There is no 'largely agreed upon' standard for annoyance or loudness — AmadeusD

I'm unsure this is reasonable in any sense. — AmadeusD

Let’s see if we can come up with some general statements that most people would agree to.
1. The universe et.al exists.
2. Life is part of that universe.
3. Man is part of that universe.
4. Man is a sentient life form.
5. As other forms of life, man has certain characteristics.
6. One of man’s characteristics is that he is a reasoning life form.
7. Another of man’s characteristics is that he is a social animal and interacting with other people is a necessary part of his existence.
8.
Can we get anything out of these statements? A necessary part of a fundamental set of statements is that they are complete and consistent. That is, can we generate all that we want from them and are none of them contradictory. These are probably not but let’s work with them for a while. — George Fisher

politically correct culture that is so prevalent in the US — baker

I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters.


Unless that person was black, that would probably win him votes. :vomit:

I think that will be my new favourite emoticon. — Benkei

I was wasting my time it seems. Not even got going yet.

Guess this is how things are now here.

Bye bye :) — I like sushi

You think I am ignorant? Okay then … shut it down I will not waste my time if you assume I have not studied any linguistics. I guess you just have a pet hate.

Np bye :) — I like sushi

Sure. They can all vie for the title of Who Acquired More Stuff for Their Heirs to Sue Over. — Vera Mont

Within the admittedly poor limits of my knowledge, the majority is neither eager to contend nor able to attain anything like the full value of their efforts. Is that fair? I don't think so. But, as you say, opinions are cheap. — Vera Mont

As we here all attest. — Vera Mont

From where does a man strive toward then? — Outlander

From birth to dotage, for self-esteem, the love of a happy family, the respect of his fellow citizens, the satisfaction of contribution to the common weal. — Vera Mont

What purpose does he have to excel, — Outlander

self-fulfillment, the attainment of skill in his craft and the privilege of passing on hard-earned wisdom to the next generation. — Vera Mont

to defeat that lesser man in the mirror he woke up to? — Outlander

Why defeat? Why not simply improve upon, day by day? — Vera Mont

from each according to their ability, to each according to their need.
Wealth is an evil concept. — Vera Mont

No, it means you're not allowed to change the name. — Michael

That used to be how things were done, but then PHP introduced "protected" and "private" visibility precisely so that we didn't have to do this. — Michael

That's the entire purpose of things like public, protected, private, readonly, final, typing, interfaces, abstract, etc; to ensure that developers do things properly. — Michael

Being able to see at a glance 'protected "name"' immediately tells them that they're not supposed to do '$class->name = 'foo'''. — Michael

$class->_reservedVariable;
$class->wtf_variable;

Often times you don't want that which is why such properties are usually protected or private. — Michael

$importantInfo = $twilio->importantInfo;

$twilio->importantInfo = 'something that breaks the script';

— Michael

class Person
{
  protected $name;
  public function __construct($name)
  {
    $this-name = $name;
  }
  public function getName()
  {
    return $this->name;
  }
}

$person = new Person('Michael');

echo $person->getName()

class Person
{
    function __construct( $name ) { $this->name = $name; }
}

$person = new Person( 'Michael' );

echo $person->name;

Nihilism doesn’t choose chaos and hardship, it merely accepts that there is no intrinsic meaning available to us. — Tom Storm

There’s a significant difference between 'there is no inherent meaning' and ‘nothing matters’. — Tom Storm

Does religion perpetuate and promote a regressive worldview? — Art48

If a person requires to consume particular substances to display or practice certain mental, emotional, and behavioral skills or traits, this means that they are unable to practice those skills or traits *deliberately*. This is a weakness, a disadvantage. — baker

SPAs don't require Ajax. — Michael

Gmail settings will not load a new page. — Jamal