No. But it does seem pretty naive to stop going to a country because they have agencies who snoop, seeing as how they're probably a citizen of a country who also does.
Missing the point. Chrome is pushing the boundaries of standards compliance. Your precious Firefox will follow the feature-creep, and you can thank Google for this one.
This can be paralleled in the increase in protection used by American football players over the years, and the unchanged number of serious injuries in the game.
"...it is amazing (and convenient) that Darwin never encouraged people to attempt to falsify his theory in this manner."
I contest your theory that Darwin never encouraged people to attempt to falsify his theory, because you cannot prove that he never said this. How convenient.
Apparently you haven't read the story about re-engineering lost species (specifically the mammoth, although the dodo was mentioned) through DNA-mixing ala Jurassic Park. The Dodo bird meat industry will rise again brother.
I'd say your list of two items is grossly incomplete. A third option should be: People who are pissed off at Windows and looking for other options, maybe you know, one from Apple. When you release a new product, sure, you're looking for new income sources, but you also have to retain your current client base, which, after Vista, is seriously considering other non-Microsoft options.
If Steve Balmer isn't an alien put here to distribute unsecure OS's in order to destabilize our world computer networks, I'll be surprised. At least Jeff Goldblum knows how to... take em down...do...do your stuff.
At least he didn't forget. One of the events he mentioned in his writings was the massive corruption of magnetically stored data. I believe it was his 2001 series (2001, 2010, etc...) where he mentioned a devastating solar storm that wiped out a vast majority of Earth's digital records.
You're doing the same thing the article is suggesting: passing the problem off onto the wrong object. Even if you take away the guns, you still have a maniac running around looking to kill you.
If religion were a 'natural' part of humanity, you would have to describe those who don't practice a religion unnatural. If that is the case, I would argue that since the majority of the world plays soccer (football), then soccer is a 'natural' part of humanity, and that the majority of Americans are unnatural.
Or you could say that religion is something that some people need to rely on to operate in their perceived reality and that others do not need.
The whole 'torture doesn't work' argument is valid, but only if you use the process being described. Relying on a single person's confession is bad practice. It's comparable to performing one test in an experiment and using that as your findings. One would think you would have multiple interrogations and be able sort out the differences and inconsistencies to piece together pretty accurate intel. Like other have said though, the 'accuracy' of torture shouldn't be the deciding factor. If that's where we are as a society, then maybe it's too late.
Specific to the US? Ridiculous!
It's not a new idea that big government creates bigger inefficiency. The US happens to have the largest, most complex government in existence, and of course it is easy to point and criticize the problems that go along with that and call it 'typical American stupidity'.
No other world governments have the problems/responsibilities that go along with being the only remaining superpower in the world.
Most other countries don't have the massive numbers of different ethnic, religious, and social groups that call the US their home. And if they do, it is not on the scale that the US has it.
'Just fix it' is not very good advice. There are very smart and altruistic people who have no idea how to do that.
Show me an efficient government and I'll show you a mono-ethnic, mono/non-religious country with a small population.
Perhaps 'beaten' is an inappropriate choice of words for the situation, but in essence it is correct. The US Democracy/capitalism ideology was pitted against the Soviet communistic ideology in multiple ways, indirect military action and direct economic competition. The ability of the US financial system to borrow/lend tremendous amounts of liquid capital to invest in military and civilian infrastructure was the main reason the Soviet Union collapsed in economic ruin. 'Defeat' is a strong word, but that is just what the US economic system accomplished against the Soviet Union.
If he isn't doing the work, and he isn't licensed, then maybe we shouldn't call him up. Maybe we even shouldn't call him Joe 'The Plumber' and instead call him Joe 'The Managerial Role Player Who Sends Out Other Fully Licensed Plumbers'.
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No. But it does seem pretty naive to stop going to a country because they have agencies who snoop, seeing as how they're probably a citizen of a country who also does.
Those involved were Democrats. One would assume the votes would swing that way, but with money involved, who knows.
Missing the point. Chrome is pushing the boundaries of standards compliance. Your precious Firefox will follow the feature-creep, and you can thank Google for this one.
This can be paralleled in the increase in protection used by American football players over the years, and the unchanged number of serious injuries in the game.
