I think Christianity is the only major religion with this vision of an apocalyptic endtime...
When I said "in any form", I was also referring to the secular. Any one individual that, by whatever means, brings an "end time" to this mudball would also be included in that definition.
You could even, by a stretch, include the project head of the LHC... if you agree with those that believe that small black holes will eat the Earth if generated.
No, not in any form. Most of the world is not Christian, you know.
Never said most of the world was {or should be}, and even used the phrase "in any form" to help avoid such a conclusion. Many religions have a "good guy" and "bad guy", or even more than one of each. As your link led to athiesm, h'wever, it appeared that your point was that none CAN exist. Once again, I ask you:
Have you conclusively eliminated even the smallest chance that one can exist?
Sure, now you and your girlfriend have a gun to call on in a family spat. You do realize how much more common domestic violence is than home invasions with someone present?
Fascinating that you believe that gun owners become criminally-minded once they purchase a firearm. She's the love of my life, you doofus; I'd rather cut off my arm than even strike her, let alone point a rifle at her.
You have kitchen knives, I'd bet. Should we be worried that you're going to stab someone in a "family spat"? Most of those family fights you mention are temper-tantrums from self-absorbed ninnies for whom "...but she made me mad!" is a valid excuse for violence. It's not, and my fiancee has tested that on far more than one occasion. Even at my most furious, even pushing her NEVER been an option. The shotgun never even enters the equation in such situations.
Finally, as a military brat whose father served in Vietnam, I've seen first-hand how killing someone can haunt you for the rest of your life. I'm not some trigger-happy fruit-loop that's just begging someone to break in; on the contrary, I pray I'll *never* have to use it. But like a fire extinguisher, or any other emergency tool, I'd rather have it than be without it.
With the pilot sitting on the ground, and possibly flying multiple AV's at once, how likely are they to be using the same level of awareness of the airspace around the vehicle?
As these are restricted to solely military airspace, I'm not as worried...
FTA:
Because of Federal Aviation Administration regulations that prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying in public airspace, the flight paths will be limited to military airspace, which is exempted from FAA rules.
What I'm curious about is how those police departments that recently bought UAVs can legally use them in public airspace....
It is a slightly different version of the old freedom vs security adage. In this version, you get some security from police abuse (in addition to security from the hooligans) in exchange for possible future loss of ability to resist much larger oppressions.
I'll take freedom ANY day...
Just watch all the "Most Nifty Exciting Thrilling Mind-Bending Viewer-Submitted Video!" shows, and you'll see that we've more than enough cameras around to catch crooked cops.
The parent comment is pretty insightful - pervasive camera coverage could prevent abuses by authorities, but also could be used to control any sort of opposition movement.
I might be more convinced if the ones controlling the cameras weren't the ones most likely to abuse civilians. Too many hush-ups from our government have left me a wee bit cynical 'bout trusting them with this blindly.
That response is about as well thought out as this whole plan. I'm sure that when the game is no longer supported EA will go to the trouble of creating and distributing such an update as well as maintaining a server to provide the update to all who need it. I'm sure the same would be true if EA went out of business.
Suuuuuuuure they will... just like US baseball did, right?
The masses don't read tech sites, nor are they aware of the RIAA, nor would most of them care if they did.
All the more reason for we geeks to give 'em the answers in a format they can understand. I do it all the time here at the shop. They go away informed, a certain RIAA member loses PC sales over it, and life is good!
Hey, AC... Tell us why you think that a deaf guy that wants to decrypt legally bought DVDs so he can watch them on his PC, WITH headphones {as not to garner noise complaints from the neighbors} is a thief.
Meanwhile, the Capitalism is a perfect economic system that always pays for those who are smarter and work better, so a totally antithesis of the Democratic ideal.
Gotta respectfully disagree here. Capitalism pays out for those with the better marketing and legal departments... Carly Fiorina, individually, or Apple, company-wise as wonderful examples.
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It sure can! As any stoner will tell you, you can make a bong out of ANYTHING!
...and if those puns didn't blow ya away, would wind?
Unless they've a backlight for each individual pixel, black still won't be black on this monitor, either...
When I said "in any form", I was also referring to the secular. Any one individual that, by whatever means, brings an "end time" to this mudball would also be included in that definition.
