straight guys. Can I post a sign saying that only gay men are welcome?
Suppose I wanted to open a gay bar. Can I have a night when women aren't allowed in? Or maybe I really like that my bar attracts my hags who really like being able to cut loose without being hit on and maybe even abused by straight guys. Can I post a sign saying that only gay men are welcome?
May 15
Corydon commented on Out with the Old....
Anyone care to guess why the Colosseum in Rome is such a ruin? Hint: it ain't the ravages of time.
Unused buildings, especially unused buildings with lots of useful, very easily recovered building materials have long been recycled into new construction.
As an amateur historian, I regret the loss of these artifacts of the past. On the other hand, cities that live among the ruins of their glorious past are pretty much dead (viz. Venice today)
Unused buildings, especially unused buildings with lots of useful, very easily recovered building materials have long been recycled into new construction.
As an amateur historian, I regret the loss of these artifacts of the past. On the other hand, cities that live among the ruins of their glorious past are pretty much dead (viz. Venice today)
May 13
Corydon commented on Senator's Illness Gives Dems Chance to Seize Back Control of State Senate; Fate of Reproductive Parity and State Dream Acts Hangs in the Balance.
The problem with Democrats is that they are actually interested in making government work. This means that they are open to compromise and willing to negotiate with the opposition in order to move legislation.
Republicans, at least the current crop, are mostly interested in seeing government fail. Gridlock and scorched earth advance their agenda, which is to convince people that government is the problem and must be downsized. They have zero interest in governance, only in power.
This is why Republicans play hardball while Democrats cave. This is also why the GOP is fine with advancing incompetent ideologues...failing at their government job is a feature, not a bug.
Democrats need to realize that they are fundamentally dealing with a organization that basically wants to firebomb the state.
Republicans, at least the current crop, are mostly interested in seeing government fail. Gridlock and scorched earth advance their agenda, which is to convince people that government is the problem and must be downsized. They have zero interest in governance, only in power.
This is why Republicans play hardball while Democrats cave. This is also why the GOP is fine with advancing incompetent ideologues...failing at their government job is a feature, not a bug.
Democrats need to realize that they are fundamentally dealing with a organization that basically wants to firebomb the state.
May 8
Corydon commented on The Customer Service Problem at McDonald's Is a Symptom of a Much Bigger Problem.
Reward and recognize great service.
Back when I was a corporate wage slave, this item was always especially galling. So you're going to tell me how great my work is, and how much customers and management appreciate it, but then not going to actually reward me for it? Giving recognition without the compensation that goes with it in the form of a bonus or wage is nothing but a fucking insult.
Let's face it: most people don't work for fun. We work because we need to earn a living. And we work hard because we hope to earn a better living.
Recognizing our work, and inducing even more work by dangling the prospect of a better wage which never materializes—that is the essence of bad management and bad workplaces.
And people wonder why they get grouchy employees.
Back when I was a corporate wage slave, this item was always especially galling. So you're going to tell me how great my work is, and how much customers and management appreciate it, but then not going to actually reward me for it? Giving recognition without the compensation that goes with it in the form of a bonus or wage is nothing but a fucking insult.
Let's face it: most people don't work for fun. We work because we need to earn a living. And we work hard because we hope to earn a better living.
Recognizing our work, and inducing even more work by dangling the prospect of a better wage which never materializes—that is the essence of bad management and bad workplaces.
And people wonder why they get grouchy employees.
May 7
Corydon commented on Candy Land: The RPG.
Pfft...tell me when they re-release Leather Goddesses of Phobos.
May 6
Corydon commented on The Science Today: The Tequila Edition.
I bet there were a whole bunch of UFO sightings reported in Arizona. Even more than normal, I mean.
May 4
Corydon commented on Remember When Hotmail Was Cool?.
I used PINE, but it wasn't my first mailreader. That was ELM. And, of course, all you other old fogies know that PINE Is Not Elm.
My very first account was from the utoronto.ca domain. I remember one day, right when this whole Internet thing was just barely starting to enter the public consciousness, I came across a printed directory in a book store of every email address on the internet. It was meant to be akin to the white pages telephone directory.
And yes, my original address was in there.
My very first account was from the utoronto.ca domain. I remember one day, right when this whole Internet thing was just barely starting to enter the public consciousness, I came across a printed directory in a book store of every email address on the internet. It was meant to be akin to the white pages telephone directory.
And yes, my original address was in there.
May 1
Corydon commented on What's Wrong with the Plan B Compromise?.
Well, there are other potential consequences to engaging in sex besides pregnancy. And there are a lot of ways kids might be hurt if they make the decision to have sex that contraception won't fix.
I'm frankly pretty flabbergasted that there are actual parents here who seem to think nothing of their thirteen year old sons and daughters getting into that kind of behavior.
Guess it just goes to show how unhip and not cool this old fart is. I mean, is raising your kids to act like the guests on the Maury Povich show (but oh yes, with birth control, so it's OK) seriously where we are now?
Geez. Thank Dog I don't have any kids of my own. I'm not really sure I'd want them hanging around in that kind of environment. I'd always thought that the homeschoolers were overreacting hysterically. But maybe they're actually right.
I'm frankly pretty flabbergasted that there are actual parents here who seem to think nothing of their thirteen year old sons and daughters getting into that kind of behavior.
Guess it just goes to show how unhip and not cool this old fart is. I mean, is raising your kids to act like the guests on the Maury Povich show (but oh yes, with birth control, so it's OK) seriously where we are now?
Geez. Thank Dog I don't have any kids of my own. I'm not really sure I'd want them hanging around in that kind of environment. I'd always thought that the homeschoolers were overreacting hysterically. But maybe they're actually right.
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At one time, I discounted the religious liberty arguments against gay marriage made by conservatives because I thought no-one could possibly be such a douche as to make a federal (or even state) case out of something so trivial. Sensible florists like more business. Sensible couples like patronizing businesses that will happily work for them.
I obviously underestimated the douchiness of both sides.
I really fucking hate everybody involved in this case and wish they would all DIAF.