The Governator catches a lot of flak from the left, but I'm an avowed Socialist and in all honesty I have to say Arnold is better than a lot of the Democrats out there.
I live in California. I love it here, it's a fantastic state, and I have to say you could not be more wrong about immigration. Don't you find it a little ironic to be bitching about all those *ILLEGAL*(OMGWTFLOL!?!?!) immigrants streaming over the border into our beloved state when that same state was stolen by our nation from the very country these people are immigrating from?
Don't even get me started on the illegitimacy of any white person's claim to rights in the US. It's not as if this place was empty when we got here, and it's not as if the people who were here before us were treated well, or compensated in any way for what we (as in you and I) stole from them.
Beyond that, about the only things I can see happening because of illegal immigration here are that our buildings are being built faster (maybe even better), and our lawns are being manicured. Tell me, what harm have you seen from immigrants of any kind? Wait, don't. If you're not native (as most of the illegals are) you don't really have a right to say a damned thing to anyone about where they're going to go in what was originally THEIR FUCKING COUNTRY.
So, please, don't make me get my nail studded clue bat out, and STFU.
You sir are a moron. I say gif, just like it looks, and I could give a fuck less about what anyone else thinks. So yeah, maybe *you* should chill the fuck out and get your nose out of everyone's business, even if it is just the pronounciation of a particular word.
That's complete bullshit. All of the worst bosses I've had were family men, whereas the best were generally grandparents or not parents at all. But that's just my experience. The truth is whether or not someone has kids has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not they'll make a good boss. Assholes have kids, too, you know.
What version of English are you talking about? There's Queens English, there's 1337 5p34k, there's ebonics, plus a whole bunch more that I won't get into. Language changes over time, just like people do, it's constantly evolving and updating itself so that the idea can be transmitted with less effort and more clarity.
It's one thing to be able to write 'proper' English, it's something else entirely to bitch at other people for writing English that isn't up to your standards. That's fucked up. Why? Because they're *your* standards.
Yeah, but when is Moore's Law going to run out of steam? People have been predicting that for at least 30 years. "Physics just won't allow a 3.0Ghz processor."
Sure, the PS2 is a great console, but they break all the time. Just ask your local Best Buy representative. In fact, they increase their stock tremendously before christmas to make up for all the returns they'll get. I had to exchange one myself recently, from what I understand it's mostly the same problem, too.
But I'd bet you say that it is still your right to have access to it, as long as you're willing to pay for the electricity.
Ummm.... Not really. Actually, the only rights I have (at least in America) are as follows (quoted directly from the Bill of Rights)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
And so on and so forth throughout the Constitution. In short: The only right's I've got are those that I was garaunteed in the Constitution. Now, the electric company has the right to sell electricity, and I've got the right to buy electricity, so long as the electric company doesn't mind. If, however the electric company decides they don't want to sell electricity to me, then I find another electric company that will sell me electricity, or I live without it. I do not have a right to the electric company's electricity any more than I have a right to your car.
I've never been to college, yet, somehow I've still got a decent amount of knowledge about philosophy, psychology, and history. Am I as knowledgeable as some guy with a four-year degree in any of those subjects? Probably not, but, then again, I'm only seventeen. You see, college isn't the only way to be "well-rounded" if someone is interested in a lot of different things, he's going to learn about them whether or not he get's a sheet of paper that says he took the time to learn about them.
Personally, I find reading to be much more useful and informative than college could ever be. I could be wrong, since I haven't gone to college, yet. But, my previous experience with school seems to suggest that I'm better off reading what I want to and thinking about what I want to as opposed to doing what someone else wants me to. Maybe that's just me, but being well-rounded isn't something you get from going to a four-year college. It's more of a personality trait than anything else. Just my two-cents.
I seem to recall the human eye topping out at 30 fps... which is why rotor blades on helicopters and/or tires on cars seem to be spinning backwards. I could be wrong, though.
but I've got to wonder how much of our captivation with (and resulting rose-colored lenses for) the classic games stemmed simply from the novelty of video gaming?
Not really, no. At least not for me anyway. A large part of classic gaming today (IMHO) is based on nostalgia. I myself just finished playing through Kings Quest 2, a game I remember fondly from the days of the Tandy 1000 when I was six. I pretty much grew up with video games. In fact, I could describe to you the various periods of my life based solely on the games I was playing at the time. There never really was any novelty for me. Add to the nostalgia the fact that they're easily accessible, and free (as in beer), and you've got yourself a winning combination. And a lot of games that kick some serious ass.
<rant>Of course, so is Netscape. But, we can't say anything bad about the holy Netscape, now can we?</rant>
In my experience, IE is far superior to Netscape in almost every way. Particularly when it comes to developing for a particular browser. I am, in fact, reluctant to develop for Netscape. I force myself to because to simply ignore what now amounts to roughly 15% of the people browsing the web is just plain bad medicine.
