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On August 13 2012 07:51 Stratos_speAr wrote:Show nested quote +On August 13 2012 07:47 Whitewing wrote:
Libertarians, Statists, Republicans, Democrats, and anybody else who identifies with any political leaning/viewpoint or party in particular. Can't we just discuss each particular issue without coloring them with the viewpoints of other issues? People that always make excuses for why they can't pursue something. "I love X, but Y and Z just don't let me do it." If you really loved it, you would make time and make it work. People that are too lazy to better themselves.
I really love piloting aircraft. I have worked toward this endeavor since I was 12 (not saving money since then but learning etc I wish I knew to save up). I applied to what scholarships I could find to try to make the deadline for joining an airline and building seniority. I am still working at this expensive endeavor (private pilot's license is $12,000 where I am, not easy but certainly not impossible) and I don't have that yet. I am 22, the deadline I mentioned is already past. For perspective, a ppl is 40 hours minimum, I would need a commercial which is 250 hours, a type rating which is more $$, time under those ratings... But I love it and am still trying, even though I cannot hope to make a career out of it. In fact, I am now working toward continuing a family business because making that business really big is a great way to afford this expensive hobby.
Do I have sufficient drive for you?
I really love flying(x), but time(y) and finance(z) just won't let me do it. I am still trying but I'm practically stymied. What am I doing wrong? Sure some people make it- there are scholarships out there. I happened to not be picked. They can't sponsor every worthy applicant, I am making do with what I can therefore. I hope this will help this phenomenon to peeve you less. If I can make it through a college I'm going to try to attend in January I may just be poor all the time but do what I love. I may do that instead of making it a hobby, so I'm not the kind of person you are talking about really, but you see where they could be coming from? Big decision ahead for me but I am a middle class white boy in America. So...
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On July 12 2012 05:08 9-BiT wrote:
People who just agree with whatever you say, have nothing to say for themselves, they think it will help them get along with people, it just is sooooo not cool in my eyes ;_;
This!
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People who don't know the difference between subjectivity and objectivity.
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because of this thread, I find out about the mineral hack. Damn its like that fastest game except with more patches
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the trick to grinding gears well is to oil them beforehand and make sure nothing is rusty
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the sc2 strategy forum.
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My goddamn internet connection.
Every 5 seconds it just disconnects for 2 seconds. I can't do shit like this. And the funny parts it's really expensive as well.
Like 45 euros/month (also HD tv and phone but still). My father doesn't give a fuck because for some reason his internet is always fine so he just tells my its the game's server that's the problem. I can't even watch streams anymore cause I get a black screen half of the fucking time.
Honestly to any Dutchies out there, do NOT get UPC as your provider, it's a real joke. I had KPN before this and it got me problems once or twice in like 10 years and now I have UPC I get this bullshit every damn week.
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"I can't stand anime, I don't understand how you can watch that." is sort of a stupid thing to say if you love Studio Ghibli movies, Sailor Moon, etc...
Basically, people talking about stuff like that, then making excuses for themselves. Just say you were wrong, I don't need a list of exceptions specifically tailored to you. :/
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On August 14 2012 01:54 Jrocker152 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 13 2012 07:51 Stratos_speAr wrote:On August 13 2012 07:47 Whitewing wrote:
Libertarians, Statists, Republicans, Democrats, and anybody else who identifies with any political leaning/viewpoint or party in particular. Can't we just discuss each particular issue without coloring them with the viewpoints of other issues? People that always make excuses for why they can't pursue something. "I love X, but Y and Z just don't let me do it." If you really loved it, you would make time and make it work. People that are too lazy to better themselves. I really love piloting aircraft. I have worked toward this endeavor since I was 12 (not saving money since then but learning etc I wish I knew to save up). I applied to what scholarships I could find to try to make the deadline for joining an airline and building seniority. I am still working at this expensive endeavor (private pilot's license is $12,000 where I am, not easy but certainly not impossible) and I don't have that yet. I am 22, the deadline I mentioned is already past. For perspective, a ppl is 40 hours minimum, I would need a commercial which is 250 hours, a type rating which is more $$, time under those ratings... But I love it and am still trying, even though I cannot hope to make a career out of it. In fact, I am now working toward continuing a family business because making that business really big is a great way to afford this expensive hobby. Do I have sufficient drive for you? I really love flying(x), but time(y) and finance(z) just won't let me do it. I am still trying but I'm practically stymied. What am I doing wrong? Sure some people make it- there are scholarships out there. I happened to not be picked. They can't sponsor every worthy applicant, I am making do with what I can therefore. I hope this will help this phenomenon to peeve you less. If I can make it through a college I'm going to try to attend in January I may just be poor all the time but do what I love. I may do that instead of making it a hobby, so I'm not the kind of person you are talking about really, but you see where they could be coming from? Big decision ahead for me but I am a middle class white boy in America. So...
You must be that guy at parties that likes to ruin jokes with obscure facts.
