Recent content by sarkeizen

Caste systems usually were about social stratification. Divergence isn't one. The Abnegations are "in charge" but at least in the first book (which is all I have the stomach for) they gain no social benefits for doing so. It's not just that the factions are illogical, they are pretty much...

Sorry I've been off for a while... I can't say about those two games because I don't game much more than SC2 and portal. Portal works fine, SC2 kind of bites. Otherwise the 17R (I think that's the model name) is probably sufficient.

Wow that'a a Core 2. I had the 1720 years ago. There's so much stuff in the sub $1000 range these days that it's hard to make a specific suggestion. However I'd recommend some of the following: i) Non-Intel graphics. While the Intel chips get better every year they still lag behind even a...

First disable automatic restart on system failure, if you haven't already. Then report the stop code and any other information on the blue screen. Next, eliminate RAM as a problem. RAM test disks are specific tests but not terribly SENSITIVE tests. That is they are good at ruling a...

This statement seems a little strange to me. i) What does "fully understand the world" mean? Does anyone understand the world fully? If this is hyperbole then what percentage of the world need be understood? ii) How can one be certain that they wouldn't be dying with regrets? (sorry for...

It could be that you're simply more aware. "Jiggling" isn't a well-defined objective measure. That said your % body fat can increase when your dieting as dieting will cause the breakdown of muscle as well as fat. The old school way of trying to figure out if this is happening is to measure...

I strongly second going to a doctor. You didn't mention how long it's been with any of these symptoms or which one's came first. When you go to a doctor (not *if*...*when*!). Definitely mention your headaches and your tinnitus as well as any medications or other substances you've been taking...

It is probably nothing. Someone saying they are going to kill you is probably not a significant indicator of actual ability or intent. You *should* tell her that her saying that bothered you - in a way that lets her know you are serious. Once you establish that this is something you find...

The fact of the matter is that she might not even know the answer to that question. My advice is to use a backoff algorithm. Let it go for a month and if you don't hear from her call her. Ask her to coffee the following week on a specific date. This puts you just before the beginning of...

So lets see. i)You resent him playing video games while you're working. I'd say that in a relationship where there's mutual expenses both parties have a responsibility to cover them. If he's not even looking for work then that's a pretty big red flag. If he is looking for work then there's...

Out of curiosity (and apologies for the derail) what's the big problem? I mean I get that there are less social pressures on the internet but you don't seem to have a problem talking here. The easiest way to talk to people is to be observant and ask them about the stuff they appear to...

I will add that there are some experiments which have some counter-intuitive outcomes with regard to decision making. So Dan Ariely had his students write the last two digits of their SIN number beside a bunch of different products (Bottles of wine, trackball, some book, I can't remember the...

I think you might be misunderstanding my position. Bara_no_Hime appeared to assert that timing makes absolutely no difference (I assume she means in the short term). If she wouldn't date you now, she wouldn't have dated you a eight months before. I'm giving this as a counter-example to that...

So there are three issues Valentines Day, Car and borrowing right? Easy stuff first. Valentines day. Tell him simply that even though we agreed to do nothing you still felt a little unhappy when you didn't get anything and that - even a little something would have been nice. Make it clear...

Not exactly, I reread your most current post and decided that you still haven't really admitted you approached the problem poorly. Sure glad you're here to keep me honest. :) That's not really the issue. What is, is your interpretation of what you have observed. To wit: I don't know...