Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Kak]

@GPM and @Kak are really fired up today... rants galore. Tell us how you really feel boys, don't hold back!

On a more serious note...

@Kak I am not sure what ticked you off on home schooling vs private. But I'll put it out there that for my kid, it's all private schooling. We know the owner of our chain daycare here (she is a very successful entrepreneur elevating daycare to a new level) and are applying for another private school soon (age wise it's time for the next level up). It's harder to get in than Harward! And it's not focused on getting your kid to be the most academically successful person to get into some fancy university later. It is focused on letting the kid develop into excellence in whatever is their thing - arts or math, no difference to me.
Most parents are influential people (business people, doctors etc.). Some became my friends already. One friend is a founder of Vega (Vega | Plant-based Nutrition), another is the largest whole sale LED lights distributor in Canada etc. I am always confused when successful people like you post the way you do about "home schooling". It feels kind of backwards to me. You have the means to go private school, why not? I could maybe understand it if you were poor and didn't have options.

Additionally, your post implies that nurture is more important than nature. Whereas I don't know that for a fact and think my kid will become whatever the DNA + my influence + society influence will determine. I wasn't home schooled. And didn't even go to any private schools either. I'd like to think we are smart enough to carve our own path. Regardless of what you do, your son will be his own man.

Lastly, I do believe socialization for a kiddo is important. Interacting with other kids and people is human nature. We are social animals. Why do you insist of depriving your son of this?

Let me turn this around on you - if you are so unhappy with the schooling that's available to you where you live, is this an opportunity to create something? Could you take your passionate disdain for current system as a fuel to create something new and great? Make it into a business?

Lol! I was talking about private school… Government school has never even been the slightest consideration.

Seeing some straw that I’m not going to leave alone… I’ll send my actual rebuttal to this in a bit.

 

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[GPM]

Yes I am fired up. Because as someone who used to absolute love sport shooting as a fantastic hobby, it is being taken away from me for 100% BS reasons.

It is very difficult and expensive to maintain a firearms license and jump through the hoops required to even use "restricted" firearms for sport purposes. It's anywhere from $400+ per year just to fulfil the paperwork requirements to be able to use them just at approved ranges. In Canada (as a legal firearm owner) I would not even be able to shoot these on my own land, or any family members land, or use most of my rifles for varmint hunting or target practice. Only at an approved range. The costs for range approval are astronomical. As such, any simple range memberships in this country is insanely expensive as they need to recoup those costs somehow.

In the last 3ish years I personally have had 2 firearms become paper weights that must be double locked at all times. I have friends who have had $30,000+ worth of firearms become paperweights. And now they are going after pistols. And Airsoft....

It is frustrating that the government literally goes after legal owners and will not do a single thing to go after gun smuggling or organized crime which supplies illigal firearms.

They are also looking to reinstate a long gun registry. Yup, gotta keep track of those 22s and single shot hunting rifles that farmers have! Better add another gigantic hurdle, more paperwork, and more expenses. Expenses on the part of owners, and all Canadians who are then subjected to their taxes going to a 100% useless department. Oh, and not to mention a handy database of firearms for real criminals to locate and access, or for future political assholes to have for when they finally decide to make us all criminals or come and take them with their own guns.

So yea. I am a little pissed right now.

Airsoft is next, and I am not even making that up. I'm guessing paintball comes after, and then what? Water guns and Nerf???

Archery is scary too, better take those. And swords, and machetes, and kitchen knives over a certain length. Hell, let's take the baseball bats and golf clubs after.

 

[Mathuin]

You don't send your kids to government schools!

Lol! I was talking about private school… Government school has never even been the slightest consideration.

Government schools are socialist indoctrination camps.

Private schools are champagne socialist indoctrination camps.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Government schools are socialist indoctrination camps.

Private schools are champagne socialist indoctrination camps.

There are some good schools out there, but it certainly seems this way!
I just laugh when somebody hates on homeschooling while sending their kids to private school. Why? The real alternative to private school is public school.

If ya don't do public school, you're on the same side, purty much.

 

[SteveO]

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Look at this a**hole I spotted the other day. I wonder if someone should ask him how his vehicle was made, or where the electricity comes from. "Durrrrr the wall!"

