Uhhhhh - I challenge. You go to a range, and fire a moderately large caliber weapon upright, then sideways. Fire some nice rapid bursts in both positions. Then, please report back about that sideways recoil. I'll really be interested in the results. I, for one, don't believe that the laws of physics are altered by the position in which you hold the weapon. As the bullet is launched out the barrel, gravity and recoil are going to work in precisely the same way. The recoil will drive the weapon UPWARD, not sideways.
Note, that my challenge involves a moderately large caliber weapon. If you should ignore that "moderately large" part, and opt for a huge assed elephant gun, you'll likely be wearing the barrel of your chosen weapon in your skull, and holding your aching - if not broken - wrist after the first rapid fire volley while holding the weapon sideways.
Nope. "Fear" and "dislike" are worlds apart. Fear inspires the "fight or flight" reflex, which people have little if any control over. Dislike does not inspire violent reactions. And, as I've pointed out many times, you people who are politically correct don't get to corrupt my language. Phobias are fears, they have nothing to do with dislikes, likes, preferences, or even rationals disagreements.
You may or may not make a valid argument that it is not a choice. But, a man's actions are indeed a choice. I'm tempted sometimes to grab an attractive woman, drag her back to my dungeon, and take her however I wish. But, I don't act on those desires, nor do any other responsible men. A man is responsible for the choices he makes - as are women. Choice. Your entire life is a result of choices you have made.
Southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas had an ice storm, and some parts of the area were without power for 47 days. My house was near the end of the line for repairs, at 32 days. I don't think there is anyplace in the world immune to the wrath of Mother Nature.
Scroll up to tmosley's post. Rather than experiencing all time highs in oil prices, we are experiencing all time lows in the value of the dollar. It's called "inflation" I believe. Historically, that has been a problem with all fiat money systems.
I was given a link to the relative "values" of gold and oil recently over at G+ Obviously, the problem here in the US is, our money is losing value. And, the problem in Europe is, the euro is also losing value. I think I want my boss to start paying me in Chinese currency - what is that, yen? He may laugh at me today, but as time goes on, he'll laugh less and less.
I'm amused, so I stick around. It's not like I have to sit in the same room with you while reading your words . . . and no, I'm not sharing my chocolate, or my chips.
As for being asocial, social, or antisocial - what does that have to do with studying social interactions? None of the terms implies stupidity, illiteracy, or ignorance. Each of the three terms implies a method of dealing with society around you. I've always been a people watcher. I can sit in a bar all night long, watching the simians interact, without interacting with them. The only biped I need interact with, is the bartender.
A: Homosexuality is all about self, rather than about procreation and children. It is selfish, instead of giving. B: Homosexuality is a dead end - DNA is not passed on through homosexual relations. (That can be seen as a good thing, in some cases.) C: Historically, cultures which accept homosexuality as "normal" are doomed. Stronger, more virile/fertile cultures overwhelm them. D: While I might not take notice of a homosexual relationship, nationally the gay movement is "in your face", which I find offensive. E: Said gay movement is actively demanding ridiculous "rights", specifically, the "right" to marry. F: Unlike many special interest groups, the gay rights movement has failed to address specific rights which are indeed denied them (such as hospital visitation, inheritance, terminal care decisions), instead focusing on one right which is NOT denied them. Gays have the same right that heteros have to make a lifelong commitment to a member of the opposite sex, for the purpose of raising children. G: More than 60% of the gays I have met in person are despicable creatures. Of the others, some have actually earned my respect, and friendship. Dennis, for instance. One day I asked, "Are you queer?" He answered with a question, "Are you an asshole?" Obviously, I'm an asshole, so just as obviously, he's queer. But, he didn't demand respect BECAUSE he is queer, he earned respect by being a decent human being. I disapprove of his being queer, he disapproves of my being an asshole, and we get along just fine.
Let me ask you a serious question. Can you name a single culture, nation, or civilization which openly accepted and approved of homosexuality, which didn't die off soon afterward? If you can name one empire, kingdom or other group which grew stronger because of homosexuality, then I may have to reexamine my attitude toward gays.
I have insisted, and I still insist, that homosexuality is a symptom of a sick, decadent society that is in decline. The British Empire and it's descendants seem to be declining, while China, Islam, and the Azteca are all ascending. Show me that I am wrong - I challenge.
Well, Ratzo - I guess that your bullshit accusation makes you feel better. I don't like gays, so I must be a closet gay. Like the person I responded to above, that's just fucking retarded. Can't you come up with ANYTHING more original? More intelligent? How about simply entertaining? Noooo - just the same old idiotic homophobe bullshit. Get a life, get a mind, and stop parroting the liberal party line, alright?
