This may come as a surprise, but Stephen Colbert isn't a republican. He's a character, played by a man who also happens to be named Stephen Colbert. This man? He is what we call a satirist.
Although he makes fun of both sides, it is much easier to make fun of the republicans - since their politics (under introspection) aren't very good. All he does is bring it to the front.
Also, many democrats are younger and don't have 'time' for politics, but do have time for comedy. If they're watching the Colbert Report, then they get a dose of politics in with their laughter (or laughter with their politics?).
Perhaps this is the only way to get young people interested in Politics - to make the stupidity that goes on at capitol hill equally accessible to everyone... through satire.
Yes, it is available through public record. But that isn't enough! What if your siblings like to play pranks on you, or if your mother is trying to get you to move out of your basement?
What I said or meant to say was that if something exists, then it can be scrutinised by the Scientific Method given sufficiently advanced technology, i.e. everything that exists has the potential to be observed.
... Everything EXCEPT those points I brought up, and you didn't/can't refute;)
What if Einstein said 'Gawd, I can't prove or disprove relativity theory, but it makes sense to me... I better not say anything... even if I have no PROOF, I just believe it based on my experience'.
I'm not forcing you to acknowledge God, but I'm trying to make you see that your point of view isn't universal, and the possibility that maybe your worldview is flawed. The inability to acknowledge the possibility of being wrong is... well, shortsighted and wrong.
If something exists, it is part of the natural world and can be examined through the scientific method.
... except there are lots of things that are unobservable.
...Unless you're willing to argue that cellular biology didn't exist until we invented the microscope, and that there are stars out there that didn't exist until we built telescopes.
I'm not saying that God exists.
I'm saying that it is ignorant to claim that something doesn't exist because you can't measure it.
There are plenty of people who claim that God exists, and that they have personal evidence. Sure, the evidence sucks, but that doesn't change the fact that there are hundreds (if not thousands!) who believe that they have evidence that God exists.
This is just another representation of the government attempting to control the lives of citizens under the guise of protecting the masses.
Although he could be using his home chemistry lab to do illegal things, the government should not be allowed to enter and seize on the ability to do wrong, only on the reasonable suspicion.
If the ability to cause problems was a legitimate reason to stop someone from practicing their hobby, then what about gun enthusiasts? What about drunks? And what about people with cars?
I don't care if you have a home chemistry set, just don't blow up my house.
Once you infringe on my rights, you're in the wrong - and that applies equally to the government!
They'll all just pirate the (american version of the) game, and if they feel socially responsible, they'll also buy a copy in australia.
Then again, social responsibility may encourage them to boycott the australian release, causing the game to have horrible sales in australia, but phenomenal sales everywhere else in the world... that might make the publisher put some pressure on the classification board, and get them to change their policies.
... I can't believe they were having problems overclocking back then TOO. You'd think in 40 years, someone would have come up with a better solution that using water..
KW/waterloo has a lot of options, and it isn't small compared to most of the other 'small' places nearby, like elora and st. jacobs. (Even oshawa is smaller than kw/waterloo)
If you had no car, you wouldn't have those options anyways - and wal-mart might treat their poorly paid employees well (otherwise no one would work for them), but they don't treat anyone else in their supply chain well. Oh, and Zellers? Also an american company.
I could also argue that retail environments are good or bad based on the local management, not on the name of the store. I've worked for some great entrepreneurs, and some horrible ones. And of the 2 subway sandwich stores I worked at while growing up - one was a great place to work, the other was horrible (yes, they were franchised... but thats the point!)
And so, the farmers market in st. jacobs is local food... but wal-mart certainly isn't.
simply being conscious of your actions and there repercussions.
Maybe you should learn about world economics, and perhaps finance. You'll see that many big companies, while they may have a local presence, aren't actually benefiting anyone except their shareholders. When you buy from them, you're not shopping local.
Shopping local means buying things that are made locally, not sold locally.
Wal-mart doesn't bring money into your community, it pays minimum wage and the money goes to the shareholders. A purchase at wal-mart is a geographically local purchase... but not an economic one.
You may be from Oregon, but I'm from small town Ontario (canada). Your local food shopping may work in your geographical area, but it doesn't generalize to the entire world population.
