corporalagumbo

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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Welcome to 2013 and the sound and fury of insta-activism. Welcome also to 2012 (KONY) and 2011 (Occupy). Am I missing anything?
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
I really disagree with the classification of depression as a mental illness... it's such a crude way to talk about what is really a spiritual and intellectual problem.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
1) I just called it "SCT" as shorthand, not to imply that it's a coherent theory. I don't think it's particularly coherent - from what I know it's one of the many parts of modern cultural theory, stemming from sociology, anthropology, and h
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
The point I was making is, and the reason I dislike SCT, is that there is a very strong and relatively stable genetically-determined set of aesthetic preferences found in all cultures. There are no cultures where diseased and ulcerated skin
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Great article, meshes with a lot of what I've been thinking recently.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Sounds like you worked for idiots. Better employees would have noticed your seriousness and helped you develop your interest in the work I think.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
But he was being rewarded, no? And I imagine at a pretty damn good pay rate for someone so young and untested. and he was given a fantastic door into a high-power field. But he had to fixate on the fact that he was "only" getting X rather t
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
What? No. I think the aesthetic features which most accurately signal good health, strength and fertility, which humans throughout history have consistently opted for in mate selection, are what we have evolved tastes for. I.e. we have evol
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
It's a perspective thing. I think he missed an alternate reaction to his position. He could have been pleased with the money he was paid, honoured by the responsibility he was given, and driven to do the best he could. Instead he spent most
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
>personifying what society has deemed as the perfect image. Ugh, social construction theory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_aesthetics
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
What is the problem?
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Or perhaps instead of trying to fight their age to project a defensive false equivalence with older workers, these kids are embracing and flaunting their age as a virtue - their precocity, enthusiasm, even naivety. You said it yourself - yo
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Completing formal ed generally indicates good character and work ethic in a person. They will focus on the task, get it done well and on time, are reliable, polite, think problems through, work well with others too, etc. Conversely, it is p
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
How much does it matter to you that you're taken seriously? Does it satisfy you that you intimidate other men and get attention from women?
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
It's also reasonable to ask whether there is another side to someone's story beyond what they're telling you.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
The internet in the 2000s is a much, much richer medium than telephone calls in the 1900s. Look at us - integrating throughout or taking time from our day to discuss and debate the news here, online.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Damn. That's gangster.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
This isn't wholly bad writing, but what he's published is really just an early draft: ~version 0.3 in the writing process, the point where you've meandered your way through your early thoughts, lost direction and momentum, then squished all
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
I recently bought ~30 pairs of the same underwear which I prefer. I definitely see locking down a set of favourite items for the basics of your daily wardrobe, and then buying those items in bulk, as a big efficiency boost if you have more
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Nicely said.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Damn, I gotta read Watchmen again soon.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Meh.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Blacks were doing just fine Citation?
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Maybe it would surprise you to realise that yes, child-rearing culture can be and is a cause of persistent poor educational outcomes and a large part of the poverty cycle. Watch "Precious" for a taste. Some poor parents are actually scared
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
It's his money, so he gets to decide what to do with it. Likewise, Microsoft Office was his product, so he got to decide what privileges to offer users. If you didn't like Office, did you build a competitor program? No? Then don't complain.
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Man... Not trying to attack you, but I think you're in that terrible phase of life where you're a) educated enough to know a bit of history and a bit of social theory, and how to make nice sentences but b) not educated enough to have balanc
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Someone once told me a nice metaphor for life. It goes: life is like a big, big river. Everyone starts at different points in the river - some start further upstream, some start further down. No matter who you are though, there are always p
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
I suppose I've always assumed that no company can escape government and therefore democratic scrutiny in the long run. Maybe the situation is different in countries with more corporate corruption. Also, not using facebook is difficult to im
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
Sounds interesting. Any reason in particular you're recommending it?
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by corporalagumbo 14y ago
I can see your point. I'm not saying it's a pleasant prospect to consider. I do consider these sorts of things inevitable teething pains of a one-way process though. Perhaps that seems a little harsh.

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