OT: Days of our Lives aka the Beacon's Billboard
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Arreat_mercenary
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Well, I'm a production analist, and since the production has "moved a bit" now we are in another city (or town to tell the truth).
And I don't stay because I want. My home is a 4 hour drive away from here, but I don't have my car here, and I don't know if I want my car here, the travel expenses are rather expensive and by bus is a lot cheaper. I stay 2 weekends here and go home for 1 weekend.
That's because every 3rd weekend they give me all the saturday and half friday free, so I can go home friday afternoon and spend all the weekend at home. The problem is the other 2 weekends.......
And I don't stay because I want. My home is a 4 hour drive away from here, but I don't have my car here, and I don't know if I want my car here, the travel expenses are rather expensive and by bus is a lot cheaper. I stay 2 weekends here and go home for 1 weekend.
That's because every 3rd weekend they give me all the saturday and half friday free, so I can go home friday afternoon and spend all the weekend at home. The problem is the other 2 weekends.......
water_moon
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Actully I'm glad you get to go home so often, a friend of mine has a little baby boy, he just turned 1 year old. His dad is in the millitary and was lucky enough to see him when he was born, but he had to ship out when his son was less than a month old. He won't be back for about another year, maybe longer.
If you were to work towards world peace, I'm sure he'd be mighty glad.
If you were to work towards world peace, I'm sure he'd be mighty glad.
Arreat_mercenary
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In fact, I don't think I can made it to military, I love freedom and that's not something I'm going to have in the military.
And having the world peace would be a double-edge sword: military would be no longer needed, but what about all the people whom make their money from it? What about all the money which is invested? There would be a war to get everything that back
And having the world peace would be a double-edge sword: military would be no longer needed, but what about all the people whom make their money from it? What about all the money which is invested? There would be a war to get everything that back
I hope you find some way to manage A_m. What does your GF do...could she come visit you on one of the weekends??? It could be a cool little vacation for her and a nice break from the usual for you. With all that mula you're making....lol I really hope you do find something to pass the time quickly though.
water_moon
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Sorry A_M, your talking to an economist. I have to argue that the money spent on miliitary would be better spent on consumer goods.
War is wasteful, of both lives (human resources) and materials (natual resoruces). I would much rather that the iron going to provide armor was available for use to support the structure of more homes, then the houses may not be so expensive and fewer people would be forced to chose between rent and food.
Rather than developing tech to make mines that move themselves, or the tech to distroy them all before they blow off children's legs, I would see landing rovers for Mars developed or better distribution of vaccines to stop polio.
I would rather that troops be at home, with their equipment, fighting fires started by lightening; not fires started by war.
War is wasteful, of both lives (human resources) and materials (natual resoruces). I would much rather that the iron going to provide armor was available for use to support the structure of more homes, then the houses may not be so expensive and fewer people would be forced to chose between rent and food.
Rather than developing tech to make mines that move themselves, or the tech to distroy them all before they blow off children's legs, I would see landing rovers for Mars developed or better distribution of vaccines to stop polio.
I would rather that troops be at home, with their equipment, fighting fires started by lightening; not fires started by war.
Arreat_mercenary
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Well, in fact my GF has family in this town, and she wants to be here, but her parents are very strict with her and haven't let her come.
She's going off to hte United States today for a short break, but she promised that she will do whatever is in her reach to come here at least a few days. While that, I think I'm going to work a lot and form a perfect army in ogre battle
She's going off to hte United States today for a short break, but she promised that she will do whatever is in her reach to come here at least a few days. While that, I think I'm going to work a lot and form a perfect army in ogre battle
Arreat_mercenary
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Sorry for the double post, but:
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@W_M: I do NOT support the war w_m, I HATE it, war is stupid nad is done by money interests, and not caring for people lives.
I would also want all that money invested in weapons and military invested in curing diseases or making people lives better, but unfortunately, all that money is already invested in weapons and death, and if global peace comes, all that money would be wasted, and I don't think any country can afford to waste billions of money in nothing.
Unfortunately, global peace, for now, it's nothing but an utopy.
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@W_M: I do NOT support the war w_m, I HATE it, war is stupid nad is done by money interests, and not caring for people lives.
I would also want all that money invested in weapons and military invested in curing diseases or making people lives better, but unfortunately, all that money is already invested in weapons and death, and if global peace comes, all that money would be wasted, and I don't think any country can afford to waste billions of money in nothing.
Unfortunately, global peace, for now, it's nothing but an utopy.
Ana
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Hm, without sounding like the devil's advocate here, I'm no where the economist WM is, and I'm certainly opposed to war, but... there's always a but in discussions like this: unemployment... the people that work in the "war industry" will become unemployed and don't tell me "we'll give them other jobs"...
