Socalmuscle

In a way, yes.
Since I was posting as you had been.

 

Actually, no. 

 

i posted facts.  you posted knee-jerk reactions to what you THOUGHT might have been intended, rather than simply reading and understanding what exactly was being presented.

 

You had simply chosen to ignore the facts I (and others) presented so your lack of comprehension skills weren't so exposed. EVERYTHING you are arguing against are things you have actually made up yourself.  That's what is so pathetic.

 

It's over.  You have embarrassed yourself enough.  It's a good idea for you to just let it go now.

 

There are good reasons why certain people of various lifestyles are not eligible for donating blood.  They are good reasons that have been showcased very clearly in this thread. 

 

Once it devolves into childish little things you are doing now, it is obvious that this thread has run its course.

If I remember correctly, there are a number of behaviors that bar someone from being eligible to donate blood.  For example, people who have used non-prescription intravenous drugs at any time in their lives are ineligible to donate because they have a statistically disproportionate incidence of infectious disease.  It's just the way it is.  They are cutting costs by screening out the people whose blood is statistically most likely to contain disease.  

 

Nice post.  Clear.  Logical.  Factual.  Not caught up in personal feelings.  

 

Here is the Red Cross list of eligibility requirements for donating blood.

 

http://www.redcrossb...betical-listing

 

 

They aren't singling out some group because "eeeew, that's yucky!" They are simply following practical safety and financial guidelines.  Safety being the chief issue.

 

The end.

I think that's some great thinking. Would make a great, easily understood and feel-good vibe while also being perfect for commercial length timing.

So only heterosexuals can be responsible?

http://cnn.com

 

Who said that?

 

Sheesh.

 

Now you again show your ability to miss the point.  Anyone can be irresponsible.  hetero or not, it's irresponsible to not get tested if your are going to make those kinds of lifestyle choices.

 

if someone was saying "hey, you can't buy cereal because of your private choices" then that would be messed up.  but someone saying, "hey, we can't afford to keep paying for all of these samples that we can't use" is simple math.  and there is the safety factor too.  What if there was a screening mistake? then your mom needs a transfusion and gets HIV.  I'm sorry, but if someone is going to have a pity party because they can't have their blood in someone else's body over cost and safety issues, then they have some other kind of problem going on.  and then to try to overturn it just so they can "feel better" but drive up the cost of providing life-saving services while simultaneously bringing down the safety of that service - that's just selfish and sick.

Then we shouldn't allow black people near our farms because they'll eat all our chickens.

 

 

That is the stupidest, most ignorant reply anyone could possibly make regarding this subject.  Being black and choosing who you have relations with are two completely different things.  

 

And it's not about denying certain people "free blood tests," though that is a legitmate problem.  Idiots wasting other people's time and money just because they don't want to be responsible and pay for a test.

 

And in fact, the issue that there have been some caught doing that reveals how expensive the blood scanning is.

Tthus adding even more weight to the need to not open it up to that group which represents a disproportionate amount of rejected blood samples.

 

It's basically throwing time and money away. Instead, they wisely chose to close donating off to that one group.  It is wise, it makes sense, and it has nothing to do with discriminating against anyone's choice of how they conduct their private lives.

 

sounds like someone who didn't thing it through got all bent and decided to make a big deal out of a misunderstanding.  Shame.  Happens way too often.

The testing takes place AFTER BLOOD IS DRAWN.

 

Anyone denying this simply isn't living in the real world, has never had blood taken, etc.

 

And the testing that takes place in the lab doesn't immediately return accurate results.  It takes time.

 

That is the point.

 

It takes manpower, needles, storage vials, electricity (for climate control), just to take the blood.

 

Then it takes more manpower, electricity, and lab time to screen the blood.

 

When they comes to a point where a very higher percentage of rejected blood donations are from a particular group of people, it simply makes sense to no longer involve that group.  It is not discrimination.  it is simply science at work.

 

It would be foolish to keep wasting time and money when you know you are going to end up destroying much of that blood.

 

Like I said before, it it wisdom.

 

It's not a discrimination issue.

 

There is an inordinate amount of disease, many of which are life-threatening amongst those who choose that lifestyle.  That's all there is to it.

Look up the ratio of gay men with HIV/aids (formerly known as GRIDS for very good reason) and you'll see it's not a discrimination issue.

