>As much as people don't want to hear it terrorists, whether they >are IRA, UDA, Hammas, Shining Light etc. etc., tend to be the >brightest and best that there society can offer.
>The maze prison in Nothern Ireland was full of bright young >men from good families with above average educational acheivement.
The question is what conclusion you draw from this:
1. That these people are actually good, superior folk, who's ideas have merit
-or-
2. That higher education teaches some pretty wacked out crap these days.
Me: The online state tax interview is stuck in an endless loop.
HRBlock: Please wait for your state product to be available, then choose it, and complete it. Enjoy!
Me: Um... it's *available*, I'm using it, but it is stuck in a loop. It asks like three income questions, then goes back to the beginning. There is no way around it.
HRBlock: Use the jump menu to jump to any part of the interview. Enjoy!
Me: Is this thing on? It won't let me jump past income, but that's actually good, because I kind of suspect that there's more to income than just Schedule D...
HRBlock: Please take this survey and let us know how great our service is...
... just last week or so, we were told there was *no question* that it exits; we're just studying it's properties now. No question *at all*: commence ridicule of any who disagree.
Just who are we supposed to ridicule now? Would someone please give me my nerd marching orders?
By high school, the prospect of an actual job was on the horizon. Adults would sometimes come to speak to us about their work, or we would go to see them at work. It was always understood that they enjoyed what they did. In retrospect I think one may have: the private jet pilot. But I don't think the bank manager really did.
The main reason they all acted as if they enjoyed their work was presumably the upper-middle class convention that you're supposed to. It would not merely be bad for your career to say that you despised your job, but a social faux-pas.
Why does he just assume that? Some people enjoy working with other people, and even managing them. Some people enjoy working with money, and actually making some, which is more than many programmers can say these days...
I think what we learn here is that Graham can't picture himself enjoying being a bank manager, and therefore he can't picture anybody really enjoying it. Which is kind of not so smart, when you get down to it.
Even worse than standby mode are electronics that consume electricity when turned completely off. If you have a television that is off, but it still plugged in, it uses electricity! How else would the remote control turn it on if it did not? This is true for very many devices. The only way to stop them is to unplug them. It really sucks.
I've seen adapters at the home stores that basically put a switch on the outlet. I'm assuming that would accomplish what you want, though not very conveniently.
>I think intelligent design arguments were stating that >since we can't figure out how things work or comprehend them, >that they must have been created by something superior >intelligence above our own.
>If ID proponents are using arguments like that, they >really need to get a cluestick. This is not news (for >nerds or otherwise), and it certainly isn't stuff that matters.
Um, they're not, so far as I know. This article is weird.
ID is more about specified complexity and the ability to detect design by statistically analyzing things.
Humans are simply animals. We're smarter, certainly, but there is zero evidence that we are different in any other way that makes any difference at all.
The very fact that you can ponder this question sets you apart from animals.
It's easier on your self-esteem if you refuse to believe the validity of the test instead of facing up to uncomfortable facts. The very idea we don't know how to identify gifted children is a political construction - we could do it more than 50 years ago. We haven't lost the science, we've lost the will.
Or, maybe we have partially discovered a thing or two about whether it is useful or wise to exalt those who are merely most able to manipulate symbols. IQ is basically the ability to manipulate symbolic identifiers. While a useful talent in many ways, it says nothing about a person's wisdom or goodness, which are ultimately far more important traits.
How were they able to build such an item with the materials available in 323 BC? Nobody knows.
This, of course, is where the "Gods From Space" crowd chimes in. Works on TV, but in real life, there's a much more satisfying answer: people are [...] clever.
Yep, very; since shortly after they were created, in fact:)
The title "Much Ado About Nothing," Dr. McWhorter said, is a word play on "Much Ado About an O Thing," the O thing being a reference to female genitalia.
C'mon... this is from the Onion, and the MSM blindly picked it up...
They're probably less likely to happen - but it's got nothing to do with guns and everything to do with culture and society. The plethora of examples of countries with high gun ownership rates and low[er] gun crime rates (and vice versa) demonstrate quite plainly that it's got nothing to do with guns, and everything to do with people.
Countries like, say, the U.S.... until our enlightened, modern, gun regulating era. Hmm.
Despite being cheaper, the perception most Americans have is that mass transit is something beneath them (only poor people take the bus, right?). They see the automobile as a symbol of freedom and independence, and in their minds auto ownership has a much better value despite the higher costs of a car compared with utilizing transit systems.
