Do you really, honestly and sincerely believe that all Americans just run around saying "we're the best!" and have some primitive need to "be the best!"?
USA! USA!
Yes, I think that, I see that whenever I'm working with the general public, and I hate it. This has nothing to do with fashion, or trying to sound above the masses... I've had someone I don't know threaten to throw a punch at me because they said america was great, and I asked them why.
So that's my post about the 'appeal to humanity' thing... the masses don't have it, and the ones who do are either exausted or outnumbered. And I don't mean they are hate machines that only care about profit... no no, that's their owners. I mean the masses are hate machines that crave unearned superiority, living lives of medocrity, and a blank check for all the toys they can stamp their feet for. They feel that they should never have to change their opinion, and that it's weak to do so. They feel a single sentence sums up any idea. I don't feel this because I've been brainwashed by/. or some evil liberal... I feel this way because I see it happen every day.
That said however, I do love and have always loved the potential of my country... I belive that in spite of the damage of the last 30 to 40 years, it could still bring it around and be great again. It's just going to come down to the question of what is stronger... the greed at the top that is driving the herd, or that greatness that is supposed to be a part of every citizen.
AT&T isn't broken up any more, that's no excuse.
The 'break up big companys' fad ended when they were allowed to buy back the companys. So basically all it was in the end was a fee that was to be paid to a handful of people to get your company back.
Though its nice to see a few people saying IE is getting closer.
My wife uses firefox... and I never quite undershood how any firefox user thinks it's normal that you'd have to get extentions to do so many simple tasks. Maybe I'm thinking of it the wrong way, but I know my browser does everything hers does, and I only have one addon... and that's for stumbleupon.
I love when firefox gets updated, and she says "Well we just got (x new feature)". And I can reply, "About time, I've been using that for a year now."
Just to play devils advocate here, there WAS supposed to be another plane hitting another building... if they did set this up, it would be hard to explain the demo charges in building 7 if it didn't fall over like they had expected. Better to blow it down as planned and invistigate it after everyone stopped worrying about it.
About the contents of the building from Wiki:
World Trade Center 7 housed SEC files relating to numerous Wall Street investigations, as well as other federal investigative files. All the files for approximately 3,000 to 4,000 SEC cases were destroyed. While some were backed up in other places, others were not, especially those classified as confidential.[49] Files relating Citigroup to the WorldCom scandal were lost.[50] The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission estimates over 10,000 cases will be affected.[51] The Secret Service had its largest field office, with more than 200 employees, in WTC 7 and also lost investigative files. Says one agent: âoeAll the evidence that we stored at 7 World Trade, in all our cases, went down with the building.â[52]
The collapse of 7 World Trade Center is remarkable because it was the first known instance of a tall building collapsing primarily by uncontrolled fires.[53]
Not to say I buy into the crazy theorys or anything... but building 7 was always the part that didn't sit right for me.
Hey, that's not fair! We didn't get anything out of the space program as a nation, but the war in iraq has provided many benifits to every american.
our nation would be unchanged and arguably in a better place if not for the wasted time, effort, and lives of nasa. Can you say the same of iraq? The endless benifits of this war can not be overstated. What's 2 Billion for a war with endless advances, verses 500 billion for space travel that has brought nothing but death and pain for americans?
I don't think that word means what you think it does either.
adÂdicÂtive
adj.
1. Causing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive substance.
2. Characterized by or susceptible to addiction
adÂdicÂtion
n.
1.
a. Compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance: a drug used in the treatment of heroin addiction.
b. An instance of this: a person with multiple chemical addictions.
2.
a. The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or or involved in something.
b. An instance of this
Addiction doesn't literally mean 'if you stop it's unpleasant'. It means you want to keep doing it regardless of if it's good for you or not.
I say we all help out. What, 30 or 40 dollars a month from all of us and we should be able to save this.
No, I don't mean giving it to pandora, that wouldn't do anything. I mean we can buy a senator! Imagine if we had a say in government, we could do so much! Lets buy one as a team. Any good ones for sale?
I always feel a little silly posting this, as it's part of my signature... but it never ceases to be relevent.
As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.
Forgot to say, I do agree with gregbot9000's statement that there may be a benifit to it as well. 30% is to high for to to be random mutation, there's something there.
