old_fart_dev

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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
Absolutely on the nose. I'd go a step further - if he had said "If I were Isreael", then he's imagining being policy maker directly responsible, instead of merely being a citizen. It's not empathy to put one's
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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
This is absolutely political, in that any conversation about Israel's foreign or domestic policy ends up an argument falling along political lines. There's several posts already excusing the blog post because it aligns politically
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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
On remark 2 - I think these feelings of unfulfillment are very common among young men (and women I imagine), but at that age, it's hard to find an audience of peers mature enough to discuss these feelings without falling into stereot
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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
This is an excellent point. I always assumed the emotional aspect of sex was part of the reason the verb "withholding" was used, much in the same way it's used to describe a more generalized "withholding" of love a
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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
Sorry for waiting over a week to respond, but I wanted to address your example about Boston. >Hm. It's not understandable to me - if there is no harm academically, why the pushback? Not wanting to send your kid to a bad school in a
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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
> I'm not really sure if desegregation in many coastal cities is even possible right now while private schools remain. It's not just a problem of private schools - it's families having the ability to move to a different di
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by old_fart_dev 5y ago
> failure to desegregate our schools Beyond the oblivious benefits of having different communities of students commingle, how does desegregation help poorer performing school? I was under the impression desegregation was more about prov
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
Social media is the neighborhood bar, virtualized, with infinite seats at the bar, but no beer nuts (or beer). Truly one of the saddest places in the world - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJW19nlzb3Q Anyone can pull up
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
I feel shame - I confused Ken Dryden with Jacques Plante. In my defense, I'm a Bruins fan and we're not big on having well-informed opinions. ;)
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
The fact Sean did this multiple times makes me smile. This should be legal in beer league hockey. I spend a good amount of time in net with my defense men standing right in front of me, facing away from the net - I would love someone to co
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
Ken Dryden is a legend - he was a tall butterfly goaltender in the 70s and is the prototype of professional goaltenders today. I think it's funny he thinks goalies are too big given he was a huge goalie himself. I do think goalies
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
I'm dying. Thank you for the laugh.
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
Don't apologize for being optimistic. I wouldn't have gotten where I have without someone telling me to take my shot and apply to a good college I dreamed about applying to when I was much younger. My parents encouraged me to wit
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
Do you watch Tasty videos on Facebook with their two hands and three ingredients and four steps and think "What useless advice - what about people with no hands! How dare suggest they can make bakeless chocolate brownies!" I thin
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by old_fart_dev 6y ago
Re-read the objected to line: "I made it and you can too." Note that I emphasized "can" in that quote. "Can", not "will". This isn't a guarantee by throwaway-0987, it's words of encourage