You're technically absolutely correct, which is why I defined the sense in which I was using the word (that definition is by far the most predominant in American popular usage).
Overall, however, I prefer Ambrose Bierce's definition:
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
You're confusing right-wing conservative nutjobs with Republican Christian nutjobs, who are neither right-wing nor particularly conservative in the sense of smaller government and more liberty. As to your main point, you probably know a lot of third-wave feminists. Sex-positive feminism is certainly a thing, but it is hardly unopposed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_Sex_Wars
Technically, I suppose I didn't buy the game, I just bought the right to download it and play it on any computer I want without ever needing to find or fix a disc.
Not saying it isn't a trade off, I would love to be able to resell my games, however, for me and many hundreds of thousands of gamers it is a system that adds value rather than subtracting it like every other DRM system out there.
it isn't exactly a series of simple, lucid, concepts accessible to the everyman
Yes it is. Actual science is the empirical testing of falsifiable ideas (called hypotheses) via a cyclical process of prediction, experimentation, and reassessment.
There are a lot of people and things going around claiming authority under the mantle of "Science" that don't fit this description and are not scientific.
It doesn't mean they are all "bad," but they are not science. For an example, there is no such thing as "Scientific Doctrine" beyond the basic acceptance of empiricism. (which is a philosophical decision, not a scientific one)
The real division is not between science and whatever is not science, the real divisions are between empiricism and the other theories of epistemology. We really should bring back the term "Natural Philosophy" to refer to the general investigation of thoughts and ideas relating to the cosmos beyond us.
by that same argument you would have to ban all time based performance metrics for any commercial drivers, since they would encourage speeding. At some point you have to let the driver be responsible for complying with the law.
When I leave home in the morning, my wife will know that 20 minutes later chances are higher than 90% that I will be driving.
...and she can reasonably expect that you will pull over briefly to read and respond to a text that she sends you, assuming you can't just wait till you arrive at your destination.
I was going to post this, but Anonymous got here first. Those guys are everywhere these days!
Anyway, I agree. It seems highly likely that the soda consumption we're seeing here is a symptom of other parental and social factors rather than a cause in its own right.
What if as population and energy increase so does our ability and willingness (due to cost effectiveness) to attain resources (including shelter) from more and more expensive sources? You know, like it has throughout history. The Malthusian Scissors don't exist.
This. Apart from the totalitarian world government you mention (and there's honestly no guarantee even that would work), there is no way to significantly alter the rate of consumption of fossil fuels, let alone stop it. If you truly believe that catastrophic warming is going to happen then the only rational response is preparation, not prevention.
No, that's not how value works. In this hypothetical you would end up with 60 trillion dollars that are worth less than they were before. There's no such thing as a closed economy in the sense of a fixed amount of value. Total value always fluctuates.
The answer is: pretty often. Numbers are argued over constantly, so I won't bother quoting any, but this subreddit is relevant: http://www.reddit.com/r/dgu
You should watch The Phantom Edit, it fixes a lot, including the problem you mention. (Battledroids that are all controlled remotely from a single place using audible frequencies to communicate with themselves.)
You sound like you are too willing to use logical reasoning and allow personal freedoms and responsibility to fit what I would consider "liberal." (I'm assuming you mean liberal in the sense of liberal politics in the United States, not liberal in the sense of "in favor of liberty."
By 1899, Bayer's trademark Aspirin was registered worldwide for Bayer's brand of acetylsalicylic acid, but because of the confiscation of Bayer's US assets and trademarks during World War I by the United States – and the subsequent widespread usage of the word to describe all brands of the compound —, "Aspirin" lost its trademark status in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. It is now widely used in the US, UK, and France for all brands of the drug. However in over 80 other countries, such as Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Switzerland, it is still a registered trademark of Bayer.
The difference in salt is of primary importance since the purpose of Gatorade is to provide those salts that are lost during the natural process of perspiration. You're also ignoring the caffeine present in the Mountain Dew and not in the Gatorade.
Gatorade is far from the healthiest choice of beverages to be swilling down in large amounts, however it is substantially different nutritionally than Mountain Dew, and your comparison is lacking in my opinion.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EditDroid
This is correct, and an excellent car analogy.
You're technically absolutely correct, which is why I defined the sense in which I was using the word (that definition is by far the most predominant in American popular usage).
Overall, however, I prefer Ambrose Bierce's definition:
Conservative, n.
A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
You're confusing right-wing conservative nutjobs with Republican Christian nutjobs, who are neither right-wing nor particularly conservative in the sense of smaller government and more liberty.
