Pirate sites will go, and others will replace them, but there is a constant: like death and taxes, piracy will go on.
Once the admins and users will start getting jail time and huge fines more often, I'm sure the amount of people wanting to run such a site decreases dramatically. It's not an endless river.
Piracy (Copyright infringement) has been around since the 1550's with the Stationers' Company of London. Even with the threat of prison or jail time, people have found a way to pirate material. No, it's not going anywhere any time soon. This is not a new concept that suddenly became popular in the Internet age. When a method of dealing with a problem has not worked in almost 500 years, then you're probably dealing with it in the wrong manner.
Just to add: when my parents immigrated here from Iran in 1979, I was born on US soil a year later and learned how to speak Persian first at home while learning English in school. Once I started going to school though, I was fully immersed in American culture, so I had no problems picking it up. I still speak Persian fluently, but to native Persians, I actually have a noticeable American accent.
My mother's intention, of course, wasn't to keep me from assimilating. She wanted me to grow up here as comfortably as possible. She just didn't want me to grow up clueless about my history and I'm glad it worked out this way - it allowed me to also be familiar with the language and culture of my ancestors. It doesn't make me better than anyone else, it just gives me a different cultural perspective on things.
It's much harder for older immigrants who come here to learn the language and culture because they're so set in their ways, but it can still be done as long as you want to and are genuinely interested. Those who have no interest in the language or culture will never learn it, and frankly, I'm not sure why they bother to immigrate to a country that they're not interested in unless they had no choice in the matter (asylum). If I want to move to Norway, Japan, or Chile, I would certainly want to learn the culture and language as fast as I can -- preferably even start before moving there.
The Russian mother you spoke to, her son won't pick up much culture from Sesame Street or Barney. He'll pick everything up through social interactions in school, unless he has trouble adjusting. I grew up with neighborhood kids telling me that they didn't want to be my friend because I had dark hair, and that I should go back to where I came from. They didn't care that I was exactly like them in every way except for appearance. All they cared about was the fact that I looked different than them, even though I really wasn't. It was tough hearing that as a child, but that didn't stop me from being American.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with missing the small town homogeneous culture. Even immigrants in America get the same way when they go back home and visit relatives. It doesn't sound like you hate the immigrants, you just miss what you're used to and that's perfectly acceptable. Humans do everything possible to resist change.
...and the two companies began recruiting salespeople who paid a monthly fee to be part of a sales program.
Any time that you're required to pay money to work - and I mean this outside of regular expenses such as supplies and travel, etc. - it's probably a good idea to turn around and run as far away as you can. A monthly fee to be part of a sales program? This is even worse than the typical MLM such as Primerica or Quixtar. At least those programs offer some sort of good or service in return, despite having an initial start-up cost.
But to collect money like that on a monthly basis and to vanish?
Does your debit card give you the option of using it as a credit card? My debit card has a VISA logo, so when I swipe my card and the PIN input screen shows up, I just hit cancel and it charges it as credit instead of debit. The money still comes out of my account the same, but since it's now going through Visa's network, there are extra protections against fraud.
What this does is if you choose credit, you're forced to sign the receipt (or the electronic screen) as opposed to inputting a PIN. When you sign, you're protected by Visa's Zero Liability policy.
The downside is -- again -- the money is immediately withdrawn from my available balance. By contrast, if I use a real credit card, I still have my money in my account, and in the case of fraud, I will never have to pay for it. If I use my debit (as a credit card) in the case of fraud, Visa will extend provisional credit within 5 days or something like that.
Oh, I agree that the sensitivity doesn't make it entirely useless... but the fact that police would come to depend upon this tool, and likely become lazy, does concern me greatly. Suppose the police had a computer that was able to automatically solve a crime correctly (one million - 1) times out of one million cases. How much would that one innocent person who was falsely accused have to argue to get the police to examine the case more closely (unless it's blatantly obvious they couldn't have committed the crime)?
I agree.
I've said this before: DNA should be used to exonerate people -- not to convict them. The only time DNA should be used to assist the police in arresting a criminal and the prosecution in convicting a criminal is if other criteria are met, such as a motive, other forms of evidence, possible witnesses, and so on. The fact that my fingerprints are on a knife used to commit murder should not be enough to arrest or convict me if the prosecution has nothing else to go by.