I bet he was wearing a mask too, but I couldn't see from my vantage point.

I'm going to buy a car. So the manufacture of the vehicle, either electric or gasoline, is pretty much a wash other than some battery components.

If I have a robust solar system installed on my house, it seems like I will be reducing much of the co2 from my car and house.

 

[alekssiht]

Hi there

So I am here between two choices and I cant decide which one should I pursue.
1 - Take sales job as my part-time job for another company and delegate my current business orders to someone else ( I am delegating already but the idea is to delegate it all) to do and try to get someone to make sales in my business.
2 - Drop the part-time sales offer and buy a business list with business information - contact numbers and e-mails etc and start making phone calls to lands sales for my business and delegate all landing deals. So I would do sales for myself and work is outsourced. Net what I would get when my services are outsourced would be around 45-65%. Depending on the project

Have a nice day

 

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[Antifragile]

Yes I am fired up. Because as someone who used to absolute love sport shooting as a fantastic hobby, it is being taken away from me for 100% BS reasons.

It is very difficult and expensive to maintain a firearms license and jump through the hoops required to even use "restricted" firearms for sport purposes. It's anywhere from $400+ per year just to fulfil the paperwork requirements to be able to use them just at approved ranges. In Canada (as a legal firearm owner) I would not even be able to shoot these on my own land, or any family members land, or use most of my rifles for varmint hunting or target practice. Only at an approved range. The costs for range approval are astronomical. As such, any simple range memberships in this country is insanely expensive as they need to recoup those costs somehow.

In the last 3ish years I personally have had 2 firearms become paper weights that must be double locked at all times. I have friends who have had $30,000+ worth of firearms become paperweights. And now they are going after pistols. And Airsoft....

It is frustrating that the government literally goes after legal owners and will not do a single thing to go after gun smuggling or organized crime which supplies illigal firearms.

They are also looking to reinstate a long gun registry. Yup, gotta keep track of those 22s and single shot hunting rifles that farmers have! Better add another gigantic hurdle, more paperwork, and more expenses. Expenses on the part of owners, and all Canadians who are then subjected to their taxes going to a 100% useless department. Oh, and not to mention a handy database of firearms for real criminals to locate and access, or for future political assholes to have for when they finally decide to make us all criminals or come and take them with their own guns.

So yea. I am a little pissed right now.

Airsoft is next, and I am not even making that up. I'm guessing paintball comes after, and then what? Water guns and Nerf???

Archery is scary too, better take those. And swords, and machetes, and kitchen knives over a certain length. Hell, let's take the baseball bats and golf clubs after.

Our buddy JT keeps forgetting that gun laws in Canada are already very strict. He’s just riding the latest waive of what he thinks is “popular” based on the shooting and n Tx. He’s a puppy and you know my opinion on him.



Edit: you are right about golf clubs, when the game isn’t going my way, they become dangerous weapon in my hands! Just ask the few trees that got hit.

 

[Antifragile]

I just laugh when somebody hates on homeschooling while sending their kids to private school.

Hate?
C’on. Stop being so sensitive.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Hate?
C’on. Stop being so sensitive.

I'm not, I'm just waiting for you to respond to the actual comment! C'mon, what are the reasons you chose private instead of government schools?

 

[Mammoth]

@GPM and @Kak are really fired up today... rants galore. Tell us how you really feel boys, don't hold back!

On a more serious note...

@Kak I am not sure what ticked you off on home schooling vs private. But I'll put it out there that for my kid, it's all private schooling. We know the owner of our chain daycare here (she is a very successful entrepreneur elevating daycare to a new level) and are applying for another private school soon (age wise it's time for the next level up). It's harder to get in than Harward! And it's not focused on getting your kid to be the most academically successful person to get into some fancy university later. It is focused on letting the kid develop into excellence in whatever is their thing - arts or math, no difference to me.
Most parents are influential people (business people, doctors etc.). Some became my friends already. One friend is a founder of Vega (Vega | Plant-based Nutrition), another is the largest whole sale LED lights distributor in Canada etc. I am always confused when successful people like you post the way you do about "home schooling". It feels kind of backwards to me. You have the means to go private school, why not? I could maybe understand it if you were poor and didn't have options.

