Sentences with phrase «dumb things at»

Currently on view in England are several shows featuring wunderkammer displays of objects and artworks from disparate times and places that provide insight into «the world we live in»: Brian Dillon's Curiosity: Art and the Pleasures of Knowing at Turner Contemporary; Ralph Rugoff's Alternative Guide to the Universe at the Hayward Gallery; and Mark Leckey's The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things at Nottingham Contemporary (see my first travelogue entry).

Either way, torque vectoring lets the driver stay more in control on slippery roads, or do even dumber things at higher speeds before eventually falling to the laws of physics.

Not exact matches

That's according to Joel Smith, cofounder and CTO of email and web security company AppRiver, who says a slew of affordable options exist for keeping a company's machines from «getting owned» due to the dumb things employees might be doing while at work.

Naturally, after a stream of criticism, including one article titled, «Well, s — , that was a dumb thing to do at a startup conference,» Thornley is backpedaling.

There are lots of dumb things you could do as a startup entrepreneur — like base your company out of Bakersfield, allow yourself to be acquired by Groupon in an all - stock transition, or pitch your growing U.S. - based startup to the Samwer brothers — but nothing could be more dumb than throwing your hard - earned venture capital money at a public relations firm.

«Things like Gaussian curves and Value at Risk (VAR) were some of the dumbest ideas ever put forward.»

One of the things we all do at one time or another in life is to make a really dumb money decision.

But, it's easy to focus on dumb things like whether something technically is a net - net or whether you should buy at 2/3 of NCAV and whether you should sell at NCAV and all that.

and at the time of jesus moses gallileo newton charles darwin, people opposed them but ultimately the same people bowed to their eternal truth, so norm is man made not natural and it changes from time to time, the only thing which is self reliant and unchanging is mother nature, so Sikh faith is not a ritualistic dumb faith, indeed it's a lifestyle which tells to «Respect and follow The Laws of Nature and not to destroyy the beauty of nature».

The Gospels have in their way met this problem, not only by placing the kerygma on Jesus» lips, but also by presenting individual units from the tradition in such a way that the whole gospel becomes visible: At the call of Levi, we hear (Mark 2.17): «I came not to call the righteous, but sinners»; at the healing of the deaf - mute, we hear (Mark 7.37): «He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.&raquAt the call of Levi, we hear (Mark 2.17): «I came not to call the righteous, but sinners»; at the healing of the deaf - mute, we hear (Mark 7.37): «He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.&raquat the healing of the deaf - mute, we hear (Mark 7.37): «He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.»

Sad that the dumbest thing I've read in the New York Times for years came from the blog of Ross Douthat, the Catholic conservative voice at the Gray Lady:

I'll even offer observations - humans have manipulated existing organisms dna, created new virus and bacteria, clone animals, and attempt to create new animals - yet simple minded folks still reject the idea that another more intelligent creature might have done the same thing and created life on earth in the same fashion while at the same time acknowledging that there is a strong likelihood of other life existing in this universe - talk about being dumbed down and arrogant.

And Nii, at least you make thoughtful and cogent posts — one hopes that you are «lol «ing at what a dumb thing Cap is saying, as opposed to agreeing with the sentiments therein.

It was pretty dumb to look at this first thing in the morning because I can be assured I will be thinking of it all day now!

But he sure yells at people for just the dumbest things, and he has quite the reputation for it.

Looking at the table now is a dumb way to approach things.

Jan 04,2016... The only thing dumber than wagering against Cigar in lastSaturday's Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont...

If you think a CM holds the same value at 27 vs 30 you're flat out stupid, so to try and equate 16mil at 27 to 35 + mil at 30 is frankly the dumbest thing I might readtoday.

If we win 10 in a row, that's one thing, and it will take us winning 10 in row to get back into this thing, if at all, to talk about the title and Arsenal in the same breath after having just won 1 game (barely) is dumb.

Ppl have been critising dumb things about his past few games like his crosses, which he has never been good at, and how he does nt dribble past players, something he also never did.

Taking a QB at # 2 where the only things people talk about are his size, intangibles, and needs to sit a year is a dumb reach.

It stopped when Gazidis arrived, blame the guy responsible rather than being a dumb prick who blames the 1st thing he can point at.

I'm pretty sure they'd do some of the things we do if they ruled the world it's natural you dumb monkey bitch... I'll tell you what since you think animals are better why don't you stop using technology of any sort tv, car, phone, computer, please oh please traffic lights run around in the wild don't even eat human prepared food just go out and eat leaves and shit off the trees go to the jungle I guarantee you these animals would kill you at some point then at least at the end of the day you would know you did the world a favor....

His program at Holy Trinity is telling us some important things about kids and school food — namely, that food doesn't need to be «dumbed down» for kids to accept it; that kids implicitly understand when deep care is being put into the preparation of their food and they respond with equal respect; and that improving school food can change kids» attitudes about food outside the school yard gates, as was the case with the student quoted by Chef Boundas who cut back on fast food now that he's eating healthful foods at lunch and learning about nutrition and cooking in Chef Boundas's kitchen.

