Property is not so cut-and-dry private/public (at least it shouldn't be as I am about to lead into, but I am also not a lawyer). This is a place of business we are talking about. There are laws in place that say you cannot ask someone to leave your place of business just because of the color of their skin, or their gender, or their religion, etc, right?
And I do apologize if you felt I was being pissy towards you, that was not my intent. I did feel you were nit-picking my choice of words by saying I was "wrong" though. The fact that I would "argue that it does", does not in fact mean that it does. At least I think it works that way...
Fine then Mr Pedant, substitute "does" for "should":P
Now nevermind the fact that I already addressed your example (disrupts business), but while we're being pedantic...
Why does the shopping mall have that right? Because the law says they do? But Congress shall make no law restricting the freedom of speech. Whatever law gave the shopping mall the right to kick you out is restricting your free speech, therefore Congress did not have the right to pass it, therefore the mall doesn't have the right to kick you out simply because they don't like what you're saying.
Actually, re-reading this, it sounds like a pretty convincing argument. Unless you are disrupting business, they really shouldn't have the right to kick you out just for disagreeing with what you are saying. And no, you can't say "but then I can go into your house and mouth off about whatever the fuck I want" because then you'd be trespassing, and you cannot trespass on a mall unless it's closed.
I forget where I read it, but I seem to recall somewhere that 90-95% of "nuclear waste" is still usable fuel, it just needs to be cleaned up. Hopefully someone else reading this knows where I might have seen that, and can clue us in on the fact/fiction of it.
nor does it mean that non-governmental organizations must tolerate your rants
I would argue that it does (as long as you are not loitering on their property), but these non-governmental groups also have the right to not listen to you, and take appropriate actions if you end up disrupting business (where business is not limited to just the financial meaning. ie, on message boards and such).
Shit, this was all about ADHD. I was getting threads confused and thought we were talking about depression.
I still feel that drugging is never required as I've never met an ADHD person who's required drugs (which admittedly that pool isn't very big), but I'm certainly open to the possibility that there are cases where drugs are required.
Interesting, I accept that you need drugs to be able to function, and yet you continue to hide behind the DSM like it's the be-all, end-all, if-this-says-it's-true-then-it's-true-for-everyone-and-if-it's-not-in-here-it's-false guide to mental health. Hell, if Jurily is to be believed, the entire country of Hungary (well, ok, I guess it really only reflects on Hungary's government or their equivalent to the APA) has differing ideas than the APA does in the US, but that doesn't automatically mean they're wrong (cue joke about just because 4.6 million people live in Alabama, that doesn't mean they're right).
Now I certainly don't think the entire DSM is a load of crap, only that it's not some holy bible of mental health that is 100% accurate. And I did read the first paragraph, but one person's "condition that interferes with a persons functioning in everyday life" is another person's "this is who I am, quit trying to fucking change who I am".
And yes, I would rather lose job after job and relationship after relationship, than become dependent on a drug that changes the very physiology of who I am, 24/7 (like I said, D.A.R.E. brainwashing, although oddly enough I find recreational drug use to be perfectly acceptable even on myself). Again, if you use such drugs, that's fine, you're not me so frankly I don't care that you use it.
ADHD has been described in psychiatry for over a century.
And homosexuality was listed as a "mental illness" in the DSM up until 1973 (I really should have made that the "fun fact" in my last post, but I was sleepy and not thinking). What's your point?
Now I have no doubt that these drugs help people to "fit in". I also have no problem with people taking said drugs, it is something I fully support even if the D.A.R.E. brainwashing means I wouldn't ever myself. But when you call it a "mental illness" you're doing it wrong.
I could be mistaken, but the only financial input Kevin & Kell seems to get is from book sales and donations. So I have no doubt Calvin & Hobbes could have still come about even today.
TFS says the optical has a density of 1.1TB per cm cubed, not squared. Dunno what the cubic storage density of HDD platters is, but it definitely would bring it closer to this new value than if you only calculated the density as a flat surface.