Additionally, your post implies that nurture is more important than nature. Whereas I don't know that for a fact and think my kid will become whatever the DNA + my influence + society influence will determine. I wasn't home schooled. And didn't even go to any private schools either. I'd like to think we are smart enough to carve our own path. Regardless of what you do, your son will be his own man.

Lastly, I do believe socialization for a kiddo is important. Interacting with other kids and people is human nature. We are social animals. Why do you insist of depriving your son of this?

Let me turn this around on you - if you are so unhappy with the schooling that's available to you where you live, is this an opportunity to create something? Could you take your passionate disdain for current system as a fuel to create something new and great? Make it into a business?

I feel like a debate on this topic between you two would make a good radio show episode....

 

[MJ DeMarco]

I don’t need some blue haired F*ckface teaching my kid about why his businessman daddy is evil and how one day he might be able to grow up and get pregnant.

Something specific happen? Or just a general beef?

 

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[Antifragile]

I'm not, I'm just waiting for you to respond to the actual comment! C'mon, what are the reasons you chose private instead of government schools?

You are practically biting my head off, lol. I feel like I’m not allowed to disagree with a rant without being a “hater” in your opinion. You do seem super sensitive on this issue. Chill brother. I’m not hating on you.

I also drive a nice car instead of taking public transit. The reason for private school for my kiddo is simple: I do what I think is best. Best often costs some money. As long as I can afford it… it’s that simple.

I feel like a debate on this topic between you two would make a good radio show episode....

Entertainment value off the charts lol. I can imagine @Kak saying things like “this two year old commie kid in daycare really got on my nerves”

But seriously, it may not come off well in posts vs tonality of an in person chat, I really don’t give a shit what others do. So the show would flop. Kak seems passionate, and @thechosen1 seems on a mission lol. I’d probably just say “ok, good luck, have a nice day”.

I’ll now go grab some popcorn waiting for @kak’s rebuttal

 

[Lex DeVille]

waiting for @kak’s rebuttal

If you don't want to wait, send $50. I'll show you my buttal.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

You are practically biting my head off, lol. I feel like I’m not allowed to disagree with a rant without being a “hater” in your opinion. You do seem super sensitive on this issue. Chill brother. I’m not hating on you.

I also drive a nice car instead of taking public transit. The reason for private school for my kiddo is simple: I do what I think is best. Best often costs some money. As long as I can afford it… it’s that simple.



Entertainment value off the charts lol. I can imagine @Kak saying things like “this two year old commie kid in daycare really got on my nerves”

But seriously, it may not come off well in posts vs tonality of an in person chat, I really don’t give a shit what others do. So the show would flop. Kak seems passionate, and @thechosen1 seems on a mission lol. I’d probably just say “ok, good luck, have a nice day”.

I’ll now go grab some popcorn waiting for @kak’s rebuttal
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Not at all. Chill. I don't homeschool, it's not my issue. I'm trying to get you to admit that private school is better than public, which you did. It wasn't so hard, was it? Hahaha

 

[Antifragile]

If you don't want to wait, send $50. I'll show you my buttal.

Once entrepreneur always thinking! Haha. Do you accept crypto? I may have some Luna for you!

 

[Mammoth]

But seriously, it may not come off well in posts vs tonality of an in person chat

That's my biggest problem with the internet.

The same conversation done in person (or even via audio) vs. plain text goes in two radically different directions with the absence of body language and tonality.

Also people feel safe behind a keyboard to say things that in person would get them punched in the mouth. It's a real degradation of human communication, even though we can send it instantly to anywhere on the planet.

 

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[Antifragile]

That's my biggest problem with the internet.

The same conversation done in person (or even via audio) vs. plain text goes in two radically different directions with the absence of body language and tonality.

Also people feel safe behind a keyboard to say things that in person would get them punched in the mouth. It's a real degradation of human communication, even though we can send it instantly to anywhere on the planet.

Yup, 100% this. And it's the responsibility of the person typing to do our best to relay the intended message. If the readers read it differently, that's not on them, it's on the writer. When I catch myself of sending a different message than I intend, I try to correct asap.