If eyewitnesses saw me use the knife to stab others, then yes, my prints on the knife should be used to aid in my conviction. If I had blood stains from the victim on my shirt, then yes, the prints will come in handy to help seal the conviction. Beyond reasonable doubt and all. DNA alone, however, should never be there to convict people. Consider this: if the suspect was careful to NOT leave their DNA behind, then the police will be looking in all of the wrong places. They'll have a bunch of fingerprints, but none of them would belong to the true suspect.
From the article:
A universal record would be a strong deterrent to first-time offenders — after all, any DNA sample left behind would be a smoking gun for the police — and would enable the police to more quickly apprehend repeat criminals. It would also help prevent wrongful convictions.
This is where the author's argument crumbles. Any DNA sample left behind would NOT be a smoking gun. It's simply another piece of the puzzle.
Could you please elaborate when where and how was thimerosal removed? Why is it illogical to think that after so many years (at least a few decades? idk) of using this preservative, the vaccine makers wouldn't continue using it anyway? Has there been a government mandate, with tough enforcement preventing them from doing so? Were people able to sue them if they found it in the vaccines?
I'm not the person that you're replying to, but just thought I'd share this link:
Thimerosal in Vaccines. If you look at the table of contents, there is a table there that shows a list of vaccines and the amounts of Thimerosal in them. The majority of them are free of it. It also shows the date as to when the non-Thimerosal version was approved by the FDA.
The section "Recent and Future FDA Action" also discusses what the FDA has done to remove or limit the amounts of Thimerosal in vaccines.
I'm not going to copy and paste from the article, because I think the article should be read in its entirety. My take on it is that the FDA has not found any strong links between Thimerosal and neurological disorders, but there still needs to be research done into it, so they erred on the side of caution and asked manufacturers to remove it completely, or limit it to trace amounts.
there are countries in western europe that have greater protections for certain freedoms and liberties than in the united states. AND THEY HAVE A NATIONAL ID CARD
I would personally feel much more comfortable if laws were put into place to protect our privacy first, before the Government makes a national ID card mandatory. This means no storing of personal identification in databases for indefinite periods of time unless there is a specific reason (and you are notified about it), and a system to strictly define what the Government is allowed to do and not do with these ID cards. Those of us with security clearances have already given biometrics, but those are special-needs purposes and there are already rules that govern what happens to that information. There are benefits to having a national ID card, though I would prefer that we didn't have one at all.
I do agree with your statement though. Another poster from Norway pointed out that they have a national ID, but they are well protected. I just don't see our government giving us that much protection right away. It will take a few scandals where government employees are found tampering with data before we see any push for protection.
where exactly does this fucking paranoid schizophrenic fantasy of national id card=gestapo raping your rights come from?
what the HELL is wrong with you paranoid retards?
Being anonymous in this country used to be something that you could control. If you wanted a loan, certain benefits, or to do certain things, you had to give some information up. That was fine. But making it mandatory to give biometric data is just opening pandora's box. Yes, Europe does already do this, but we're not Europe. Remember, this is the same country that said warrantless wiretapping of Americans was fine. This is the same country that freaked out after 9/11 and made flying on an airplane a security nightmare. The Patriot Act? What about the secret no-fly lists, where many innocent Americans who had similar names to suspected terrorists got stuck on the list with no clear way of getting out?
At the face of it, it is somewhat silly to be so paranoid about something like this, but my take is, why give the Government any ability or chance to abuse a system that we really do not need? We already have existing immigration laws that are hardly enforced. We should start with those. We just don't need another ID card or layer of bureaucracy. And as other people pointed out, many illegal immigrants are getting work and paid under the table. No amount of IDs or security cards will stop that situation.
I don't think we need to be paranoid, I just think we need to let the government know that this will make life for those of us who are law abiding citizens a little more difficult, and those that are operating under the table will see no change. It'll be business as usual for them. In the end, if we must have a national ID card, then they should put it in a separate bill, and along with it, create a framework to protect it from abuse.
