"I'm wondering how long it will be until all Americans are legally forced to tattoo some product to themselves in a visible area."
Don't be silly. The government won't need to make a law like this. The free market will handle it. By 2040 we will all need the revenue from these tattoos to stay above the poverty line.
I don't think we should be concentrating on "making the Earth colder[or hotter]." Rather, we should be trying to minimize our impact as much as possible. However, it's also up to us to make sure that the normal routine of the solar system doesn't kill us off. Unfortunately, doing so may require actions far in advance of any realization of what it is we need to do.
What if some morally indifferent scientists got together and conducted a study that concluded nobody bought spam products. Maybe that would turn people off to the idea that it could be a viable get-rich-quick scheme.
I've tried a few different game pads for the computer and haven't liked any of them. Recently I picked up the Red Octane Universal Adapter for my PS2 controller. It is great.
If, like me, you think that the PS2 controller is the best on the market right now, it's very much worth the $20.
Excuse me if I came off as self-centered. I merely offered up my point of view on voting, as it is the only POV that I think I'm qualified to describe.
Compromise is good and all, but for compromise you generally have my choice, your choice, and the middle-ground. However, we've only really got two choices in our current political climate.
I am fiscally conservative, but socially liberal. This means if I vote the two-party system, I must often choose between voting for someone that may remove some of my rights or rights of people i respect, or for someone that will tax me for services that I feel are unnecessary or excessive.
Hence, lesser of two evils.
I could vote third party, but most until we revamp our election process, that choice is usually just allowing others to choose for you.
Your "uninformed" vote is certainly at least partially informed.
I will second that and add that if you are informed enough to register to vote and figure out where your polling location is, you know enough to at least vote a party close to your views.
Let alone "dilute the base" without making things worse.
The one that used to actually make great TVs, decent quality, feature rich consumer electronics devices, revolutionized and revived console gaming with the PSX, after revolutionizing portable music with the walkman?!
Yeah! And now they run all over your lawn, and make so much noise! Damn kid- er... Sony!
Believe me when I say that I believe these "fascist points" jive with the Bush Administration (of which I'm no big fan). I'm not sure how you can question my opposition to fascism after reading my sig.
My problem is not that this guy has an opinion or that he chooses to express it. My problem is with the way the article is presented. It is presented as if coming from an expert and untruthfully tacks the Dr. title onto his name. It's merely a written piece that strains to connect the current government with fascism by using select facts and viewpoints.
I was merely trying to point out that this widely distributed piece of work is not something that should be held up as some sort of holy Bush-is-a-fascist doctrine that is proof of everything we tin foil hatters have known for so long. Thank you for agreeing with me so aggressively.
Yeah, you can find this article all over the web. There are a couple problems, though. Lawrence Britt is not a doctor and is not a political scientist. He's an average-joe journalist. Now, you may still think those points are insightful and apropos, but the fact of the matter is, it was not written by and expert and it is not backed up by research.
Well, in a democracy the government is supposed to be working for the taxpayers, so it is essentially their responsibility to keep it in check. If suing the taxpayers causes a change in officials, the system works.
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""We don't want it." I don't see how this is a problem."
Marketing became less about enticing and more about forcing a long time ago.
"I'm wondering how long it will be until all Americans are legally forced to tattoo some product to themselves in a visible area."
Don't be silly. The government won't need to make a law like this. The free market will handle it. By 2040 we will all need the revenue from these tattoos to stay above the poverty line.
"linking the brain's posterior superior temporal cortex to altruistic behavior."
I want a posterior superior temporal cortex!
I don't think we should be concentrating on "making the Earth colder[or hotter]." Rather, we should be trying to minimize our impact as much as possible. However, it's also up to us to make sure that the normal routine of the solar system doesn't kill us off. Unfortunately, doing so may require actions far in advance of any realization of what it is we need to do.
It's because they won't open their windows!
Who says they use their own credit card?
No mod points, so I'll just say this:
Best. Marriage. Post. Ever.
...circulate rumors of a powerful demon living in the cellar in local taverns...
Are you nuts? I don't want some fool hero breaking in, killing all my pets, and raiding my wife's jewelry chest!
What if some morally indifferent scientists got together and conducted a study that concluded nobody bought spam products. Maybe that would turn people off to the idea that it could be a viable get-rich-quick scheme.
First hit on a Google search for "music industry mechanicals."
I knew that fourth cup of cofee was good for something!
What rationale would he have for refusing the leave the first time he was asked (before the police came)?
I believe he was protesting racial profiling.
Does it bother anyone else that you scroll up to zoom in on Google Maps, but scroll down on Google Earth?
I've tried a few different game pads for the computer and haven't liked any of them. Recently I picked up the Red Octane Universal Adapter for my PS2 controller. It is great.
If, like me, you think that the PS2 controller is the best on the market right now, it's very much worth the $20.
im going to spend 5% of my income (in this case, in the form of time invested)
Potential income. You know, like when the record lables claim they are losing profits.
Excuse me if I came off as self-centered. I merely offered up my point of view on voting, as it is the only POV that I think I'm qualified to describe.
Compromise is good and all, but for compromise you generally have my choice, your choice, and the middle-ground. However, we've only really got two choices in our current political climate.
Don't forget we lied about secret prisons and what we do to the captives in said prisons.
I am fiscally conservative, but socially liberal. This means if I vote the two-party system, I must often choose between voting for someone that may remove some of my rights or rights of people i respect, or for someone that will tax me for services that I feel are unnecessary or excessive.
Hence, lesser of two evils.
I could vote third party, but most until we revamp our election process, that choice is usually just allowing others to choose for you.
Your "uninformed" vote is certainly at least partially informed.
I will second that and add that if you are informed enough to register to vote and figure out where your polling location is, you know enough to at least vote a party close to your views.
Let alone "dilute the base" without making things worse.
I'm sure it's quite a big difference to 10 families.
The one that used to actually make great TVs, decent quality, feature rich consumer electronics devices, revolutionized and revived console gaming with the PSX, after revolutionizing portable music with the walkman?!
Yeah! And now they run all over your lawn, and make so much noise! Damn kid- er... Sony!
*waves cane*
Believe me when I say that I believe these "fascist points" jive with the Bush Administration (of which I'm no big fan). I'm not sure how you can question my opposition to fascism after reading my sig.
My problem is not that this guy has an opinion or that he chooses to express it. My problem is with the way the article is presented. It is presented as if coming from an expert and untruthfully tacks the Dr. title onto his name. It's merely a written piece that strains to connect the current government with fascism by using select facts and viewpoints.
I was merely trying to point out that this widely distributed piece of work is not something that should be held up as some sort of holy Bush-is-a-fascist doctrine that is proof of everything we tin foil hatters have known for so long. Thank you for agreeing with me so aggressively.
Forgot to include the link to the original article:
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http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=
Which appeared first in Free Inquiry Magazine:
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=
Yeah, you can find this article all over the web. There are a couple problems, though. Lawrence Britt is not a doctor and is not a political scientist. He's an average-joe journalist. Now, you may still think those points are insightful and apropos, but the fact of the matter is, it was not written by and expert and it is not backed up by research.
...is really just stealing from taxpayers.
Well, in a democracy the government is supposed to be working for the taxpayers, so it is essentially their responsibility to keep it in check. If suing the taxpayers causes a change in officials, the system works.