Don't get me wrong, I disklike Microsoft and it's anti-competitive behavior just as much as the next guy, but, I'm afraid that they've got the superior product here. And, as long as that is the case no one except the Die-Hard-Linux-Freaks, and those who are forced to, are going to use Nestcape. This is the power of the free market, and it is as it should be.
By 'pseudo-scientific "faith"' I assume you're trying that old cant: empiricism, humanism, communism etc. are all religions? This was part of the tack used by Bryan in 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" to win another three decades of superstition at the expense of science education until the rude wake-up call that was Sputnik I.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but what Im interpreting from the above statement is that you believe that prayer was removed from schools and replaced with evolution because of Sputnik?
Well, sorry to burst your bubble here, but Sputnik didn't have a damned thing to do with the teaching of evolution in schools. Prayer was forcibly removed from schools as a result of the Engel v. Vitale(1962) and Murry v. Curlett(1963) cases, which were decided by the Supreme Court, in favor of the removal of school prayer. Now, it can be seen that there were extremely negative public reactions to this decision, the most visible of which was the submission to the House of Representatives of 165 ammendments to the constitution in 1964, all of which would have reversed these decisions. Because of this intensely negative reaction it can be safely assumed that up until this point, evolution was not being taught in public schools.
Even with the decisions removing prayer, evolution's permeation of the public curriculum was a slow process, taking at least (ballpark figure)ten years(/ballpark figure) to achieve it's current ubiquity.
Now, Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. A full five years before the Engel case even went to court. Add to that the ten years that it is assumed to have taken evolution to be taught in schools, and you've got a total of fifteen years. That means that the "response" to the Sputnik launch took until 1972 to be complete. Now, by that time we had put a man on the moon, and sealed the space race for good. And, unless the Men in Black, were doing thing bass ackwardly in this case, I think it's obvious that Sputnik didn't relate even remotely to the topic at hand.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Farewell, Plebis
P.S. What I really want to know is how the hell this guy got moderated up, so as to be visible in my thread?
In case you're wondering, Plebis is Latin for (roughly) the common man.
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The Governator catches a lot of flak from the left, but I'm an avowed Socialist and in all honesty I have to say Arnold is better than a lot of the Democrats out there.
"But why is the Surgeon General talking about global warming?"
The Surgeon General is talking about it because the heads of NASA, the EPA, or pretty much any organization that should be talking about it won't.
I live in California. I love it here, it's a fantastic state, and I have to say you could not be more wrong about immigration. Don't you find it a little ironic to be bitching about all those *ILLEGAL*(OMGWTFLOL!?!?!) immigrants streaming over the border into our beloved state when that same state was stolen by our nation from the very country these people are immigrating from?
Don't even get me started on the illegitimacy of any white person's claim to rights in the US. It's not as if this place was empty when we got here, and it's not as if the people who were here before us were treated well, or compensated in any way for what we (as in you and I) stole from them.
Beyond that, about the only things I can see happening because of illegal immigration here are that our buildings are being built faster (maybe even better), and our lawns are being manicured. Tell me, what harm have you seen from immigrants of any kind? Wait, don't. If you're not native (as most of the illegals are) you don't really have a right to say a damned thing to anyone about where they're going to go in what was originally THEIR FUCKING COUNTRY.
So, please, don't make me get my nail studded clue bat out, and STFU.
And why would you listen to your wife?
Almost only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.
And thermonuclear war.
No, no. This is the future of the internet.
Yeah, but ATI doesn't support linux and thusly sucks much ass.
You sir are a moron. I say gif, just like it looks, and I could give a fuck less about what anyone else thinks. So yeah, maybe *you* should chill the fuck out and get your nose out of everyone's business, even if it is just the pronounciation of a particular word.
That's complete bullshit. All of the worst bosses I've had were family men, whereas the best were generally grandparents or not parents at all. But that's just my experience. The truth is whether or not someone has kids has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not they'll make a good boss. Assholes have kids, too, you know.
What version of English are you talking about? There's Queens English, there's 1337 5p34k, there's ebonics, plus a whole bunch more that I won't get into. Language changes over time, just like people do, it's constantly evolving and updating itself so that the idea can be transmitted with less effort and more clarity.
It's one thing to be able to write 'proper' English, it's something else entirely to bitch at other people for writing English that isn't up to your standards. That's fucked up. Why? Because they're *your* standards.
Yeah, but when is Moore's Law going to run out of steam? People have been predicting that for at least 30 years. "Physics just won't allow a 3.0Ghz processor."
Yet we have them today. Innovation will continue.
Sure, the PS2 is a great console, but they break all the time. Just ask your local Best Buy representative. In fact, they increase their stock tremendously before christmas to make up for all the returns they'll get. I had to exchange one myself recently, from what I understand it's mostly the same problem, too.
The older I get, the more I prefer VH1.
Well sure, but what kind of gfx card do you have in the two machines? This will make a *big* differnce, eh.
Actually, his name is Lewis Black.
He is funny as hell, though.