I know you were joking, but wouldn't it be great if we could trick the virus into attacking itself?
I also feel that there may be promise in DNA Computers, but it sounds like those are way far off. Program the DNA computer to seek and destroy certain cells, and then self-destruct when finished.
I'm not saying that this happens at every Gamestop, but at one particular location here in Virginia, a manager boasted about how some of the employees may even take a few of the games home to play. For them it may be to "test the product" or some other BS, but you are absolutely right, even when you buy a new game from there, it's never going to factory sealed. You'll be lucky if it's never been used before!
I also halfway wonder if some of this is at the behest of AT&T.
That would be suicide, then. AT&T is rumored to be bringing out android-based HTC smartphones this year, and the rumor mill says one of them will be the HTC Desire. Also, Apple's exclusive contract with AT&T will be done in June, meaning they'll be free to go with other carriers if they do not extend the contract.
If Apple does indeed go with other carriers, AT&T will want to do everything possible to keep manufacturers such as HTC happy.
The fact that the crime was committed against those who were themselves engaged in criminal acts may cause the courts to consider it a justified act committed to prevent a much greater crime (i.e. the theft of large amounts of taxpayer money).
I really hope so, but I don't have much faith in the court system anywhere after reading about what happened to the Google Executives in Italy.
1.) At least mdsolar hasn't tried to hide their bias. It's right there in his or her comments and profile homepage.
2.) If someone named "ILoveNuclearPowerYumYum" posted this very same submission, would this change the story?
3.) Was nuclear technology denounced anywhere in the submission?
Regardless of how mdsolar feels about nuclear energy, this doesn't change anything about the article with respects to a company outright lying about something trivial. This does not build good confidence or a good reputation. I'd like to see nuclear energy embraced, but in a responsible fashion. Hiding and lying about leaks, no matter how minuscule, is not responsible.
Arab leader in Arabic: "Kill all non-believers, destroy the Great Satan (USA) and the Little Satan (Israel)"
So, outside of the fringe, religious nutjobs, when have Arab leaders actually called out to destroy non-believers, the US, and Israel? Because I'm sure if I dig around hard enough, I can find religious nutjobs here in the West that have called on the destruction of all of those awful foreigners. Should I consider them to be mainstream and popular as well? What's your definition of an Arab leader anyway?
Actually, looking at your comment and reading through the various misconceptions posted here on/., this website would be a great idea for everyone. If everyone in the West truly believes that the Arab world simply exists to chant "Death to the Great Satan, Death to the Little Satan", then perhaps the lack of cultural awareness is more prevalent here in the West than it is over there.
As to the GP, GM "pieces of shit' are mostly china parts assembled in mexico or Canada. You cant buy an American car anymore. They dont exist.
Sure you can! The Toyota Camry made the Cars.com American-Made Index top choice in terms of domestic parts used and factories in which it was assembled.
Okay, so Toyota isn't an American company, I get your point there, but they are still have to pay taxes here and are traded on the NYSE, so any investor can invest in the profits.
You are proposing indiscriminately killing the maximum number of civilians like barbarians because of your irrational fear of teh muslims. Oh noes! You forgot to take a couple of things into account:
1.) Killing innocent civilians only creates more of these "terrorists". At the scale of murdering that you're talking about, their reaction would actually be justified.
2.) Terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda and Taliban DO NOT CARE about their own civilians. They've murdered more of their own than assholes like you could ever dream of. So why would they care if you start carpet bombing and indiscriminately killing civilians? They won't. And when they start preaching their gospel to those remaining survivors, they'll gladly join their cause.
And at that point, the only way to achieve your goal is to completely engage in ethnic cleansing.
This is almost exactly what happened to me two weeks ago, except there was no precipitation on the road. So why did the lady rear end me? She was distracted by her cell phone and the three dogs in her car.
I've been driving on a busy interstate (I-95) every day with truckers and other motorists going speeds excess 80 mph for almost four years now. Not one single accident. I'm on a regular road(as opposed to the interstate) at a stop light and BAM. The only way I could have avoided my accident was if I had a "final destination" type moment and stayed off the road or gotten on at a different time.
(Thankfully everyone walked away from the accident - that's all I care about.)
