Hehe, thankfully I can, and noticed that there are no +Funny modifiers (but a +FB one) on it, nor does it bear any resemblance to humor... Either that or it is horribly, horribly redundant. Oh well, doesn't matter.
Most TV programs will get old REALLY fast if there are never any unknown characters arriving. If you have a ship with a 10-person crew in deep space, and aliens do not exist... What the hell were they doing there to begin with? Exploration of nothing? OK, fine, let's say they are looking for a planet to move Earth's doomed population to. Aside from mechanical failure, psychological disorders, some crazy disease they found on a planet, and neat special effects for the things you'd see in space, what would make up the content of the show?
I believe that any space-based series needs either aliens or an immense crew (like Battlestar Galactica, even though I don't like the show).
On its face, Lost (assuming you've seen it) has a limited set of characters. However, they have introduced at least two other people, and they have left about 30 people completely unseen that can be introduced later. They are also, presumably, on Earth, so bringing in a lot more people is certainly possible. In space, it is not realistic.
> I truly do not understand it, can somebody explain?
So you are trying to keep all of us ignorant because you wish to remain ignorant and you don't understand??? The guy (you?) said that looking at the way God created the world is "spitting in his face." That's promoting ignorance.
Yes, I know what war means to nonaggressive countries. I was attempting a joke, not trying to make a political statement on the (in)validity of invading another sovereign nation every decade.
As soon as marriage became a legal contract and not just a religious ceremony, the religions lost control of its terms, and the ability to "protect" it. That's the point.
> Your weak reasoning that one fissure equals defeat is moronic
Your reasoning that they can have it both ways is pitiful. That "one fissure" was not divorce, but the second someone tried to gain personal monetary benefit (eg, joint tax filings).
> Do I not have the right to order the ones and zeroes on my computer however I want?
A car, or every other physical object (patented/copyrighted/whatever or not) is just the right order of atoms and molecules. Do I not have the right to order those atoms however I want, including the reproduction of a Lamborghini, down to the brand badge?
I'm a "dirty information pirate," but I don't like that argument.
Do you have any more info, such as a brand name? Have you only tried one kind? I ask because I am the IT staff of a small hospital and the possibility of keyboard-spread germs has kinda' bothered me since I started.
My other idea was to use Micro-ban based keyboards, but they're a bit expensive.
Yeah, I'm typing on one right now, and they are very nice, and look pretty sweet. However, because the bottom edge is not a straight line (the space bar juts out), wrist rests don't work very well. Also, they are USB-only.
> The popular story is Newton was sitting under an apple tree when the apple fell [...] Maybe that would not have happened on a planet with lower gravity
Or if it was a planet with higher gravity, he might have been killed by a falling leaf.
> protecting the institution of marriage is for some [...] to better the world
Where the heck were these people when divorce was legalized? After that point, "protecting" it is either a waste of breath or political (or possibly religious) bullshit.
You think his post resembled "mature discussion" in any way whatsoever? Hell, I don't think there was a single full sentence in there that could be considered non-troll:
> your mother keeps banging > Taco Bell keeps calling > What an idiot. > you're a sad, lonely person > no hope in hell of procreating > start hitting the bingo parlos and bag yourself a BBW > you'll march through this life in futility, die, and no one will notice.
> there will be no one around to make things better in the future.
Hate to break it to you, but at some point in the future there will be exactly zero living humans. That's life. Or time, I guess.
Disregarding that, yes having children is currently a requirement for continuing the species. But quality of childcare is NOT important WRT procreation. It helps to make their lives seem more worthwhile to other humans, but in the long run, you don't affect anything except other humans -- we all break even. We're born, we die.
Even better: With war, you take the physically strongest of both sides and kill them off, leaving the week ones (us geeks perhaps) at home to screw their wives and pass on the smarter, more peaceful genes. Therefore, we should fight as many wars as possible, just as long as there is no draft.
> hey would also make a law forcing merchants to get larger cash drawers with slots for those denominations.
I don't believe that is accurate. Merchants don't have to have any drawer at all. They can keep all their register money in their pocket, as long as no one gets ripped off.
> It allows merchants to state up-front which denominations they will accept
That's merchants. Does that imply that I can pay for my speeding tickets in pennies? This has inspired me to pay my past tickets... in an oh-so-special way.
> If I was to walk down the streets brandishing a shotgun, longsword or nuclear bomb I hope the police would infringe my right to keep and bear arms.
That's a bit convoluted. You have the right to bear arms, but it doesn't say you have the right to wave a sword around in everyone's face. So the police, in that case, would not be infringing on your right to bear.
Nice try, though. I bet someone was convinced into thinking about removing our Constitutional rights...
> I don't see anything criminal on the part of Best Buy or the clerk, nor anything that should form the basis of a lawsuit.
What, you mean like sending a guy to JAIL due to a clerk not knowing anough about her job (ie, handling money)? How long would he have to be unfairly incarcerated before he had any basis for recourse? A year?
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Hehe, thankfully I can, and noticed that there are no +Funny modifiers (but a +FB one) on it, nor does it bear any resemblance to humor... Either that or it is horribly, horribly redundant. Oh well, doesn't matter.
Most TV programs will get old REALLY fast if there are never any unknown characters arriving.
If you have a ship with a 10-person crew in deep space, and aliens do not exist... What the hell were they doing there to begin with? Exploration of nothing? OK, fine, let's say they are looking for a planet to move Earth's doomed population to. Aside from mechanical failure, psychological disorders, some crazy disease they found on a planet, and neat special effects for the things you'd see in space, what would make up the content of the show?
