Coming to terms with my feelings. Long, sorry.

377OHMS · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from RedDuke:

Whatever rocks your boat. Let's live and see who is right. For all our sake, I hope that my view is the correct one.

Best of luck to us all.

You didn't express a view. You presumed to lecture strangers as to how they should conduct their relationships with family members.

Then you judged people. Then you insulted them. The you were called out. Then you complained, altered the temporal order of what occured and offered a half-assed conciliatory snarkism after which you crawled off.

Phhht!

Tsing Tao · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from Ricter:

Winter is coming regardless. For you, your kids, everyone you know, everyone you love, everyone you hate. There is no immortality for you no matter what. Under any circumstances. Ever. Your face, your values, your innermost beliefs, the very essence of who you are, the man at the keyboard behind the Tsing Tao label, will die and be utterly forgotten.

That said, do we have cause to panic in the time we have left? No.

On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero?

Yes, we're all mortal. But I'd much prefer my son not live out his years struggling for food and a dollar (or whatever currency unit they use then), like the masses will be doing. That is why I do what I do.

Tsing Tao · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from 377OHMS:

I "cut the cord" back in August. Cancelled my satellite TV.

Now I use my $19.95 per month broadband connection (6 Mbps down) my computer (via ethernet), my phone (via wireless router) and have a Roku box and a Boxee box both connected via ethernet. There is a 600 GB HDD lashed up to the Boxee box but I seldom have the need to own anything except music and a few obscure movies ("A Good Year" is a recent favorite). I subscribe to Netflix but most of the best stuff is free.

I'm watching Skyfall right now using the Navi-X repository via the Boxee box.

My reading lately is done from collections sourced from PirateBay (sweden site) torrent links with ÂµTorrent, converted using Calibre E-book management and transfered via wireless to my phone's Calibre Companion client where I read the books using Cool Reader for Android. I'm working my way through the Vince Flynn books and have the Nelson DeMille and Lee Child collections ready to go.

I independently made an extremely similar set of decisions as you did which is why I keep going on about your post. Don't mean to seem like an fanboy TT.

No, I'm with you. I could have bought a software program I was looking for the other day. Would have bought it, had this been a few months ago. Instead, I downloaded Utorrent. Got it for free.

I'm all about free now.

Tsing Tao · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from RedDuke:

I am anything but a grasshopper, and while I acknowledge that there is the possibility of social unrest and collapse of our society, I will not base my whole life around it. Should this happen, there will be many "real" warning sings. Just read a bit about various revolutions and dictatorships.

The warnings are everywhere. You choose not to listen. Go ahead, wait until the warnings are loud enough for the general public. See what you can do to prepare when everyone is doing it.

Tsing Tao · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from Hoofhearted:

Can you imagine the history books explaining to today's youth that the Allies' biggest reason for retaliation against the Nazi regime was because of a program called "Hitler-care"?

Now, let's all have a good laugh, because that's some funny shit!

LOL!

I love it.

~~~ · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from RedDuke:

4 years will pass and another President will take the office.

Meanwhile, I am planning to enjoy life, my wonderful family and friends, and will try to make a world a better place according to my abilities.

You are one of the intelligent, rational, and wise good men here. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

RedDuke · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from 377OHMS:

You didn't express a view. You presumed to lecture strangers as to how they should conduct their relationships with family members.

Then you judged people. Then you insulted them. The you were called out. Then you complained, altered the temporal order of what occured and offered a half-assed conciliatory snarkism after which you crawled off.

Phhht!

I did express the view, you just took it as what looks like an insult. Take few deep breaths, it might help. You are getting upset over a stranger's posts on a forum. Calm down, have a glass of wine and enjoy the evening.

RedDuke · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from ~~~:

You are one of the intelligent, rational, and wise good men here. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Same to you. Have a great Thanksgiving as well!!!

~~~ · Nov 15, 2012

Quote from RedDuke:

Same to you. Have a great Thanksgiving as well!!!

Thanks RedDuke and please send my warmest regards to all your family members as well !!

Tsing Tao · Nov 16, 2012

Quote from RedDuke:

I did express the view, you just took it as what looks like an insult. Take few deep breaths, it might help. You are getting upset over a stranger's posts on a forum. Calm down, have a glass of wine and enjoy the evening.

Hi. Welcome to the Politics section. If you post a view telling someone they are wrong, don't get defensive when they do the same to you in kind. Don't like it? I recommend one of the other forums, like the ETF one, for instance.