Unfortunately, you are trying to Reason with the un-reasonable. Ever tried to convince a god-believer that the evidence for the existence of their god is nil, therefore it is Reasonable to say that you do not believe in the existence of this god?
Except the debate behind global warming CAN be solved with science, testing, discussions, observations, etc. You cannot do the same with religion. You're comparing apples to oranges here.
You're battling with he same type of religeous ferver here - except it's the Great God Anthropogenic Global Warming, as preached by the Church of the IPCC, and some quite obviously agenda-driven high-priests (scientists).
You know, I really couldn't care less what side of the debate you're on at this point - but I'm really getting sick of people like you equating the science behind global warming (whether it's right or wrong) with religion. Religion CANNOT be proven or disproved scientifically. Global warming can. At this point, how are you any different than the very same zealots you're complaining about?
Even this Northern Hemishpere's winter its low temperature and snowfall records broken is - apparently - all due to Anthropogenic Global Warming.
I take it that you don't understand the difference between local climate and global mean temperatures? You can't use local temperatures as proof against global warming. Go dig up global mean temperatures, and use that as your argument, or you won't be taken seriously. And I'm not saying the evidence won't back up your claims. I'm saying that the best that you're offering - record snowfalls locally - just doesn't work. Think globally.
The cognitive dissonance of these folks is mind-numbing.
And try to use a little less ad hominem attacks, lest you want to be classified as a "religious zealot yourself." The best way to argue your point against global warming is to present the facts and elaborate on them.
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Pirate sites will go, and others will replace them, but there is a constant: like death and taxes, piracy will go on.
Once the admins and users will start getting jail time and huge fines more often, I'm sure the amount of people wanting to run such a site decreases dramatically. It's not an endless river.
Piracy (Copyright infringement) has been around since the 1550's with the Stationers' Company of London. Even with the threat of prison or jail time, people have found a way to pirate material. No, it's not going anywhere any time soon. This is not a new concept that suddenly became popular in the Internet age. When a method of dealing with a problem has not worked in almost 500 years, then you're probably dealing with it in the wrong manner.
If for no other reason than the attendant publicity might finally teach the people of the Internet how to correctly spell "independence".
I would also like to see "You, Your and You're", a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston or Sandra Bullock.
"Too Loose to Lose" would be even better.
A well thought-out, on-topic response being modded as redundant? Even if you don't agree with the poster's reasoning, this certainly isn't redundant.
Just to add: when my parents immigrated here from Iran in 1979, I was born on US soil a year later and learned how to speak Persian first at home while learning English in school. Once I started going to school though, I was fully immersed in American culture, so I had no problems picking it up. I still speak Persian fluently, but to native Persians, I actually have a noticeable American accent.
My mother's intention, of course, wasn't to keep me from assimilating. She wanted me to grow up here as comfortably as possible. She just didn't want me to grow up clueless about my history and I'm glad it worked out this way - it allowed me to also be familiar with the language and culture of my ancestors. It doesn't make me better than anyone else, it just gives me a different cultural perspective on things.
It's much harder for older immigrants who come here to learn the language and culture because they're so set in their ways, but it can still be done as long as you want to and are genuinely interested. Those who have no interest in the language or culture will never learn it, and frankly, I'm not sure why they bother to immigrate to a country that they're not interested in unless they had no choice in the matter (asylum). If I want to move to Norway, Japan, or Chile, I would certainly want to learn the culture and language as fast as I can -- preferably even start before moving there.
The Russian mother you spoke to, her son won't pick up much culture from Sesame Street or Barney. He'll pick everything up through social interactions in school, unless he has trouble adjusting. I grew up with neighborhood kids telling me that they didn't want to be my friend because I had dark hair, and that I should go back to where I came from. They didn't care that I was exactly like them in every way except for appearance. All they cared about was the fact that I looked different than them, even though I really wasn't. It was tough hearing that as a child, but that didn't stop me from being American.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with missing the small town homogeneous culture. Even immigrants in America get the same way when they go back home and visit relatives. It doesn't sound like you hate the immigrants, you just miss what you're used to and that's perfectly acceptable. Humans do everything possible to resist change.