However, I want to know if that amount is changing rapidly. If 100 years ago it was 15%, or 45%, that is huge information. It implys the direction we are going.
Basically the way they'd do that is take 10,000 people who are allergic to cats, check their DNA, take 10,000 people who aren't allercic to cats, check their DNA, and then find what group "A" has that group "B" doesn't. Preferably you get 10,000 people of different races, social standings, different countrys, ect. As different as possible who all have this 1 common thing.
It's true that doing that isn't 100%. It could be, for example, that gene they found in this hypothetical situation is for an extra set of sensers in your nose (a good thing). However, it isn't astrology. There is scientific reason behind it.
Now, it is a thousand times easier to call someone a liar and disprove them then it is to understand them, so I'm sure by time I write this there's several "It's all guesswork" posts on here trying to make themselves feel good... and that's okay. It's not 100% yet, they need to work on it. In fact it may NEVER be 100% because life is more complex then you really understand. (and it's okay to admit that)
"In about 30 percent, the coils of their DNA carry a glitch, one that leaves their brains with few dopamine receptors."
This is no more and no less then what they found. Don't just take the reporters word, his job is to get your attention and make you read it. Read the study that was done, understand it, then judge it. Otherwise you're just another asshole on/. with a complex.
Some people do read this site for opinions, for thoughts on how the masses look at an issue. Is this really the thought you're wanting to push on that person? That science is always wrong?
(post is not directed just at person I'm replying to, directed to everyone)
1: I've downloaded games because I was broke at the time and couldn't afford them, but I was a fan of the game. When this happens, I do normally feel guilty about it and if the game is a good game I will be sure to tell my less-broke friends about it. --These are not lost sales, but gained fans.
2: I've downloaded games because they were less buggy when not dancing around your crappy copyright protection program. There is no shame like the pirated version working better. --These are lost sales.
3: I've downloaded games because it is simpler. Please note I have not nor do I intend to EVER download a steam game without paying (with 1 exception to #1... was broke at the time). Valve has done it right. Unlimited re-downloads, a smooth interface, automatic updates, a reason to keep it connected online (which you can't do pirated) and for the love of god a NON INVASIVE INTERFACE. The second you ask me to install a toolbar I'm downloading it out of spite. Don't be ashamed to follow their model, because the worthless crap version that EA has is insulting. --These are lost sales.
4: Sampling. Many times I can't find a good demo for a game, and I won't pay $60 with nothing to go on but game review sites that you sent gifts to. If I can download a demo in these cases I would (if it was faster download, NON INVASIVE, and worth the time of download (more playtime from it then time it would take to download). If not, i'll download the whole damn thing. --These are normally lost sales, there have been a few that I went out and bought afterward.
5: Spite. Some companys have already lost my willingness to buy from them. --These are lost sales
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Fixes: Easy online interface like steam that is not like EA's version. Steam good, EA Downloader crap bad.
Demo's that last more then 5 minutes after I spend 30 minutes downloading them. (Faster connection or longer demo, get it to a 1:1 download/playtime ratio or better for the demo)
Acheivements/rewards for connecting to your servers. Once again, valve wins. I love being able to look at my gamer profile on steam and see all the stuff I've done, my stats for each game, and so on. That is a perk for connecting (pirated versions don't work online, so you miss out on this)
Honest reviews, but of course that's corruption on the reviewing end not on the makers end. (Though threatening to 'cut them off' if you don't get a good review? That's pretty bad)
Blah, blah, blah. We want steam. We want you to have your game set up thru steam for delivery, because it is the best. We don't want you to f--k steam up though in the process. Leave it as is, and the first time someone in middle management advises you to 'pretty it up' you'll be at the crossroads where you choose between your customers and your managers. Kick him in the balls for us.
Maybe all that porn watching addled his tiny mind. Maybe he believes he is allowed to do anything he wants to any woman he wants. That's what porn teaches you, isn't it? Porn consumption is all about a power game. This is a natural progression, taking what you learn out into your neighborhood.
ooo, I can play this game too!
How about; "I'll bet the problem is he tried for years to avoid porn, never masterbated, told himself that thinking sexual thoughts was sinful and then didsn't realize it as his own natural human needs backed up inside him creating a devient."