Our government doesn't subsidize our produce nearly as much as your does - so local food isn't an option, unless you eat wheat and corn year round.
If I buy something locally, and a better product is available from somewhere else, at a better price, then I'm being 'screwed' locally, so why should I support someone who takes advantage of me, local or not?
Buying locally only works if you're buying from locally owned/operated business. If you're buying 'local' from a multi-national chain, then you're not really buying local, you're just lying to yourself. The suggestion that we can buy local is only benificial if you buy from people who live in your town, and they also buy locally - otherwise, there is no point, since the local purchase doesn't stay local.
Yes because low price is king! Your community is 2nd!
This is true when my community isn't competitive because they don't have to be. When someone takes advantage of my situation, I'm less loyal to them. When someone charges me much more for a product because they CAN, not because they're being competitive, then I'm going to shop elsewhere, somewhere fair and reasonable. And why would I discriminate against another community, simply because of geographical distance (for example: Why should I deny the japanese my money when I can buy a perfectly good american car?).
Why? It all comes down to value. You can spend your money locally, but I'm only going to spend it locally when there is more value (which depends on the type of purchase) in shopping locally. Price is not king. But I'm not in a position to give excess money away for nothing. If you are in such a position, I'm happy for you.
So, do eat local produce? Like the 100 mile diet? Do your clothes say 'Made in China'?
Purchasing locally only works if you live in an accessible area. Even when you buy local, it doesn't mean that you're actually supporting local business (like shopping at your local wal-mart doesn't really help your local economy that much).
Also, people in small communities often don't have the option to buy local? Or, What if the local stores are run by douchebags? Should we be foreced to spend our money to support them?
I'll keep buying online, unless I need something more than just a low price. When I need more than low prices (like, support) then I'll buy local.
I also like shopping while naked - which is easy to do online... but not so easy IRL.
It isn't about teaching people to learn alternate operating systems - that is fine if you're running a home server, and want to force your mom to use something other than vista - but it is a really bad strategy when you're trying to do it for business.
If you went to a car dealership, and you wanted to buy an automatic, what would you do if the salesman said 'Oh, get a stick shift, you've got much more control'? - and then he refused to sell you a car with an automatic transmission?
... yes, but on the other hand, it could mean that the USA will stop dictating world policy, and we might get some actual aide efforts to places like darfur, and realistic copyright laws. (just think, both intellectual and physical benefits!).
of course, being an american, you'd like to see your economy recover. Being not-american, I think it'll be a good thing to reduce the damage that your country will be able to do in the future, and put it on even grounds with europe, india and china.
As you say, there are unforseen consequences - but consequences aren't always bad (as you seem to think). Would it really be that bad to have india gain the type of growth and power that the USA now holds? It is only bad for the USA.
You should talk to the industry. Convince big companies to stop showing pre-rendered footage as a promotion for their game. It looks pretty, but it isn't representative for the gameplay... and yet, it still happens. A lot.
Literacy is not a prime mover of civilization, Freedom is.
Economic Freedom? Freedom to move around? Freedom of Ideas? Free as in beer?
Your assumption that reading and literacy will enhance the effects of tyranny is odd.
You say that freedom grows society. We agree, mostly - except you don't state what generates freedom. Literacy encourages freedom.
# When you try to add literacy and education into a developing countries, where there is no Freedom, then you don't get progress, you get a Brain Drain. [virtualave.net]
So, the people are FREE to leave, and that creates the brain drain. Since freedom is present for brain drain to occur, you can't state that a lack of freedom causes brain drain. (You need one for the other).
Literacy encourages freedom. When people gained the ability to read and learn for themselves (gutenberg, again), the foundation was set for the renaissance. When people could read, knowledge could be obtained by many more people than simply using word of mouth. Knowledge is the result of literacy. And Knowledge inevitably leads to change for the better... and freedom is better than tyranny.
Shhhhh... don't tell him he's not a certified geek. Next think you know, he'll demand a refund from that online school he attended to get his certification and stop paying his certified geek club membership dues!
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This may come as a surprise, but Stephen Colbert isn't a republican. He's a character, played by a man who also happens to be named Stephen Colbert. This man? He is what we call a satirist.
Although he makes fun of both sides, it is much easier to make fun of the republicans - since their politics (under introspection) aren't very good. All he does is bring it to the front.
