Carbon offsets are not real. I repeat, carbon offsets and carbon credits are NOT real. It's the equivalent of purchasing organic foods because you want to help nature.
How exactly do you come to that conclusion? Nevermind the fact that, as far as I am aware, purchasing organic was never about helping nature and was only about "eating healthier", if I put, say, 10 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, what does it matter if I personally do something which will pull 10 tons of CO2 out or if I pay someone else to do it on my behalf?
If that's not how it works, then that is a problem with the implementation, not the concept.
If instead you are arguing that the process that will pull out the 10 tons of CO2 will take too long to take affect, I'll grant you that point, but never have I seen anyone make such a point. Out of all the posts I've seen that say "carbon offsets are not real" (and I'll admit, the ones I've seen are few and far between, so maybe I've missed this next part), I've never a post explaining why they are not real.
none of them ban the use of interpreters so as long as you (or typically, someone else) are willing to spend the time required to port your favorite language's compiler/runtime/whatever to said platform
Yeah, I think I see where the confusion comes from. You and everyone else are talking about how in theory it's possible because no one is actively trying to keep you from doing those things. But I (and I believe tripleevenfall) meant that in practice, or perhaps just in a business environment, there will be limits to what you can do.
With enough time and money you could do it however you want. But you do not always have that time and money.
I can write a Visual Basic application, bundle it with WINE and X11, and ship it for OS X
My mistake, I didn't realize we were allowing for multiple virtualization layers in this discussion of coding for a particular platform. I'd still say that you coded for a Windows platform though, and that just lets you use a Windows environment on OSX.
You're talking about no one requiring you to code a particular way on a particular platform.
GP is talking about being required to code a particular way for a particular platform.
For example:
If you wish to develop for OSX, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for Windows, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for.NET, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for a game console, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for the web, you are limited in your choices.
Not knowing the details of the contract, would seem he'd have nothing to lose.
If the rapture happens, he can't take it with him.
If the rapture doesn't happen, then there is no "after the rapture" time, so he keeps his stuff.
So yeah, why not sign a contract like that? Unless... he thinks the rapture will happen, but that he will be unworthy of ascending at that time?
Wasn't the truly unlimited data one of the advantages given by Verizon for getting an iPhone with them instead of with AT&T? Or was that never an "official" claim?
Having access to a computer doesn't always mean having one in the home, available to be used in the event that you cannot leave the home for whatever reason.
At least if we all had the same faith in bitcoin it would be impossible for the government or central bank to devalue our currency, effectively robbing everyone of their savings.
You'd still need to pay taxes in USD/Pounds/Euros/whatever most likely, so what's to keep them from "robbing everyone of their savings" via the exchange rate?
Perhaps I'm missing something, but the way I'm reading it, there are 2 possible scenarios.
1) Straight from TFS, "According to the police account, Strauss-Kahn emerged naked, tried to attack the maid, and then shut the hotel door when she tried to escape".
2) She did consent, and either he or she shut the door for some privacy.
Is that like saying Blizzard doesn't punish users who play for extended periods with reduced EXP, they actually reward users who play little with extra EXP?
Just because something is unconstitutional doesn't mean that the perpetrator performed a criminal (and hence, prosecutable act).
To perform a criminal act, one must break a law.
The constitution is the highest law of the land.
Doing something that goes against the constitution must therefore be a criminal act.
Or is there something wrong with the way I'm looking at it?
I believe Posting=!Working was simply trying to point out that male circumcision is a completely different thing from the amputation of the clitoris and other female erogenous zones that occurs in female "circumcision". I do not believe they support either.
I'm sorry, but could you please explain how you get "Superman should come down and impose every single one of my beliefs on everyone" out of "these few traditions are so barbaric that they deserve to be eliminated"?
Personally, I'm with GP. I don't care who you are or what your reasons are, but something like amputating a child's clitoris* against their will is never cool. We may disagree on what is in the set of Never Allowed actions, and I certainly don't pretend to know everything that should or should not be in that set, but such a set does exist.