I believe that any space-based series needs either aliens or an immense crew (like Battlestar Galactica, even though I don't like the show).
On its face, Lost (assuming you've seen it) has a limited set of characters. However, they have introduced at least two other people, and they have left about 30 people completely unseen that can be introduced later. They are also, presumably, on Earth, so bringing in a lot more people is certainly possible. In space, it is not realistic.
> aybe a few people need to be forced to watch the episode of "Mythbusters" where this is put to the test.
That's high altitude, low pressure. NOT a vacuum. I don't think a magazine is going to help much in space.
> I watch CSI, you know!
I've never heard this on CSI: "We searched CODIS and the National Geographic DNA Database."
> I truly do not understand it, can somebody explain?
So you are trying to keep all of us ignorant because you wish to remain ignorant and you don't understand??? The guy (you?) said that looking at the way God created the world is "spitting in his face." That's promoting ignorance.
Yes, I know what war means to nonaggressive countries. I was attempting a joke, not trying to make a political statement on the (in)validity of invading another sovereign nation every decade.
As soon as marriage became a legal contract and not just a religious ceremony, the religions lost control of its terms, and the ability to "protect" it. That's the point.
> Your weak reasoning that one fissure equals defeat is moronic
Your reasoning that they can have it both ways is pitiful. That "one fissure" was not divorce, but the second someone tried to gain personal monetary benefit (eg, joint tax filings).
> Do I not have the right to order the ones and zeroes on my computer however I want?
A car, or every other physical object (patented/copyrighted/whatever or not) is just the right order of atoms and molecules. Do I not have the right to order those atoms however I want, including the reproduction of a Lamborghini, down to the brand badge?
I'm a "dirty information pirate," but I don't like that argument.
And an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, FIVE. FIVE things...
Do you have any more info, such as a brand name? Have you only tried one kind? I ask because I am the IT staff of a small hospital and the possibility of keyboard-spread germs has kinda' bothered me since I started.
My other idea was to use Micro-ban based keyboards, but they're a bit expensive.
> has anyone seen the new Dell keybs
Yeah, I'm typing on one right now, and they are very nice, and look pretty sweet. However, because the bottom edge is not a straight line (the space bar juts out), wrist rests don't work very well. Also, they are USB-only.
> The popular story is Newton was sitting under an apple tree when the apple fell [...] Maybe that would not have happened on a planet with lower gravity
Or if it was a planet with higher gravity, he might have been killed by a falling leaf.
> the Slashdot crowd's chance of survival is raised, as we all live in our parents basements!
Woe is me, I had to go and move out!
> So, my ray-ban sunglasses won't help, I'll be SOL?
No, your eyes will continue to be just fine. The rest of you will be vaporized.
> protecting the institution of marriage is for some [...] to better the world
Where the heck were these people when divorce was legalized? After that point, "protecting" it is either a waste of breath or political (or possibly religious) bullshit.
You think his post resembled "mature discussion" in any way whatsoever? Hell, I don't think there was a single full sentence in there that could be considered non-troll:
> your mother keeps banging
> Taco Bell keeps calling
> What an idiot.
> you're a sad, lonely person
> no hope in hell of procreating
> start hitting the bingo parlos and bag yourself a BBW
> you'll march through this life in futility, die, and no one will notice.
OTOH, I bet I could make a song from that...
> there will be no one around to make things better in the future.
Hate to break it to you, but at some point in the future there will be exactly zero living humans. That's life. Or time, I guess.
Disregarding that, yes having children is currently a requirement for continuing the species. But quality of childcare is NOT important WRT procreation. It helps to make their lives seem more worthwhile to other humans, but in the long run, you don't affect anything except other humans -- we all break even. We're born, we die.
Even better: With war, you take the physically strongest of both sides and kill them off, leaving the week ones (us geeks perhaps) at home to screw their wives and pass on the smarter, more peaceful genes. Therefore, we should fight as many wars as possible, just as long as there is no draft.
That is SOOOO cool. I want one just after seeing it eat up a dozen whole computers with no problem.
> hey would also make a law forcing merchants to get larger cash drawers with slots for those denominations.
I don't believe that is accurate. Merchants don't have to have any drawer at all. They can keep all their register money in their pocket, as long as no one gets ripped off.
> Police officers often do not know the specifics of law.
Often? Hell, rarely do they know ANYTHING about laws besides basic traffic violations.
> It allows merchants to state up-front which denominations they will accept
That's merchants. Does that imply that I can pay for my speeding tickets in pennies? This has inspired me to pay my past tickets... in an oh-so-special way.
> If I was to walk down the streets brandishing a shotgun, longsword or nuclear bomb I hope the police would infringe my right to keep and bear arms.
That's a bit convoluted. You have the right to bear arms, but it doesn't say you have the right to wave a sword around in everyone's face. So the police, in that case, would not be infringing on your right to bear.
Nice try, though. I bet someone was convinced into thinking about removing our Constitutional rights...
> I don't see anything criminal on the part of Best Buy or the clerk, nor anything that should form the basis of a lawsuit.
What, you mean like sending a guy to JAIL due to a clerk not knowing anough about her job (ie, handling money)? How long would he have to be unfairly incarcerated before he had any basis for recourse? A year?
> how do you say a number with 15 zeros after it???
I believe that is considered a metric "shitload."