Also, many democrats are younger and don't have 'time' for politics, but do have time for comedy. If they're watching the Colbert Report, then they get a dose of politics in with their laughter (or laughter with their politics?).
Perhaps this is the only way to get young people interested in Politics - to make the stupidity that goes on at capitol hill equally accessible to everyone... through satire.
Yes, it is available through public record. But that isn't enough! What if your siblings like to play pranks on you, or if your mother is trying to get you to move out of your basement?
How do I protect myself from THEM?!
What I said or meant to say was that if something exists, then it can be scrutinised by the Scientific Method given sufficiently advanced technology, i.e. everything that exists has the potential to be observed.
... Everything EXCEPT those points I brought up, and you didn't/can't refute ;)
... well, shortsighted and wrong.
What if Einstein said 'Gawd, I can't prove or disprove relativity theory, but it makes sense to me... I better not say anything... even if I have no PROOF, I just believe it based on my experience'.
I'm not forcing you to acknowledge God, but I'm trying to make you see that your point of view isn't universal, and the possibility that maybe your worldview is flawed. The inability to acknowledge the possibility of being wrong is
If something exists, it is part of the natural world and can be examined through the scientific method.
... except there are lots of things that are unobservable.
...Unless you're willing to argue that cellular biology didn't exist until we invented the microscope, and that there are stars out there that didn't exist until we built telescopes.
I'm not saying that God exists.
I'm saying that it is ignorant to claim that something doesn't exist because you can't measure it.
There are plenty of people who claim that God exists, and that they have personal evidence. Sure, the evidence sucks, but that doesn't change the fact that there are hundreds (if not thousands!) who believe that they have evidence that God exists.
i'm a non-utah mormon, and approve this message.
This is just another representation of the government attempting to control the lives of citizens under the guise of protecting the masses.
Although he could be using his home chemistry lab to do illegal things, the government should not be allowed to enter and seize on the ability to do wrong, only on the reasonable suspicion.
If the ability to cause problems was a legitimate reason to stop someone from practicing their hobby, then what about gun enthusiasts? What about drunks? And what about people with cars?
I don't care if you have a home chemistry set, just don't blow up my house.
Once you infringe on my rights, you're in the wrong - and that applies equally to the government!
They'll all just pirate the (american version of the) game, and if they feel socially responsible, they'll also buy a copy in australia.
Then again, social responsibility may encourage them to boycott the australian release, causing the game to have horrible sales in australia, but phenomenal sales everywhere else in the world... that might make the publisher put some pressure on the classification board, and get them to change their policies.
So, will this pave the way for a new style of super-cooling for the home computer overclocking enthusiast? ...
... cuz if not, I'm not really interested.
Wait, the fridge keeps my red-bull cold...
If it is good, and I've got a pirated copy working, I still 'buy' a copy, but never bother installing it (if the cracked version works fine).
that way, I'm supporting the devs and I've got a working game.
The resulting compact enclosure had heat problems
... I can't believe they were having problems overclocking back then TOO. You'd think in 40 years, someone would have come up with a better solution that using water..
Yes, as the wal-mart puts other businesses out of business, those people who used to own a hardware shop now work in the hardware section.
Yes, according to economic theory you are correct.
But I still feel like a penny saved is a penny earned.
KW/waterloo has a lot of options, and it isn't small compared to most of the other 'small' places nearby, like elora and st. jacobs. (Even oshawa is smaller than kw/waterloo)
If you had no car, you wouldn't have those options anyways - and wal-mart might treat their poorly paid employees well (otherwise no one would work for them), but they don't treat anyone else in their supply chain well. Oh, and Zellers? Also an american company.
I could also argue that retail environments are good or bad based on the local management, not on the name of the store. I've worked for some great entrepreneurs, and some horrible ones. And of the 2 subway sandwich stores I worked at while growing up - one was a great place to work, the other was horrible (yes, they were franchised... but thats the point!)
And so, the farmers market in st. jacobs is local food... but wal-mart certainly isn't.
Killing people isn't supposed to be fun or normal, that's not news.
Maybe the shrinks are for people who find it fun?
simply being conscious of your actions and there repercussions.
