One of the points is Carbon dating, something you can generally do with Fossil's but not always with cave art. When it comes to deciding whether humans are earlier or the birds are later, they have more empiracal evidence for fossils than they usually do for drawings. There are a lot of ways to gauge how old something is, especially when its buried in the ground, since you have a rough idea of how long ago each level of dirt is. I don't know if the cave art was buried or discovered in a cave, the latter which makes it harder to date actually.
So, I mean, it may seem like a lot of it is conjecture but the truth is Archaeologists have made a science out of dating items. I'm pretty sure that the date of the bird will likely remain the same, and it'll be human involvement that moves around a bit. Because neolithics and things from those era seem to be going back further and further, we have a hard time determining exactly when Man started using tools.
Agreed that pedestrians usually have a bit of blame when it comes to an accident, But assuming A) She wasn't crossing the highway and B) She wasn't within 2 feet of the solid white
than she shouldn't be at fault. Don't know if thats the case
Likewise - some of us on here know that it's not a majority of Muslims who feel the way they are represented in the media. However, its gotten to such a point that the only ones talking at the ones who believe all Muslims are like that. As much as a minority speaks for your people, a minority speaks for ours. We sit on the sidelines and watch this go on as much as you do.
But don't ask us to stop the vocal minority from dominating the debate. We have our own issues to sort out, as similar as they are to yours. We have to stop our minority from making baseless assumptions as much as you have to stop your minority from doing the same. Both houses are out of order. Where in the east they might have a unity of state and church that helps get things done, they don't work on the important issues. In the west we have such seperation that the church has almost no power, it's all done by underhanded politics and rich corporations. In the same way eastern states can't speak out about their leader, we can't vote in the CEO of Google, one of the most influential companies when it comes to foreign policy.
Really, we're both landlocked in what seems like a no-win scenario. All we can do is lay the foundations for a better course when the opportunity presents itself. Educate other people about whats happening and try to inspire some empathy on the matter. Only as a homogenous group will passive people such as you or I get anything done.
Either you are alluding to the idea that companies are more powerful than the government (which is true in some cases, though I doubt facebook's) - or you are trying to say that somehow this US Based corporation doesn't have to obey US Laws.
Hey, I wonder if they managed to evade Taxation with that ruling.
I'm a British atheist. What say I go to Alabama, defecate on a bible, wrap it in the US flag and burn the bundle. That's free speech isn't it? That's me exercising the right of a person living in the US isn't it?
No, it's me being an offensive dick for the sake of it. I'd get lynched, and rightly so. Grow up, the lot of you.
The fundamental difference between what happened and your scenario is the "I go to Alabama". If someone took the bible, defecated, etc etc, over in a country like Iraq or Iran, no one would think twice about it.
Don't get me wrong - I understand your point, the only "right" that's being taken away is one to be a total douche. But the reason they are being total Douches about it is to send the message that they don't like their rights taken away.
People COULD have drawn Mohammed as a highly regarded prophet. People COULD have not made total asses of themselves and shown the religion some respect.
This would have still been intolerable though - any drawing whatsoever would have been condemned. With such an adamant stance towards something as simple as drawing (whether to be respectful or disrespectful) than you can expect people to be angry and respond as such.
What if Muslim Extremists said you are not allowed to draw pictures of your own mother and father? How is it any different than a prophet?
You buy a wireless router. You hook it up. Leave it insecure. You take the movie off your computer, put it in an external hard drive and hide that somewhere not at home.
Tell the feds it wasn't you, could have been anyone nearby. That's only illegal in Germany, right?
This came up about a week ago. My girlfriend does play Wii Fit and Super Mario Bros 3 on the NES from time to time, but she's never been what most would consider a hardcore gamer. I wouldn't consider myself hardcore anymore, but I definately was no more than a year ago. I've always been very heavy on first person shooters. Counter-Strike and Halo and the likes.
Anyways, so we were walking home from a party, outside campfire type thing. We walked past a church, and I noticed the sign said something a little funny, like "Monday 8:00 Weekly I hate my job session", and I laughed. She asked what was funny and I pointed out the sign. And she said "I can't read it, its too dark" which kind of struck me as odd. I mean I knew that people have trouble at certain lengths, depth perception can be affected by many things, but I had just kind of assumed everyone could see just as well in the dark.