*I've seen various actions fall under the "female circumcision" flag, and yes, amputation of erogenous zones are among them.
And all these "if you don't know X" are so damned full of shit! Do you know how to rebuild your engine? Then you shouldn't be driving! Can you operate on your legs if you break them? Then you shouldn't be walking!
Dumbasses nobody can know everything
I'd say you're the one full of it. Knowing how to check your RAM isn't like knowing how to rebuild your car engine. If we want to stick with a car analogy, I'd say it's more like opening up the hood of your car and being able to tell if the mechanic made off with your engine. Which if you don't know how to do that, yes, you prolly shouldn't own a car.
Also, it was the first re-release (on the PSX) that added the FMV cutscenes, not the DS re-release. And I believe there is an option to disable them on the DS.
Wish AC had expanded on what they meant by "screwed with the gameplay". Aside from some GUI placement changes, gameplay felt the same between the SNES and DS. Maybe AC meant the (optional) ability to control the game with the stylus?
Still, it sounds like VortexCortex is saying add such an option _in addition_ to the current system. So what's it to you if they add such a feature? Won't change anything for you, you can continue to play on the "official" servers.
Makes it sound like you're dismissing it simply because you don't like it.
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Carbon offsets are not real. I repeat, carbon offsets and carbon credits are NOT real. It's the equivalent of purchasing organic foods because you want to help nature.
How exactly do you come to that conclusion? Nevermind the fact that, as far as I am aware, purchasing organic was never about helping nature and was only about "eating healthier", if I put, say, 10 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, what does it matter if I personally do something which will pull 10 tons of CO2 out or if I pay someone else to do it on my behalf?
If that's not how it works, then that is a problem with the implementation, not the concept.
If instead you are arguing that the process that will pull out the 10 tons of CO2 will take too long to take affect, I'll grant you that point, but never have I seen anyone make such a point. Out of all the posts I've seen that say "carbon offsets are not real" (and I'll admit, the ones I've seen are few and far between, so maybe I've missed this next part), I've never a post explaining why they are not real.
none of them ban the use of interpreters so as long as you (or typically, someone else) are willing to spend the time required to port your favorite language's compiler/runtime/whatever to said platform
Yeah, I think I see where the confusion comes from. You and everyone else are talking about how in theory it's possible because no one is actively trying to keep you from doing those things. But I (and I believe tripleevenfall) meant that in practice, or perhaps just in a business environment, there will be limits to what you can do.
With enough time and money you could do it however you want. But you do not always have that time and money.
I can write a Visual Basic application, bundle it with WINE and X11, and ship it for OS X
My mistake, I didn't realize we were allowing for multiple virtualization layers in this discussion of coding for a particular platform. I'd still say that you coded for a Windows platform though, and that just lets you use a Windows environment on OSX.
You're talking about no one requiring you to code a particular way on a particular platform.
.NET, you are limited in your choices.
GP is talking about being required to code a particular way for a particular platform.
For example:
If you wish to develop for OSX, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for Windows, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for
If you wish to develop for a game console, you are limited in your choices.
If you wish to develop for the web, you are limited in your choices.
Not knowing the details of the contract, would seem he'd have nothing to lose.
If the rapture happens, he can't take it with him.
If the rapture doesn't happen, then there is no "after the rapture" time, so he keeps his stuff.
So yeah, why not sign a contract like that? Unless... he thinks the rapture will happen, but that he will be unworthy of ascending at that time?
Likewise apple wins because App is a word invented like Xerox.
I'm curious what you mean by that, because in the end, all words were "invented".
Wasn't the truly unlimited data one of the advantages given by Verizon for getting an iPhone with them instead of with AT&T? Or was that never an "official" claim?
Having access to a computer doesn't always mean having one in the home, available to be used in the event that you cannot leave the home for whatever reason.