I know that if I go a few weeks blocking my sex drive I start having sexual thoughts more often... and if I'm getting regular sex I tend not to think about it. I'd be willing to bet that it's likely a person who made a habit of repressing their own sex drive would eventually start doing stupid shit.
Fortunatly, I'm far too nice of a guy to make an alterboy joke...
Regardless though, watching porn doesn't turn a person into a crazed sex craving monster. Being human does that.
I'm of course interested in the source of this... as an oxidizing chemical on mars indicates there was a lot of oxygen on mars at one time.
That after we conferm there was water. I think that's the big news. That sucker was 100% habitable at one time. It's a bit of a fixer upper, old owner let it go to hell... but who knows. Some curtains and a new climate and we might be in business.
Side note: Wonder if whatever society is sending probes to earth 500 million years from now is going to say the same thing, haha
No amount of money can repair my psychological damage at having seen two poorly drawn, scantily clad video game characters going on it, but I'll take 2 million.
Well then you shouldn't have researched moding your game to put it in, and you shouldn't have downloaded the mod for the game to allow a removed part.
Personally I'm still waiting on my check for The Elder Scrolls; Oblivion. All I had to do was download the bodies mod from an adult only mod site, installed it and added the needed files, and then dragging the bodies of two female characters I killed which weren't in referance to the storyline of the game at all into sexual poses... and then THERE WAS PORN IN THE GAME!!!!
I also have a case going against photoshop. Seems like EVERY photo I find now days only takes a few hours editing to make both men and women appear naked with the naughty bits pulled from online porn.
In other news tonight, a local man on a mission, AC has been arrested for dumping a dumptruck full of the new 'Clearthought' drug into the watersupply in Washington DC. Unfortunatly, in being exposed to a concept they were not prepared for, suicide rates among all gov't branchs has skyrocketed, with over a hundred, including the president, and vice president, dead so far.
Local residents were quoted as saying "And nothing of value was lost"
Wow... that's a great idea!... of course I'll have to sell my home, pack up, buy a new home in an area serviced by a different provider, move in, set up, and hope they don't feel the same about it.
Day in and day out we post to/. watching the internet die around us. We sit here among the few pay enough attention to watch the ship sinking, but we just bitch about it.
I don't know enough about usenet or software to make a fix, and I'm sure most of us in the same catagory... but what can we do to fight the death of the internet. To stop the one free land in the world from being picked clean by these people?
Alright, how would that system deal with 1000's of people claiming they want to run for president for their cut? Obviously we'd have to do some form of 'pre vote' to see who gets funding, but with that vote how are we going to know who they are if they ahven't advertised before?
I like this system, but we'd need to flush it out some more.
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USA! USA!
/. or some evil liberal... I feel this way because I see it happen every day.
Yes, I think that, I see that whenever I'm working with the general public, and I hate it. This has nothing to do with fashion, or trying to sound above the masses... I've had someone I don't know threaten to throw a punch at me because they said america was great, and I asked them why.
So that's my post about the 'appeal to humanity' thing... the masses don't have it, and the ones who do are either exausted or outnumbered. And I don't mean they are hate machines that only care about profit... no no, that's their owners. I mean the masses are hate machines that crave unearned superiority, living lives of medocrity, and a blank check for all the toys they can stamp their feet for. They feel that they should never have to change their opinion, and that it's weak to do so. They feel a single sentence sums up any idea. I don't feel this because I've been brainwashed by
That said however, I do love and have always loved the potential of my country... I belive that in spite of the damage of the last 30 to 40 years, it could still bring it around and be great again. It's just going to come down to the question of what is stronger... the greed at the top that is driving the herd, or that greatness that is supposed to be a part of every citizen.
AT&T isn't broken up any more, that's no excuse. The 'break up big companys' fad ended when they were allowed to buy back the companys. So basically all it was in the end was a fee that was to be paid to a handful of people to get your company back.
Opera > Firefox > IE
Though its nice to see a few people saying IE is getting closer.
