And he also made this device that can create a clone of you which as an enterprising magician you could use to wondrous effect in magic tricks (so long as you don't mind killing your duplicate every performance).
"It is at this point in our story that along comes a spider. He is a man seemingly without a conscience; for whom the ends always justify the means..."
In many ways society hasn't changed much. In other ways it's totally different. But I was just pointing out that monogamy isn't a judeo-christian invention. Oh, and please stop calling me Shirley:)
Is this a joke? On slashdot none the less. You have tons of guys on here that would worship a woman, read tons of web pages on how to please her, and then get to come on slashdot and brag about it. If you're not able to find a guy that can satisfy you, I think we've eliminated all possible causes except you.
And polyandry (when one woman has multiple men) would be great, too. I don't believe in god, why the heck should I be bound by judeo-christian practice of monogamy?
As fun as it is to bash Christians and as many reasons you might think of to justify it, this is not one of them.
Monogamy has been around long before Judeo-Christians. It actually has a very strong evolutionary basis. Your DNA wants to propagate itself. So it wants to ensure that your wealth or property or cave or hut or spear is passed on to your genetic offspring. Since DNA tests are a relatively new development, monogamy was a pretty good attempt to ensure you knew who your offspring were back in the day. Many ancient polytheistic civilizations (think ancient Greece) had marriage as monogamist pairing.
Jealousy is interesting, and something I think we can all relate to. It's beyond stupid and unproductive too. When I see myself getting jealous it's usually because I am doubting my abilities, attractiveness, etc. And unfortunately jealousy is used over and over again by both sexes as a weapon to control others.
Q: Boyfriend not paying you as much attention as you want?
A: Flirt with another guy in front of him.
But I would look at this kind of attention as "attention + anger with the intent of possession". Bitterness and resentment come with this kind of attention. Gross. Real love is the opposite of possession. It's making sure the person remains free to be and achieve everything they are intended to.
When I have my head on straight and am feeling a bit jealous, it usually was a clue that something in myself or the relationship is wrong. Because when you are with someone who is loyal and honest and trusting and open and affectionate and fun it's pretty hard to be jealous. Somehow we manage though...
Falcon, I appreciate you letting people know that polygyny is not polygamy and such but once or twice is probably enough.
You have posted 24 comments to this article (most of which are to inform people about polygyny/polygamy). The moderation system should bring your informative comments into view of everyone.
Someone has not been listening to his gangsta rap, or has not been appropriately applying the principles learned to his relationship. Makes me wanna cry.
Thanks to technology an artist today has all the tools they need to get their music out there.
Back in the day before fast PCs and inexpensive, hifi audio gear you had to go to a studio to get a good recording, then you had to pay someone to mix and master all your songs for outrageous fees (no one really understood the process except the pros so they could gouge artists). And of course they were in bed with the labels who were loaning artists the money they needed to record an album anyway, so it just seemed like "the way it was done".
Of course once we wised up and realized it was fueled by greed like any business that lacks oversight smaller bands and groups of artists would rent professional equipment and learn how to use it. Fast-forward to now and for about $1000 you can get a quad-core PC and all the audio gear and mics you need to record professional sounding music. You just need to put in the time (of course you still have the option to pay someone) to mix and master, but nowadays the price for these services is not so ridiculous and the software has improved enough to make it simpler to learn.
Last step nowadays you have many ways to get your music heard through the internet, youtube, myspace, etc you have cdbaby and whatnot. You are not a slave to the label anymore and that's why many up-and-coming bands are saying f the labels we'll do it ourselves.
And people that really like music and don't want to pay for derivative crap are seeking out unsigned bands and giving them a listen. And if they like the music they are much more inclined to pay $6-10 for a CD or music download that they know 80% of will go to the actual artist.
F the labels. If you continued to deliver a useful service and did not get greedy you would not be so totally screwed now. You are living on borrowed time. F the labels.
I agree. We must cleanse our lands from the scourge of procreation! I am actually pretty thankful for those of us that choose to have kids and are responsible parents. Otherwise I'd be responsible for the survival of our species and that might not go so well.
Just to clarify: Are you saying that the only musicians that deserve to make money are the ones that perform on a stage?
There are quite a few solo musicians out there that would never have gotten their start if not for the ability to record all the instruments for their songs one at a time in a studio setting. Ever hear of Trent Reznor? I know of several musicians in my town that do the same thing because it's hard to find quality, dedicated musicians and build a band, but if the performance model was the only viable one, you'd end up with great songs that are left unheard.
Just a thought; but I'd prefer a model that allows both studio and performance artists to make money. I agree the pay-for-performance model is a lot more straightforward.
Needless to say, I gave him the standard "am I under arrest? No? Then you don't get to see my camera, and you don't get to stop be from being in this publicly owned park unless you like Title 42 [cornell.edu] lawsuits."
I'm curious because I've heard of security guards detaining people and trying to delete pictures and stuff, but does anyone here (lawyer perhaps?) know what powers a security guard legally has?