First of all, most or all mass transit systems are heavily subsidized, so it's arguable how much cheaper they are (I'm sure somewhat, due to scale, but this should be considered).
More importantly, it's not just a perception that personal vehicles bring freedom and independence, it's a reality. Reality of being able to make stops, change plans, have cargo, aquire cargo, stay dry, etc. ad infinitum. It's not just in their *mind* that it's a better value, it really is a better value. That's why they do it.
City boys and Euros also forget (or never knew) just how big and open most of the U.S. is. Outside of urban hellholes, there's just no way that reasonably complete coverage could be feasible. That's when utopian urban planners really get in their groove - "well, we'll just force people to live near where they work, and concentrate them over here, and..."
We're currently adopting a little one born with no arms or legs.
Yes, I know there will be all sorts of lovely exceptions made. And if there are any humans involved, he'll be pretty memorable... I just wonder sometimes with all this biometric talk how many additional challenges will be placed in front of him.
It's called "using my brain/eyes" and "communicating with people".
On sites that I already know and like (including some blogs), people mention and link to other sites, like, say, blogs. Since I then go over there for real content, well, guess what, it's not a link farm; it's good.
>In short, we are so doomed in the United States. We >are going to become a third world country if this keeps >up, and have a double digit unemployment rate.
>double digit unemployment rate...
>Don't ignore the EU either. These two will be big competitors >to the United States of America.
>the EU
The whole internet at your fingertips, yet such neglect of basic irony-proofing research;)
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>As much as people don't want to hear it terrorists, whether they
>are IRA, UDA, Hammas, Shining Light etc. etc., tend to be the
>brightest and best that there society can offer.
>The maze prison in Nothern Ireland was full of bright young
>men from good families with above average educational acheivement.
The question is what conclusion you draw from this:
1. That these people are actually good, superior folk, who's ideas have merit
-or-
2. That higher education teaches some pretty wacked out crap these days.
Example of H&R Block customer service:
... it's *available*, I'm using it, but it is stuck in a loop. It asks like three income questions, then goes back to the beginning. There is no way around it.
...
...
Me: The online state tax interview is stuck in an endless loop.
HRBlock: Please wait for your state product to be available, then choose it, and complete it. Enjoy!
Me: Um
HRBlock: Use the jump menu to jump to any part of the interview. Enjoy!
Me: Is this thing on? It won't let me jump past income, but that's actually good, because I kind of suspect that there's more to income than just Schedule D
HRBlock: Please take this survey and let us know how great our service is
... just last week or so, we were told there was *no question* that it exits; we're just studying it's properties now. No question *at all*: commence ridicule of any who disagree.
Just who are we supposed to ridicule now? Would someone please give me my nerd marching orders?
By high school, the prospect of an actual job was on the horizon. Adults would sometimes come to speak to us about their work, or we would go to see them at work. It was always understood that they enjoyed what they did. In retrospect I think one may have: the private jet pilot. But I don't think the bank manager really did.
The main reason they all acted as if they enjoyed their work was presumably the upper-middle class convention that you're supposed to. It would not merely be bad for your career to say that you despised your job, but a social faux-pas.
Why does he just assume that? Some people enjoy working with other people, and even managing them. Some people enjoy working with money, and actually making some, which is more than many programmers can say these days ...
I think what we learn here is that Graham can't picture himself enjoying being a bank manager, and therefore he can't picture anybody really enjoying it. Which is kind of not so smart, when you get down to it.
Even worse than standby mode are electronics that consume electricity when turned completely off. If you have a television that is off, but it still plugged in, it uses electricity! How else would the remote control turn it on if it did not? This is true for very many devices. The only way to stop them is to unplug them. It really sucks.
I've seen adapters at the home stores that basically put a switch on the outlet. I'm assuming that would accomplish what you want, though not very conveniently.
>So coming out of cryosleep is like graduating with a
... that is a good one :) (seriously)
>liberal arts degree, then?
Hee hee
But seriously, what is this "useful to society" crap? Who gets to set that standard, and how many of us would meet it?
>Did South Park make the concept of cursing and the mix
;)
>of crude and intelligent humor acceptable?
What a great stride for mankind
>I think intelligent design arguments were stating that
>since we can't figure out how things work or comprehend them,
>that they must have been created by something superior
>intelligence above our own.
Um, no. They weren't. But caricatures were.