My wife uses firefox... and I never quite undershood how any firefox user thinks it's normal that you'd have to get extentions to do so many simple tasks. Maybe I'm thinking of it the wrong way, but I know my browser does everything hers does, and I only have one addon... and that's for stumbleupon.
I love when firefox gets updated, and she says "Well we just got (x new feature)". And I can reply, "About time, I've been using that for a year now."
About the contents of the building from Wiki:
Not to say I buy into the crazy theorys or anything... but building 7 was always the part that didn't sit right for me.
1: Scale that up to orbital range
2: Put a giant solar collector in orbit
3: Profit
I'm going to assume you're not trolling rather then explain the difference between a adj and a noun.
And the fact that it might be looked at as circular is why the nouns definition is there as well.
Hey, that's not fair! We didn't get anything out of the space program as a nation, but the war in iraq has provided many benifits to every american.
our nation would be unchanged and arguably in a better place if not for the wasted time, effort, and lives of nasa. Can you say the same of iraq? The endless benifits of this war can not be overstated. What's 2 Billion for a war with endless advances, verses 500 billion for space travel that has brought nothing but death and pain for americans?
Wait... did I get those switched around?
Addiction doesn't literally mean 'if you stop it's unpleasant'. It means you want to keep doing it regardless of if it's good for you or not.
I say we all help out. What, 30 or 40 dollars a month from all of us and we should be able to save this.
No, I don't mean giving it to pandora, that wouldn't do anything. I mean we can buy a senator! Imagine if we had a say in government, we could do so much! Lets buy one as a team. Any good ones for sale?
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I won't even worry about the 'not getting flamed' part, since this is the internet. Biggest collection of screaming nobodys ever invented.
Everyone ignores posts that don't match up with their beliefs. It's a hard habit to break and you're never really cured.
Methinks your wife may view the situation differently
Forgot to say, I do agree with gregbot9000's statement that there may be a benifit to it as well. 30% is to high for to to be random mutation, there's something there.
However, I want to know if that amount is changing rapidly. If 100 years ago it was 15%, or 45%, that is huge information. It implys the direction we are going.
It's true that doing that isn't 100%. It could be, for example, that gene they found in this hypothetical situation is for an extra set of sensers in your nose (a good thing). However, it isn't astrology. There is scientific reason behind it.
Now, it is a thousand times easier to call someone a liar and disprove them then it is to understand them, so I'm sure by time I write this there's several "It's all guesswork" posts on here trying to make themselves feel good... and that's okay. It's not 100% yet, they need to work on it. In fact it may NEVER be 100% because life is more complex then you really understand. (and it's okay to admit that)
This is no more and no less then what they found. Don't just take the reporters word, his job is to get your attention and make you read it. Read the study that was done, understand it, then judge it. Otherwise you're just another asshole on /. with a complex.
Some people do read this site for opinions, for thoughts on how the masses look at an issue. Is this really the thought you're wanting to push on that person? That science is always wrong?
(post is not directed just at person I'm replying to, directed to everyone)
Here's my list.
1: I've downloaded games because I was broke at the time and couldn't afford them, but I was a fan of the game. When this happens, I do normally feel guilty about it and if the game is a good game I will be sure to tell my less-broke friends about it.
--These are not lost sales, but gained fans.
2: I've downloaded games because they were less buggy when not dancing around your crappy copyright protection program. There is no shame like the pirated version working better.
--These are lost sales.
3: I've downloaded games because it is simpler. Please note I have not nor do I intend to EVER download a steam game without paying (with 1 exception to #1... was broke at the time). Valve has done it right. Unlimited re-downloads, a smooth interface, automatic updates, a reason to keep it connected online (which you can't do pirated) and for the love of god a NON INVASIVE INTERFACE. The second you ask me to install a toolbar I'm downloading it out of spite. Don't be ashamed to follow their model, because the worthless crap version that EA has is insulting.
--These are lost sales.
4: Sampling. Many times I can't find a good demo for a game, and I won't pay $60 with nothing to go on but game review sites that you sent gifts to. If I can download a demo in these cases I would (if it was faster download, NON INVASIVE, and worth the time of download (more playtime from it then time it would take to download). If not, i'll download the whole damn thing.
--These are normally lost sales, there have been a few that I went out and bought afterward.
5: Spite. Some companys have already lost my willingness to buy from them.
