The other half is the serious question why a nation that likes to put itself up as the paragon of freedom sends out assassination squads that after their deed dump all evidence into the sea. Quickly.
I have no clue about astronomy tech, but in NMR spectroscopy, we usually cool down our high end receiver coils in liquid nitrogen to get rid of some of the thermal noise, and try to get the shortest signal path to the pre-amp possible. I'd be surprised if radioastronomers wouldn't use cryocoil setups in their receivers, too, so maybe the diameter still would be the dominant factor for sensitivity here? Feel free to correct me - it's not my field of experience.
Well, well... you replying to a goatse troll in the context of your sig had certain images coming up. You excuse me while I go for the brain bleach, yes?
I don't want to play the apologist for Al Quaida here. What seriously troubles me, though, is the question where the line is drawn. Precedent has been set that the US military can apprehend a foreign national, on the territory of a nation that did not approve it, shoot him and dump him into the sea, thereby destroying all relevant evidence of what actually happened there. This seems a tad unhealthy for a democratic nation to me.
Doesn't change a bit about the fact that you guys watered down the definition of "combatant" to the point where it could mean anyone. Obviously a state doesn't need to be involved, obviously a formal declaration of war doesn't need to be involved. In that framework, an "enemy combatant" is just code for "anyone the US does not like and will disappear without any trial or evidence." Excuse me if my trust is limited.
Yup. Indeed. The government seems to be in the business of getting rid of evidence as fast as possible in this case. Putting heads on pikes would be counter- productive. Might allow third parties to prove anything.
There should be a quick firing squad for murder of a foreign national on sovereign grounds for those thugs you are all fapping off about these days. I am only half-trolling here. This sets an unappetizing precedent. What is the most scary, is that even the most die-hard GUBMINT IS EVIL guys on/. seem to fully approve of shooting people without a trial and dumping them into the sea to leave no tangible evidence.
Sorry, we are taken over by the socialists now, didn't you get the memo?. It's gotta be a proper stalinist icepick, can't give you a choice there. Oh, I mean, the Field Applicable Anti-Trotzkyite Climbing Assistant System Mk 17.
Weird, Mr. Randroid, in another post you stated you are not from the US then you go on about the prosperity of the US before the State started to finance itself by "stealing" money. When exactly was this mystical time? The Roanoke colony? As for the "pure right and wrong and applied logic" - I see you are an absolutist, who KNOWS what is right. Great going there, wish we had more of you. On some isolated island, where we could watch your anarchist paradise from far, far away.
You won't be getting through to him, mate. You are from Norway, after all, that makes you a socialist by definition. Our randroid friend is probably going through some elaborate ritual cleansing to get off the taint he acquired from reading your post.;)
The more I hear about your country, btw, the more I consider getting up there, as things seem to go to shit around lately. Well, if you only could relocate the whole act to some place with a decent climate....
In all fairness, it's probably not representative. I spent quite some time working and living in the USA and I never met a single real life randroid like the GP. Probably because they don't leave their basements and are mostly busy posting rants on random internet forums, I guess.
Ah, look at that, how cute. A culturless randroid fuckwit from the colonies thinking THEY invented sliced bread lecturing one of the oldest democracies on earth how things are done. If your understanding of the world is an indication for the quality of home schooling you are proposing, I think Iceland is doing quite right by outlawing it.
Well, this research proves that you obviously can make shit appetizing. What kind of meat do you think is in that burgers? Highly processed, mechanically separated crap that wouldn't be considered fit for human consumption if you'd see it in its pure form. Fast food pisses me off for aesthetic reasons, first and foremost, not for health reasons. I love burgers. Decent burgers. What most of the fast food joints make out of them is a travesty.
Well, in the end, a representative only acts as proxy for those he represents, doesn't he? Should be the voters, not the contributors, I completely agree on that. Then again, can it really work out if politicians only work on the basis of polls? Around here, in Germany, one pundit came up with the quite insightful epithet of "demoskopiebesoffen" - "drunk on demoscopy", drunk on polls. It's probably not healthy for the system in the long run, but i fail to see better alternatives.
You know, adapting your position to changing realities is generally viewed as rational. Leave it to american propaganda to make "flip-flopping" an insult. Can't hear it anymore, to be honest.
Sure, ban art degrees. As if we didn't have enough cultureless fuckwits that think they have an understanding of the world, because they studied computer "science". Agreed on the common law, though. It's a mad system.
I might get cynical, but these days, it looks like the solution has to be true Dalek style. Perhaps when some bankers hang from the lamp poles in Wall St. - pour encourager les autres - something might change. Before that? I doubt it.
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Did he? Proof? Trial? Presumption of innocence? Guess we don't need that any more. All I see is a turf war between two bands of street thugs...
The other half is the serious question why a nation that likes to put itself up as the paragon of freedom sends out assassination squads that after their deed dump all evidence into the sea. Quickly.
I have no clue about astronomy tech, but in NMR spectroscopy, we usually cool down our high end receiver coils in liquid nitrogen to get rid of some of the thermal noise, and try to get the shortest signal path to the pre-amp possible. I'd be surprised if radioastronomers wouldn't use cryocoil setups in their receivers, too, so maybe the diameter still would be the dominant factor for sensitivity here? Feel free to correct me - it's not my field of experience.