...and the two companies began recruiting salespeople who paid a monthly fee to be part of a sales program.
Any time that you're required to pay money to work - and I mean this outside of regular expenses such as supplies and travel, etc. - it's probably a good idea to turn around and run as far away as you can. A monthly fee to be part of a sales program? This is even worse than the typical MLM such as Primerica or Quixtar. At least those programs offer some sort of good or service in return, despite having an initial start-up cost.
But to collect money like that on a monthly basis and to vanish?
Does your debit card give you the option of using it as a credit card? My debit card has a VISA logo, so when I swipe my card and the PIN input screen shows up, I just hit cancel and it charges it as credit instead of debit. The money still comes out of my account the same, but since it's now going through Visa's network, there are extra protections against fraud.
What this does is if you choose credit, you're forced to sign the receipt (or the electronic screen) as opposed to inputting a PIN. When you sign, you're protected by Visa's Zero Liability policy.
The downside is -- again -- the money is immediately withdrawn from my available balance. By contrast, if I use a real credit card, I still have my money in my account, and in the case of fraud, I will never have to pay for it. If I use my debit (as a credit card) in the case of fraud, Visa will extend provisional credit within 5 days or something like that.
Oh, I agree that the sensitivity doesn't make it entirely useless ... but the fact that police would come to depend upon this tool, and likely become lazy, does concern me greatly. Suppose the police had a computer that was able to automatically solve a crime correctly (one million - 1) times out of one million cases. How much would that one innocent person who was falsely accused have to argue to get the police to examine the case more closely (unless it's blatantly obvious they couldn't have committed the crime)?
I agree.
I've said this before: DNA should be used to exonerate people -- not to convict them. The only time DNA should be used to assist the police in arresting a criminal and the prosecution in convicting a criminal is if other criteria are met, such as a motive, other forms of evidence, possible witnesses, and so on. The fact that my fingerprints are on a knife used to commit murder should not be enough to arrest or convict me if the prosecution has nothing else to go by.
If eyewitnesses saw me use the knife to stab others, then yes, my prints on the knife should be used to aid in my conviction. If I had blood stains from the victim on my shirt, then yes, the prints will come in handy to help seal the conviction. Beyond reasonable doubt and all. DNA alone, however, should never be there to convict people. Consider this: if the suspect was careful to NOT leave their DNA behind, then the police will be looking in all of the wrong places. They'll have a bunch of fingerprints, but none of them would belong to the true suspect.
From the article:
A universal record would be a strong deterrent to first-time offenders — after all, any DNA sample left behind would be a smoking gun for the police — and would enable the police to more quickly apprehend repeat criminals. It would also help prevent wrongful convictions.
This is where the author's argument crumbles. Any DNA sample left behind would NOT be a smoking gun. It's simply another piece of the puzzle.
Could you please elaborate when where and how was thimerosal removed? Why is it illogical to think that after so many years (at least a few decades? idk) of using this preservative, the vaccine makers wouldn't continue using it anyway? Has there been a government mandate, with tough enforcement preventing them from doing so? Were people able to sue them if they found it in the vaccines?
I'm not the person that you're replying to, but just thought I'd share this link:
Thimerosal in Vaccines. If you look at the table of contents, there is a table there that shows a list of vaccines and the amounts of Thimerosal in them. The majority of them are free of it. It also shows the date as to when the non-Thimerosal version was approved by the FDA.
The section "Recent and Future FDA Action" also discusses what the FDA has done to remove or limit the amounts of Thimerosal in vaccines.
I'm not going to copy and paste from the article, because I think the article should be read in its entirety. My take on it is that the FDA has not found any strong links between Thimerosal and neurological disorders, but there still needs to be research done into it, so they erred on the side of caution and asked manufacturers to remove it completely, or limit it to trace amounts.
there are countries in western europe that have greater protections for certain freedoms and liberties than in the united states. AND THEY HAVE A NATIONAL ID CARD
I would personally feel much more comfortable if laws were put into place to protect our privacy first, before the Government makes a national ID card mandatory. This means no storing of personal identification in databases for indefinite periods of time unless there is a specific reason (and you are notified about it), and a system to strictly define what the Government is allowed to do and not do with these ID cards. Those of us with security clearances have already given biometrics, but those are special-needs purposes and there are already rules that govern what happens to that information. There are benefits to having a national ID card, though I would prefer that we didn't have one at all.
