Thank goodness there is more social sensitivity to bullying and harassment these days, and it's easier to get help. It used to be that people would pat you on the back and say, "that's life, you have to fight back, stand up for yourself."....
Among the various clones of this site I found a shady, bizarre (and outdated) "*modsnip*". Don't you dare to buy your medicines there; they are far from "safe" and will certainly be counterfeit (definitely toxic, to boot). I say this for your own good. And don't say I didn't warn you!!!
I was surprised to notice that english seems to have very few swear words to indicate "stupid things", and often when necessary I find myself forced to repeat those few banal terms, while in Italian we have a whole, special vocabulary dedicated only to these, which are numerous, rich in nuances and suitable for every occasion and for all seasons. Which says a lot about my people...
One thing that regrets and amazes me (not so much, really) is how many users here, especially young english natives, don't care at all about syntax and punctuation: all an amorphous pile of words one after another, without capitalization, commas etc. Lazy, sloppy and unkempt here, as in daily life, I suppose. It seems rather the foreigners who hold up the value, style and quality of the english language.
German friends, take a hard look at yourselves. The past is not far away; it is content in the present. Karma will follow you like a shadow, yours and that of your ancestors. Do not look away, do not point to others: look within, and remember. This concerns you (and us as well).
When I see someone drowning in doubts, uncertainties and inhibitions, I can't help but............ give him the coup de grace, pushing him further down, to aggravate his condition, to the extreme consequences: social death...........but liberation from roles, masks and his conditioning, true healing (but not for society).
"Only the humans, the human intellect are/is able to fundamentally change their planet and therefore their basis of life. Other lifeforms don't do that (endanger their future survival)"
I noticed with great displeasure that the background/image I had set up on my profile (sakuras) was removed. I thought it was a kind reward for all my contributions (retro-reviews, tutorials, beta-testings, tips, advertising with my mere presence, etc.) What a disappointment! Too bad!!
Happy New Year Nikokaro!
I'm happy that I met cool guys this year.
Hope to keep seeing you around next year and many more after it.
Wish you the best of fortune in every aspect of your life today, tomorrow and everyday.
Am a quarter into the book. Oh my… He is constantly contradicting himself (and forbids any form of critique – because it would be identifying oneself with the intellect). Heavy usage (abuse) of circular reasoning. Pointing out why [statement] is wrong and doesn't work is overruled by "You did not truly do […]"
Calling evaluation/assessment the problem itself is a neat method to protect the own doctrine…
No matter how boring, or even worse painful it may be, the present moment is the only, true reality. Forget the past, don't anticipate the future with your imagination. Reside as much as possible in the "here and now"; stay grounded in it, and in the long run you will become strong, stable, resolute and confident...
Merry Christmas to all users, tempers, gamers, hackers, developers, trolls, necroposters; to my straight, homo, trans and whatnot friends and to all the staff, and also to those who actually deserve a lecture, a spanking, or worse; hoping that the Christmas Spirit will give, especially to some, a little common sense, respect and love for others and extinguish their selfishness, frustration and pent-up anger.
I always thought that GBATemp meant TEMPLE where the sacred GBA was worshipped; instead I am told that it comes from the less evocative and more prosaic term of TEMPORARY GBA. Alas, this is a bit of a disappointment ....one among many, to boot.
I just made the incredible discovery that KiVan, the founder of this site, studied in the same University of Milan as me and in the same period; he did technical studies while I did humanistic ones.
Some people here, when it comes to trifles and silliness, come out of nowhere and pull off some of their best bullshit. Instead, in front of a serious fact or an user suffering that breaks in here, they look the other way and keep well away from it, as if it did not concern them....
A direct confrontation, an explicit criticism or a blatant offense, are always better than that heartless, cowardly, underhanded and ill-concealed attack that is called indifference (or snobbism) and that most pretend not to see, tolerate or condemn in words but exercise (hypocritically) in fact. This is really about you.


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