The 10,000 Post thread V3

[Leofdæg 4]

3061

 

It's funny how the conversation shifts from peanut butter to a discussion about the differences between conjugations and conjunctions.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

3062

 

God bless the 10,000 post thread.

[Larks2242 251]

3063.

 

Ha, well we do go places in here.

[Muck308 55]

3064

 

I go places sometimes. Not so much this week. I didn't leave the apartment from Sunday afternoon to this morning. I was ill.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3065)

 

I have to visit about 15 gas stations tomorrow for work. Yaaay!

[Larks2242 251]

3066.

 

I'm so freaking tired of desktop mice, Its 2014 and we still dealing with AA batteries, its the only thing I own besides a smoke detector that isn't rechargeable.

[Leofdæg 4]

3067

 

Speaking of technology, do you think that Google Glass will catalyse a boom in smartglasses e.g. Samsung Galaxy Glass, ISpecs etc. (LOL)

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

3068

 

Nope.  People don't wanna look like dorks and wearable internet junk like that makes you look like a dork.

[astronelson 339]

3069.

 

My mouse just plugs into the USB port and takes its power from there.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3070)

 

If something like Google Glass ever becomes popular, texting while driving will become a miniscule problem compared to glassing while driving. I for one do not look forward to people having yet another persistent distraction.

[Mr Saturn64 742]

3071

 

Texting while driving is stupid enough, but if you're going to depend on having Google Glass tell you how to drive, you should be banned from the roads. 

[Larks2242 251]

3072.

 

Anyone see today's featured article on wikipedia?

[Leofdæg 4]

3073

 

Wow. The desire to be totally free from censorship and control trumps all other concerns in America, I guess :S

 

Maybe anarchists will take over the entire government one day. Then I'd really NOT want to go there anymore, not even for a short trip as a tourist.

 

(yoshi: congrats!)

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

3074: My brother turned 18 today!

[Duke87 1,070]

(3075)

 

I see attitudes in the US about profanity slowly changing. Circumstances where it was once unthinkable, it is now commonplace. There's more of it on TV (up to a point, since the nastiest words are banned on broadcast TV), people use it in the office...

Perhaps most tellingly, independent online news sources are not following the old journalism standards of decency that you never print a bad word without censoring it. Indeed, some bloggers swear like sailors.

 

In a way I think the internet has contributed significanctly to our generation being more accepting of profanity. Since, on much of the web, swearing is allowed to become a frequent thing because normal real world standards of decency are left unenforced, people who spend a decent amount of time online get quickly desensitized to it.

[astronelson 339]

3076.

 

Swearing is ubiquitous in Australia.

[Larks2242 251]

3077.

 

I always thought it was stupid to have "bad words" What is the point? And who and who did it and how did it become bad?

 

The word in question from what I know came from German loosely translated meaning "To Strike" 

[Leofdæg 4]

3078

 

Callous use of foul language has triggered untold violence throughout the course of human history. (Not big wars like WWI and WWII, of course, but less "historically remarkable" instances such as skirmishes and homicides.)

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

3079

 

I've tended to shy away from using profanity in my writing because in many circumstances it just doesn't make sense.  But in a conversation of a bunch of college students?  It seems that every other word I write is foul in some way.  Cursing doesn't make me as uncomfortable as it does my parents, but I do try not to do it so much.  My boss and the other foreign teacher in my town, they like cursing, especially together, a whole lot more than I do.  They're like 10 years older than me, and I just feel a bit odd if I use foul language in their company, regardless of whether or not they do.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3080)

 

Well, consider this: if the words weren't "bad", they wouldn't have the desired effect when used.

[Larks2242 251]

3081.

 

Its just stupid, it really comes bank to the sticks and stones theory.

[astronelson 339]

3082.

 

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words strike even deeper"?

[Crazyforsimcity 23]

3083.

 

Words are deadly when used the right way, not saying you should use them that way though...

[Duke87 1,070]

(3084)

 

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words strike even deeper"?

 

No, kinda the opposite of that.

[Larks2242 251]

3085.

 

I'd fix it but clearly that is a joke.

[astronelson 339]

3086.

 

 

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words strike even deeper"?

 

No, kinda the opposite of that.

 

Ah yes, one of the lies we tell children.

[Duke87 1,070]

(3087)

 

I don't think it was ever intended as a fact to be taken literally. The point is that when you react to people teasing you, you encourage them to continue, and therefore it is best to respond to teasing by ignoring it/not letting yourself get bothered by it. If they can't get a rise out of you then it stops being fun to tease you.

 

The problem then is, while this was true for thousands of years of human history, and was still true when we were taught it, in the 21st century the advent of cyberbullying has changed the game entirely. It is now often not possible to make bullying stop by just ignoring it. It can now easily escalate to a level that requires explicit adult intervention.

 

Nonetheless, I would still say that in general a lot of people are too easily offended. I mean, if someone is deliberately insulting you personally, then yes, by all means, get offended! But when people start getting offended by things which were obviously never intended to offend, it is simply inane. All it does is spoil everyone's fun by making people have to be hyper-careful when they speak.

 

And, of course, swearing is not at all the same thing as teasing/insulting someone. As two circles in a Venn Diagram they do overlap, but they are distinct.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

3088

 

Baseball is gonna start in less than 30 days.  Spring is upon us.

[Mr Saturn64 742]

3089

The Phillies made stupid, stupid offseason decisions.

3079

 

I've tended to shy away from using profanity in my writing because in many circumstances it just doesn't make sense.  But in a conversation of a bunch of college students?  It seems that every other word I write is foul in some way.  Cursing doesn't make me as uncomfortable as it does my parents, but I do try not to do it so much.  My boss and the other foreign teacher in my town, they like cursing, especially together, a whole lot more than I do.  They're like 10 years older than me, and I just feel a bit odd if I use foul language in their company, regardless of whether or not they do.

. There's cursing everywhere i go. School? Yup. Downtown? Yup. At the ballpark? Yup. The streets of this barren suburbia? Yup. Just people out here trying to be "gangsta"

[Duke87 1,070]

(3090)

 

I don't think "gangsta" has anything to do with it. That is a significantly more recent phenomenon than profanity or even the profuse use thereof.