I don't think it's a regional thing at all, because I live in Canada (born and raised in the suburbs of Toronto) and I was outside all day, every day, biking all over town with my friends and then playing in nearby creeks and fields, and I distinctly remember my parents (and other parents) standing outside yelling our…

There was a fascinating article (link below) in The Atlantic a few months ago about how sad it is that kids don't get unsupervised playtime anymore, and how it's messing up their ability to learn independence, risk assessment, and decision-making. One of its points was that parents keep a closer eye on their kids…

Southern girl here. I was playing in a couple hundred acres of woods and bottoms from the time I was 6 or so until I became too "cool" to play in my early teens. I had to be in by dark, and my main rule was don't touch any snakes. Is it a generational thing? A regional thing? Both? I mean, in the summer if I was…

The other half of the double-talk is the criticism (particularly toward the children of the poor, it seems) that today's children are lazy and just want to sit around all day in front of a screen. Of course, when some parents try to get their kids some independence, either through choice or necessity, they get…

Jesus. I started letting my kid ride her bike around the block when she was six. She had to check in every 45 minutes. She's eight now, and checks in every hour to ninety minutes. She knows the rules of how to watch for traffic in our suburban neighborhood, what her boundaries are, and that she's not allowed to go…

I can't help but lol at her for calling him both an Atheist and a Muslim in the same breath.

It totally seems to me like they can incorporate a dog park into these plans. Why not? Dog owners pay taxes too. That's the real equivalency.

"Also shouldn't the onus be on us the dog owners to find somewhere you can responsibly exercise your dog and keep it happy or not have a dog in a city"

"I bet the park at one point did have grass, but it seems like a waste of money to keep putting turf on a park area that is just going to die or weather away after a few months."

Every dog park here in Kansas City the grass is still green and no dirt lots. And the dog parks are very old. They just gave the dog parks in…

What does it matter if someone loves their pet like a kid? What matters is that everyone — every taxpayer — should be able to within certain rules get to enjoy public spaces, and some people do so by lugging along children, and some by wanting to play frisbee (or whatever) with their dog. It's not up to others to tell…

It is not a zero sum game. Just because most of the charities I support are animal-related does not mean I would give money to human-related charities if they weren't around. I have pretty much given up on the human race (hence, no children), and if it weren't for us being so awful and ruining everything, there…

Maybe not, but for pets are the closest thing to children some people will ever have. It makes sense to inflate the importance of that relationship.

What do you call yourself in relation to your dog? "Owner" is so cold. I like being a dog mom. My dog isn't my kid though, she's my fucking dog.

1 - I hate when people call dogs their "kids" or me my dog's "mom"

I think that lady in the video image needs to see a chiropractor.

You know that "learn" is a loose term that is used to describe the way a computer responds to some situations. You know, like logging the amount of headshots and then putting helmets on NPCs.

The AI doesn't fucking "learn" the game just logs your headshots and adds the helmets

I just assumed you meant the linux command, "sudo realistic crap"

I know, I'm really sorry that every copy of MGS5 comes with a real Kojima that holds a gun to your head and forces you to do all the 'silly shit' and doesn't ever let you play the game however you like, instead.

"I need Scissors! 61"
*Points to headband* "Unlimited ammo"
Naked blonde guy running through the halls holding his crotch and doing cartwheels