I wonder now if its because of all those night missions during Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon?
Though I'm open to the counter claim that perhaps my eyes had adjusted quicker than hers, or perhaps my eyes are just naturally better in the dark, or some other factor. I mean, I've also spent a lot more time with a computer in a dark room, so maybe that has an affect.
If the water is returning to the ocean, it's not like it is going to affect water levels too much. And if its salt they need, they'll have a bunch lying around from the desalination.
Unless of course, the issue is to use the salt? I think you may have inadvertantly lead me to answering my own question.
Well, 2008 Life Expectancies for the US were 77 to 80 years old, and in the UK its +80. I imagine thats where he spends most of his time. The biggest detraction to life expectancy right now is Obesity, and I don't think Ian McKellen has that problem.
I think they could put the movie on hold for another 5 years and he'd still be able to do it. Just my personal opinion.
I must say, your well thought out post in conjuction with the reserve you maintained during your rebuttle, has caused me to reconsider my stance on what I believe. The GP almost had me convinced, but you so eloquently countered his every notion, leaving your thoughts superior. Tell me good sir, how do I subscribe to your newsletter?
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My girlfriend likes him, but in her defense, she hasn't seen Connery, Moore, or anyone else for that matter.
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One of the points is Carbon dating, something you can generally do with Fossil's but not always with cave art. When it comes to deciding whether humans are earlier or the birds are later, they have more empiracal evidence for fossils than they usually do for drawings. There are a lot of ways to gauge how old something is, especially when its buried in the ground, since you have a rough idea of how long ago each level of dirt is. I don't know if the cave art was buried or discovered in a cave, the latter which makes it harder to date actually.
So, I mean, it may seem like a lot of it is conjecture but the truth is Archaeologists have made a science out of dating items. I'm pretty sure that the date of the bird will likely remain the same, and it'll be human involvement that moves around a bit. Because neolithics and things from those era seem to be going back further and further, we have a hard time determining exactly when Man started using tools.
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I'm kidding, calm down.
Agreed that pedestrians usually have a bit of blame when it comes to an accident, But assuming
A) She wasn't crossing the highway
and
B) She wasn't within 2 feet of the solid white
than she shouldn't be at fault. Don't know if thats the case
Exactly. How is this any different than Google suggesting I use a crosswalk and getting hit?
The driver is the only one at fault. Highway driving or not, you are supposed to be watching out for pedestrians (hikers, cyclists, etc).
However, she should lose the case for either stupidity or greed, whichever is driving her to sue the big company.
Likewise - some of us on here know that it's not a majority of Muslims who feel the way they are represented in the media. However, its gotten to such a point that the only ones talking at the ones who believe all Muslims are like that. As much as a minority speaks for your people, a minority speaks for ours. We sit on the sidelines and watch this go on as much as you do.
But don't ask us to stop the vocal minority from dominating the debate. We have our own issues to sort out, as similar as they are to yours. We have to stop our minority from making baseless assumptions as much as you have to stop your minority from doing the same. Both houses are out of order. Where in the east they might have a unity of state and church that helps get things done, they don't work on the important issues. In the west we have such seperation that the church has almost no power, it's all done by underhanded politics and rich corporations. In the same way eastern states can't speak out about their leader, we can't vote in the CEO of Google, one of the most influential companies when it comes to foreign policy.
Really, we're both landlocked in what seems like a no-win scenario. All we can do is lay the foundations for a better course when the opportunity presents itself. Educate other people about whats happening and try to inspire some empathy on the matter. Only as a homogenous group will passive people such as you or I get anything done.
Either you are alluding to the idea that companies are more powerful than the government (which is true in some cases, though I doubt facebook's) - or you are trying to say that somehow this US Based corporation doesn't have to obey US Laws.
Hey, I wonder if they managed to evade Taxation with that ruling.
I'm a British atheist. What say I go to Alabama, defecate on a bible, wrap it in the US flag and burn the bundle. That's free speech isn't it? That's me exercising the right of a person living in the US isn't it?