I was expecting my pre-schooler when this post was written and wasn't a reader of this blog yet, had only seen positive things about homebirth, and was still convinced that having a baby at home was dumb, because of the what - ifs.

At least I'm not blind to such things and I'm not dumb enough to think they're somehow good for us.

The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things, a Hayward Touring exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary gallery until 30 June and De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill - on - Sea, UK, from 13 July to 20 October

I lose confidence in myself and in my taste, I spend forever in front of the mirror, I take dumb selfies and send them to my friends, and since they can't see anything anyway because I'm terrible at selfies, it's even worse, so they stress me out by saying things like:

The horrible thing is that it's a lonely world out there and I know that there's girls are really looking for a nice guy to go out with and it's hard to meet people because nobody knows who anybody is anymore to meet anybody face to face like a long time ago it's terrible being alone at least jerks pray on them under the guise of it being real but all I wanted was just to find a nice girl to go out with I know that sounds sad but that's the truth God I feel dumb that I even entertain this for as long as I have

just ask what ya wan na know I suppose but if you can laugh at even the dumbest things like I do then I think we'll get along just fine.

Olympus Has Fallen comes from a long line of dumb action flicks that are more concerned about high body counts and how many rounds of ammunition can be pumped into nameless causalities at high speeds than little things like plot, logic, and character.

Nostalgia sequels are Hollywood's next favorite thing, and «Anchorman 2» and «Dumb And Dumber To» have proven in the last couple of years that even if your movie wasn't a giant hit at first (as «Zoolander» wasn't), being a small - screen favorite will lead to a big boost next time around.

At first glance, A GUY THING would seem like a dumb title for a movie, but with a story this generic, I suppose almost any title would do.

Without going into spoilers, I'll say that the extended Laurence Fishburne cameo, the «enemy of my enemy» thing and especially the series of dumb twists at the end all left me befuddled.

Anything more than 95 minutes is asking for quite a bit, and given that the movie only begrudgingly has a plot at all, what we have is a collection of skit - like scenes of two characters doing idiotic things, which does tend to grow tedious after a bit since every joke has the same punch line — these guys are unfathomably dumb.

However, there was a little more called for than I could muster, and more often than not, I found myself laughing at one - dimensional characters do the dumbest things for little or no reason than for titillation meant to please undiscriminating audiences.

Communication is a big thing here, as you can coordinate exploration duties, help guide folks through difficult areas, and — most importantly — have a mutual laugh at the dumb deaths you all take.

Because while the film is every bit as idiotic as its predecessor (perhaps even more so), it lacks the cleverness of «Dumb and Dumber,» especially the way it made you laugh at the stupidest things without feeling guilty about it.

Despite the odd choice of making the Defender arcade machine green, they did a good job at emulating a dumbed - down version of the real thing, complete with Defender artwork and joystick.

«That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard,» she said, at the same spring meeting at which she bemoaned the lack of proper sockets.

At every turn, just at the exact moment you think things can't possibly go further off the rails — they do, in a whitewater - swift cascade of errors, goofs, foul - ups, bad luck, dumb luck, happy accidents and miraculous flukeAt every turn, just at the exact moment you think things can't possibly go further off the rails — they do, in a whitewater - swift cascade of errors, goofs, foul - ups, bad luck, dumb luck, happy accidents and miraculous flukeat the exact moment you think things can't possibly go further off the rails — they do, in a whitewater - swift cascade of errors, goofs, foul - ups, bad luck, dumb luck, happy accidents and miraculous flukes.

You can't count on fortune and fame any more than you can count on being at the right place at the right time OR pure, dumb luck, but you CAN count on doing things the right way (quality editing, a solid cover design, etc.) so that you've got a better chance of doors opening for you.

Sean Gaffney said the manga was mostly about «watching goofy Hotori do dumb things» in his review at Manga Bookshelf.

Boy, anyone dumb enough to buy a Kindle Fire because its lighter than the iPad Air is certainly going to be disappointed at the rather breathtaking range of things it can't do.

I prefer Christian fiction because it reflects my faith and values, and means I'm less likely to end up yelling at the characters for doing dumb things.

But, it's easy to focus on dumb things like whether something technically is a net - net or whether you should buy at 2/3 of NCAV and whether you should sell at NCAV and all that.

And so they match these things, and a lot of times when you rush your return at the very end, you don't have time to pick up everything, or you make dumb mistakes, you put things on the wrong lines.

A New Perspective: Bruce looks at the four «C Factors» that help explain why smart people do dumb things with their money.

the nice thing about the capital cycle approach is just to say, OK, you can be as dumb as a value investor, or as blinkered, if you will, but just say: I'm going to look at companies and see how much they've been expanding their assets.

Author of «Moolala: Why smart people do dumb things with their money (and what you can do about it)» Columnist at Moneysense Magazine