>If ID proponents are using arguments like that, they
>really need to get a cluestick. This is not news (for
>nerds or otherwise), and it certainly isn't stuff that matters.
Um, they're not, so far as I know. This article is weird.
ID is more about specified complexity and the ability to detect
design by statistically analyzing things.
Humans are simply animals. We're smarter, certainly, but there is zero evidence that we are different in any other way that makes any difference at all.
The very fact that you can ponder this question sets you apart from animals.
>A scientific theory is something that contains an assertion that can be
>experimentally tested.
So where's the spare planet where you tested the evolution of hominids from single cell organisms?
It's easier on your self-esteem if you refuse to believe the validity of the test instead of facing up to uncomfortable facts. The very idea we don't know how to identify gifted children is a political construction - we could do it more than 50 years ago. We haven't lost the science, we've lost the will.
Or, maybe we have partially discovered a thing or two about whether it is useful or wise to exalt those who are merely most able to manipulate symbols. IQ is basically the ability to manipulate symbolic identifiers. While a useful talent in many ways, it says nothing about a person's wisdom or goodness, which are ultimately far more important traits.
How were they able to build such an item with the materials available in 323 BC? Nobody knows.
This, of course, is where the "Gods From Space" crowd chimes in. Works on TV, but in real life, there's a much more satisfying answer: people are [...] clever.
Yep, very; since shortly after they were created, in fact :)
Genesis 4:22
Speaking of which...
What is the religious answer to this? Do they contend that these were a failed first protoype of later man? Someone give me an argument to go on...
Do you mean the creationist response? Try this ...
The title "Much Ado About Nothing," Dr. McWhorter said, is a word play on "Much Ado About an O Thing," the O thing being a reference to female genitalia.
C'mon ... this is from the Onion, and the MSM blindly picked it up ...
This group of hippies is different, man ... they're deep ...
They're probably less likely to happen - but it's got nothing to do with guns and everything to do with culture and society. The plethora of examples of countries with high gun ownership rates and low[er] gun crime rates (and vice versa) demonstrate quite plainly that it's got nothing to do with guns, and everything to do with people.
Countries like, say, the U.S. ... until our enlightened, modern, gun regulating era. Hmm.
Despite being cheaper, the perception most Americans have is that mass transit is something beneath them (only poor people take the bus, right?). They see the automobile as a symbol of freedom and independence, and in their minds auto ownership has a much better value despite the higher costs of a car compared with utilizing transit systems.
First of all, most or all mass transit systems are heavily subsidized, so it's arguable how much cheaper they are (I'm sure somewhat, due to scale, but this should be considered).
More importantly, it's not just a perception that personal vehicles bring freedom and independence, it's a reality. Reality of being able to make stops, change plans, have cargo, aquire cargo, stay dry, etc. ad infinitum. It's not just in their *mind* that it's a better value, it really is a better value. That's why they do it.
City boys and Euros also forget (or never knew) just how big and open most of the U.S. is. Outside of urban hellholes, there's just no way that reasonably complete coverage could be feasible. That's when utopian urban planners really get in their groove - "well, we'll just force people to live near where they work, and concentrate them over here, and ..."
We're currently adopting a little one born with no arms or legs.
... I just wonder sometimes with all this biometric talk how many additional challenges will be placed in front of him.
Yes, I know there will be all sorts of lovely exceptions made. And if there are any humans involved, he'll be pretty memorable
It's called "using my brain/eyes" and "communicating with people".
;)
On sites that I already know and like (including some blogs), people mention and link to other sites, like, say, blogs. Since I then go over there for real content, well, guess what, it's not a link farm; it's good.
Problem solved
It's bad enough that Joe Blow doesn't have to write out a check, and thinks that his ever lovin government is sending *him* money every year.
Now he won't even have to *file*? He'll have no consciousness at all that he is taxed?
>In short, we are so doomed in the United States. We
...
;)
>are going to become a third world country if this keeps
>up, and have a double digit unemployment rate.
>double digit unemployment rate
>Don't ignore the EU either. These two will be big competitors
>to the United States of America.
>the EU
The whole internet at your fingertips, yet such neglect of basic
irony-proofing research
OK, that was mean of me. But really; viewing your fellow man that way ...
>And then he or someone else dumbs it down so that
...
>the normies can get it.
"normies"?
And you probably *wonder* why all your dates are
two-dimensional
> That describes television in most countries. Yes, but it just feels so elite to criticize the US ;)