At least if we all had the same faith in bitcoin it would be impossible for the government or central bank to devalue our currency, effectively robbing everyone of their savings.
You'd still need to pay taxes in USD/Pounds/Euros/whatever most likely, so what's to keep them from "robbing everyone of their savings" via the exchange rate?
Perhaps I'm missing something, but the way I'm reading it, there are 2 possible scenarios.
1) Straight from TFS, "According to the police account, Strauss-Kahn emerged naked, tried to attack the maid, and then shut the hotel door when she tried to escape".
2) She did consent, and either he or she shut the door for some privacy.
In both cases, the door gets shut.
Is that like saying Blizzard doesn't punish users who play for extended periods with reduced EXP, they actually reward users who play little with extra EXP?
While it is nothing like what is perpetrated on females, I would love to see the circumcision of males against their will also go away.
Given that you felt the need to ask, guessing you didn't expect me to feel that way?
Though you could introduce a "swear jar" feature easily enough
As long as I don't get charged for talking about my "alfalfa-gorging sheep" (emphasis merely to highlight why the filter might pick it up).
Ah, gotcha. Thanks for that explanation.
Just because something is unconstitutional doesn't mean that the perpetrator performed a criminal (and hence, prosecutable act).
To perform a criminal act, one must break a law.
The constitution is the highest law of the land.
Doing something that goes against the constitution must therefore be a criminal act.
Or is there something wrong with the way I'm looking at it?
Is a coder with two 17" screens as productive (or less or more) as one with a single 22" screen?
Depends on the resolutions of the screens, and how well your chosen environment can break-out a single screen into multiple parts.
Even if both setups are identical in function, don't forget that a happy employee is a productive employee.
I believe Posting=!Working was simply trying to point out that male circumcision is a completely different thing from the amputation of the clitoris and other female erogenous zones that occurs in female "circumcision". I do not believe they support either.
curse your parents for not circumcising you.
Yeah! How dare they let you decide for yourself whether or not you want to be circumcised!
Wait, what?
I'm sorry, but could you please explain how you get "Superman should come down and impose every single one of my beliefs on everyone" out of "these few traditions are so barbaric that they deserve to be eliminated"?
Personally, I'm with GP. I don't care who you are or what your reasons are, but something like amputating a child's clitoris* against their will is never cool. We may disagree on what is in the set of Never Allowed actions, and I certainly don't pretend to know everything that should or should not be in that set, but such a set does exist.
*I've seen various actions fall under the "female circumcision" flag, and yes, amputation of erogenous zones are among them.
And all these "if you don't know X" are so damned full of shit! Do you know how to rebuild your engine? Then you shouldn't be driving! Can you operate on your legs if you break them? Then you shouldn't be walking!
Dumbasses nobody can know everything
I'd say you're the one full of it. Knowing how to check your RAM isn't like knowing how to rebuild your car engine. If we want to stick with a car analogy, I'd say it's more like opening up the hood of your car and being able to tell if the mechanic made off with your engine. Which if you don't know how to do that, yes, you prolly shouldn't own a car.
This is obviously not true. They all land.
Yup. It's taking off that's optional. ;)
Also, it was the first re-release (on the PSX) that added the FMV cutscenes, not the DS re-release. And I believe there is an option to disable them on the DS.
Wish AC had expanded on what they meant by "screwed with the gameplay". Aside from some GUI placement changes, gameplay felt the same between the SNES and DS. Maybe AC meant the (optional) ability to control the game with the stylus?
Still, it sounds like VortexCortex is saying add such an option _in addition_ to the current system. So what's it to you if they add such a feature? Won't change anything for you, you can continue to play on the "official" servers.
Makes it sound like you're dismissing it simply because you don't like it.
There is no Emergency Broadcast System, and there has not been one for a long time. It was replaced [...] back in 1997.
Congratulations on making me feel old. Now get off my lawn.
and how this is the the right and true and good outcome
Nah, just the better outcome (compared with what we have now).