--These are lost sales
_______________
Fixes: Easy online interface like steam that is not like EA's version. Steam good, EA Downloader crap bad.
Demo's that last more then 5 minutes after I spend 30 minutes downloading them. (Faster connection or longer demo, get it to a 1:1 download/playtime ratio or better for the demo)
Acheivements/rewards for connecting to your servers. Once again, valve wins. I love being able to look at my gamer profile on steam and see all the stuff I've done, my stats for each game, and so on. That is a perk for connecting (pirated versions don't work online, so you miss out on this)
Honest reviews, but of course that's corruption on the reviewing end not on the makers end. (Though threatening to 'cut them off' if you don't get a good review? That's pretty bad)
Blah, blah, blah. We want steam. We want you to have your game set up thru steam for delivery, because it is the best. We don't want you to f--k steam up though in the process. Leave it as is, and the first time someone in middle management advises you to 'pretty it up' you'll be at the crossroads where you choose between your customers and your managers. Kick him in the balls for us.
ooo, I can play this game too!
How about; "I'll bet the problem is he tried for years to avoid porn, never masterbated, told himself that thinking sexual thoughts was sinful and then didsn't realize it as his own natural human needs backed up inside him creating a devient."
I know that if I go a few weeks blocking my sex drive I start having sexual thoughts more often... and if I'm getting regular sex I tend not to think about it. I'd be willing to bet that it's likely a person who made a habit of repressing their own sex drive would eventually start doing stupid shit.
Fortunatly, I'm far too nice of a guy to make an alterboy joke...
Regardless though, watching porn doesn't turn a person into a crazed sex craving monster. Being human does that.
I'm of course interested in the source of this... as an oxidizing chemical on mars indicates there was a lot of oxygen on mars at one time.
That after we conferm there was water. I think that's the big news. That sucker was 100% habitable at one time. It's a bit of a fixer upper, old owner let it go to hell... but who knows. Some curtains and a new climate and we might be in business.
Side note: Wonder if whatever society is sending probes to earth 500 million years from now is going to say the same thing, haha
Risk/Reward
Be able to know 100x more about 100x more subjects 99% of the time
- or -
work hard on memory to be able to remember 2x as much on 2x as many subjects 100% of the time
I'll risk it.
Well then you shouldn't have researched moding your game to put it in, and you shouldn't have downloaded the mod for the game to allow a removed part.
Personally I'm still waiting on my check for The Elder Scrolls; Oblivion. All I had to do was download the bodies mod from an adult only mod site, installed it and added the needed files, and then dragging the bodies of two female characters I killed which weren't in referance to the storyline of the game at all into sexual poses... and then THERE WAS PORN IN THE GAME!!!!
I also have a case going against photoshop. Seems like EVERY photo I find now days only takes a few hours editing to make both men and women appear naked with the naughty bits pulled from online porn.
Won't someone think of the children!!!
In other news tonight, a local man on a mission, AC has been arrested for dumping a dumptruck full of the new 'Clearthought' drug into the watersupply in Washington DC. Unfortunatly, in being exposed to a concept they were not prepared for, suicide rates among all gov't branchs has skyrocketed, with over a hundred, including the president, and vice president, dead so far.
Local residents were quoted as saying "And nothing of value was lost"
This is sounding more and more like blern-ball
That ladies, is how you f-ing troll. A+ friend, good work.
There are options?
Wow... that's a great idea!... of course I'll have to sell my home, pack up, buy a new home in an area serviced by a different provider, move in, set up, and hope they don't feel the same about it.
So what is everyone going to DO about this?
/. watching the internet die around us. We sit here among the few pay enough attention to watch the ship sinking, but we just bitch about it.
Day in and day out we post to
I don't know enough about usenet or software to make a fix, and I'm sure most of us in the same catagory... but what can we do to fight the death of the internet. To stop the one free land in the world from being picked clean by these people?
You know... that's not a bad idea actually...
Alright, how would that system deal with 1000's of people claiming they want to run for president for their cut? Obviously we'd have to do some form of 'pre vote' to see who gets funding, but with that vote how are we going to know who they are if they ahven't advertised before?
I like this system, but we'd need to flush it out some more.