Isn’t it all a matter of degrees? If their “attitude” is tempered with maturity, they may develop into emotionally secure, assertive, confident individuals. But if their defiance is so out of line that it affects their emotional development, they might even need medication.

Strong-willed is fine but we as parents *MUST* set the boundaries. I think it’s good parenting to encourage a child to test those boundaries because it helps develop their assertiveness. Of course if they defy the boundaries, then there needs to be consequences. I think once a child matures and learns that this…

“I believe—and hope—that this means strong-willed children are also less susceptible to peer pressure and more likely to stand up for themselves and others.”

Yep. It’s a shock. Fifteen years ago I had to take an ambulance to my hospital three blocks away when I threw my back out.

After the shit that happened yesterday in Paris, I see absolutely nothing wrong with your statement.

This might be off-topic but I was walking around in my old Brooklyn neighborhood the other night and saw this sight: a store with 4 rows of people sitting down and painting, maybe about 20 or so in each row. Each person faced a partner, sort of like speed dating (speed painting?)

CHINOs. The word you’re looking for is CHINOs. Similar to RINOs, CHINOs are “Christians in Name Only”.

I think we’re twins. I’m the clean one and she’s the sloppy one. Once every couple months, she does what she calls a “30 minute blast” and then after that she hunkers down under the covers, watches Law & Order, plays Candy Crush, drinks rum and pops Xanax. Actually she does that almost every night, Saturday and Sunday…

Phil Plait has a good write up over on Bad Astronomy:

Yep that was the movie and I was surprised how much I really enjoyed it.

And yet, sometimes there is a happy ending.

I realize it’s probably a matter of personal taste, but that looks like an uncomfortable and cheap plastic chair. Surely a workspace this nice looking would deserve something better?

I hope he saved the bat!! That thing needs to go to Cooperstown!

Good recs here. He also has good articles on general privacy.

Great timing. I’m planning to build my very first DIY server next week.

I’ll be installing Windows Server 2012 R2 in order to run multiple virtual machines of a Windows Server domain controller, SQL server and various Windows 7/8.1/10 guests.

I’ve read your complete guide on building a computer and have specced out…

Is there a chain of Alamo Drafthouses? There is currently one in New York (the city of Yonkers, which is north of Manhattan), and they are opening a second here in Brooklyn later this year:

I used to interrupt my girlfriend constantly with my esteemed pronouncements on this and that. She got so fed up, she developed The Look. Now when I slip, I get The Look and (as they say in preschool), I instinctively do “whole body listening”. Heh. Sigh.

This is my Luna Park. Welcome to Brooklyn, kids!

It’s gotten to the point that I’ve stopped watching it live. Now I just record it on the DVR, watch the last 10 minutes and now I’m caught up! Saves me so much time in my busy day...

This is the tool that I like. Also simple to use, but it’s free.