One important point raised by the author is that when faced with real evidence that contradicts the voter's beliefs, the voter will stick with the beliefs instead of the facts. In some cases, his belief will turn even stronger.
I've seen this so often during the last several elections, and I think that it comes from how the rule "I cannot believe what I didn't see with my own eyes" only applies to things that go against their beliefs.
I mean, like the author mentioned, 12% of the Americans still believe that Obama is a Muslim. That's more than 1 in 10 and it really says something about us humans.
Another point:
We have very little evidence on what a “persuadable” voter is or their behaviors. The most likely scenario of fact-checking behavior is partisan-leaning independents cocooning themselves in an echo-chamber of their favorite blogs, which only reaffirm their existing beliefs.
Yep.
NS2 will be released at the end of this month!
Finally!
It was only after I got the fish oil and offered a bottle to my bro that I realized that he was already taking it, and he was getting them a lot cheaper than my $29-for-150-capsules bottle.
$27 for 180.
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Mine is from Blackmores and his is from Ocean Health. Ingredients are identical.
There's an online store, Nutrifirst, that's selling all these health supplements at lower prices than these established pharmacies. The shipping is free too: $10 for orders at $30 and below, $5 for $31-99, and free for $100 and above.
Hence from now on, I'm going to buy my fish oil from the store, so it's going to be really easy to get free shipping. That is, unless I find someplace even cheaper and similarly reliable.
That's going to be a few months away though, since I have like 200 capsules and I'm only taking one a day.
Also considering getting some glucosamine. Probably will also get some for my staff as Christmas gifts.
...
Nvm. The one with a slight knee issue is already taking glucosamine prescribed by her doctor.
I'll just get some for myself.
Since I just found that SAFRA is having an Ocean Health promotion with 30% off for quite a number of products, I'll be getting some there instead.
The prices are cheaper than even those at Nutrifirst and the catch is that I have to pick it up at a SAFRA clubhouse. That's really not an issue in my case because I'm already planning to visit the one at Mount Faber.
Glucosamine is 30% off at S$34.90 for 60 capsules, while fish oil is only 10% off at $44.90 for 2 bottles of 180 capsules each.
So I was at one of the stores doing what I do and was taking a shortcut I was technically not supposed to take to get to where I wanted to go.
Throughout my short career I have never had any trouble with it before. In fact, I was showed that way by the people working there when I asked for directions.
Imagine my surprise when the lone staff member there I encountered along the way asked me where I was from. Not recognizing the names in my reply, she stopped me and asked me if I was a salesman.
I was so offended but realized that I was indeed in that role at the point of time, hence I said in Chinese,"I guess I can be considered one."
Then she took me back to the entrance of the shortcut and told me the proper way to go, ie the long way.
I didn't mind the insistence on following proper security protocols because being a security guard for 2 years in NS made me appreciate their importance, but I was relieved she didn't physically escort me to the security guards like I would have. Still, looking back, it was weird that I was offended when I was called "a salesman".
The thing is that I referred to myself as "the office clerk" whenever telemarketers call, the clueless one who never knows when the HR/Finance/IT directors will return and doesn't have the authority to hand out any phone number to random people.
Maybe my ego has grown a little too big.
Despite all the occupations I used for myself, including having a "religious" jobscope in my student profile at UniSIM, I have never used the term "salesman". That could also be one of the reasons.
Now I shall have to add that to the list of jobs I simultaneously have.
Went to The Body Shop today after meeting a buyer to take advantage of the membership promotion in which I only had to spend S$36 to get a year's membership free.
I thought I had calculated everything properly so I was ready to fork out $41 for my purchase, and when the cashier asked me if I had membership, I said no but I wanted it. Then she said I had to spend $36 and flash the FB page, I told her I knew that.
In reply, she informed me that there was a storewide discount of 25% so I had not hit the amount yet.
Woops.
Since there really aren't a lot of stuff for men there, I just took a second bottle of antiperspirant and raised the total to $44, well within my expected expenditure range.
Also got a 750ml bottle of Pink Grapefruit shower gel but I have no idea what to do with it when I already have those 10 bottles of soap I got a few months ago.
Anyways, their essential oil scents are better than the stuff I bought online. Too bad their range is so tiny.
Each bottle is 10ml and priced at S$10.90, or slightly cheaper if I buy two of the same scent.
The stuff I used to buy cost S$13 for 15ml, with $3 shipping regardless of amount.
So The Body Shop sells at a higher price per ml if I buy only a few bottles at a time, which is the norm for me since these scents take a long time to use up at my current rate.
I use about 4-5 drops of one scent per day, sometimes two scents. I don't keep the burner hot all the time.
Therefore it makes sense for me to stop buying online and start getting my essential oils there.
Except I don't really need any because I already have more than enough.
Whores who see their customers as losers who are beneath them are being ironic.
Perhaps they think those men are desperate and easily manipulated fools but I think they are the ones being manipulated by men in general.
Whatever people may believe about modern society, it is still generally biased towards the males. An example is the number of male-dominated fields vs the number of female-dominated fields out there.
Or perhaps it is a matter of perspective.
One could see men as too willing to do fork out loads of cash for a few hours of female companionship and sex. Gullible. Desperate.
Or it is the women who are too willing to do anything for money, and men are more capable of getting what they desire.