The "feeling safe behind a keyboard" applies to people who don't know each other and are anonymous. @Kak and @thechosen1 know me, so I can't hide

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

That's my biggest problem with the internet.

The same conversation done in person (or even via audio) vs. plain text goes in two radically different directions with the absence of body language and tonality.

Also people feel safe behind a keyboard to say things that in person would get them punched in the mouth. It's a real degradation of human communication, even though we can send it instantly to anywhere on the planet.

I wouldn't punch anyone in the mouth in person TBH, like ever. No reason for it. You're either fearing for your life, responding with self defense appropriate for that situation (which I would) - or not... I don't understand people who want to physically fight.

But that's what the second amendment is for - when the guy who is much bigger & stronger than you decides to use violence towards you, when a witty comeback would have been more appropriate.

@Antifragile no need to hide, I don't hate you at all. Sorry if it came off like that. Just debating these school things lol

 

[Kak]

But that's what the second amendment is for - when the guy who is much bigger & stronger than you decides to use violence towards you, when a witty comeback would have been more appropriate.

No, it’s really for tyranny. A de facto 4th branch of government. A veto power.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

No, it’s really for tyranny. A de facto 4th branch of government. A veto power.

Government = the biggest, strongest bully in the class.

 

[Kak]

Government = the biggest, strongest bully in the class.

Fair enough.

 

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[Matt Sun]

Entrepreneurs:

-"Homeschooling is best!"

"- Just pay for the best of the best private!"


Public schools:

Would you eat bug bolognese? Primary school children in Wales could be offered EDIBLE INSECTS including mealworms and crickets as scientists urge the next generation to embrace eco-friendly meat substitutes​

Scientists plan to feed children insects to help make the UK greener

Scientists plan to feed primary school pupils in Wales edible insects like crickets and mealworms. Cardiff University and UWE researchers hope to educate on their environmental benefits.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MitchC]

Yes I am fired up. Because as someone who used to absolute love sport shooting as a fantastic hobby, it is being taken away from me for 100% BS reasons.

It is very difficult and expensive to maintain a firearms license and jump through the hoops required to even use "restricted" firearms for sport purposes. It's anywhere from $400+ per year just to fulfil the paperwork requirements to be able to use them just at approved ranges. In Canada (as a legal firearm owner) I would not even be able to shoot these on my own land, or any family members land, or use most of my rifles for varmint hunting or target practice. Only at an approved range. The costs for range approval are astronomical. As such, any simple range memberships in this country is insanely expensive as they need to recoup those costs somehow.

In the last 3ish years I personally have had 2 firearms become paper weights that must be double locked at all times. I have friends who have had $30,000+ worth of firearms become paperweights. And now they are going after pistols. And Airsoft....

It is frustrating that the government literally goes after legal owners and will not do a single thing to go after gun smuggling or organized crime which supplies illigal firearms.

They are also looking to reinstate a long gun registry. Yup, gotta keep track of those 22s and single shot hunting rifles that farmers have! Better add another gigantic hurdle, more paperwork, and more expenses. Expenses on the part of owners, and all Canadians who are then subjected to their taxes going to a 100% useless department. Oh, and not to mention a handy database of firearms for real criminals to locate and access, or for future political assholes to have for when they finally decide to make us all criminals or come and take them with their own guns.

So yea. I am a little pissed right now.

Airsoft is next, and I am not even making that up. I'm guessing paintball comes after, and then what? Water guns and Nerf???

Archery is scary too, better take those. And swords, and machetes, and kitchen knives over a certain length. Hell, let's take the baseball bats and golf clubs after.

Him and his puppet master are clearly planning something and is nervous about how the country will react so I’d be leaving.

Entrepreneurs:

-"Homeschooling is best!"

"- Just pay for the best of the best private!"


Public schools:

Would you eat bug bolognese? Primary school children in Wales could be offered EDIBLE INSECTS including mealworms and crickets as scientists urge the next generation to embrace eco-friendly meat substitutes​

Scientists plan to feed children insects to help make the UK greener

Scientists plan to feed primary school pupils in Wales edible insects like crickets and mealworms. Cardiff University and UWE researchers hope to educate on their environmental benefits.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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In all seriousness I wonder how eating this diet will affect human development. It’s clearly not what we have been eating for millions of years.