An interesting proposition. Send a Terminator back, grab said records, get to an underground bunker, wait for Judgement Day, give records to Skynet, Skynet sends another Terminator further back, kills John's grandparents. But care to explain how the Terminator would know when it's found the right records?
the show couldn't go on too much longer, without stepping on the metaphorical toes of the storyline used in the sequel(s)
Nah, they'd just claim something cheesy happened that we didn't get to see, sort of like how the show basically said T3 never happened (only that we did get to see, when Sarah, John, and (because I can't spell her character's name) Summer used the time machine in the bank in the first episode).
Mind you, I'm not complaining that they effectively made T3 never happen, only that doing it again would be a bit cheesy IMO.
Considering the explanation in Terminator about why the Terminator killed those other Sarah Connors, I don't believe Skynet would have even known where to begin with trying to kill John's grandparents. And anyone who knows timetravel knows you don't just go back and kill everything in sight. Skynet could end up ensuring that it never gets created.
they impose financial penalties based on actual evidence of the driving habits of each individual, as opposed to generic statistical inferences and supposition
Yup, which is why, despite having a prefect driving record, my rates remained relatively fixed from age 16 to 25, at which point they were drastically lowered.
Only 1 bullet? There's a reason why the joke "what do you call a million dead lawyers at the bottom of the grand canyon" has the punchline of "a good start":P
How exactly is getting the game + 4 add-ons for cheaper than just the 4 add-ons a hassle? Is there something which restricts you from using your current saves with the new disc?
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Property is not so cut-and-dry private/public (at least it shouldn't be as I am about to lead into, but I am also not a lawyer). This is a place of business we are talking about. There are laws in place that say you cannot ask someone to leave your place of business just because of the color of their skin, or their gender, or their religion, etc, right?
And I do apologize if you felt I was being pissy towards you, that was not my intent. I did feel you were nit-picking my choice of words by saying I was "wrong" though. The fact that I would "argue that it does", does not in fact mean that it does. At least I think it works that way...
Fine then Mr Pedant, substitute "does" for "should" :P
Now nevermind the fact that I already addressed your example (disrupts business), but while we're being pedantic...
Why does the shopping mall have that right? Because the law says they do? But Congress shall make no law restricting the freedom of speech. Whatever law gave the shopping mall the right to kick you out is restricting your free speech, therefore Congress did not have the right to pass it, therefore the mall doesn't have the right to kick you out simply because they don't like what you're saying.
Actually, re-reading this, it sounds like a pretty convincing argument. Unless you are disrupting business, they really shouldn't have the right to kick you out just for disagreeing with what you are saying. And no, you can't say "but then I can go into your house and mouth off about whatever the fuck I want" because then you'd be trespassing, and you cannot trespass on a mall unless it's closed.
I forget where I read it, but I seem to recall somewhere that 90-95% of "nuclear waste" is still usable fuel, it just needs to be cleaned up. Hopefully someone else reading this knows where I might have seen that, and can clue us in on the fact/fiction of it.
nor does it mean that non-governmental organizations must tolerate your rants
I would argue that it does (as long as you are not loitering on their property), but these non-governmental groups also have the right to not listen to you, and take appropriate actions if you end up disrupting business (where business is not limited to just the financial meaning. ie, on message boards and such).
Ah, but that is one of Jesus's greatest miracles. Despite being born a middle-eastern Jew, He grew up a brown-haired, brown-eyed, Caucasian ;)
I wish I could remember where I first heard that joke.
Shit, this was all about ADHD. I was getting threads confused and thought we were talking about depression.
I still feel that drugging is never required as I've never met an ADHD person who's required drugs (which admittedly that pool isn't very big), but I'm certainly open to the possibility that there are cases where drugs are required.
Interesting, I accept that you need drugs to be able to function, and yet you continue to hide behind the DSM like it's the be-all, end-all, if-this-says-it's-true-then-it's-true-for-everyone-and-if-it's-not-in-here-it's-false guide to mental health. Hell, if Jurily is to be believed, the entire country of Hungary (well, ok, I guess it really only reflects on Hungary's government or their equivalent to the APA) has differing ideas than the APA does in the US, but that doesn't automatically mean they're wrong (cue joke about just because 4.6 million people live in Alabama, that doesn't mean they're right).