It probable depends on how horny one thinks men and women are in general. If they're equally horny, then women are at a disadvantage.
IMO it's the ladies on the losing side. If women are the winners, no whore would need to lie about their occupation to their family and friends. Men, on the other hand, seem to have no qualms discussing their adventures.
Holy crap! I actually had to go to work on four consecutive weekdays! Four!
I don't even remember being this busy before.
Then again, I wasn't working this hard during these months last year. Back then, I didn't even know how to contribute to the business other than a few basic tasks.
Also realized recently that my mother had taught me a wrong name for a type of zip, probably due to the confusion caused by the tumours.
All these months, I thought the manufacturer was trying to cut costs at my expense, so a few days ago I asked him to email me photos of his definition of the terms I have been using.
It was only then that I realized it was all a big misunderstanding. Seven or eight months' worth of it.
To clear things up, I sent him a photo of the zip I wanted and now I'm waiting for him to tell me what the heck he called it. In English it's called a "nylon zip" but we communicate in Chinese and the terms are not always directly translated. For all I know there could be some industry jargon for it that I'm unaware of.
And the work! It's been SO LONG since I saw my delivery guy pulling out that many cartons of goods. Last week we were still only sending out small numbers, and this week BOOM! After four days of non-stop action we managed to send out more than thrice the usual amount, with another delivery ready tomorrow consisting of over twice the norm of last month.
Feels good, man.
The dust has been incredible too since I've been digging out and sifting through old crap to sell.
Speaking of old stuff, I only realized last week that I've been having a continuous string of mini-clearance-sales since March this year. Never really thought about it that way.
Now I'm handling the old leather gloves. Those are some terrible crap because PU leather does NOT last at all. After a year or two, the top black layer would start to flake off because it's cheap.
I went through about 100 or more pairs today only to find about 10 pairs in sellable condition, with most of those 10 requiring additional minor work like wiping out small stains and stuff.
The rest are all stuffed into the box I marked "Donate" aka "condemned". The volunteers are going to have a lot of work ahead.
Later I got out to order more cardboard boxes. Can't run a wholesale business without those, and we get them from a small second-hand cardboard box trader nearby. Never been there before and my staff told me they might have moved or even closed.
Turns out my staff were wrong.
I called them in the morning and the woman on the phone said she was still in the same place. When I visited the place, they recognize my mother once I mentioned where my office was. That was really fortunate because apparently, I had almost ordered the wrong size.
They all looked about the same to me!
Anyways, my mother used to order at least thrice of what I had in mind, according to them, so I doubled my order amount. They weren't lying because I vaguely remember the numbers they said and how my staff used to whine about how hard it was to carry them from the door to the stack.
I didn't know they were familiar with my mother or I'd have just called instead of taking a bus and staring at my online map all day. Now that I have established that my identity with them, I can just mention her name on the phone and they will know what size I want. Awesome.
Took the MRT home and it felt unfamiliar to me, mainly because it was during the busier time at 4.30pm.
More crowded than I'm used to now.
Kinda nostalgic about it though, reminds me of my schooldays. Ah, bad memories.
I could have taken a cab but I felt like going to a mall at one of the stations on my way back.
Obama's OP.
All the scents I bought from The Body Shop are somewhat different from the ones I bought online.
What they have in common is that they are more delicate and somehow seems to last a little longer.
In comparison, despite the strong flowery smell of most of the blended scents from the online store I used to buy from, they're simple and very strong, ie crude.
My new soap bottle rack is rusting. I only bought it a few months ago and it's already rusting before my bro's. Worse, it's the brown sort of rust, the real iron rust, not the greenish-white stuff usually found on steel.
What the heck?
Those were only a few dollars cheaper than my bros and were bought later. I can't believe how that little bit of money is making such a huge difference here.
I always seem to have so little time for games.
It's probably because I spend way too much time cooking and doing other household chores.
This is especially true for food that takes time, like soups, because I avoid games when I'm waiting.
Then there's the ingredient preparation, like washing and cutting. Those take at least an hour because unless it's a ball-like vegetable like cabbage, I clean the leaves and stalks individually.
In addition, there's the planning phase, like when I'm hungry but not in the mood to cook or have no idea what to cook, and I just try to come up with something until I'm hungry enough to eat anything.
Tried Dishonoured. Whatever they may say about the game, it's a pretty damn good game.
So far I've only done the High Overseer mission and I have yet to complete any without having my unconscious bodies discovered. Both missions ended with 2 bodies discovered in each.
Anyways it's fun, but with pure stealth, I don't know what upgrades I need anymore after the teleport skill and the legit wall-hack.
I don't need possession because I can reach any area without it, as far as I can tell, and most of the other stuff is for combat.
I completed the High Overseer mission without being detected at all, so fuck combat.
With 8 unused runes at the moment, I'm just going to leave them like that till I finally encountered a situation in which I need a new skill. Till then, it sure feels nice having 8 pointless runes.
Similarly for money, most of the upgrades are combat-related, so I don't need much. Even the bone charms are mostly for helping in fights, therefore I don't really need to upgrade the charm capacity.
The only upgrades I feel are important are few and cost far less than the cash I found, despite only looting slightly more than 2000 out of the 3000 available in the last mission.
And I'm playing on easy mode :P
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