Well, well... you replying to a goatse troll in the context of your sig had certain images coming up. You excuse me while I go for the brain bleach, yes?
You have. My apologies. As I said, only half-trolling here, though.
I don't want to play the apologist for Al Quaida here. What seriously troubles me, though, is the question where the line is drawn. Precedent has been set that the US military can apprehend a foreign national, on the territory of a nation that did not approve it, shoot him and dump him into the sea, thereby destroying all relevant evidence of what actually happened there. This seems a tad unhealthy for a democratic nation to me.
Doesn't change a bit about the fact that you guys watered down the definition of "combatant" to the point where it could mean anyone. Obviously a state doesn't need to be involved, obviously a formal declaration of war doesn't need to be involved. In that framework, an "enemy combatant" is just code for "anyone the US does not like and will disappear without any trial or evidence." Excuse me if my trust is limited.
Yup. Indeed. The government seems to be in the business of getting rid of evidence as fast as possible in this case. Putting heads on pikes would be counter- productive. Might allow third parties to prove anything.
There should be a quick firing squad for murder of a foreign national on sovereign grounds for those thugs you are all fapping off about these days. I am only half-trolling here. This sets an unappetizing precedent. What is the most scary, is that even the most die-hard GUBMINT IS EVIL guys on /. seem to fully approve of shooting people without a trial and dumping them into the sea to leave no tangible evidence.
Perhaps The Hague might pay a bounty for providing evidence of a rogue state conducting unlawful assassinations on foreign territory?
Sorry, we are taken over by the socialists now, didn't you get the memo?. It's gotta be a proper stalinist icepick, can't give you a choice there. Oh, I mean, the Field Applicable Anti-Trotzkyite Climbing Assistant System Mk 17.
Weird, Mr. Randroid, in another post you stated you are not from the US then you go on about the prosperity of the US before the State started to finance itself by "stealing" money. When exactly was this mystical time? The Roanoke colony? As for the "pure right and wrong and applied logic" - I see you are an absolutist, who KNOWS what is right. Great going there, wish we had more of you. On some isolated island, where we could watch your anarchist paradise from far, far away.
You won't be getting through to him, mate. You are from Norway, after all, that makes you a socialist by definition. Our randroid friend is probably going through some elaborate ritual cleansing to get off the taint he acquired from reading your post. ;)
The more I hear about your country, btw, the more I consider getting up there, as things seem to go to shit around lately. Well, if you only could relocate the whole act to some place with a decent climate....
In all fairness, it's probably not representative. I spent quite some time working and living in the USA and I never met a single real life randroid like the GP. Probably because they don't leave their basements and are mostly busy posting rants on random internet forums, I guess.
Only a reason to enjoy it even more, when you get to treat yourself to it. I am from Germany, so there are not that many independent takeaways - the fast food market here is basically owned by McDonald's and Burger King. However, a pub round the corner here has some of the best burgers I ever had - they mince their meat freshly themselves, so you can safely get them medium rare. Great stuff. Sometimes they go a bit over the top - the whole "flambé the thing with Tennessee whiskey at the table" - thing on their house special burger, but hey - it IS tasty.
Ah, look at that, how cute. A culturless randroid fuckwit from the colonies thinking THEY invented sliced bread lecturing one of the oldest democracies on earth how things are done. If your understanding of the world is an indication for the quality of home schooling you are proposing, I think Iceland is doing quite right by outlawing it.
Mate, they are basically vikings. Don't think they need to enshrine "Harden the fuck up" in their constitution.
Well, this research proves that you obviously can make shit appetizing. What kind of meat do you think is in that burgers? Highly processed, mechanically separated crap that wouldn't be considered fit for human consumption if you'd see it in its pure form. Fast food pisses me off for aesthetic reasons, first and foremost, not for health reasons. I love burgers. Decent burgers. What most of the fast food joints make out of them is a travesty.
Hence the $800 Tactical Nail Insertion Device. I could tell you more, but then I would have to kill you...
Well, in the end, a representative only acts as proxy for those he represents, doesn't he? Should be the voters, not the contributors, I completely agree on that. Then again, can it really work out if politicians only work on the basis of polls? Around here, in Germany, one pundit came up with the quite insightful epithet of "demoskopiebesoffen" - "drunk on demoscopy", drunk on polls. It's probably not healthy for the system in the long run, but i fail to see better alternatives.
You know, adapting your position to changing realities is generally viewed as rational. Leave it to american propaganda to make "flip-flopping" an insult. Can't hear it anymore, to be honest.
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You don't think that 800$ actually paid for a hammer, do you?
It wasn't 15 inches either...
Sure, ban art degrees. As if we didn't have enough cultureless fuckwits that think they have an understanding of the world, because they studied computer "science". Agreed on the common law, though. It's a mad system.
I might get cynical, but these days, it looks like the solution has to be true Dalek style. Perhaps when some bankers hang from the lamp poles in Wall St. - pour encourager les autres - something might change. Before that? I doubt it.