> it can be very costly if you misjudge the extent that it might cause offence
Offence is caused by the person who is offended, not the person who does something you (generic "you") don't like. The vulgarity is, IMO, a tool'(although the real 'tool' may well be the person using it) to get the person to remember something. A pornographic device, if you will. (As opposed to "mnemonic device")
The Death Penalty thing wasn't meant to be serious, I was pointing out that your position is not helped by saying that those that take the contrary position are automatically violently-inclined.
Ignoring that you claim to have some deep understanding of the way he thinks, what if he was so abused in his own life that he doesn't really understand regret? What if his actions are the natural result of the experiences of his life?
I'm not arguing that he should be free, but it is possible for someone to think a similar way, yet not ever hurt anyone.
> Despite your personal penchant for violence the death penalty is a bad idea.
Despite your lack of will, soft heart, and terrorist intentions, the death penalty is a good idea. (Hey, you're making shit up about people who are on one side of one topic you happen to oppose, why can't I?)
> When the rich get richer, the poor do NOT get poorer
Is the "poor" class not growing larger while the middle class gets smaller? And, as another poster pointed out, money doesn't "trickle down" when it ends up going to other rich people who invested in stocks (which the poor cannot afford to do).
> A jacket that makes a Faraday cage around your body
I obviously don't know enough about Faraday cages, but would it have to cover you "completely?" Like could you have openings for hands, feet, and especially face with it still working as intended?
WE ARE NATURE! Just because we are aware of something, it does not mean that we are not a part of it. Barring the existence of gods and other such nonsense, it is impossible for something to be NOT natural.
Tears of joy, if it's frat-asses getting stomped by Elephants. Hell, fucking with animals that can kill you instantly should be a REQUIRED hazing ritual. It would certainly improve the total quality of college/university graduates.
> Dude I feel ya that Cindy Sheehan is getting on my nerves as well
For me, it's not her that's getting on my nerves, it's all the people that are using her for their own agendas (ie, Moveon, Micheal Moore). They don't care about this woman, her dead son, or her protest, they care about the media that has been generated and they want the spotlight.
At the very least, they are admitting that it isn't anything revolutionary.
I'm a bit annoyed that an Apple-based title (pod*)has been attached to something obvious and which, minus RSS (another obvious step to RSS audio files), has been done for almost a decade.
Note that my problem isn't with Apple, but the idea that this is something new. It isn't, and calling it podcasting is simply applying an inappropriate bullshit title to something that already had a name: downloading and listening to audio files.
Hip-Hop and rap, IMO, aren't exactly the same. Hip-Hop has more melody to it, whereas plain 'ole Rap is simply words on a beat. No music has ever given me goosebumps, but lets pretend it has. Just because YOU don't get excited by a particular thing it does not automatically follow that NO ONE does. Just because YOU don't like rap, it doesn't mean there is nothing innovative, or revolutionary, to it.
Sex and Drugs? Ever been to a "fest?" They pretty much play only folk music there, and there's more wasted people than at ANY rave. And a wider variety of better drugs. And a heck of a lot of sex too. It is not very much like (regular) rock & roll, and NOTHING like rap/hip-hop.
You seem to give the impression that you think everyone liked Rock & Roll when it first came out, or even that everyone likes it now ( at least the older stuff). That simply is not true. Lots of people absolutely hated rock, and not just the fracking idiots who thought Elvis was corrupting the youth with his dancing.
Basically, your parents may have liked rock & passed that on to you, but don't pretend that everyone has had that same experience.
> I guess that depends on your definition of "talent." [...] others would call it the ability to create your own music
Having the ability to do something does not mean they can do it well. For instance, I have the ability to make music. (Not trying to whore for clicks, ignore my sig link) It's as simple as purchasing a piece of software (for me, ACID Pro) and reading the manual. That doesn't mean any of my music is any good. I'd like to think it is, but I'm realistic.
Really, I don't think distribution method is an accurate measure of talent in any way whatsoever. There are extremely talented individuals who make loads of money with the RIAA, there are others who hold "normal" jobs and haven't made a cent from music.
Electronica and/or techno are based on Rock & Roll just as Rock & Roll was based off of music before it. I don't think it was as revolutionary as some people make it out to be. Basically, I believe that music is more evolutionary than revolutionary. It's all based off of something before it, the biggest change being the use of different instruments.
What about rap? Is that too similar to rock & roll? Even if there are no guitars? It may not be your "thing," but I think it is sufficiently different to be seen as a considerable leap in music. Especially with beatboxing (yeah, I realize it's similar to jazz scat) and other techniques like that.
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> it can be very costly if you misjudge the extent that it might cause offence
Offence is caused by the person who is offended, not the person who does something you (generic "you") don't like. The vulgarity is, IMO, a tool'(although the real 'tool' may well be the person using it) to get the person to remember something. A pornographic device, if you will. (As opposed to "mnemonic device")
Personal attack? I don't know anything about you! Saying they are violent is not a personal attack?
The Death Penalty thing wasn't meant to be serious, I was pointing out that your position is not helped by saying that those that take the contrary position are automatically violently-inclined.
> That's capitalism, what seperates us from the animals
I used to think it was intelligence, but your post quickly proved me wrong on that one.
Ignoring that you claim to have some deep understanding of the way he thinks, what if he was so abused in his own life that he doesn't really understand regret? What if his actions are the natural result of the experiences of his life?