From what I've read on wikipedia it doesn't seem like a security guard on public property or even a mall has the right to detain someone unless they are committing a crime (they are not police, they can only perform a "citizen's arrest"). So it seems like they could ask you to leave but they can't hold you. I could certainly be wrong but I don't know. Anyone got more info?
This is interesting to me because on my drive to work today I saw 2 guys sitting on a sidewalk downtown with a video camera set up on a tripod next to them which I guessed was for a film project or something, but the thought crossed my mind "I wonder if they're planning something Evil(tm)?"
Now as a semi-thinking human being I immediately sent that stupid thought packing, but the fact that it crossed my mind is indicative of the level of bombardment we have been dished with by our media and government about how we should live in fear (and I barely watch TV news or read mainstream papers).
I wouldn't say the terr'wrists have won, but once enough of society gets to the point where we won't fight the powers that be as they slowly whittle away at our freedoms, it's pretty fair to say that they are winning thus far. There's always hope though.
And undercover cop in plain clothes and a minivan could be following you and if they were clandestine enough you'd never know it. Not to play devil's advocate, but just pointing out that if they want to follow a person without their knowledge, I think it's well within their power.
And I believe totally legal without a warrant as long as you remain on public property. I'm not sure if they are bound to not follow onto private property without a warrant.
I agree that it's very complicated.. Looking back over your post you weren't really begging the question in fact you were just suggesting some ideas why our solar system didn't conform to the many close/hot jupiters we've observed in other systems.
Sorry that I jumped to that conclusion. This is certainly a curious finding, like you're saying based on the age of our system it's interesting that our jupiter has not felt the urge to come in and squash us yet:)
You're begging the question that Jupiter and the outer planets are stable in their orbits. I don't believe we have the ability to measure with sufficient accuracy that this is true.
But we know a HELL of a lot more about neurochemistry than we did just half a century ago, or they would never have been able to invent antidepressant drugs.
Well if you know people who have been prescribed antidepressant drugs you probably know that many antidepressant drugs weren't originally invented to be antidepressants. And very often people are prescribed many different drugs many times and in many combinations until something (hopefully) works.
The efficacy of antidepressants really sucks compared to drugs given for other conditions. Just pointing this out to argue that we don't know much about how brain chemicals cause emotions; certainly not enough to influence them in the right direction on a consistent basis.
If windmills are a joke, the punch line must be that:
"Today, U.S. wind energy installations produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes." (source U.S. Dept of Energy)
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And he also made this device that can create a clone of you which as an enterprising magician you could use to wondrous effect in magic tricks (so long as you don't mind killing your duplicate every performance).
"It is at this point in our story that along comes a spider. He is a man seemingly without a conscience; for whom the ends always justify the means..."
Am I the only person scratching my head and wondering wtf?
In many ways society hasn't changed much. In other ways it's totally different. But I was just pointing out that monogamy isn't a judeo-christian invention. Oh, and please stop calling me Shirley :)
Is this a joke? On slashdot none the less. You have tons of guys on here that would worship a woman, read tons of web pages on how to please her, and then get to come on slashdot and brag about it. If you're not able to find a guy that can satisfy you, I think we've eliminated all possible causes except you.
And polyandry (when one woman has multiple men) would be great, too. I don't believe in god, why the heck should I be bound by judeo-christian practice of monogamy?
As fun as it is to bash Christians and as many reasons you might think of to justify it, this is not one of them.
Monogamy has been around long before Judeo-Christians. It actually has a very strong evolutionary basis. Your DNA wants to propagate itself. So it wants to ensure that your wealth or property or cave or hut or spear is passed on to your genetic offspring. Since DNA tests are a relatively new development, monogamy was a pretty good attempt to ensure you knew who your offspring were back in the day. Many ancient polytheistic civilizations (think ancient Greece) had marriage as monogamist pairing.
Jealousy is interesting, and something I think we can all relate to. It's beyond stupid and unproductive too. When I see myself getting jealous it's usually because I am doubting my abilities, attractiveness, etc. And unfortunately jealousy is used over and over again by both sexes as a weapon to control others.
Q: Boyfriend not paying you as much attention as you want?
A: Flirt with another guy in front of him.
But I would look at this kind of attention as "attention + anger with the intent of possession". Bitterness and resentment come with this kind of attention. Gross. Real love is the opposite of possession. It's making sure the person remains free to be and achieve everything they are intended to.
When I have my head on straight and am feeling a bit jealous, it usually was a clue that something in myself or the relationship is wrong. Because when you are with someone who is loyal and honest and trusting and open and affectionate and fun it's pretty hard to be jealous. Somehow we manage though...
Falcon, I appreciate you letting people know that polygyny is not polygamy and such but once or twice is probably enough.
You have posted 24 comments to this article (most of which are to inform people about polygyny/polygamy). The moderation system should bring your informative comments into view of everyone.
Someone has not been listening to his gangsta rap, or has not been appropriately applying the principles learned to his relationship. Makes me wanna cry.
Thanks to technology an artist today has all the tools they need to get their music out there.
