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Commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
I've been shopping there since the early nineties (pre-internet catalog days) when I figured out that you can haggle with them on the price. I don't know many places you can do that anymore. If you can show them a...
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I see no war propaganda in this video. I do see anti blindly following organized religion propaganda. Those guys deserve it just for having that kid anywhere near them....
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I hear about something like this every few years and then my brain tricks itself into doubting the source and therefore the validity. I was talking to my wife about this less than a month ago but dismissed it as...
Commented on HOWTO defeat the Klan with humor and bravery
I haven't thought about this in a long time but I changed the mind of an Aryan Nation chapter leader. I knew these skin heads that weren't neo nazi but hung out with some who were. I was introduced to...
Commented on That's Incredible! Video Game Invitational (1983)
Dorothy Hastin, You are just another one of a million girlfriends who moaned, "Will you stop playing that videogame so we can go to the mall?" You all lost. The geek inherited the Earth. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs each...
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V was my first realization that it was very easy to fall in with Nazi ideals if you don't question authority and that being part of the resistance was so much cooler anyway....
Commented on Artist takes $190,000 out of bank because they won't give him a mortgage
@Dorothy Haskin AKA "Troll" It addresses a problem that a large segment of society has both here and abroad. If you are a freelancer by trade as most artists are as well as a multitude of people employed in other...
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Love both the song and the video. Great work....
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I clicked just to see how many pics until I saw a boob. 5 is the answer. But surprisingly none since....
Commented on If you have any questions, please ask the angel
I have a question for the angel. How is this a viable user interface. If I want a file, I don't walk down enormous treacherous hallways now so how is this a step in the right direction....
Commented on Meatcard contest -- recreate Frazetta paintings using live people
So only people with access to really hot chicks who are willing to wear next to nothing and then be photographed for the internet have a chance at wining business cards made out of meat? Yeah, OK, I can see...
Commented on Rosie Hardy (photography)
Ha ha. Mall Patrol. Don't take crap from Mall Patrol. If their badge isn't issued by a state or federal agency, I don't take crap like that from anyone. If he had pressed the issue with me, I would have...
Commented on Preternaturally Verbose Infant Instigates Spontaneous Outbreak of Lulz (video)
My friends daughter would do something like that. Mock the gestures, facial expressions and cadence of someone in conversation but just spout complete gibberish. I would usually counter with, "My, what a compelling anecdote." Very expressive child. They taught her...
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Needs more Benny Hill Theme...
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That's one hell of a non sequitur....
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While I admire this man's thriftiness, I don't long for his lifestyle. Life is a balancing act. Don't waste yours in pursuit of accumulation at the expense of a little deserved self indulgence....
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23 seconds! I'll make sure to torture my son with that later....
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querent commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
"Are you honestly suggesting that we should limit law to those whose crimes are not part of their religion, or that any sane being should consider this even marginally desirable?" I don't think a suggestion was being made. Rather, the difficulty inherent in the issue was being explored. This is difficult for me. I tend toward anarchism, and assume that any authority given is going to be misused. With that axiom in place, you have to appeal to human potential. And maybe help formulate escape plans for those unfortunate enough to be born into intellectual or political bondage....
Cefeida commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
I second the commenter who recommends Adorama (incidentally, also a Jewish business, thus closed on Saturdays). They've got great prices and they're very very helpful. As to whether this is ok of B&H to do, I'm torn. On the one hand, it's not cool to discriminate. On the other hand, I just can't gather the emotion to see this as a big deal. They're not the only place to get a job. Why are those four women bothering to sue them, I wonder? Do they want to work so badly in an environment where their presence will make everyone extremely...
El Stinko commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
Well I can't speak for the ladies, but i have usually had excellent service at B&H. The salespeople are knowledgeable and well trained on their products. I can usually try out something firsthand. And I get the best price. As was stated before, they will match any legitimate offer out there. The few times I have had bad service it is because they are completely mobbed and I can't get someone's attention. That being said, sexual discrimination is illegal regardless of religious beliefs, and I believe it is a just law. They need to find a way to make it...
guavajellyfish commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
Cefeida, do you mean warning signs like this? http://www.edb.utexas.edu/faculty/salinas/students/student_sites/Spring2007/Christine_Paterson/whites_only.gif...
Cefeida commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
No, guavajellyfish, that is not what I meant....

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