We’ve seen all the diseases and obesity that eating GMO pesticide covered veges and bottles filled with fizzy sugar has done to people.

I wonder what diseases and development deficiencies eating bugs instead of meat will create.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Him and his puppet master are clearly planning something and is nervous about how the country will react so I’d be leaving.

In all seriousness I wonder how eating this diet will affect human development. It’s clearly not what we have been eating for millions of years.

We’ve seen all the diseases and obesity that eating GMO pesticide covered veges and bottles filled with fizzy sugar has done to people.

I wonder what diseases and development deficiencies eating bugs instead of meat will create.

I wonder where vegans and vegetarians stand on insects...

There will probably be a new name for a person who doesn’t eat meat, but does eat bugs, and another who doesn’t eat any animal products but does eat bugs?

Or do those exists already?

 

[Kak]

I wonder where vegans and vegetarians stand on insects...

There will probably be a new name for a person who doesn’t eat meat, but does eat bugs, and another who doesn’t eat any animal products but does eat bugs?

Or do those exists already?

@MJ DeMarco and @MTF y’all planning on trying some bugs?

 

[GPM]

Once entrepreneur always thinking! Haha. Do you accept crypto? I may have some Luna for you!

Holy shit, you have $50 in Luna????

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5chkHjTNFgk

 

[MJ DeMarco]

I wonder where vegans and vegetarians stand on insects...

How is eating bugs vegan?

The "eating insects" narrative is always used as anti-vegan propaganda since it has a climate change component.

There is absolutely NO LIVING CREATURE that I want to kill because it looks appetizing, from pigs to crickets to sea spiders (crabs). There is no click-bait story, no government initiative, and no anti-vegan YouTube video (this guy was vegan and lost muscle! wooooooooo!!!!) that will change that.

We’ve seen all the diseases and obesity that eating GMO pesticide covered veges

I'm sure the emergency room is filled with Fat-F*cks who just had a heart-attack because they ate far too much pesticide-laden broccoli. Nope, not the Little Caesars double cheese pizza with bacon (which surely wasn't fed GMO feed before slaughter), not the ice cream, and not the carton of ding-dongs.

Gotta be the funniest thing I read this year.

@MJ DeMarco and @MTF y’all planning on trying some bugs?

The insect story is disgusting. Disturbing and sad too.

I have no plans to eat bugs, anymore than I have plans to eat a pig.

Outside of my lifestyle decision to be an entrepreneur, there is no other lifestyle decision (to be 100% plant-based) that I am more at peace with, and happy with. I'm proud that the reckless and leisurely consumption of suffering is not part of my life. I'm no stranger to going against a cultural script and being an outlier, and I'm terribly happy where my decisions have led my life, both financially, health-wise, and personally.

The only drawback to the decision is having to deal with random assumptions and judgments (both online and IRL) that are based on pure ignorance.... kinda like vegan food is disgusting and/or tasteless, which I'm sure fits right in the "eating insects" narrative.

 

[Antifragile]

Could Florida man be the answer...?


@Antifragile Destin is warm almost all year! Go look at their sand compared to Canada's...

I like Florida, here is a sunrise pic I took a few years back. Beautiful Miami Beach, warm!

 

[MitchC]

I'm sure the emergency room is filled with Fat-F*cks who just had a heart-attack because they ate far too much pesticide-laden broccoli. Nope, not the Little Caesars double cheese pizza with bacon (which surely wasn't fed GMO feed before slaughter), not the ice cream, and not the carton of ding-dongs.

Gotta be the funniest thing I read this year.

I like how you cut my comment off where it said bottles filled with sugar. Double cheese bacon, ice cream etc are just more examples of the exact point I was making. GMO grain fed meat is another perfect example.

I don’t really see why you find my comment the funniest thing you’ve read all year?

You think it’s funny to assume that eating a vegetable that’s been genetically modified and sprayed with poisonous chemicals made by the same company that made agent orange could possibly be harming people?