As to your main point, you probably know a lot of third-wave feminists. Sex-positive feminism is certainly a thing, but it is hardly unopposed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_Sex_Wars
Whoa, you're right. AMD *is* screwed!
That was 1999, when the TiVo came out.
Technically, I suppose I didn't buy the game, I just bought the right to download it and play it on any computer I want without ever needing to find or fix a disc.
Not saying it isn't a trade off, I would love to be able to resell my games, however, for me and many hundreds of thousands of gamers it is a system that adds value rather than subtracting it like every other DRM system out there.
it isn't exactly a series of simple, lucid, concepts accessible to the everyman
Yes it is.
Actual science is the empirical testing of falsifiable ideas (called hypotheses) via a cyclical process of prediction, experimentation, and reassessment.
There are a lot of people and things going around claiming authority under the mantle of "Science" that don't fit this description and are not scientific.
It doesn't mean they are all "bad," but they are not science. For an example, there is no such thing as "Scientific Doctrine" beyond the basic acceptance of empiricism. (which is a philosophical decision, not a scientific one)
The real division is not between science and whatever is not science, the real divisions are between empiricism and the other theories of epistemology.
We really should bring back the term "Natural Philosophy" to refer to the general investigation of thoughts and ideas relating to the cosmos beyond us.
Sounds like using symbolic links would help you out.
I've been storing my ( >600 ) steamapps folder on another HDD for years.
by that same argument you would have to ban all time based performance metrics for any commercial drivers, since they would encourage speeding. At some point you have to let the driver be responsible for complying with the law.
When I leave home in the morning, my wife will know that 20 minutes later chances are higher than 90% that I will be driving.
...and she can reasonably expect that you will pull over briefly to read and respond to a text that she sends you, assuming you can't just wait till you arrive at your destination.
I was going to post this, but Anonymous got here first. Those guys are everywhere these days!
Anyway, I agree. It seems highly likely that the soda consumption we're seeing here is a symptom of other parental and social factors rather than a cause in its own right.
Well, it's not a failure, it just isn't enough data to draw conclusions from.
should read energy *requirements*
What if as population and energy increase so does our ability and willingness (due to cost effectiveness) to attain resources (including shelter) from more and more expensive sources? You know, like it has throughout history. The Malthusian Scissors don't exist.
This. Apart from the totalitarian world government you mention (and there's honestly no guarantee even that would work), there is no way to significantly alter the rate of consumption of fossil fuels, let alone stop it.
If you truly believe that catastrophic warming is going to happen then the only rational response is preparation, not prevention.
No, that's not how value works. In this hypothetical you would end up with 60 trillion dollars that are worth less than they were before. There's no such thing as a closed economy in the sense of a fixed amount of value. Total value always fluctuates.
The answer is: pretty often.
Numbers are argued over constantly, so I won't bother quoting any, but this subreddit is relevant: http://www.reddit.com/r/dgu
You should watch The Phantom Edit, it fixes a lot, including the problem you mention. (Battledroids that are all controlled remotely from a single place using audible frequencies to communicate with themselves.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_Edit
Sounds like he's having trouble differentiating between government censorship and non government moderation.
Free speech has nothing at all to do with moderating a privately owned forum in such a way that the conversations are productive.
You sound like you are too willing to use logical reasoning and allow personal freedoms and responsibility to fit what I would consider "liberal." (I'm assuming you mean liberal in the sense of liberal politics in the United States, not liberal in the sense of "in favor of liberty."
Wish I had mod points.
By 1899, Bayer's trademark Aspirin was registered worldwide for Bayer's brand of acetylsalicylic acid, but because of the confiscation of Bayer's US assets and trademarks during World War I by the United States – and the subsequent widespread usage of the word to describe all brands of the compound —, "Aspirin" lost its trademark status in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. It is now widely used in the US, UK, and France for all brands of the drug. However in over 80 other countries, such as Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Switzerland, it is still a registered trademark of Bayer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer
Anonymous went mainstream circa 2007. Anyone thinking anything different has no understanding of what is actually going on.
The difference in salt is relatively unimportant.
The difference in salt is of primary importance since the purpose of Gatorade is to provide those salts that are lost during the natural process of perspiration.
You're also ignoring the caffeine present in the Mountain Dew and not in the Gatorade.
Gatorade is far from the healthiest choice of beverages to be swilling down in large amounts, however it is substantially different nutritionally than Mountain Dew, and your comparison is lacking in my opinion.