You may be right - or not. What you say about no day of reckoning has been true for a long time. But, witness what happened recently with SOPA. PIPA was taken off the table at the same time as SOPA. ACTA has met no real opposition here in the states, but our more ballsy European cousins are raising holy hell over it. TPP is still a secretive bullshit session among the evil actors, but it is getting some attention.
Not to mention, the various activists associated with OWS.
Yes, I think that a day of reckoning is coming. If I'm right, then it can't happen soon enough. If I'm wrong - well - my kids and your kids will inherit one shitty world from us. And, the shittier it gets, the more likely that the day of reckoning will come. Unless everyone just rolls over and supplies their own vaseline so that government and it's corporate sponsors don't get chapped dicks.
I know about social beings. They will whore themselves to anyone, for anything, just so they don't have to be alone. Some of us actually prefer solitude - we can't be "lonely", but we can be alone without suffering.
Me? I'm an asocial asshole. I don't give one flying fuck whether anyone likes me, or approves of my attitudes and opinions. I have my views, I have my likes and dislikes. I don't like queer - and you want to call that "homophobia"? That's plain fucking retarded.
Let me list a few other things that I don't like, and maybe you can "diagnose" me with a bunch of other retarded "phobias".
I don't like lima beans. I won't have one in the house, and most certainly not on my plate. I don't like chittlins. Well, actually, I don't know if I would like them - I never got past the smell. I don't like bulldogs. I love German Shepards, but I don't like bulldogs. Or those damned rottweilers. I don't like Harley Davidsons. I prefer a nicely engineered inline twin, a three cylinder, or even a four cylinder bike with real power and speed, rather than a noisy bike that vibrates itself to death. I don't like two faced politicians. I don't like religious freaks who try to tell everyone around them how to live. I don't like disrespectul athiest bastards who try to tell religious people how they must live.
Now, get off the lawn, junior. (obviously, I'm not referring to your slashdot member number)
I'm more influenzaphobe than I am homophobe. Actually, I'm not very phobic at all, just trying to put things in perspective here. I ain't scared of the flu, but I don't want to catch it. I ain't scared of homos, but I don't want them around me. Now, tell us about your phobias, alright?
In America, we granted the government some rights a couple hundred years ago. Today, government has forgotten who grants rights to whom. The day of reckoning is coming.
He's guilty of a hate crime because he was determine to learn the truth, then told that same truth after he discovered it. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. NOT!!!
FFS, every time a queer sumbitch dies, people find a way to blame a hetero. If two queer lovers committed a murder/suicide, somehow you'd twist it to make heteros responsible.
Imagine that the ruling had gone the other way. Those three thousand would have multiplied to 30 thousand, then 300 thousand, then 3 million. That could have been claimed to be good for employment figures. Someone had to produce all the tracking devices, someone has to plant them, and someone has to track them. And, the nation would have been so much safer for the children!!!
Well - if I get it downloaded, I might answer some of your questions, LOL!
I guess I'll wait til the wife goes to bed tonight, and start the download running. Unless she goes to town later today. Whatever. I plan to run it in a virtual machine, just to play with. I could decide to install it on hardware, if it's really nice.
Is there a torrent? My internet sucks - I prefer torrents, which I can throttle. When I'm downloading ISO's the wife bitches, the kids bitch, yada yada yada. Torrents are great, I set them at 20 k/s and no one complains - much.
There is no physical evidence on the hard disk. All that is on the hard disk are a bunch of randomized 1's and 0's. And, random they will stay, unless I say a magic word that aligns those 1's and 0's into some intelligible order. That magic word only exists in my mind, nowhere else. Evidence? Find it yourself. Get that oxy-acetylene torch out, and break into the hard drive by brute force, I don't care.
YES! Because, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away!
For FUCK'S SAKE, man, the teacher was supposed to stand around dialing 911 on his cellphone, while he witnessed an eyeball being gouged out? If we ever consider going anywhere together, remind me of your asinine fucking post here.
Allow me to define "irresponsible" for you. It's failing to take responsibility for an action, an inaction, a condition, or a situation. In this case, the teacher obviously TOOK responsibility for a dangerous situation. You, on the other hand, have declared that you will not take responsibility in this, or, quite likely, any other emergency situation. I don't want to be in a car, or in a crowd, or at a party, or anywhere with you around!
Precisely. It's highly unlikely that anyone will ever want to look at my encrypted volumes. But, if some judge ever demands a key, my new mailing address will be in a cell block somewhere. And, I'll be writing snail mail to the ACLU, EFF, and everyone else that I think might take an interest. I'll probably be a free man again in about - ohhhh - two or three lifetimes.
That is what lawyers are for - splitting hairs. If it weren't for hair splitting, we wouldn't have any more than ten or fifteen percent of the lawyers who are milking us today.
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Rick Sanitorium? Which looney bin did he escape from?
We need to consume more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM
Uhhhhh - I challenge. You go to a range, and fire a moderately large caliber weapon upright, then sideways. Fire some nice rapid bursts in both positions. Then, please report back about that sideways recoil. I'll really be interested in the results. I, for one, don't believe that the laws of physics are altered by the position in which you hold the weapon. As the bullet is launched out the barrel, gravity and recoil are going to work in precisely the same way. The recoil will drive the weapon UPWARD, not sideways.
Note, that my challenge involves a moderately large caliber weapon. If you should ignore that "moderately large" part, and opt for a huge assed elephant gun, you'll likely be wearing the barrel of your chosen weapon in your skull, and holding your aching - if not broken - wrist after the first rapid fire volley while holding the weapon sideways.
Nope. "Fear" and "dislike" are worlds apart. Fear inspires the "fight or flight" reflex, which people have little if any control over. Dislike does not inspire violent reactions. And, as I've pointed out many times, you people who are politically correct don't get to corrupt my language. Phobias are fears, they have nothing to do with dislikes, likes, preferences, or even rationals disagreements.
Are you a rationalphobe?
You may or may not make a valid argument that it is not a choice. But, a man's actions are indeed a choice. I'm tempted sometimes to grab an attractive woman, drag her back to my dungeon, and take her however I wish. But, I don't act on those desires, nor do any other responsible men. A man is responsible for the choices he makes - as are women. Choice. Your entire life is a result of choices you have made.
Southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas had an ice storm, and some parts of the area were without power for 47 days. My house was near the end of the line for repairs, at 32 days. I don't think there is anyplace in the world immune to the wrath of Mother Nature.
Scroll up to tmosley's post. Rather than experiencing all time highs in oil prices, we are experiencing all time lows in the value of the dollar. It's called "inflation" I believe. Historically, that has been a problem with all fiat money systems.
I was given a link to the relative "values" of gold and oil recently over at G+ Obviously, the problem here in the US is, our money is losing value. And, the problem in Europe is, the euro is also losing value. I think I want my boss to start paying me in Chinese currency - what is that, yen? He may laugh at me today, but as time goes on, he'll laugh less and less.
I'm amused, so I stick around. It's not like I have to sit in the same room with you while reading your words . . . and no, I'm not sharing my chocolate, or my chips.
As for being asocial, social, or antisocial - what does that have to do with studying social interactions? None of the terms implies stupidity, illiteracy, or ignorance. Each of the three terms implies a method of dealing with society around you. I've always been a people watcher. I can sit in a bar all night long, watching the simians interact, without interacting with them. The only biped I need interact with, is the bartender.
Ah, a serious question.
A: Homosexuality is all about self, rather than about procreation and children. It is selfish, instead of giving.
B: Homosexuality is a dead end - DNA is not passed on through homosexual relations. (That can be seen as a good thing, in some cases.)
C: Historically, cultures which accept homosexuality as "normal" are doomed. Stronger, more virile/fertile cultures overwhelm them.
D: While I might not take notice of a homosexual relationship, nationally the gay movement is "in your face", which I find offensive.
E: Said gay movement is actively demanding ridiculous "rights", specifically, the "right" to marry.
F: Unlike many special interest groups, the gay rights movement has failed to address specific rights which are indeed denied them (such as hospital visitation, inheritance, terminal care decisions), instead focusing on one right which is NOT denied them. Gays have the same right that heteros have to make a lifelong commitment to a member of the opposite sex, for the purpose of raising children.
G: More than 60% of the gays I have met in person are despicable creatures. Of the others, some have actually earned my respect, and friendship. Dennis, for instance. One day I asked, "Are you queer?" He answered with a question, "Are you an asshole?" Obviously, I'm an asshole, so just as obviously, he's queer. But, he didn't demand respect BECAUSE he is queer, he earned respect by being a decent human being. I disapprove of his being queer, he disapproves of my being an asshole, and we get along just fine.
Let me ask you a serious question. Can you name a single culture, nation, or civilization which openly accepted and approved of homosexuality, which didn't die off soon afterward? If you can name one empire, kingdom or other group which grew stronger because of homosexuality, then I may have to reexamine my attitude toward gays.
I have insisted, and I still insist, that homosexuality is a symptom of a sick, decadent society that is in decline. The British Empire and it's descendants seem to be declining, while China, Islam, and the Azteca are all ascending. Show me that I am wrong - I challenge.
Well, Ratzo - I guess that your bullshit accusation makes you feel better. I don't like gays, so I must be a closet gay. Like the person I responded to above, that's just fucking retarded. Can't you come up with ANYTHING more original? More intelligent? How about simply entertaining? Noooo - just the same old idiotic homophobe bullshit. Get a life, get a mind, and stop parroting the liberal party line, alright?
You may be right - or not. What you say about no day of reckoning has been true for a long time. But, witness what happened recently with SOPA. PIPA was taken off the table at the same time as SOPA. ACTA has met no real opposition here in the states, but our more ballsy European cousins are raising holy hell over it. TPP is still a secretive bullshit session among the evil actors, but it is getting some attention.
Not to mention, the various activists associated with OWS.
Yes, I think that a day of reckoning is coming. If I'm right, then it can't happen soon enough. If I'm wrong - well - my kids and your kids will inherit one shitty world from us. And, the shittier it gets, the more likely that the day of reckoning will come. Unless everyone just rolls over and supplies their own vaseline so that government and it's corporate sponsors don't get chapped dicks.
I know about social beings. They will whore themselves to anyone, for anything, just so they don't have to be alone. Some of us actually prefer solitude - we can't be "lonely", but we can be alone without suffering.
Me? I'm an asocial asshole. I don't give one flying fuck whether anyone likes me, or approves of my attitudes and opinions. I have my views, I have my likes and dislikes. I don't like queer - and you want to call that "homophobia"? That's plain fucking retarded.
Let me list a few other things that I don't like, and maybe you can "diagnose" me with a bunch of other retarded "phobias".
I don't like lima beans. I won't have one in the house, and most certainly not on my plate.
I don't like chittlins. Well, actually, I don't know if I would like them - I never got past the smell.
I don't like bulldogs. I love German Shepards, but I don't like bulldogs. Or those damned rottweilers.
I don't like Harley Davidsons. I prefer a nicely engineered inline twin, a three cylinder, or even a four cylinder bike with real power and speed, rather than a noisy bike that vibrates itself to death.
I don't like two faced politicians.
I don't like religious freaks who try to tell everyone around them how to live.
I don't like disrespectul athiest bastards who try to tell religious people how they must live.
Now, get off the lawn, junior. (obviously, I'm not referring to your slashdot member number)
Uhhhh - real science fiction is almost NEVER a "show". What you watch on television is something else entirely.
I'm more influenzaphobe than I am homophobe. Actually, I'm not very phobic at all, just trying to put things in perspective here. I ain't scared of the flu, but I don't want to catch it. I ain't scared of homos, but I don't want them around me. Now, tell us about your phobias, alright?
In America, we granted the government some rights a couple hundred years ago. Today, government has forgotten who grants rights to whom. The day of reckoning is coming.
He's guilty of a hate crime because he was determine to learn the truth, then told that same truth after he discovered it. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. NOT!!!
FFS, every time a queer sumbitch dies, people find a way to blame a hetero. If two queer lovers committed a murder/suicide, somehow you'd twist it to make heteros responsible.
Imagine that the ruling had gone the other way. Those three thousand would have multiplied to 30 thousand, then 300 thousand, then 3 million. That could have been claimed to be good for employment figures. Someone had to produce all the tracking devices, someone has to plant them, and someone has to track them. And, the nation would have been so much safer for the children!!!
Obviously, if I had bothered with the man pages, I could have figured this out. Thank you, AC, for helping a lazy old man!
Well - if I get it downloaded, I might answer some of your questions, LOL!
I guess I'll wait til the wife goes to bed tonight, and start the download running. Unless she goes to town later today. Whatever. I plan to run it in a virtual machine, just to play with. I could decide to install it on hardware, if it's really nice.
Is there a torrent? My internet sucks - I prefer torrents, which I can throttle. When I'm downloading ISO's the wife bitches, the kids bitch, yada yada yada. Torrents are great, I set them at 20 k/s and no one complains - much.
There is no physical evidence on the hard disk. All that is on the hard disk are a bunch of randomized 1's and 0's. And, random they will stay, unless I say a magic word that aligns those 1's and 0's into some intelligible order. That magic word only exists in my mind, nowhere else. Evidence? Find it yourself. Get that oxy-acetylene torch out, and break into the hard drive by brute force, I don't care.
YES! Because, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away!
For FUCK'S SAKE, man, the teacher was supposed to stand around dialing 911 on his cellphone, while he witnessed an eyeball being gouged out? If we ever consider going anywhere together, remind me of your asinine fucking post here.
Allow me to define "irresponsible" for you. It's failing to take responsibility for an action, an inaction, a condition, or a situation. In this case, the teacher obviously TOOK responsibility for a dangerous situation. You, on the other hand, have declared that you will not take responsibility in this, or, quite likely, any other emergency situation. I don't want to be in a car, or in a crowd, or at a party, or anywhere with you around!
Precisely. It's highly unlikely that anyone will ever want to look at my encrypted volumes. But, if some judge ever demands a key, my new mailing address will be in a cell block somewhere. And, I'll be writing snail mail to the ACLU, EFF, and everyone else that I think might take an interest. I'll probably be a free man again in about - ohhhh - two or three lifetimes.
That is what lawyers are for - splitting hairs. If it weren't for hair splitting, we wouldn't have any more than ten or fifteen percent of the lawyers who are milking us today.