"...it is amazing (and convenient) that Darwin never encouraged people to attempt to falsify his theory in this manner." I contest your theory that Darwin never encouraged people to attempt to falsify his theory, because you cannot prove that he never said this. How convenient.
Not to be a nitpicker, but he was 'hittin dat bong', not a joint.
No Crysis comments yet? None? Ok.... But does it run Crysis?
I was so excited about the dodo coming back that when I see the word dodo I get a little crazy.
Apparently you haven't read the story about re-engineering lost species (specifically the mammoth, although the dodo was mentioned) through DNA-mixing ala Jurassic Park. The Dodo bird meat industry will rise again brother.
The last 15 minutes. He just decided to become a security professional. I don't understand this story now.
I'd say your list of two items is grossly incomplete. A third option should be: People who are pissed off at Windows and looking for other options, maybe you know, one from Apple. When you release a new product, sure, you're looking for new income sources, but you also have to retain your current client base, which, after Vista, is seriously considering other non-Microsoft options.
If Steve Balmer isn't an alien put here to distribute unsecure OS's in order to destabilize our world computer networks, I'll be surprised. At least Jeff Goldblum knows how to... take em down...do...do your stuff.
And what's a bio-dome without a Pauly Shore?
Stop posting here Obama. We don't believe in your imaginary energies.
Its true, birds appear more graceful in flight. That is until they fly face-first into a glass window, something bats don't have a problem with.
At least he didn't forget. One of the events he mentioned in his writings was the massive corruption of magnetically stored data. I believe it was his 2001 series (2001, 2010, etc...) where he mentioned a devastating solar storm that wiped out a vast majority of Earth's digital records.
You're doing the same thing the article is suggesting: passing the problem off onto the wrong object. Even if you take away the guns, you still have a maniac running around looking to kill you.
If religion were a 'natural' part of humanity, you would have to describe those who don't practice a religion unnatural. If that is the case, I would argue that since the majority of the world plays soccer (football), then soccer is a 'natural' part of humanity, and that the majority of Americans are unnatural. Or you could say that religion is something that some people need to rely on to operate in their perceived reality and that others do not need.
The whole 'torture doesn't work' argument is valid, but only if you use the process being described. Relying on a single person's confession is bad practice. It's comparable to performing one test in an experiment and using that as your findings. One would think you would have multiple interrogations and be able sort out the differences and inconsistencies to piece together pretty accurate intel. Like other have said though, the 'accuracy' of torture shouldn't be the deciding factor. If that's where we are as a society, then maybe it's too late.
Specific to the US? Ridiculous! It's not a new idea that big government creates bigger inefficiency. The US happens to have the largest, most complex government in existence, and of course it is easy to point and criticize the problems that go along with that and call it 'typical American stupidity'. No other world governments have the problems/responsibilities that go along with being the only remaining superpower in the world. Most other countries don't have the massive numbers of different ethnic, religious, and social groups that call the US their home. And if they do, it is not on the scale that the US has it. 'Just fix it' is not very good advice. There are very smart and altruistic people who have no idea how to do that. Show me an efficient government and I'll show you a mono-ethnic, mono/non-religious country with a small population.
Perhaps 'beaten' is an inappropriate choice of words for the situation, but in essence it is correct. The US Democracy/capitalism ideology was pitted against the Soviet communistic ideology in multiple ways, indirect military action and direct economic competition. The ability of the US financial system to borrow/lend tremendous amounts of liquid capital to invest in military and civilian infrastructure was the main reason the Soviet Union collapsed in economic ruin. 'Defeat' is a strong word, but that is just what the US economic system accomplished against the Soviet Union.
Dude it's called the Bible. And if isn't in there you shouldn't even be thinking about it, sinner.
Sarcasm and joke-playing on the internet tubes is impossible. I threw my vote away on Barr, did you see that one coming?
If he isn't doing the work, and he isn't licensed, then maybe we shouldn't call him up. Maybe we even shouldn't call him Joe 'The Plumber' and instead call him Joe 'The Managerial Role Player Who Sends Out Other Fully Licensed Plumbers'.
A real plumber, not an unlicensed faux plumber.