GoDaddy's plan was to use SOPA to give themselves a monopoly as a domain registrar.
Don't forget it.
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Don't forget it.
Please keep with it. You have an actually unique and well implemented idea.
The point is exactly that everything advertised by Comcast comes with an asterisk and fine print which you must agree to, to use their service (making it not false advertising).
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I'm not completely familiar with it's characterization, but it seems like uniquely 'urban suburban' in a way, no?
If that's true, I wonder what that uniquely middle-of-the-road quality gives it, in the context of the shifting relevance.
As a programmer? If you're not making six figures now, you will in 2-3 years. How much money do you need?
That said, when nicotine is exposed to oral tissues, it may be promoting:
-oral cancer
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20338106
-gingivitis
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20337880
-receding gums
Source: don't have a specific study handy, but this high-level review mentions it, and other issues: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933534/
Keep in mind, these are all slight chances. If you do this regularly for years, it may be of concern. Every once in a while? No biggie.
Patch will get you around all of these, specific issues at least. There's still that whole 'carcinogenic, overall' thing.
There's not (m)any other molecules out there that do this, so it's quite a novel research target!
Nicotine, in low doses, by itself (i.e. outside of tobacco, which contains MAOIs, which potentiate nicotine's effects), is not terribly addictive. I'll occasionally supplement it for a few days at a time, then stop. I would caution anyone supplementing nicotine NEVER to smoke tobacco, at the same time.
Patches are the most healthy way to consume nicotine. Nicotine + gums = all kinds of bad stuff. Still, there's some slight carcinogenic risk with long-term use of the stuff, so it's not a miracle drug. :(
That said, you're comparing apples to oranges, somewhat, too. A small-to-mid-sized metro area compared to SF is very different. I think the characteristics you listed to describe SF are popular in NYC, as well.
Intentional? I doubt it.
Something they'd fix, if it were pointed out to them? I'd like to think so.
Why don't you write them a note, instead of offering your opinions here?
'Hi, I'm Dustin Curtis, I have an iPhone 5s, and I spent the whole day playing with it, and you probably didn't.'
Cool story, Dustin.
Right. Well, I don't want to open a can of worms but:
a.) biologically, men simply are predisposed for greater physical strength than women. So, with that, comes the consequent precautions one would have to take in life, as a less physically powerful being (in short: you can't walk through scary neighborhoods with scary creatures, as easily).
That said, it's NOT banishment to a lifetime of powerlessness. Anyone can get a taser/pepper spray/knife/gun and quickly gain the upper-hand in almost any situation.
So there's that..
b.) I don't doubt they face harassment. Catcalling has been going on forever, seeing as the primal urge to have attention of another whom you desire is fairly deeply rooted. That said if you are psychologically unable to cope with it, my feelings are that you'd benefit from treating your psyche, a bit.
Improve your self-esteem, confidence, see a therapist. The tools exist.
All of this said, I'm not envious of this aspect of the female existence. But I refuse to believe an iPhone app is the solution.
Straw man. Didn't say that.
> And it is totally only the women who can't look in the mirror and be confident in what they see that are harassed on the street. This isn't a problem strong, confident women face.
That's over-simplifying things slightly, but let's play ball.
I'd put it like this:
Self-confidence and social graces are both 'soft' things. These are things you - and only you - can improve (classes, therapy, introspection, psychedelics, whatever floats your boat).
I reject that an iPhone app has any capacity to do that.
So, if the problem is 'street harassment' (to the non-tragic degree I've described it in my OP) is painful due to the effects it has on your self-esteem, you should fortify your self-esteem.
No, I don't think strong, confident women face this problem. It's probably an annoyance, like any undesirable social interaction is for anyone, but I don't think it has long-lasting impact, after the interaction.
We, as a society, should encourage self-empowerment. Identify the things that are causing problems for you, and work on them. Self-esteem and physical security can be greatly improved with focused work. Picking up an iPhone is not the right solution.
At what point do we start expecting members of society to toughen up or start considering their sensitivity/anxieties symptoms of psychological issues requiring clinical treatment?
An iPhone app for catcalling?!?!?!
Let me lead this debate right off with: yes, I understand there are instances of street harassment that occur which are tragic, illegal, senseless, violent and I firmly agree all of those should be stopped.
But for the sub-tragedy-level issues of 'street harassment': really?!
Here's a solution: Empower yourself!
If you're worried about physical harassment, carry a taser/pepper spray/knife/gun. Start working out. Take a self-defense class.
If you're worried about psychological harassment, take a good hard look at yourself and your life and work on your self-esteem, see a therapist, work out (two birds, one stone, with that). Figure out how to look in the mirror and be confident in what you see, no matter what others say (it may be hard, I know, but no one can do this for you but you).
Do all of those things, and you'll surely walk around with far less fear of 'street harassment'. In fact, I'm fairly confident the majority of people with such anxieties who employ the above tactics will find much help for their problems.
Encouraging people to use an iPhone app to remedy this will only perpetuate the cycle of helplessness in society.
Put bluntly: do you think some drunk idiot on the street who's catcalling you cares that you're writing him a bad Yelp review on your iPhone app? No.
Does an iPhone app fortify your psyche or physical security? No.
I'm totally sympathetic to unchangeable things people suffer from in life (physical disease, psychiatric disabilities). But to the extent that is possible, you should always seek to empower yourself. And an iPhone app does nothing (long-term) to empower your psyche or physical security. (And promoting it as a solution does nothing but further weaken society, as whole.)
Some may argue the weight on the other side of the seesaw - the startup or product you work on - has such dismally low possibility of 'taking off'/earning you life-changing money/etc that it's not worth putting a premium on work hours, as opposed to living and enjoying your youth.
That, right there, is the substance of debate.
You and the author, together, are correct.
Someone may achieve 'balance' at 30, 60, 80 hours a week. YMMV. But the operative phrase is 'balance'.
I also consider the phrases 'unnecessary' and 'signaling problem' far too light to describe the ill effects of '[glorifying] getting no sleep and eating like shit'. It is a fucking cancer.
As an industry and a niche, we're really bad at promoting this.