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  1. Wesley
    This was in there. Somewhat softer language, probably to be more encompassing and get a higher return.
  2. Wesley
    I didn't answer anything. I was asking what proof you wanted. You didn't answer my question at all. I think I am done with this. (Here is an example of anger leading to me not continuing to beat my head againt a wall and being quite helpful.)
  3. Wesley
    I have no idea. I just found the article and posted it for people to comment on. I didn't say whether I supported the ideas in the article or not or supported the organization or not. It could be an onion story for all I care and it may still be interesting to discuss...
  4. Wesley
    I said nothing of the sort...
  5. Wesley
    Personally, I am ok with Stef not visually showing us what breastfeeding looks like...
  6. Wesley
    http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/22/news/companies/bitcoin-virgin-space/index.html It seems the number of things you can't buy with Bitcoin is running out!
  7. Wesley
    Link fixed. The Christian Science Monitor is relatively well-respected and a secular publication that is owned by a church. Here is the info on their FAQ page if you are interested in reading it: Regardles, this still is a story that is out there, and it coming from Christian Scientists might be an examination point in itself.
  8. Wesley
    What kind of evidence would prove this to you? You already seems to discount any professional that claims anger is healthy or my own personal experience where anger has helped me. I cannot come up with a solution to a problem where every available solution doesn't count.
  9. Wesley
    I listed several examples as to where anger could be helpful. I think all of the examples I listed have been relevant to me at some point in my life.
  10. Wesley
    I think that children have temper tantrums because they cannot express themselves in a healthy manner. Imagine you are incredibly uncomfortable and there are people around you who can help you. You will ask for help. They ignore you. You might then ask a little louder, and they may still ignore you. You may then thrash about or yell or try to do something to get attention and then they may listen and help you. The next time you are uncomfortable, you are much more likely to start at a louder and more thrashing level than at the quiet asking for help. After all, you were punished when you just asked by being ignored for genuine expression and rewarded at least with some attention for creating a tantrum. Then these parents then always wonder why their kids have many tantrums. It is true that crying could be some normal. Kids play and get hurt and in general express emotions very fully when they are sad and not scolded into not expressing themselves. However, I would guess that this situation is somewhat worse than that if it is happening so regularly and so forcefully, but it is a good point that it may not be the result of abuse or neglect by the parents. I wish that when I felt sad I was able to fully express my feelings like a child can. Not in a tantrum way, but to really cry deeply when I am sad. That was beat and yelled out of me though and it has been very difficult for me to relean how to express myself emotionally.
  11. Wesley
    Anger is the innoculation of abuse. If I get trapped in a situation of verbal abuse, getting angry at it ensures that I am much less likely to be in that situation again. You can get angry to set boundaries for when someone goes to far in a relationship. You can get angry in order to defend yourself or the people you love. You can get angry at abuse which would lead to you never acting in that way yourself. You can get angry which can drive you to make changes in the world or in yourself. There are many potential positives of anger.
  12. Wesley
    The price being high doesn't matter. The price could go 1000x its current value. Everyone would just deal in mBTC or uBTC and everything would be normal. BTC is infinitely divisible, so the price of 1 BTC really doesn't matter at all. There is a very large market for bitcoin and it is constantly increasing. It will only get more. Lots of people buy stuff with bitcoin. Having coin in order to save also is not a negative or look down on a currency. It is very important to be able to save and people may choose to do that. Put any small amount you can save into bitcoin. You do not need to move the amount you use for daily expenses (or mafia pay-offs) into savings. That is not what anyone is arguing you should do.
  13. Wesley
    Well obviously "official bullying" is not included. Just like all official definitions of terrorism have an extra clause in them that excludes the state.
  14. Wesley
    I thought this might be interesting to discuss. http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2012/0912/Top-5-bullying-myths-What-you-don-t-know-about-bullying/
  15. Wesley
    http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/29/bitcoin-forgotten-currency-norway-oslo-home Man buys $27 of bitcoin, forgets about them, finds they're now worth $886k
  16. Wesley
    I think you may have hit enter before you finished your thought. However, if you know this about this person, then why would you share personal information or beliefs? Why are you even talking to them? You also didn't answer why you thought there would be reprecussions at your job for asking to not be around him. I am curious as to that answer.
  17. Wesley
    I don't know what the rest of your post means. This is an action. An action can be evaluated as positive or negative. This has nothing to do with thoughts, beliefs or feelings.
  18. Wesley
    I do not see how justified hate is a negative thought. I don't really see how any feelings are negative. They just are. I would consider anger and hatred to be a feeling rather than a thought. Thoughts I wouldn't evaluate on a positive/negative scale, but on something more similar to a true/false scale. Beliefs that generated thoughts can be challenged, but if a belief is wrong it would still be odd for me to say it is negative for the person. I think I would be asking the "compared to what?" question. I wouldn't say "thinking 2+2 = 5 is negative", but rather that "thinking 2+2 = 4 is false." Maybe you could explain that a little more what you mean and then I can better articulate the problem I find with it.
  19. Wesley
    This sounds to me like passive-aggressive behavior. He is incredibly angry, but thinks anger is wrong. He illicits the anger in others constantly and then rejects it by laughing. I would not confront him on the idea that he is performing this behavior. Either he will see it is making you angry and that will feed his addiction, or you will trip his underlying rage in which you should be very scared oof what may happen. You should try to do whatever you can to mninimize your exposure, ask to be moved somewhere else, ask for you to not be paired with him. I am sure something could be worked out. Why would you pointing out someone is abusive or just express the preference of working with someone else make you lose respect or lose your job?
  20. Wesley
    I think the first thing to figure out with a fear is to what extent is it justified and to what extent is it not justified. To the extent it is justified, then you should thank the fear as something that will protect you from a dangerous situation. To the extent it is not justified, you shoul figure out what you are actually afraid of, mostly as learned behavior from your past. The fear/paranoia was useful when an actual potential danger was present, but now it may be on overdrive. It still is useful in identifying scary situations, but it should be one of the voices you listen to, not something that overtakes you with paranoia. I would maybe look back at some of the mecosystem podcasts. I am sure some people with experience in the area or who are currently listening in that range could help pick out some good ones. I hope this was useful for you. I do not think I am the best one to answer your question, but I see that you weren't getting responses so I wanted to help you out with my understanding and maybe spur some more responses.
  21. Wesley
    I do not understand either of these statements. I do not think either is true. I would appreciate an explanation as to your thought process.
  22. Wesley
    Some time ago, BitInstant was working on a Bitcoin debit card that you stocked with Bitcoin. Then at the Point of Sale, you would swipe it like any other debit card and it would send them a credit using a company like Mastercard or something. I can only assume this hasn't worked out yet as I haven't heard anything about it since then. Anyone who could create a viable Bitcoin debit/credit card system work do a lot in bringing Bitcoin within reach of the technical "Luddites".
  23. Wesley
    An open-source map of local bitcoin businesses has been started that is separate from the very large list of online retailers. Even if you do not have Bitcoin, if one of these businesses is in your area it would be awesome if you supported them. This also may be something to check back with as Bitcoin continues to expand. http://coinmap.org/ I am adding it to the "What Can I Buy With Bitcoin?" section.
  24. Wesley
    I am a big fan of random banter and podcasts where Izzy makes an appearance. Podcast 1637 up until the 8:00 mark certainly qualifies http://media.freedomainradio.com/feed/FDR_1637_Freedomain_Radio_Sunday_Show_April_11_2010.mp3
  25. Wesley
    It is still in progress. A first draft is available in the Gold + forums. Otherwise you would have to probably wait for the final to be produced and it to be released.
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