The report on the conference this morning on TV says... these press conferences are usually "polite" and respectable occasions where information is delivered... but with mast... moreThe report on the conference this morning on TV says... these press conferences are usually "polite" and respectable occasions where information is delivered... but with master-mind Trump at the helm this one was a leeetle bit different :P It descended into insults and him being heckled!The man is as unprofessional as hell, his ego comes way before the country's welfare and well-being.. and that's DANGEROUS.Now I know the Trumpeteers will bleat that the media is unfair and that the poor little handed man is doing a great job... but the evidence contradicts that..this is unprecedented behaviour from a President, this is a serious and important office and he's making a mockery of it.. if he had one ounce of dignity and intergity he wouldn't be acting like a stung puppy when he's the one tormenting the press. It is kinda a QED thing.. he acts unprofessionally, like an idiot and a narcissist - they don't like him.. so what does he do? Does he act with dignity and explain in a calm reassuring manner? Nope he st... less
Yeah, yeah, I know. I should know the answer to this. But...I was once in an ophthalmologist's waiting room when a frail old man came in. He said to the receptionist, "I use to be ... moreYeah, yeah, I know. I should know the answer to this. But...I was once in an ophthalmologist's waiting room when a frail old man came in. He said to the receptionist, "I use to be an ophthalmologist." He sounded sad, as though his retirement meant that he was now a non-person.How do you see yourself? How do you think you should view yourself when your working life is behind you?
Skimming through the categories I cam across "Death and Dying". I was reluctant to use it because many folk find such considerations macabre or creepy. How do you feel about it as ... moreSkimming through the categories I cam across "Death and Dying". I was reluctant to use it because many folk find such considerations macabre or creepy. How do you feel about it as a subject or, eventually, as a personal destination?
If hackers managed to shut down the Internet, what would happen to normal communication? Would existing telephone networks cope with the additional load? Would there be telephone "... moreIf hackers managed to shut down the Internet, what would happen to normal communication? Would existing telephone networks cope with the additional load? Would there be telephone "blackouts" or rationing?
So I'm trying to create a new PSN account but I want to be able to still use my save data for my games on the new account. It's all internal, none of it is in the cloud. So is it p... moreSo I'm trying to create a new PSN account but I want to be able to still use my save data for my games on the new account. It's all internal, none of it is in the cloud. So is it possible to associate the game save data or copy it to the new account? I know I will lose trophy information and any downloads that I've made, but the game save data is my primary concern.Can anyone suggest some alternate solutions here
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I've never read it but from time-to-time see it quoted as a source for various subjects far beyond the entertainment industry. What's YOUR experience? Is it a trustworthy or is soc... moreI've never read it but from time-to-time see it quoted as a source for various subjects far beyond the entertainment industry. What's YOUR experience? Is it a trustworthy or is social and political commentary beyond its scope?
An excerpt: To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, kno... moreAn excerpt: To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the party was the guardian of democracy, to forget, whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word “doublethink” involved the use of doublethink. less