The constitution doesn't stand for much these days, so an amendment really wouldn't stop them from outlawing it again. Just look at gun laws.
Ah yes. It's the user's fault. Damn them for actually using the features in their frigging e-mail clients.
Of course it's the users fault. Everything is the users fault.
Actually, it was: The love of money is the root of all evil.
Pretty significant difference, e.g. Money doesn't kill people, people do.
Ummm.... Not really. Actually, the only rights I have (at least in America) are as follows (quoted directly from the Bill of Rights)
And so on and so forth throughout the Constitution. In short: The only right's I've got are those that I was garaunteed in the Constitution. Now, the electric company has the right to sell electricity, and I've got the right to buy electricity, so long as the electric company doesn't mind. If, however the electric company decides they don't want to sell electricity to me, then I find another electric company that will sell me electricity, or I live without it. I do not have a right to the electric company's electricity any more than I have a right to your car.
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I've never been to college, yet, somehow I've still got a decent amount of knowledge about philosophy, psychology, and history. Am I as knowledgeable as some guy with a four-year degree in any of those subjects? Probably not, but, then again, I'm only seventeen. You see, college isn't the only way to be "well-rounded" if someone is interested in a lot of different things, he's going to learn about them whether or not he get's a sheet of paper that says he took the time to learn about them.
Personally, I find reading to be much more useful and informative than college could ever be. I could be wrong, since I haven't gone to college, yet. But, my previous experience with school seems to suggest that I'm better off reading what I want to and thinking about what I want to as opposed to doing what someone else wants me to. Maybe that's just me, but being well-rounded isn't something you get from going to a four-year college. It's more of a personality trait than anything else. Just my two-cents.
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I seem to recall the human eye topping out at 30 fps... which is why rotor blades on helicopters and/or tires on cars seem to be spinning backwards. I could be wrong, though.
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If this guy's not an Intel sniper, I don't know what is...
but I've got to wonder how much of our captivation with (and resulting rose-colored lenses for) the classic games stemmed simply from the novelty of video gaming?
Not really, no. At least not for me anyway. A large part of classic gaming today (IMHO) is based on nostalgia. I myself just finished playing through Kings Quest 2, a game I remember fondly from the days of the Tandy 1000 when I was six. I pretty much grew up with video games. In fact, I could describe to you the various periods of my life based solely on the games I was playing at the time. There never really was any novelty for me. Add to the nostalgia the fact that they're easily accessible, and free (as in beer), and you've got yourself a winning combination. And a lot of games that kick some serious ass.
<rant>Of course, so is Netscape. But, we can't say anything bad about the holy Netscape, now can we?</rant>
In my experience, IE is far superior to Netscape in almost every way. Particularly when it comes to developing for a particular browser. I am, in fact, reluctant to develop for Netscape. I force myself to because to simply ignore what now amounts to roughly 15% of the people browsing the web is just plain bad medicine.
Don't get me wrong, I disklike Microsoft and it's anti-competitive behavior just as much as the next guy, but, I'm afraid that they've got the superior product here. And, as long as that is the case no one except the Die-Hard-Linux-Freaks, and those who are forced to, are going to use Nestcape. This is the power of the free market, and it is as it should be.
And that's all I have to say about that.
All I want to know is, what world do you live in?
By 'pseudo-scientific "faith"' I assume you're trying that old cant: empiricism, humanism, communism etc. are all religions? This was part of the tack used by Bryan in 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" to win another three decades of superstition at the expense of science education until the rude wake-up call that was Sputnik I.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but what Im interpreting from the above statement is that you believe that prayer was removed from schools and replaced with evolution because of Sputnik?
Well, sorry to burst your bubble here, but Sputnik didn't have a damned thing to do with the teaching of evolution in schools. Prayer was forcibly removed from schools as a result of the Engel v. Vitale(1962) and Murry v. Curlett(1963) cases, which were decided by the Supreme Court, in favor of the removal of school prayer. Now, it can be seen that there were extremely negative public reactions to this decision, the most visible of which was the submission to the House of Representatives of 165 ammendments to the constitution in 1964, all of which would have reversed these decisions. Because of this intensely negative reaction it can be safely assumed that up until this point, evolution was not being taught in public schools.
Even with the decisions removing prayer, evolution's permeation of the public curriculum was a slow process, taking at least (ballpark figure)ten years(/ballpark figure) to achieve it's current ubiquity.
Now, Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. A full five years before the Engel case even went to court. Add to that the ten years that it is assumed to have taken evolution to be taught in schools, and you've got a total of fifteen years. That means that the "response" to the Sputnik launch took until 1972 to be complete. Now, by that time we had put a man on the moon, and sealed the space race for good. And, unless the Men in Black, were doing thing bass ackwardly in this case, I think it's obvious that Sputnik didn't relate even remotely to the topic at hand.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Farewell,Plebis
P.S. What I really want to know is how the hell this guy got moderated up, so as to be visible in my thread?
In case you're wondering, Plebis is Latin for (roughly) the common man.