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Virus Scares and False Authority Syndrome
Fifth of Five writes: "Ran across this article on the IS-IT-TRUE.org site regarding False Authority Syndrome and the spread of virus misinformation by the media, users and Folks Who Probably Ought To Know Better. If you've ever watched the TV news and gritted your teeth over what is being presented as 'fact' this may shine some light on just how it got to be like this."
While they may (1) seem silly and (2) you'd have to be running your browser as root to see the shadow file, but if you do, Netscape will copy the file to your cache directory, where your default umask may make it world readable. Beware!
...but don't you hate it when all sorts of Theories are tought as fact (chough...darwin..chough).
;)
Tell me about it. I spent years thinking it was spelt 'cough'.
Whoops there goes my karma!
Pinky: "What are we going to do tomorrow night Brain?"
Brain: "I would tell you Pinky but this 120 char limi
YES! Because today's SUV pollutes less than an economy car from the 70s. I guess speaking the truth does require "balls".
The USA has made fantastic progress in reducing pollution. Cities air is cleaner today than 20 years ago. Lake Erie supports life again. And we did all that WITHOUT the Kyoto treaty! Are we not already heading in the right direction? So why do we need Kyoto which lets 3rd world nations pollute MORE at the expense of developed nations (not just the US)?
I certainly hate SUV's. It's the ultimate self-absorbed, take-whats-mine, do-it-cuz-I-can attitude. I think most other people who DON'T drive SUV's are also annoyed with: not being able to see the road due to the oversized 'offroad' station-wagons the fact that what should be a fender-bender usually ends up getting the non-SUV driver injured or killed. How they guzzle gas and have higher emissions, yet get around the gas-guzzler tax by using the truck/van loophole.
See comment above regarding pollution. You also forgot to explain the popularity of the SUV in annual sales figures. I'm sure many SUV drivers will slamm SUVs when interviewed on camera or in polls just to "fit in" and avoid media defined stigma. The annual sales figures, cannot lie. And you have failed to explais SUV popularity and how they are becoming the new majority of new vehicles on the road.
I'm KING of the trolls!
In case *you* didn't get *my* point, I'm *telling* you to *SHUT* *THE* *FUCK* *UP* *AND* *DIE*
Idiot, er, sorry...
*Idiot*
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j00 r now infected just by reading this. Even more infected if you click this link. And see? I have your password file right here and even your shadow password file. PH34R M3! I 0\/\/nZ Ur @55 d00d!
The news is less about telling you what's going on than it is about telling you what you should think.
[*] Before ranting that USA is world's biggest polluter, be sure to divide the pollution by the population before comparing and also remember that the "cleanest" nations are below dirt poor too.
I'll have to add this to my top ten words to use when talking over somebody's head.
Oh, and another good one:
xenodubrotic: (n,adj.) One who enjoys sexual relations with people of different races. Ie. Woody Allen, John Lennon, all rap "musicians".
It's a legitimate word, but it's obscure enough that you probably won't find it anywhere except scientific books on human sexuality.
Fire and Meat. Yummy.
yeah, baby..
This one's for Jenny.
-- Bruce.
A man was in the restroom when an Irish man came in and stood next to him at the urinal. The first man just happened to look down and saw the man had an enormous penis. Knowing he would sound weird if he said anything, he tried to keep it in. But, he finally couldn't stand it.
"I didn't want to say anything, but you've got the biggest penis I've ever seen!"
"Well, thank you. I gave it to myself, I'm a leprechaun! I will give you three wishes if you like?"
"Sure!" said the first guy. "1st Id like an enormous mansion"
"Done, you'll wake up in it tomorrow"
"2nd I'd like a beautiful girlfriend."
"Sure, you'll wake up with her next to you in the morning."
"3rd, I'd like a penis the size of yours!"
"OK, but I will have to butt-fuck you first."
Since the guy wants all this so badly he says OK and drops his pants and bends over.
The first guy looks up and says, "I can't believe I'm gonna have a penis the size of yours!"
And the guy answers, "I cant believe you think I'm a leprechaun!"
wow, that is a funny joke. and it really connects with the goatse.cx biz, on a meaningful and tangible level. So much that has been said before is flat and pale when compared to the knowledge and wisdom provided in this little gem. Kudos.
so you're admitting to being JonKatz?!!