No, it's me being an offensive dick for the sake of it. I'd get lynched, and rightly so. Grow up, the lot of you.
The fundamental difference between what happened and your scenario is the "I go to Alabama". If someone took the bible, defecated, etc etc, over in a country like Iraq or Iran, no one would think twice about it.
Don't get me wrong - I understand your point, the only "right" that's being taken away is one to be a total douche. But the reason they are being total Douches about it is to send the message that they don't like their rights taken away.
People COULD have drawn Mohammed as a highly regarded prophet. People COULD have not made total asses of themselves and shown the religion some respect.
This would have still been intolerable though - any drawing whatsoever would have been condemned. With such an adamant stance towards something as simple as drawing (whether to be respectful or disrespectful) than you can expect people to be angry and respond as such.
What if Muslim Extremists said you are not allowed to draw pictures of your own mother and father? How is it any different than a prophet?
but what's their alternative? The most common solution offered on slashdot for the people who make these movies is basically to just allow piracy.
And why isn't that a viable alternative? Stats show that X-men Origins: Wolverine did better than expected after it leaked online.
Dietary issues are also the biggest killer in the States right now. More than smoking or driving. Definately more than homicide.
You kidding? Those guys will be able to make every step in the right direction.
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You buy a wireless router. You hook it up. Leave it insecure.
You take the movie off your computer, put it in an external hard drive and hide that somewhere not at home.
Tell the feds it wasn't you, could have been anyone nearby. That's only illegal in Germany, right?
This came up about a week ago. My girlfriend does play Wii Fit and Super Mario Bros 3 on the NES from time to time, but she's never been what most would consider a hardcore gamer. I wouldn't consider myself hardcore anymore, but I definately was no more than a year ago. I've always been very heavy on first person shooters. Counter-Strike and Halo and the likes.
Anyways, so we were walking home from a party, outside campfire type thing. We walked past a church, and I noticed the sign said something a little funny, like "Monday 8:00 Weekly I hate my job session", and I laughed. She asked what was funny and I pointed out the sign. And she said "I can't read it, its too dark" which kind of struck me as odd. I mean I knew that people have trouble at certain lengths, depth perception can be affected by many things, but I had just kind of assumed everyone could see just as well in the dark.
I wonder now if its because of all those night missions during Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon?
Though I'm open to the counter claim that perhaps my eyes had adjusted quicker than hers, or perhaps my eyes are just naturally better in the dark, or some other factor. I mean, I've also spent a lot more time with a computer in a dark room, so maybe that has an affect.
Then where does the environmental issue come in?
If the water is returning to the ocean, it's not like it is going to affect water levels too much. And if its salt they need, they'll have a bunch lying around from the desalination.
Unless of course, the issue is to use the salt? I think you may have inadvertantly lead me to answering my own question.
What would you do with Desalinated water that would involve it going back into the ocean?
That was loosely based off the broadway show.
And I thought our discussion of who was the best bond was off-topic.
Well, 2008 Life Expectancies for the US were 77 to 80 years old, and in the UK its +80. I imagine thats where he spends most of his time. The biggest detraction to life expectancy right now is Obesity, and I don't think Ian McKellen has that problem.
I think they could put the movie on hold for another 5 years and he'd still be able to do it. Just my personal opinion.
well, not really.
I must say, your well thought out post in conjuction with the reserve you maintained during your rebuttle, has caused me to reconsider my stance on what I believe. The GP almost had me convinced, but you so eloquently countered his every notion, leaving your thoughts superior. Tell me good sir, how do I subscribe to your newsletter?
My girlfriend likes him, but in her defense, she hasn't seen Connery, Moore, or anyone else for that matter.
I still think Pierce Brosnan did a better job. Which is saying something, since he wasn't the best Bond.
I remember the book containing a lot more botany.
Personally, I'm glad Peter Jackson didn't make it all about pipe-weed. The only thing worse than a LoTR Fanboi is one who smokes up every day.
You know, Gates only started when he was 13. I don't think 1 year is going to mess it all up for this kid.
What if the source is open but not for use?
Same here.