I'm not arguing that he should be free, but it is possible for someone to think a similar way, yet not ever hurt anyone.
> Despite your personal penchant for violence the death penalty is a bad idea.
Despite your lack of will, soft heart, and terrorist intentions, the death penalty is a good idea. (Hey, you're making shit up about people who are on one side of one topic you happen to oppose, why can't I?)
> When the rich get richer, the poor do NOT get poorer
Is the "poor" class not growing larger while the middle class gets smaller? And, as another poster pointed out, money doesn't "trickle down" when it ends up going to other rich people who invested in stocks (which the poor cannot afford to do).
> still can't hold a paying job
Yeah, after all, Linus' work at Transmeta was completely volunteer.
> It's just like "pwn" except 1/8 as hilarious.
1/8 of 0 is still 0.
> I'm more worried that with the windshield absorbing all the microwaves my coffee will no longer stay warm in the car.
I think there is something wrong with your coffee maker or your water. Coffee does not, under normal operating conditions, emit microwaves.
> A jacket that makes a Faraday cage around your body
I obviously don't know enough about Faraday cages, but would it have to cover you "completely?" Like could you have openings for hands, feet, and especially face with it still working as intended?
> its scarcity and, hence, high cost, means we have to use it sparingly
I think it's time alchemy made a comeback!
> just like Jesus, carbon nanotubes [are] a myth!
No, he was real, just a little crazy.
> It shows him as weak [...] and ineffective all at the same time.
Only if you already thought he was those things. Insensitive, definitely.
Deciding to take a day off of your (ludicrously long) vacation to talk to someone does not make you strong, nor effective.
> We overide "nature" constantly
WE ARE NATURE! Just because we are aware of something, it does not mean that we are not a part of it. Barring the existence of gods and other such nonsense, it is impossible for something to be NOT natural.
> I can see this ending in tears
Tears of joy, if it's frat-asses getting stomped by Elephants. Hell, fucking with animals that can kill you instantly should be a REQUIRED hazing ritual. It would certainly improve the total quality of college/university graduates.
> Recently a friend of mine was in the United States and he was surprised with the level of pollution
Tell him to go to Eastern Europe and try breathing for a while.
> why not just live on the ship?
Why waste a million years-worth of fuel when you can just land?
> That includes realizing predation is a natural role,
Unless it's humans that are the predators, evidently. I guess humans aren't natural.
> What do PETA's taste like?
Like a dumpster. After all, that's where their animals go after being "saved."
> Dude I feel ya that Cindy Sheehan is getting on my nerves as well
For me, it's not her that's getting on my nerves, it's all the people that are using her for their own agendas (ie, Moveon, Micheal Moore). They don't care about this woman, her dead son, or her protest, they care about the media that has been generated and they want the spotlight.
At the very least, they are admitting that it isn't anything revolutionary.
I'm a bit annoyed that an Apple-based title (pod*)has been attached to something obvious and which, minus RSS (another obvious step to RSS audio files), has been done for almost a decade.
Note that my problem isn't with Apple, but the idea that this is something new. It isn't, and calling it podcasting is simply applying an inappropriate bullshit title to something that already had a name: downloading and listening to audio files.
Hip-Hop and rap, IMO, aren't exactly the same. Hip-Hop has more melody to it, whereas plain 'ole Rap is simply words on a beat. No music has ever given me goosebumps, but lets pretend it has. Just because YOU don't get excited by a particular thing it does not automatically follow that NO ONE does. Just because YOU don't like rap, it doesn't mean there is nothing innovative, or revolutionary, to it.
Sex and Drugs? Ever been to a "fest?" They pretty much play only folk music there, and there's more wasted people than at ANY rave. And a wider variety of better drugs. And a heck of a lot of sex too. It is not very much like (regular) rock & roll, and NOTHING like rap/hip-hop.
You seem to give the impression that you think everyone liked Rock & Roll when it first came out, or even that everyone likes it now ( at least the older stuff). That simply is not true. Lots of people absolutely hated rock, and not just the fracking idiots who thought Elvis was corrupting the youth with his dancing.
Basically, your parents may have liked rock & passed that on to you, but don't pretend that everyone has had that same experience.
> I guess that depends on your definition of "talent." [...] others would call it the ability to create your own music
Having the ability to do something does not mean they can do it well. For instance, I have the ability to make music. (Not trying to whore for clicks, ignore my sig link) It's as simple as purchasing a piece of software (for me, ACID Pro) and reading the manual. That doesn't mean any of my music is any good. I'd like to think it is, but I'm realistic.
Really, I don't think distribution method is an accurate measure of talent in any way whatsoever. There are extremely talented individuals who make loads of money with the RIAA, there are others who hold "normal" jobs and haven't made a cent from music.
Electronica and/or techno are based on Rock & Roll just as Rock & Roll was based off of music before it. I don't think it was as revolutionary as some people make it out to be. Basically, I believe that music is more evolutionary than revolutionary. It's all based off of something before it, the biggest change being the use of different instruments.
What about rap? Is that too similar to rock & roll? Even if there are no guitars? It may not be your "thing," but I think it is sufficiently different to be seen as a considerable leap in music. Especially with beatboxing (yeah, I realize it's similar to jazz scat) and other techniques like that.
> you can easily evade this design with a few moments' patience and some duct tape: Simply tape up the box so that no design is visible.
Or if you get the ones that you have to fold/assemble yourself, just make them inside-out, giving you a nice plain brown or white box.