I don't think yuppies had such a well-defined set of characteristics as hipsters do, nor did they have the attitude of superiority or irony that hipsters are known for. Hipsters are looking for a purpose without letting you know they're looking. Yuppies were just products of their circumstances, as far as I knew.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I never got how people could "make too much" (anime lunches, US TV dinners..).
Wrap it up, stick it in the fridge, breakfast tomorrow.
I'm not really negative towards that food swap thing though. It's hardly efficient, but it's not damaging. If you've got free time to do some cooking and local networking, go right ahead. Better than using that time for gambling, vandalising or sitting into depression.
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It sounds like fun actually. It is obviously not done for necessity, but the enjoyment of sharing what you made while enjoying good food from others.
Peace.
didn't Yuppies focus on career advancement and climbing the social ladder as fast as possible? while hipsters are just trying to be (forcefully)alternative in everything.
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At least that was the meaning of the word over here. Normally a young adult who was very interested in getting wealthy and into the better social circles. Showing off the wealth was given, like driving a sports car and wearing clothes by expensive brands.Originally Posted by Xelbair
Ahh I'd forgotten those aspects of yuppies. I guess the difference for hipsters then would be to show off their eco-friendliness and alternativeness.
I guess it could be fun if you were confident in your cooking and if there was quality control in people's products. Without FDA approval though, you don't know what you're getting. People could be growing their veggies in fecal matter or adding plant steroids, and you wouldn't know.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Remember megaupload?
Megaupload wins access to data seized in police raid
The real shit isn't happening till later this year. Meanwhile, his new site Mega seems to have an entirely different flavour compared to his last project.
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Already had it fav'ed a while back, not knowing it was his. Lol, good stuff Dotcom.
Now... we can click as warriors... button to button, it is the basis of all internet.
Only a fool trusts his life to a virus.
James Gandolfini suddenly died. I have to say that when I hear the word mafioso, his face is the first I think of. In a good way. He really aced that role. He had a number of other good roles as well. At 51, he surely died too young.
They say it was a heart attack. I wouldn't be surprised if some real-life mafioso put a hit on him. I've always wondered if real-life thugs took insult from how they are portrayed by Hollywood actors.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Microsoft officially acquires Nokia's devices & services units
Except where Google buying out Motorola got loads of cheers, I can't find many people who are happy about Microsoft taking Nokia.
I don't have any particular feelings about the matter either way - I just hope for some good phones come out. That said, the hope of a Nokia Android is now officially crushed.
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Maybe some MS share owners who believe in MS in the hardware market? After all, they will pay a ridiculously low price for Nokia's phones and a long license to all the relevant patents. Plus the right to use the brand, which might still have some value.
Over here the very same day Elop was announced to be the next CEO of Nokia, people were saying Elop's only job will be to crash Nokia's stock price and thus allow MS to make a cheap purchase. That used to be regarded as a joke, but I guess all the best jokes have some truth in them, anyway.
Well, all stories come to an end one day, and today happened to be the day for Nokia. It was good as long as it lasted. I reckon the remains will last another couple of years so that the company will have full 150 years of history before it will become nothing but another footnote in the history books.
Looks like I better start packing my shit to go blow up Syria. :\
>.> Prezzdent. Oh, u.
Take care of the various cities in the northeast that are slowly becoming Brazilian tier slums?
Nah. Let's blow shit up. Did we not fill our war quota this year or something?
America is going to be too fatigued to fight against the inevitable zombie invasion!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
Actually, the most defensible place against a Zombie invasion, at the moment, is Baghram Airfield in Afghanistan. It's big, has an airstrip to bring in supplies, sequestered in a mountain bowl for defense, and it has huge ass concrete barriers surrounding it. This doesn't even include the various military personnel, armored vehicles, and aircraft there.
You're army right? From the sounds of things, it appears we'll be mostly doing airstrikes and bombing runs and not putting troops on the ground.
Also, an island would be the best place to defend from a zombie invasion. Unless the rewrite the book on zombies again (last time it was to allow them to run even though they shouldn't have the muscle control), they can't swim. It would also be harder for them to detect you way out there.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
I consider World War Z(the Book) to be a bible on how Zombies act. Those Zombies travel in herds numbering in the millions on the ocean floor and regularly walk up on land. I say no to Islands.
And yes, I am in the Army. I'm just expecting the worst at this point. A slow creeping escalation to fullscale war in the region.
A book from 2006 can't be the definitive word on how zombies behave. Looking at it from a physiological and sociological standpoint, herd-minded zombies who can run/swim is a preposterous concept. Even if they were single-mindedly pursuing prey on an island, they would stumble over each other and bottleneck in the trenches and crevasses in the ocean floor.
You're probably right though... US military action in Syria might lead to tension and escalation with Russia and other allies of the regime.
For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?
Guys, zombies are fictional creatures, their characteristics change at the creator`s every whim, if you want to go for the "bible" of zombies, I`d say its probably Romero`s story.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
Heartily concur. I think it is absurd that a man who wrote a cheesy (but fun, he's Mel Brook's son after all) book in 2003 is allowed to somehow co-opt the man who created and popularized the genre.
Why would you want to be in the depression of a bowl? You want to be on the top of a hill, or surrounded by largely open scrubland.
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Re. Syria: It will be interesting to see what happens with the congressional vote when the majority of Americans that expressed an opinion one way or the other oppose any military action. Everyone in the US is tired of a decade of war that largely resulted in everyone in the region hating us more.
Plus, we're not that stupid. The American people were lied to once about weapons of mass destruction. "Trust us," isn't the same thing as proof. Fool us once, shame on us, fool us twice, well we can't be fooled again!
My bet is Congress approves it, but even on the extreme off chance they don't (2014 is an election year), the president is going to go anyway.
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