You could even, by a stretch, include the project head of the LHC... if you agree with those that believe that small black holes will eat the Earth if generated.
Rather powerful assumption of indoctrination there, sir.
Regardless of my beliefs, I can't rule out the possibility of the IPK or FSM....
Sure, like Vioxx or Seldane, right?
When you view the cash as the bottom line in the medical industry, you've got a problem.
Saw this quote in a doctor's office, and it seems to fit here:
"A physician should not enter the trade with the heart of a moneychanger."Never said most of the world was {or should be}, and even used the phrase "in any form" to help avoid such a conclusion. Many religions have a "good guy" and "bad guy", or even more than one of each. As your link led to athiesm, h'wever, it appeared that your point was that none CAN exist. Once again, I ask you:
Have you conclusively eliminated even the smallest chance that one can exist?
Can you accept the possibility that it does, in any form?
Fascinating that you believe that gun owners become criminally-minded once they purchase a firearm. She's the love of my life, you doofus; I'd rather cut off my arm than even strike her, let alone point a rifle at her.
You have kitchen knives, I'd bet. Should we be worried that you're going to stab someone in a "family spat"? Most of those family fights you mention are temper-tantrums from self-absorbed ninnies for whom "...but she made me mad!" is a valid excuse for violence. It's not, and my fiancee has tested that on far more than one occasion. Even at my most furious, even pushing her NEVER been an option. The shotgun never even enters the equation in such situations.
Finally, as a military brat whose father served in Vietnam, I've seen first-hand how killing someone can haunt you for the rest of your life. I'm not some trigger-happy fruit-loop that's just begging someone to break in; on the contrary, I pray I'll *never* have to use it. But like a fire extinguisher, or any other emergency tool, I'd rather have it than be without it.
Fraggin' civvies, I swear...
Not when either my fiancee or I are at the other end of it... which is darn near 100% of the time.
What about the Bunyip? ;)
"Tapping the tapioca tube"
"Self-whittling"
or my personal fave: "Launching the Hand Shuttle"
As these are restricted to solely military airspace, I'm not as worried...
FTA:
Because of Federal Aviation Administration regulations that prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying in public airspace, the flight paths will be limited to military airspace, which is exempted from FAA rules.What I'm curious about is how those police departments that recently bought UAVs can legally use them in public airspace....
I'll take freedom ANY day...
Just watch all the "Most Nifty Exciting Thrilling Mind-Bending Viewer-Submitted Video!" shows, and you'll see that we've more than enough cameras around to catch crooked cops.
The parent comment is pretty insightful - pervasive camera coverage could prevent abuses by authorities, but also could be used to control any sort of opposition movement.I might be more convinced if the ones controlling the cameras weren't the ones most likely to abuse civilians. Too many hush-ups from our government have left me a wee bit cynical 'bout trusting them with this blindly.
Let me quote the article:
The video, shot by a WTXF-TV helicopter, shows three police cars stopping a car on the side of a road.So are you suggesting we use news choppers for surveillance? That article has NOTHING to do with CCTV.
Suuuuuuuure they will... just like US baseball did, right?
Never said they would. Just took issue with the idea that MACs are immutable.
Not really. It's just a download away for most geeks, assuming your router doesn't allow for MAC changing already...
All the more reason for we geeks to give 'em the answers in a format they can understand. I do it all the time here at the shop. They go away informed, a certain RIAA member loses PC sales over it, and life is good!
Read that as "severely deaf", at 70% loss. In other words, for every 10 words spoken to me, I hear three....
"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman?!?" ;)
Hey, AC... Tell us why you think that a deaf guy that wants to decrypt legally bought DVDs so he can watch them on his PC, WITH headphones {as not to garner noise complaints from the neighbors} is a thief.
Jerk.
Anyone else see a parallel with HP in the "Carly Fiorina" days?
Gotta respectfully disagree here. Capitalism pays out for those with the better marketing and legal departments... Carly Fiorina, individually, or Apple, company-wise as wonderful examples.
Bad rationale, snarky or not.
Bullhockey.
Tell THIS girl that she wasn't in a war zone.
Calling it "a police action", "counter-insurgency", or BY any other marginally more "pleasant" euphemism does NOT change the rules of the game.
It's war, plain and simple. Kill them before they have a chance to kill you. Period.
...unless you want to tell me the name really DID change to "Freedom Fries". :P