*sits back and waits for the inevitable responses*
*sits back and waits for the inevitable responses*
muzzz
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It'd take a long while to get back on track, that's for sure. But the amount of money going into the war industry is insane. I believe that if it were used properly, changing to a "peace" industry could be possibly. Too bad I don't believe it'd be used properly :cry:
Less seriously, I think the best plan is to shift the war industry to a space industry. Launching a spaceship can't be all that different from firing a nuke :wink3:
Less seriously, I think the best plan is to shift the war industry to a space industry. Launching a spaceship can't be all that different from firing a nuke :wink3:
I haven't told you about yesterday yet. :smiley:
I'll see Sina on Thursday and Friday, but I couldn't wait. And she told me that she loves surprises... A friend was so nice to drive me there and I stayed there for about 15 minutes (he had to go home). She was truly surprised and happy and we enjoyed the short time being together. :heart:
Her parents noticed it and they think it must have really hit me... ^^ But in general I seem to have left a good impression on them. Especially the father seems to like me. Sina says that he can be very mean at times, but when I'm there he shows himself from his best side. I like her parents, too... It's funny, I seem to be the topic no. 1 in her family right now. Sina often tells me what her parents say and ask... :grin:
I'll see Sina on Thursday and Friday, but I couldn't wait. And she told me that she loves surprises... A friend was so nice to drive me there and I stayed there for about 15 minutes (he had to go home). She was truly surprised and happy and we enjoyed the short time being together. :heart:
Her parents noticed it and they think it must have really hit me... ^^ But in general I seem to have left a good impression on them. Especially the father seems to like me. Sina says that he can be very mean at times, but when I'm there he shows himself from his best side. I like her parents, too... It's funny, I seem to be the topic no. 1 in her family right now. Sina often tells me what her parents say and ask... :grin:
Sidhe
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Who here has seen the movie "Pay It Forward"? For those who haven't, it's a movie in essence about spreading good things. Forget about the corny plot about two people getting together, and focus only on the message of spreading happiness, laughter and good feeling...
I tried just that today! Feeling very well and happy myself, i tried to spread that feeling a little, by saying "goodday" to people i passed, happily smiling myself. And what do you think? People's faces suddenly lit up, and they cheerily said "goodday" back, and continued with a smile on their faces.
Simply wonderful... :smiley:
I tried just that today! Feeling very well and happy myself, i tried to spread that feeling a little, by saying "goodday" to people i passed, happily smiling myself. And what do you think? People's faces suddenly lit up, and they cheerily said "goodday" back, and continued with a smile on their faces.
Simply wonderful... :smiley:
Jude
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Yeah, it's a good idea, and I try to do it, too. "Do no harm and help when you can" is how I try to live.
But the message of the movie was kind of undone by killing the kid off. cynical, when you think about it.
Sort of like: Blessed are the peacemakers because they get attacked by both sides.
But the message of the movie was kind of undone by killing the kid off. cynical, when you think about it.
Sort of like: Blessed are the peacemakers because they get attacked by both sides.
water_moon
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Don't have to. I can point to history itself. Shortly after WW2 there was a boom in manufacturing and production, why? b/c all the steel that had been goign to bombs was now available for things like cars. In fact, there were far more jobs after the war than durning it, despite the returning soldiers.Ana said:
My dad works for a co that manufacuters music equipment. Belive it or not but the same people who make speakers and amplifiers on the assembly line also turn out gituar parts and microphones. And several of those workers came from a paper mill that closed down nearby. Paper = drums?? Not logical! but it's true. Knowledge of heavy eqipment operation trancesnds what is produced. Instead of armor, TVs. Instead of Humvees, sedans.
Now, on to the specailists. My husband will serve as a perfect example.
Goltar is an Areospace programer. His company gets contrats from the millitary and at a recent show nearby that I attened the 2 largests booths were for NASA and the Air Force. But while they had the largest booths, and the biggest draws, they were far and away swallowed by the rest of the show. I know for a fact that goltar would get a huge kick out of designing a new space shuttle system, one that's not 20 years out of date. But this is a back burner to the gov. why? millitary spending.
As for research. Well when I was little my mom worked for a university biology deartment, one of the biggest funders was the US millitary. It was popular in the 80s to wrte your proposials with an eye to making it sound good to the Army or Navy b/c that's where the money was. They would have been just as glad to write their proposials to the NAS (national acedemy of sciences) if it had the kinda of grant money available that the military had.
SO in essecne where would the "lost" jobs come from? Where they always do, they wouldn't be lost in the first place.
DeathMaster
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I might consider to take some time off. Got too much s**t at work.
Today, played a little bit D2, passed NM ancients and found the most unholy gear ever! look it up @ the item found thread.:grin:
Today, played a little bit D2, passed NM ancients and found the most unholy gear ever! look it up @ the item found thread.:grin:
Sidhe
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*flutters in surrounded by pink clouds imprinted with nines* :cloud9:
Only two more nights till i see my boyfriend!! Well, i guess it is... He didn't really want to say when he would come over, because he wants to surprise me, but he gave one hint to many, and i managed to get some more out of him, and so... Only two more nights to go!! :grin:
And ehm, hun, if you read this, it's so your turn to post something... :wink:
Only two more nights till i see my boyfriend!! Well, i guess it is... He didn't really want to say when he would come over, because he wants to surprise me, but he gave one hint to many, and i managed to get some more out of him, and so... Only two more nights to go!! :grin:
And ehm, hun, if you read this, it's so your turn to post something... :wink: