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Practice is the only thing that makes it better. If you're looking for a job, line up several interviews each week. After a bit, you won't be nervous anymore. You'll realize you don't have the correct answer for every question, and don't be afraid to say you don't know. I would be afraid to hire someone that actually said they knew all the answers. After you have a job, keep interviewing. Try to get at least one a month. Practice is good, and if one of them is a better job, then take it. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

The "what girls think I do" is probably the closest to the truth. The "what I really do" isn't even nearly close. What I really do is go to meetings all day. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I've noticed a certain "cool" fad with degrading women lately. Web sites like http://www.broslikethissite.com/, which call women "slam-pieces", and tout women in subservient roles. I think immature men find it humorous, but it's only a matter of time before it crosses the line to commercialization. Hate sells. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Careful there - the warships seem to be heading toward Persia at the moment. You might end up killing a distant relative Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I thought he already was. Hating engineers seems to be his coping mechanism. Sadly, he participates in a very engineer-friendly sport. It is the largest main occupation of U.S. registered skydivers, comprising over 10% of the population. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I think the concept is to use your telephone like a weapon, and call the police. Sadly, the police are so under-funded that your neighbor might be dead by the time they get there. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

May I recommend the movie "Troll Hunter" ? It's like a cross between Blair Witch and Harry Potter with a Norwegian Rambo. Subtitled, of course, but all the best movies are. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Until now, I didn't realize how important it was to keep the shiny side on the outside. I mean I'm not stupid, I know that the shiny side reflects better. But I was hoping to keep my memories inside my head. I forget things all the time, and if I can't keep them from dissipating, I sometimes forget to take my pills. So I thought it would be better to keep the shiny side on the inside, to reflect my thoughts back into my head. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If the government were capable of protecting We The People, instead of having cops come later and file paperwork after the crime is long past, we might have less need for guns. If I weren't more afraid of Denver cops, than Denver criminals, I might not worry as much about crime. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

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If we're going to use logic to describe payscales, can anyone explain why we pay CEOs of huge corporations tens of millions of dollars, and they drive said corporations into bankruptcy? Personally, I think if we educated our children well, we would end up with a productive society. That is worth any price, but it takes long-term planning. Something Americans aren't very good at anymore. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Pretty much. There are good teachers out there, but considering they are in a 35:1 ratio (in Denver, at least), those few spend their entire day managing the kids, not teaching them. Considering what we pay teachers, what do we expect? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

It's likely that they will call the regular cops. I'm sure they have an agreement with them, and the cops are waiting on the other side of the trap. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Wasn't that the same dude that made the parachute system for escaping from burning buildings? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Second impression I got was that it was a big bug that flew across the lens. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

First impression I got is that it looks like a F-117. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If you think the War on Women is bad here, you should see how bad it is in third-world countries! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Medical billing is one big, complicated joke. The doctor will bill a $20 service as $150, knowing that the insurance company will pay only $35. When the insurance company doesn't pay it, they will bill the patient $35. When the patient doesn't pay it, they are out $20. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

"won" is a relative term. We inflicted heavy losses in the 10 years we were in Vietnam. We certainly killed Saddam Hussein in Iraq and toppled his regime. If you were really biased, you could say that the Native Americans won the war against the European settlers, because they have inflicted more losses on us with tobacco than we did on them with Guns, Germs and Steel. I know some people like to think they are like those cool kids in Red Dawn that can stand up to an invading major army. But I can't see that happening in the real world against the modern US military (not the Vietnam-era Army from 40-years ago). In fact, you could say, with the recent loss of many of our constitutional amendments, we have already capitulated to the government. Not very many people complained. Why should they? Most of them aren't using their civil rights, anyway. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I need a little help with the Drudge report, since I never get on there. But what the Hell does it mean that they go around "flashing each other" ???? Shouldn't they be doing that in the privacy of their own public restroom stall, or church pew, and not at work? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My laptop hard-drive just died, so I installed a new one, and don't have ad-block on yet. I assumed these ads had been there a while, and I just never saw them until I lost my hard-drive (which had ad-block). Good information that they just started appearing. Anyway, I have to say those ads are ANNOYING AS FUCK! Not good fuck, like you get from the new chick. Bad fuck, like you get in prison. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I was in Indonesia in October 2001, just after we invaded Afghanistan. Indonesia has a huge number of Muslims, and some of the radical ones were threatening to kill every American they saw. My group of Americans went to a local shopping mall. There was an Indonesian soldier that followed us the entire time. He was about a foot shorter than me, and had a gun that was nearly as tall as he was. The governments want to keep peace with America and keep the money flowing in. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You haven't stated it, but you are alluding that the 2nd Amendment keeps the government in check, with armed citizens standing up to it. Whether or not you believe it, I know others do. But I have to say that the argument just doesn't hold water to me. I think it might have been true back when the Bill Of Rights was enacted. Back then, the federal government wasn't the size it is today, and didn't have the money, power or resources to fight it's owned armed citizens. Today, it's a much different story. Our military budget, resources and technology are far superior to any other country, or an armed citizen army. What good is a semi-auto rifle against an M-1 tank? How does even an illegal machine gun compare to a predator drone? There are a lot of privately owned guns in America, but the U.S. military can still defeat the entire armed civilian population of America, even if everyone stood against them. Perhaps the American soldiers might stand up for what's right, and not go Iraq here in our homeland. But probably not. Soldiers do what they're told. Oliver North did. Scads of officers and regular troops did the wrong thing in wars like Vietnam because they were told to. For every good man in the military that will disobey direct orders, there are thousands that will do what they're told. The soldiers will justify it with the same prejudice that was used in southeast Asia (gooks) or the middle east (towel-heads). The army in California will have no problem killing dumb pig-fucking rednecks in Alabama, and the army in Alabama will have no problem killing the pot-smoking liberal hippies in Kalifornia. So if the government tells them to go door to door and take away our guns, they will do it. It will be bloody, but the military will win that war. The 2nd Amendment was enacted for a good reason. That reason is no longer valid. Now, there are other, perfectly good reasons to own guns (I think people SHOULD own guns), but trying to scare the government isn't one of them anymore. The government isn't scared of any private citizen, or even all of us put together. And that may be the biggest problem we have in the U.S. today. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Why the the female officer throw the taser away? Was she afraid of her partner getting shocked because his hands are on him? Anyway, sometimes, you wish you had a net launcher. I'm sure after watching the video, the police department will have no problem appropriating funds. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

As this will eventually turn into a gun discussions, I'm posting here: Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD