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  1. Re:Several states on Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked To Find Evolution In Biology Tests · · Score: 1

    "Well, heck, it's on the internet, so it must be true!"
    And them link to someplace on the internet.

    Why can't an English teach has never been wrong?

    Oxford is wrong to?
    http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/stupid?region=us&q=stupid

  2. Re:Several states on Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked To Find Evolution In Biology Tests · · Score: 1

    I wish so hard that you had said:

    "irregardless of what thefreedictionary.com says,..."

  3. Re:gritn (guy raised in the north) on Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked To Find Evolution In Biology Tests · · Score: 0

    Yes, nothing says civilized like bring a bowl to your face and just shoving the food into your mouth with sticks.

  4. Re:The "war" on religion on Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked To Find Evolution In Biology Tests · · Score: 1

    "*what* form of Christianity"
    easy:
    The non gay, non jJewish, non Atheist form. The detail won't mattes as long as those three ideas are kept. It's not about version, it's about hate and control.

  5. Re:Isolate them. on Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked To Find Evolution In Biology Tests · · Score: 1

    Dear student,
    GO to school. learn rational and critical thinking... then make up your own opinion based on facts.

    DO NOT just see something and then make up your mind. People who do that are trivial yo manipulate. Base you opinion on actual good data.

  6. Re:The civil war was a mistake on Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked To Find Evolution In Biology Tests · · Score: 1

    You went to a religious school and asked them? that isn't the same as a state school.
    It's like going to a Scientology school and asking about the latest knowledge in psychiatry.

  7. Re:Abby Someone's Brain on Exceptionally Preserved 2,600-Year-Old Brain Found · · Score: 4, Interesting

    He might be unfit for THAT society. Most modern civilized people would be considered unfit in a lot of societies 3000 years ago.

  8. Re:Why is 3000 year old brain is a big deal? on Exceptionally Preserved 2,600-Year-Old Brain Found · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Oh, For the love of Jean-Martin Charcot, never compare the brain to a computer in that way.

    "and we don't have that ability for human brains"
    Stop it, jsut STOP! gah.

    Shape, size, topology, chemical makeup all have meaningful information, even if we can't get to the memories.

  9. Re:you would hope on Exceptionally Preserved 2,600-Year-Old Brain Found · · Score: 1

    You are wrong, please never speak of it again.

  10. Re:Not too sure on this on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    Do you think that casino employees non answer was good for her or good for the casino?

  11. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    The preferred it over nothing.
    " in a free market the insurance costs were always going down, not up":
    You are an idiot. I see that now. That is false. every piece of evidence shows that insurance rises very sharply without regulation.

    You might want to look into auto insurance. It covers:

      Bodily Injury Limit (per individual)/Bodily Injury Limit (total)/Property Damage Limit For example

    As any moron can see, clearly it's not just for YOU. see I can use caps to.

  12. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    "does not equate to ignoring personal responsibility"
    in this case, it does.

    " and there is no justification for government to force people to buy any type of insurance."
    there is actually a LOT of justification. Economic, safety,

    Do you know what this means:
    "25/50/25"

    If you are at fault, Your insurance ends up paying for damages to MY insurance company. Without that, my premiums go up EVEN WHEN IT ISN'T MY FAULT.
    From Wikipedia:

    There is a risk of nonpayment in car accidents and compulsory auto insurance is the best way to deal with this risk.
    Personal financial responsibility laws are inadequate to remedy the risk of nonpaying, at-fault, drivers.
    The best way to ensure that at-fault drivers will pay for damage they cause is to require insurance before registration, and to penalize drivers if they fail to meet this requirement.

  13. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    Auto insurance protects the policyholder against financial loss in the event of an incident involving a vehicle they own, such as in a traffic collision.

    Lets not wallow into the 'whose fault' it is quagmire. It's irrelevant to this piece.

  14. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    You are pretty clueless. You should probably understand how insurance companies work.

    My insurance company will sue your insurance company. Yes, they also cover me, but that's only part of how the system works,.

    If you don't have anything, then my insurance company can't go after you for anything; thus raising everyone premiums.

    Insurances is about offsetting and distributing risk in society.

    Regardless of your minimal understanding of insurance, the government is suppose to represent the people, and the people want every to be insured, so suck it.

  15. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    I challenge you to find any government propaganda stating that. It's propaganda from private insurance companies.
    Just like their lies about lawsuits.

    And yes, I am old enough to remember the 'debates'. Which where nothing more then insurance representative stating lies, and when they where called out on them they responded with the equivalent of ' "Nu-uh'

    When it first came around, people weren't happy, then the idea of the government providing at cost min. coverage and people where ok with it. Then that piece was removed at the last minute.

  16. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    The you are stupid, using it as an excuse to also be lazy.

  17. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 3

    Please learn some fucking history. Private jails and courts have ALWAYS been used by the powerful to indenture everyone else. ALWAYS.

    We are seeing the problem with this in America, right now.
    Who created 3 strikes laws? Private companies who own prisons.
    Who keeps pushing longer sentences? Private companies who own prisons.
    Who pushes for more arrests in poor neighborhoods? Private prisons.

    Yes, private security force may be hired and you may end up in prison and your property may end up being leaned and seized to pay for the decontamination and other costs."
    and since it will be a private court, you will always be found guilty.

    "government does today that would be anywhere near as efficient "
    The US government is far more efficient then people think. Have you read the account reports? budgets? I have, for government and private sectors. The US government is many times more efficient in most cases.
    Compared to almost every other government? more efficient, and far more honest.

    Maybe you should learn about the system before talking about it? no, no just keep being stupid.

    " What did government do with BP spill? What, the 75 Million USD per incident liability limit? How did that help anybody?"
    And not having a government BP would have done more? Or do you think the people would have more power and money then BP?
    BTW, BP paid 45 BILLION, not 75 million.

  18. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 2

    "If millions of people break the law, it's not a law"
    Wrong, It's still a law. In fact, it's now a law with so many people breaking it, law enforcement can get away with cherry picking who gets arrested for breaking it.

    " I want you to be working for me until you pay it back more than once."
    Great, now people who are arrested will become defacto slaves. What could possibly go wrong? I'm sure groups of people wont get together and lie so they can get free slaves~

    I don't think they should go to prison, I do think they should be part of a training / workgroup program. Clean our roads and parks, and maybe get a trade. THAT is far better for society then prison.

  19. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 2

    No. Most driver are bad driver 90% of the time.
    We didn't evolve any real mechanism for being in a box hurtling down a road at 50 miles an hour. Most people, most of the time, aren't really paying attention. Not paying attention is what causes most auto accident.

  20. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    If the State demand you have auto insurance, then the state should provide the min coverage at cost.
    Don't think the people wanted this. Mandatory insurance was forced through by the insurance companies.

  21. Re:break the law. on Insurer Measures Driver Safety With Smartphone App To Calculate Premiums · · Score: 1

    I here that from some person for over 30 years. Guess what? still hasn't happened. Not even close.

  22. Re:free = you are the product being sold on BitTorrent Tries To Appease Users By Making Torrent Ads Optional · · Score: 1

    no. It means a piece of information about you is. Stop being melodramatic.
    And what's wrong with exchange an email address in exchange for something?

    You also imply, possible unintentionally, that paying for something mean you aren't the product.

  23. Re:free = you are the product being sold on BitTorrent Tries To Appease Users By Making Torrent Ads Optional · · Score: -1, Troll

    Actually it does mean it's free. You might want to look that up.

    ""hey, I just have to give my email and fill out this survey and I get $10!""
    since they never claim it is free, it kind of shows how stupid^H^H^H^H^H^H wrong you are.

    So, what did I give up when I downloaded linux for free? what did I give up when I got a free sandwich?

  24. Re:Or pay for... on BitTorrent Tries To Appease Users By Making Torrent Ads Optional · · Score: 1

    The bit torrent software.

  25. Re:won't be upgrading on BitTorrent Tries To Appease Users By Making Torrent Ads Optional · · Score: 0

    They just provide software and a service you use. The nerve of them wanting to make some money.
    They should do all there work for free, like you.

    dumb ass.