Now I certainly don't think the entire DSM is a load of crap, only that it's not some holy bible of mental health that is 100% accurate. And I did read the first paragraph, but one person's "condition that interferes with a persons functioning in everyday life" is another person's "this is who I am, quit trying to fucking change who I am".
And yes, I would rather lose job after job and relationship after relationship, than become dependent on a drug that changes the very physiology of who I am, 24/7 (like I said, D.A.R.E. brainwashing, although oddly enough I find recreational drug use to be perfectly acceptable even on myself). Again, if you use such drugs, that's fine, you're not me so frankly I don't care that you use it.
ADHD has been described in psychiatry for over a century.
And homosexuality was listed as a "mental illness" in the DSM up until 1973 (I really should have made that the "fun fact" in my last post, but I was sleepy and not thinking). What's your point?
Now I have no doubt that these drugs help people to "fit in". I also have no problem with people taking said drugs, it is something I fully support even if the D.A.R.E. brainwashing means I wouldn't ever myself. But when you call it a "mental illness" you're doing it wrong.
Let me guess, you must consider so-called "intellectual property" to be the same thing as physical property.
It's not necessary for a grown policeman to beat a nine year old
You've obviously never seen a fight break out in a US public school...
I see that even after the fall of communism, it's long-standing tradition of denying reality is still alive and well.
Fun fact, life sucks.
It's fine if you want to use a drug to make life more bearable, just don't kid yourself by hiding behind the "it's an illness" banner.
they could commute in minutes and leave their doors unlocked without worry
And what town did you say this was? >.>
Scientology does not have the status of a religion [in France], as it does in the US
I could be mistaken, but the only financial input Kevin & Kell seems to get is from book sales and donations. So I have no doubt Calvin & Hobbes could have still come about even today.
But unless you're planning on installing several machines in one go, is it really worth all the extra effort?
This is Windows we're talking about. The amount of re-formats/re-installs for a single machine alone makes it worthwhile. :P
To be fair though, Windows doesn't have that problem to nearly the same degree that it once did. I only ever re-install XP if I'm moving to a new MB.
They've been saying that they were going to do this, now, for about a year, and its already been released in Japan
I'm not seeing any Metroid game that's been released in Japan but not North America.
TFS says the optical has a density of 1.1TB per cm cubed, not squared. Dunno what the cubic storage density of HDD platters is, but it definitely would bring it closer to this new value than if you only calculated the density as a flat surface.
Alternatively, remember the episode where the one terminator was stockpiling that one metal for after Judgement Day?
Why not go back in time.. to get the records?
An interesting proposition. Send a Terminator back, grab said records, get to an underground bunker, wait for Judgement Day, give records to Skynet, Skynet sends another Terminator further back, kills John's grandparents. But care to explain how the Terminator would know when it's found the right records?
the show couldn't go on too much longer, without stepping on the metaphorical toes of the storyline used in the sequel(s)
Nah, they'd just claim something cheesy happened that we didn't get to see, sort of like how the show basically said T3 never happened (only that we did get to see, when Sarah, John, and (because I can't spell her character's name) Summer used the time machine in the bank in the first episode).
Mind you, I'm not complaining that they effectively made T3 never happen, only that doing it again would be a bit cheesy IMO.
It doesn't even try to kill his grandparents.
Considering the explanation in Terminator about why the Terminator killed those other Sarah Connors, I don't believe Skynet would have even known where to begin with trying to kill John's grandparents. And anyone who knows timetravel knows you don't just go back and kill everything in sight. Skynet could end up ensuring that it never gets created.
But if everyone is able to see everyone else naked all the time, what would happen to our porno mag industry?
Won't someone please think of the centerfolds???
they impose financial penalties based on actual evidence of the driving habits of each individual, as opposed to generic statistical inferences and supposition
Yup, which is why, despite having a prefect driving record, my rates remained relatively fixed from age 16 to 25, at which point they were drastically lowered.
Oh wait...
Only 1 bullet? There's a reason why the joke "what do you call a million dead lawyers at the bottom of the grand canyon" has the punchline of "a good start" :P
How exactly is getting the game + 4 add-ons for cheaper than just the 4 add-ons a hassle? Is there something which restricts you from using your current saves with the new disc?