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Re: See Your Folks

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Post by jedanbik » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 9:57 PM UTC

This assumes number_of_parents = 2. This also assumes class.parents() = {female_mother, male_father}. Maybe that's just a little too much heteronormativity for the year 2013?

A more generalized version that produces See Your Folks calculations for people by gender, age, and frequency of visit would be appreciated by folks like me that have complicated family dynamics. Hell, maybe I don't want to see my folks, maybe I just know how often I should see my friend that moved to the EU!

Relevant reading:

Gay marriage: the database engineering perspective -- http://qntm.org/gay

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by Dewie » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 9:58 PM UTC

Who828 wrote: post #67

“They didn’t understand me”, “I wish I had done this in the past”, “I wish I had someone to guide me towards my interest”, “I hope I become successful in the future”, “I hope become a millionaire” Our ambition, our regrets have made us distant from the now and the present. We are not satisfied with it, how can we? We have our own expectations and dreams to achieve in life. So we run from the present, we live like we…

> Our ambition, our regrets have made us distant from the now and the present.

How is this website not about pushing us out of the present? It is prompting us to worry about the future.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by yitchelle » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:10 PM UTC

usaphp wrote: post #83

spodek wrote: post #46

Effective site, but I hope the people who found it depressing reconsider their response. The site didn't tell you anything you didn't already know, it only clarified it. Instead of denying information to keep yourself happy, why not use the information? My 69-year-old mother remarked earlier this year that if she didn't get around to some of her life goals soon she wouldn't be able to. Did she say that out of depress…

I don't want to nitpick but 100 kilometers a day for a 70 year old, sounds pretty impossible...thats about 7 hours of non stop riding every day at a modest speed, even a fit college student won't be able to bike for 7 hours straight. Edit: I do agree that a fit student can do a 7 hour bike tour, but i still staand by my opinion that for 70 year old it seems to be impossible.

e-bikes are becoming popular in Europe,and they can get up to a speed of 35kph, so they could cover 100Km within 3.5 hours, easily.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by Dewie » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:12 PM UTC

krmmalik wrote: post #106

Please understand I don't mean to discredit your site in any way and what I'm about to say below is no reflection in your commitment. But this is a good opportunity for me to make an important point regards a discussion that took place here a few days ago. You see - This website serves no purpose in the East or Eastern ethnic minorities. It's not part of our culture to lose contact with our parents. I saw my parents…

I'm sure they've at least heard about, for example, cultures where three generations tend to live in the same household. But I guess you should always assume an American cultural bias when it comes to content from this site.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by ldn_tech_exec1 » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:18 PM UTC

Not trying to be funny, but FaceTime has made a real difference to peoples' lives here

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by ldn_tech_exec1 » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:19 PM UTC

sjtgraham wrote: post #17

Damn, my dad had a stroke on Saturday night. Thankfully he got very prompt and first class medical treatment (Thanks NHS. Socialised medicine FTW) so the damage is fortunately very limited. I'm actually on my way to the hospital to see him now. This is a great reminder to pick up the phone and tell your folks or anyone that matters to you that you love them. Everyone reading this should do that now if they can. You n…

Sorry to hear about your dad stevie, hope he's ok

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by dmlorenzetti » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:20 PM UTC

Small bit of feedback, in case the devs are reading.

The site is needlessly vague about what it's going to show me. What are "my results", and will they be compelling enough for me to send personal information to somebody I don't know?

Coming to this site cold, with no expectations, I had no desire to enter my parents' ages, to tell you where they live, or to tell you how often I see them.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by _lex » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:22 PM UTC

This so so mean. I've got 6 more times left. Now I'm buying ticket home for xmas.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by evacuationdrill » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:29 PM UTC

hedgehog wrote: post #102

nostromo wrote: post #23

If you are 25 this is how many weeks you have left to live: http://i.imgur.com/MA3YeuX.jpg

If you like that you may find this interesting: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3568125/clock.html

You might show what format the form expects, e.g. mmddyyyy.

But now that I think of it, I would probably have to count pixels to tell if I switched month and day. The effect of seeing that is still neat.

Re: See Your Folks

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Post by armini » Wed, Oct 16, 2013, 10:39 PM UTC

I love websites like this, they are a constant reminder that you and those around you are not mortals. Others might also like www.aznoe.com its on the same lines as this...