As sodomy is a very major part of that lifestyle choice, HIV/AIDS is just the tip of the iceberg. Autoimmune and venereal disease abounds.

Scanning the blood takes time and money and a big chunk is found to be a waste of time in the gay blood donations.

All kinds of reasons why it's a good thing to not go there.

It's just wisdom.

It's built into the system fundamentally. There is no removing it.

It would literally save no money and decrease the value at the same time.

The wii u simply needs great wii u games. They are coming. Just late.

Like rainbow 6? Heck yes!

Awesome on pc.

And with the Wii u gamepad, the strategy plays and load outs would be sweet.

No. The gamepad is the best controller ever designed IMHO. And if someone feels the "need" for a different controller layout, the pro controller is better than the gcn pad. It was the best of its day. But it's been surpassed.

This game controls very well.

It's not my "type" of game, but it's pure genius.

And there are multiple ways to do the same things.

The innovative controls are also intuitive and literally very "safe" due to the help references and in-game tutorials.

I'll confess to being confused for a good two minutes. But then I decided to actually think different and just go with the system. It works flawlessly, never confusing a thing, never missing execution, and very easy to pull off.

Anyone struggling with the controls simply needs to give it another go. This isn't a game where you can just jump in and mash buttons.

It takes a second to figure out. But once you do, it's an "aha!" Moment and becomes second nature. Once you get it, you'll wonder why it took you any time at all.

But it's Nintendo... It makes too much sense for them to do it.

True. Nintendo is as much about philosophy as it is about business.

And often philosophy overrides business sense there.

They confuse me often. Lol

I really think they need to restructure though. A hardware department that is focused in simply making the best gaming hardware, a software department that is focused on the best games and user experience, and a develop relations dept.

That's game focus. Not including marketing, r&d, etc.

i really feel seriously Nintendo needs to(now that they have updated tools) hold abasic development class for Wii U. because its seems developers are dumbfounded when it comes to developing for this console. Im not a developer and never ahd developed for a HD console but can it be this hard? they seem like they have no idea how to make games run properly on this console.

 

Absolutely.

 

Apple does this every year - with engineers on hand and coaches.

 

And they have arguably the largest developer support of anyone, anywhere.

 

It really helps.

 

Nintendo should set up at least one developer conference (with incentives) and take studios by the hand and walk them through it. Q&A for developers to be able to ask questions related to their specific game code troubles would be tremendous.

 

I've never heard of Nintendo doing this except on case by case help basis.  But it would be awesome.

You still haven't told me what you would have done if your wife threw out all your games.

 

A conversation would be in order.  Starting with me LISTENING to my wife telling me what got her that upset to begin with. Especially if she is not known for irrational outbursts.  She may have something that is legitimate against me.

 

that conversation would be followed by me trying to understand her (if there is indeed merit to what she is saying).

 

Depending on the results of that conversation, I would either:

 

a) Apologize and try to work on things.

 

or

 

Ask her to understand me and possibly give me some slack, especially if it isn't anything bad and/or obsessive.

if it was only about the gameplay none of us would of upgraded from a nes,graphics DO make a difference

 

VERY true.

 

Graphics are a huge part of the appeal.

 

That's why I'm glad the Wii U includes a very capable GPU.

Irresponsible? Really? Are the bills not being paid because he locked himself in his room for a few hours? Ok so how about you pretend you're him for a minute but instead of anime it's video games. If your wife threw out all your video games,(that's hundreds or thousands of dollars and years worth of games thrown out possibly collected since you were a kid) while you were out(probably working to provide for the family) and then offered you a meal as a reward for graduating from such a childish embarrassing hobby you would just happily accept?

A point of contention between them was him spending money on cartoons that should go toward obligations.
No doubt they both need to work on communicating. But going by his locking himself in a room (what kind of man does that...) and spending so much money on cartoons, it's obvious he has a problem. Nothing wrong with hobbies. But when those things (video games included) impact your family in a negative way, you need to either find a way to balance things or possibly say goodbye to that entertainment which is controlling your life. This man had an addiction. Also curious as to what kind of anime it was exactly. There is some bad stuff out there. And his wife may have been (rightfully) offended by the content.

Ahhhhh see now you get it ^^^1,000,000% THIS^^^ I guess I'm just lucky my fiancee loves all the things I do, even Anime.

You are a blessed man.

Some girls are into it. some aren't.