Maybe you should learn about world economics, and perhaps finance. You'll see that many big companies, while they may have a local presence, aren't actually benefiting anyone except their shareholders. When you buy from them, you're not shopping local.
Shopping local means buying things that are made locally, not sold locally.
Buying locally only works if you're buying from locally owned/operated business. If you're buying 'local' from a multi-national chain, then you're not really buying local, you're just lying to yourself. The suggestion that we can buy local is only benificial if you buy from people who live in your town, and they also buy locally - otherwise, there is no point, since the local purchase doesn't stay local.
Yes because low price is king! Your community is 2nd!
This is true when my community isn't competitive because they don't have to be. When someone takes advantage of my situation, I'm less loyal to them. When someone charges me much more for a product because they CAN, not because they're being competitive, then I'm going to shop elsewhere, somewhere fair and reasonable. And why would I discriminate against another community, simply because of geographical distance (for example: Why should I deny the japanese my money when I can buy a perfectly good american car?).
Why? It all comes down to value. You can spend your money locally, but I'm only going to spend it locally when there is more value (which depends on the type of purchase) in shopping locally. Price is not king. But I'm not in a position to give excess money away for nothing. If you are in such a position, I'm happy for you.
So, do eat local produce? Like the 100 mile diet? Do your clothes say 'Made in China'?
... but not so easy IRL.
Purchasing locally only works if you live in an accessible area. Even when you buy local, it doesn't mean that you're actually supporting local business (like shopping at your local wal-mart doesn't really help your local economy that much).
Also, people in small communities often don't have the option to buy local? Or, What if the local stores are run by douchebags? Should we be foreced to spend our money to support them?
I'll keep buying online, unless I need something more than just a low price. When I need more than low prices (like, support) then I'll buy local.
I also like shopping while naked - which is easy to do online
It isn't about teaching people to learn alternate operating systems - that is fine if you're running a home server, and want to force your mom to use something other than vista - but it is a really bad strategy when you're trying to do it for business.
If you went to a car dealership, and you wanted to buy an automatic, what would you do if the salesman said 'Oh, get a stick shift, you've got much more control'? - and then he refused to sell you a car with an automatic transmission?
... yes, but on the other hand, it could mean that the USA will stop dictating world policy, and we might get some actual aide efforts to places like darfur, and realistic copyright laws. (just think, both intellectual and physical benefits!).
of course, being an american, you'd like to see your economy recover. Being not-american, I think it'll be a good thing to reduce the damage that your country will be able to do in the future, and put it on even grounds with europe, india and china.
As you say, there are unforseen consequences - but consequences aren't always bad (as you seem to think). Would it really be that bad to have india gain the type of growth and power that the USA now holds? It is only bad for the USA.
You should talk to the industry. Convince big companies to stop showing pre-rendered footage as a promotion for their game. It looks pretty, but it isn't representative for the gameplay ... and yet, it still happens. A lot.
Good ideas are also almost indistinguishable from bad ideas, unless you're a good salesman.
But... if you're talking to a good salesman, even bad ideas look good.
I love dvds and cds... and vinyl. I don't have a tv large enough to take advantage of HD, really..
though there are far better tools these days
... and thats the point. Old languages are good enough, but there generally exists a new, better way to do things.
Literacy is not a prime mover of civilization, Freedom is.
Economic Freedom? Freedom to move around? Freedom of Ideas? Free as in beer?
Your assumption that reading and literacy will enhance the effects of tyranny is odd.
You say that freedom grows society. We agree, mostly - except you don't state what generates freedom. Literacy encourages freedom.
# When you try to add literacy and education into a developing countries, where there is no Freedom, then you don't get progress, you get a Brain Drain. [virtualave.net]
So, the people are FREE to leave, and that creates the brain drain. Since freedom is present for brain drain to occur, you can't state that a lack of freedom causes brain drain. (You need one for the other).
Literacy encourages freedom. When people gained the ability to read and learn for themselves (gutenberg, again), the foundation was set for the renaissance. When people could read, knowledge could be obtained by many more people than simply using word of mouth. Knowledge is the result of literacy. And Knowledge inevitably leads to change for the better... and freedom is better than tyranny.
Shhhhh... don't tell him he's not a certified geek. Next think you know, he'll demand a refund from that online school he attended to get his certification and stop paying his certified geek club membership dues!