although not at issue in this particular case, the gay rights movement seems to contribute to general anti bullying sentiment because of non-heterosexuals driven to suicide also, ridiculous zero tolerance policies after Columbine
posting to undo bad mod - put Redundant, meant Insightful. Yeah, with a teacher I know, the parents often refuse to believe that their kid is engaging in any bad behavior whatsoever
sounds like a hosts file - are you intentionally referring to it indirectly?
I do have a few hosts file entries for websites I visit frequently Yeah, even assuming no DNS problems, this does make things faster by saving time on DNS lookups. Also, you can point ad servers to 127.0.0.1 (localhost), which also makes the Internet faster.
however, when I get a bare IP address for a site, typing it in doesn't always take me to the site I'm trying to reach.
On WinXP, it's at C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no filetype exension).
I've never been on 4Chan, but Stormfront drove me insane, and the mods are true believers who want that shit there (probably there to control the opposition)
that seems to be the problem with a lot of countries in bad shape - the best and brightest are willing and able to get the hell out. Hard to blame them, but it leaves the country even more of a mess.
This is (sort of) the plot of a sci-fi thriller I read recently: Final Theory by Mark Alpert. The idea is that Einstein hides a discovery of his which could lead to weapons even worse than the atomic bomb.
In reality, Einstein suggested an atomic bomb to Roosevelt for fear the Nazis would get one first, and regretted the results (Hiroshima/Nagasaki)
I sometimes take a turn or two to move my starting Settler to a better location. (if I start with two Settlers, the 1st builds a city, the 2nd builds roads and explores for a 2nd city site)
Also, The Wheel doesn't require prerequisities and sometimes the game gives you some early tech to begin with
As for A: Like many issues of human rights, perhaps this comes down to the competing rights of different people. If Earth had to reduce its population, why not keep only the best?
As for B: Yes, many versions of the concept purge inconsequential characteristics, which is ironically unhelpful for the gene pool.
Eugenicists complain about a lack of environmental pressure, but doesn’t evolution have a lot to do with changes in the environment?
Are some of the technical evolutionary-science debates about _natural_ selection versus _artificial_ selection?
As for C: I've argued that the historical issues aren't an inherent problem with the idea; eugenics often gets intertwined with racist nonsense, but not necessarily. (then again, a lot of concepts work better in theory than in practice) It would be nonsensical to apply eugenics against issues of nurture, and I would advise being cautious in cases of uncertain nature-versus-nurture.
with the riots in England, there was all sorts of scary talk about rioters using mobiles to organize, but then we hear about concerned citizens using mobiles to organize cleanups
I did know Karl Popper is where that idea came from that second line was my attempt to succinctly explain the concept; I know it isn't perfect. seems like an argument about the philosophy of logic that I'm unwilling/unable to get into.
I still agree with the AC's assessment of conspiracy theories, whatever we wish to call it
Not necessarily. "open source intelligence" (nothing to do with the software type) involves collecting intelligence information from publicly available material.
Conspiracy Theories 101 - any information that conflicts with the conspiracy theory must be ignored and classified as disinformation propagated by the conspirators.
That's exactly the main problem with conspiracy theories, which makes them unfalsifiable and thus unscientific. (basically, if there's no way to prove it wrong, there's no way to prove it right either)
Also, enough exposure might make you think _you're_ the crazy one for not wanting to believe their odd ideas.
when doing business in a foreign country, you often have to be aware of both your home country's laws and the host country's laws. I assume this applies to tax stuff and various other things I'm not thinking of, but here's a more-direct example involving bribery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
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I see a couple unexpected consequences
although not at issue in this particular case, the gay rights movement seems to contribute to general anti bullying sentiment because of non-heterosexuals driven to suicide
also, ridiculous zero tolerance policies after Columbine
zero tolerance policies might blame those who fight back as well as or instead of those who started it. Is that BS? Yes. Does it happen? yes.
or in sports terms, the ref gets the second guy
+1 Funny if I hadn't already posted
posting to undo bad mod - put Redundant, meant Insightful.
Yeah, with a teacher I know, the parents often refuse to believe that their kid is engaging in any bad behavior whatsoever
sounds like a hosts file - are you intentionally referring to it indirectly?