I do agree with your statement though. Another poster from Norway pointed out that they have a national ID, but they are well protected. I just don't see our government giving us that much protection right away. It will take a few scandals where government employees are found tampering with data before we see any push for protection.
where exactly does this fucking paranoid schizophrenic fantasy of national id card=gestapo raping your rights come from?
what the HELL is wrong with you paranoid retards?
Being anonymous in this country used to be something that you could control. If you wanted a loan, certain benefits, or to do certain things, you had to give some information up. That was fine. But making it mandatory to give biometric data is just opening pandora's box. Yes, Europe does already do this, but we're not Europe. Remember, this is the same country that said warrantless wiretapping of Americans was fine. This is the same country that freaked out after 9/11 and made flying on an airplane a security nightmare. The Patriot Act? What about the secret no-fly lists, where many innocent Americans who had similar names to suspected terrorists got stuck on the list with no clear way of getting out?
At the face of it, it is somewhat silly to be so paranoid about something like this, but my take is, why give the Government any ability or chance to abuse a system that we really do not need? We already have existing immigration laws that are hardly enforced. We should start with those. We just don't need another ID card or layer of bureaucracy. And as other people pointed out, many illegal immigrants are getting work and paid under the table. No amount of IDs or security cards will stop that situation.
I don't think we need to be paranoid, I just think we need to let the government know that this will make life for those of us who are law abiding citizens a little more difficult, and those that are operating under the table will see no change. It'll be business as usual for them. In the end, if we must have a national ID card, then they should put it in a separate bill, and along with it, create a framework to protect it from abuse.
I know you were joking, but wouldn't it be great if we could trick the virus into attacking itself?
I also feel that there may be promise in DNA Computers, but it sounds like those are way far off. Program the DNA computer to seek and destroy certain cells, and then self-destruct when finished.
I was going to be very offended, but had to stop and fix my hair before posting. Now I forgot what I was going to be offended over!
I'm not saying that this happens at every Gamestop, but at one particular location here in Virginia, a manager boasted about how some of the employees may even take a few of the games home to play. For them it may be to "test the product" or some other BS, but you are absolutely right, even when you buy a new game from there, it's never going to factory sealed. You'll be lucky if it's never been used before!
Here's the "ads by google" that shows up for this article:
https://www.ironkey.com/l-gov-evaluate-1?ik_c=USA_Branding_Content_CPC_Image&ik_t=IronKey-Gov&ik_s=google&ik_k=Content&ik_v=yro.slashdot.org&ik_ad=true
I'm glad he didn't try to swallow that one!
I also halfway wonder if some of this is at the behest of AT&T.
That would be suicide, then. AT&T is rumored to be bringing out android-based HTC smartphones this year, and the rumor mill says one of them will be the HTC Desire. Also, Apple's exclusive contract with AT&T will be done in June, meaning they'll be free to go with other carriers if they do not extend the contract.
If Apple does indeed go with other carriers, AT&T will want to do everything possible to keep manufacturers such as HTC happy.
That aside, thank the FSM for our constitutional court.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster -- is there anything that he cannot do?
Maybe Bing should Google the meaning of existence.
The fact that the crime was committed against those who were themselves engaged in criminal acts may cause the courts to consider it a justified act committed to prevent a much greater crime (i.e. the theft of large amounts of taxpayer money).
I really hope so, but I don't have much faith in the court system anywhere after reading about what happened to the Google Executives in Italy.
A few points:
1.) At least mdsolar hasn't tried to hide their bias. It's right there in his or her comments and profile homepage.
2.) If someone named "ILoveNuclearPowerYumYum" posted this very same submission, would this change the story?
3.) Was nuclear technology denounced anywhere in the submission?
Regardless of how mdsolar feels about nuclear energy, this doesn't change anything about the article with respects to a company outright lying about something trivial. This does not build good confidence or a good reputation. I'd like to see nuclear energy embraced, but in a responsible fashion. Hiding and lying about leaks, no matter how minuscule, is not responsible.
