Negative reinforcement generally works poorly. When it seems to work, thats usually because of a regression to the mean.

The problem that nobody wants to face the fact that in aggregate we do not need that many white collar professionals on the planet whether it's pushing around paper, web designing, designing buildings, counseling, conducting research, or programming. The other problem is we do not really need that many non-white…

You obviously didn't become good enough to go pro so maybe the abusive lamguage did end up hurting you. Maybe with a supportive coach you might have gotten good.

Calling Rihanna ugly is like calling Usain Bolt slow; so weird and counterfactual that it can't even be an insult.

They don't come out around here every year; I believe there are two different cohorts with ine comng out more frequently but still not annually, and the other one the 17 year ones.

He did not drug her to the point where she couldn't give consent; she was lucid enough to tell him repeatedly "no.". What infuriates me is how his defenders lie by trying to make it about statutory rape, rather than violent rape, which it was. If she was 45 and he hadn't drugged her what he did still would have been…

That I might see. I love a good municipal biilding code thriller.

I think the term "pedophile" lacks nuance. I prefer "violent child rapist."

If I built a walk-in closet for a woman she would probably end up trapped beneath falling lumber and debris. I am not what you call handy.

I just remembered that I went out on a date once with a woman who worked for Jeffries as a personal assistant or dogwalker or something like that. She was non-modelly and I think she said he and the boyfriend were nice. Weird.

Yup, while I am fascinated by babies (and they are fascinated with me), I would not approach a woman hanging out with one even though I knew it wasn't hers because WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU FOR THINKING ITS OK TO BE WITH A BABY AT 2 AM IN A BAR?!

Fake id.

I agree, though I think it's hard not to take it personally, particularly since people typically open themselves so much to a partner in a relationship.

Plus it's so much harder to hide the vegetables under my mashed potatoes when they are in juice form.

I also recommend Gray's Papaya for tofu dogs, though they replace the tofu with bef which I think enhances the flavor.

I only drink locally-sourced artisan juice made in a traditional Tibetan juicer while the person makes it softly chants ancient juice mantras, and served in a hand-crafted mug made from Amazon clay. Anything less and you are drinking poison.

Wait a minute, if Gwyneth's dad was able to teach Brad to be humble, why didn't he teach...nevermind.

I think you may b right; combined with a comedian's self-hatred he might honestly believe women should deal with higher things.

Thenthread was started by someone claiming that we should decrease men's libidos because that's the problem. I was saying that rather than making it someone's fault you have to compromise.

Alright, you are saying the same thing I am: compromise is important. Your boyfriends who got mad that you don't have sex whenever he wants is not compromising.