You picked one of the most obscure and expensive hobbies out there to counter my point with. Good for you, you tried really hard but it's not working for you, so you have no reason to be blamed. But my point had nothing to do with you and your incredibly out-of-the-way example to try to prove me wrong.
I mean really, how could you possibly think that this was applicable? I even mentioned in a later post that my point doesn't include extreme financial hurdles.
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On August 17 2012 05:57 Stratos_speAr wrote:Show nested quote +On August 14 2012 01:54 Jrocker152 wrote:On August 13 2012 07:51 Stratos_speAr wrote:On August 13 2012 07:47 Whitewing wrote:
Libertarians, Statists, Republicans, Democrats, and anybody else who identifies with any political leaning/viewpoint or party in particular. Can't we just discuss each particular issue without coloring them with the viewpoints of other issues? People that always make excuses for why they can't pursue something. "I love X, but Y and Z just don't let me do it." If you really loved it, you would make time and make it work. People that are too lazy to better themselves. I really love piloting aircraft. I have worked toward this endeavor since I was 12 (not saving money since then but learning etc I wish I knew to save up). I applied to what scholarships I could find to try to make the deadline for joining an airline and building seniority. I am still working at this expensive endeavor (private pilot's license is $12,000 where I am, not easy but certainly not impossible) and I don't have that yet. I am 22, the deadline I mentioned is already past. For perspective, a ppl is 40 hours minimum, I would need a commercial which is 250 hours, a type rating which is more $$, time under those ratings... But I love it and am still trying, even though I cannot hope to make a career out of it. In fact, I am now working toward continuing a family business because making that business really big is a great way to afford this expensive hobby. Do I have sufficient drive for you? I really love flying(x), but time(y) and finance(z) just won't let me do it. I am still trying but I'm practically stymied. What am I doing wrong? Sure some people make it- there are scholarships out there. I happened to not be picked. They can't sponsor every worthy applicant, I am making do with what I can therefore. I hope this will help this phenomenon to peeve you less. If I can make it through a college I'm going to try to attend in January I may just be poor all the time but do what I love. I may do that instead of making it a hobby, so I'm not the kind of person you are talking about really, but you see where they could be coming from? Big decision ahead for me but I am a middle class white boy in America. So... You must be that guy at parties that likes to ruin jokes with obscure facts. You picked one of the most obscure and expensive hobbies out there to counter my point with. Good for you, you tried really hard but it's not working for you, so you have no reason to be blamed. But my point had nothing to do with you and your incredibly out-of-the-way example to try to prove me wrong. I mean really, how could you possibly think that this was applicable? I even mentioned in a later post that my point doesn't include extreme financial hurdles.
lol, he proves you wrong and you go: "OH YEA, well the exeption only proves the rule !"
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On August 15 2012 07:00 frietjeman wrote:
My goddamn internet connection.
Every 5 seconds it just disconnects for 2 seconds. I can't do shit like this. And the funny parts it's really expensive as well.
Like 45 euros/month (also HD tv and phone but still). My father doesn't give a fuck because for some reason his internet is always fine so he just tells my its the game's server that's the problem. I can't even watch streams anymore cause I get a black screen half of the fucking time.
Honestly to any Dutchies out there, do NOT get UPC as your provider, it's a real joke. I had KPN before this and it got me problems once or twice in like 10 years and now I have UPC I get this bullshit every damn week.
Ha ha, we used to have UPC in Norway (Now theyve changed their name to Get). And in the beginning of the 00's they were what everyone in my neighborhood had. (I think they had a monopoly for cable/ or greatly reduced prices) Anyway, it was really shitty. I mean the net went down like there was no tomorrow. I, my friends, their older brothers and their friends have all spent our share of time yelling at their costumer service. So one day an older guy who was a hacker type just figured "Enough is enough". He and some other guy went to their HQ at night and cut the fucking main circuit cable (or whatever its called), leaving 1/3-1/2 of Oslo without TV or internet until they had it fixed. Im sure UPC found it a memorable experience...
Postscript: The two guys were stupid enough to brag about it online, got caught and had to so fucking much community service. As far as I can remember it took him over a year to get free from that shit.
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People that slow to a complete stop to make a right turn
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The phrase "I just get on with it".
So in context: "Well my boss treats me like shit, but I just get on with it."
I dont understand why being a scared drone is something to announce and be somewhat proud of. Stuff like that grinds my gears.
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On November 16 2005 00:32 NovaTheFeared wrote:
/obligatory posts like this shit grinds my gears.
/people like this who can't use words correctly and think they're awesome grinds the fuck out of my gears
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People not from your country who claim to know the accent they think you should have, better than you.
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arrogant theorists who think talking intelligently about a craft = executing it well
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when people think god cured their disease and it wasn't the doctors that helped and the medicine they took
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On August 17 2012 06:08 pyrostat wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2005 00:32 NovaTheFeared wrote:
/obligatory posts like this shit grinds my gears. /people like this who can't use words correctly and think their awesome grinds the fuck out of my gears
/You can't use words correctly either. "Their" is not the same as "they're".
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