Back in the day before fast PCs and inexpensive, hifi audio gear you had to go to a studio to get a good recording, then you had to pay someone to mix and master all your songs for outrageous fees (no one really understood the process except the pros so they could gouge artists). And of course they were in bed with the labels who were loaning artists the money they needed to record an album anyway, so it just seemed like "the way it was done".
Of course once we wised up and realized it was fueled by greed like any business that lacks oversight smaller bands and groups of artists would rent professional equipment and learn how to use it. Fast-forward to now and for about $1000 you can get a quad-core PC and all the audio gear and mics you need to record professional sounding music. You just need to put in the time (of course you still have the option to pay someone) to mix and master, but nowadays the price for these services is not so ridiculous and the software has improved enough to make it simpler to learn.
Last step nowadays you have many ways to get your music heard through the internet, youtube, myspace, etc you have cdbaby and whatnot. You are not a slave to the label anymore and that's why many up-and-coming bands are saying f the labels we'll do it ourselves.
And people that really like music and don't want to pay for derivative crap are seeking out unsigned bands and giving them a listen. And if they like the music they are much more inclined to pay $6-10 for a CD or music download that they know 80% of will go to the actual artist.
F the labels. If you continued to deliver a useful service and did not get greedy you would not be so totally screwed now. You are living on borrowed time. F the labels.
I agree. We must cleanse our lands from the scourge of procreation! I am actually pretty thankful for those of us that choose to have kids and are responsible parents. Otherwise I'd be responsible for the survival of our species and that might not go so well.
My cactus plant died from lack of watering...
Just to clarify: Are you saying that the only musicians that deserve to make money are the ones that perform on a stage?
There are quite a few solo musicians out there that would never have gotten their start if not for the ability to record all the instruments for their songs one at a time in a studio setting. Ever hear of Trent Reznor? I know of several musicians in my town that do the same thing because it's hard to find quality, dedicated musicians and build a band, but if the performance model was the only viable one, you'd end up with great songs that are left unheard.
Just a thought; but I'd prefer a model that allows both studio and performance artists to make money. I agree the pay-for-performance model is a lot more straightforward.
Dude, didn't you see Antitrust!? -1 NotNerd!
I'm curious because I've heard of security guards detaining people and trying to delete pictures and stuff, but does anyone here (lawyer perhaps?) know what powers a security guard legally has?
From what I've read on wikipedia it doesn't seem like a security guard on public property or even a mall has the right to detain someone unless they are committing a crime (they are not police, they can only perform a "citizen's arrest"). So it seems like they could ask you to leave but they can't hold you. I could certainly be wrong but I don't know. Anyone got more info?
This is interesting to me because on my drive to work today I saw 2 guys sitting on a sidewalk downtown with a video camera set up on a tripod next to them which I guessed was for a film project or something, but the thought crossed my mind "I wonder if they're planning something Evil(tm)?"
Now as a semi-thinking human being I immediately sent that stupid thought packing, but the fact that it crossed my mind is indicative of the level of bombardment we have been dished with by our media and government about how we should live in fear (and I barely watch TV news or read mainstream papers).
I wouldn't say the terr'wrists have won, but once enough of society gets to the point where we won't fight the powers that be as they slowly whittle away at our freedoms, it's pretty fair to say that they are winning thus far. There's always hope though.
And undercover cop in plain clothes and a minivan could be following you and if they were clandestine enough you'd never know it. Not to play devil's advocate, but just pointing out that if they want to follow a person without their knowledge, I think it's well within their power.
And I believe totally legal without a warrant as long as you remain on public property. I'm not sure if they are bound to not follow onto private property without a warrant.
I agree that it's very complicated.. Looking back over your post you weren't really begging the question in fact you were just suggesting some ideas why our solar system didn't conform to the many close/hot jupiters we've observed in other systems.
:)
Sorry that I jumped to that conclusion. This is certainly a curious finding, like you're saying based on the age of our system it's interesting that our jupiter has not felt the urge to come in and squash us yet
You're begging the question that Jupiter and the outer planets are stable in their orbits. I don't believe we have the ability to measure with sufficient accuracy that this is true.
+1 Facist.. or should that be a -1?
I didn't have the free will to refrain from posting this off-topic comment!
Well if you know people who have been prescribed antidepressant drugs you probably know that many antidepressant drugs weren't originally invented to be antidepressants. And very often people are prescribed many different drugs many times and in many combinations until something (hopefully) works.
The efficacy of antidepressants really sucks compared to drugs given for other conditions. Just pointing this out to argue that we don't know much about how brain chemicals cause emotions; certainly not enough to influence them in the right direction on a consistent basis.
If windmills are a joke, the punch line must be that:
"Today, U.S. wind energy installations produce enough electricity on a typical day to power the equivalent of over 2.5 million homes." (source U.S. Dept of Energy)
It's so funny I can barely stand it...
Life will find a way.
Republicans and Democrats time and time again take all the blame for those truly responsible for all our problems... Crab People.
Sweet quote from V for Vendetta.