I do have a few hosts file entries for websites I visit frequently
Yeah, even assuming no DNS problems, this does make things faster by saving time on DNS lookups. Also, you can point ad servers to 127.0.0.1 (localhost), which also makes the Internet faster.
however, when I get a bare IP address for a site, typing it in doesn't always take me to the site I'm trying to reach.
On WinXP, it's at C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (no filetype exension).
yeah, I had a Satellite, and the battery life quickly got lower and lower
not to mention being sold with Vista but not the hardware to run Vista
I've never been on 4Chan, but Stormfront drove me insane, and the mods are true believers who want that shit there (probably there to control the opposition)
that seems to be the problem with a lot of countries in bad shape - the best and brightest are willing and able to get the hell out. Hard to blame them, but it leaves the country even more of a mess.
I have thought of puns involving the the British use of 'bloody' as an intensifier
now how can I pad the length of this comment?
This is (sort of) the plot of a sci-fi thriller I read recently: Final Theory by Mark Alpert. The idea is that Einstein hides a discovery of his which could lead to weapons even worse than the atomic bomb.
In reality, Einstein suggested an atomic bomb to Roosevelt for fear the Nazis would get one first, and regretted the results (Hiroshima/Nagasaki)
+1 informative/insightful
this is a basic difference between the physical sciences and the social sciences
there's an app for that - several apps actually, here's one
http://itunes.apple.com/app/iamaman/id298727312?mt=8
menstruation jokes are the lowest form of humor, period.
no, that illustrates how the dress makes her butt look both big and small at the time.
maybe you're thinking of the Heisenberg PMS principle?
I suspect it's an example of the male hairdresser --> gay --> effeminate weakling stereotype
yeah, DUI has probably been a problem since it was possible
Phaeton of Greek mythology nearly crashing the sun chariot?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pha%C3%ABton
http://www.cracked.com/article_19688_7-horrifying-historical-origins-famous-corporate-logos.html #4
I sometimes take a turn or two to move my starting Settler to a better location.
(if I start with two Settlers, the 1st builds a city, the 2nd builds roads and explores for a 2nd city site)
Also, The Wheel doesn't require prerequisities and sometimes the game gives you some early tech to begin with
[My experience is with Civilization II]
As for A:
Like many issues of human rights, perhaps this comes down to the competing rights of different people. If Earth had to reduce its population, why not keep only the best?
As for B:
Yes, many versions of the concept purge inconsequential characteristics, which is ironically unhelpful for the gene pool.
Eugenicists complain about a lack of environmental pressure, but doesn’t evolution have a lot to do with changes in the environment?
Are some of the technical evolutionary-science debates about _natural_ selection versus _artificial_ selection?
As for C:
I've argued that the historical issues aren't an inherent problem with the idea; eugenics often gets intertwined with racist nonsense, but not necessarily. (then again, a lot of concepts work better in theory than in practice) It would be nonsensical to apply eugenics against issues of nurture, and I would advise being cautious in cases of uncertain nature-versus-nurture.
with the riots in England, there was all sorts of scary talk about rioters using mobiles to organize, but then we hear about concerned citizens using mobiles to organize cleanups
I did know Karl Popper is where that idea came from
that second line was my attempt to succinctly explain the concept; I know it isn't perfect.
seems like an argument about the philosophy of logic that I'm unwilling/unable to get into.
I still agree with the AC's assessment of conspiracy theories, whatever we wish to call it
Not necessarily. "open source intelligence" (nothing to do with the software type) involves collecting intelligence information from publicly available material.
Conspiracy Theories 101 - any information that conflicts with the conspiracy theory must be ignored and classified as disinformation propagated by the conspirators.
That's exactly the main problem with conspiracy theories, which makes them unfalsifiable and thus unscientific.
(basically, if there's no way to prove it wrong, there's no way to prove it right either)
Also, enough exposure might make you think _you're_ the crazy one for not wanting to believe their odd ideas.
I understand that's a way of 'amplifying' speech without (enough?) equipment
when doing business in a foreign country, you often have to be aware of both your home country's laws and the host country's laws.
I assume this applies to tax stuff and various other things I'm not thinking of, but here's a more-direct example involving bribery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act