Iran != Arab country. Very few Persians in Iran actually speak Arabic well.
Arab leader in Arabic: "Kill all non-believers, destroy the Great Satan (USA) and the Little Satan (Israel)"
So, outside of the fringe, religious nutjobs, when have Arab leaders actually called out to destroy non-believers, the US, and Israel? Because I'm sure if I dig around hard enough, I can find religious nutjobs here in the West that have called on the destruction of all of those awful foreigners. Should I consider them to be mainstream and popular as well? What's your definition of an Arab leader anyway?
Actually, looking at your comment and reading through the various misconceptions posted here on /., this website would be a great idea for everyone. If everyone in the West truly believes that the Arab world simply exists to chant "Death to the Great Satan, Death to the Little Satan", then perhaps the lack of cultural awareness is more prevalent here in the West than it is over there.
As to the GP, GM "pieces of shit' are mostly china parts assembled in mexico or Canada. You cant buy an American car anymore. They dont exist.
Sure you can! The Toyota Camry made the Cars.com American-Made Index top choice in terms of domestic parts used and factories in which it was assembled.
Okay, so Toyota isn't an American company, I get your point there, but they are still have to pay taxes here and are traded on the NYSE, so any investor can invest in the profits.
Great troll! I can't resist replying though.
You are proposing indiscriminately killing the maximum number of civilians like barbarians because of your irrational fear of teh muslims. Oh noes! You forgot to take a couple of things into account:
1.) Killing innocent civilians only creates more of these "terrorists". At the scale of murdering that you're talking about, their reaction would actually be justified.
2.) Terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda and Taliban DO NOT CARE about their own civilians. They've murdered more of their own than assholes like you could ever dream of. So why would they care if you start carpet bombing and indiscriminately killing civilians? They won't. And when they start preaching their gospel to those remaining survivors, they'll gladly join their cause.
And at that point, the only way to achieve your goal is to completely engage in ethnic cleansing.
I can tell that you haven't thought this through.
This is almost exactly what happened to me two weeks ago, except there was no precipitation on the road. So why did the lady rear end me? She was distracted by her cell phone and the three dogs in her car.
I've been driving on a busy interstate (I-95) every day with truckers and other motorists going speeds excess 80 mph for almost four years now. Not one single accident. I'm on a regular road(as opposed to the interstate) at a stop light and BAM. The only way I could have avoided my accident was if I had a "final destination" type moment and stayed off the road or gotten on at a different time.
(Thankfully everyone walked away from the accident - that's all I care about.)
Unfortunately, you are trying to Reason with the un-reasonable. Ever tried to convince a god-believer
that the evidence for the existence of their god is nil, therefore it is Reasonable to say that you
do not believe in the existence of this god?
Except the debate behind global warming CAN be solved with science, testing, discussions, observations, etc. You cannot do the same with religion. You're comparing apples to oranges here.
You're battling with he same type of religeous ferver here - except it's the Great God Anthropogenic Global Warming,
as preached by the Church of the IPCC, and some quite obviously agenda-driven high-priests (scientists).
You know, I really couldn't care less what side of the debate you're on at this point - but I'm really getting sick of people like you equating the science behind global warming (whether it's right or wrong) with religion. Religion CANNOT be proven or disproved scientifically. Global warming can. At this point, how are you any different than the very same zealots you're complaining about?
Even this Northern Hemishpere's winter its low temperature and snowfall records broken is - apparently - all due to Anthropogenic Global Warming.
I take it that you don't understand the difference between local climate and global mean temperatures? You can't use local temperatures as proof against global warming. Go dig up global mean temperatures, and use that as your argument, or you won't be taken seriously. And I'm not saying the evidence won't back up your claims. I'm saying that the best that you're offering - record snowfalls locally - just doesn't work. Think globally.
The cognitive dissonance of these folks is mind-numbing.
And try to use a little less ad hominem attacks, lest you want to be classified as a "religious zealot yourself." The best way to argue your point against global warming is to present the facts and elaborate on them.
One of the rare times an AC goatse post should actually be considered insightful and informative.