This has led to some interesting consequences. For instance, when the Editors of the Guide were sued by the families of those who had died as a result of taking the entry on the planet Tralal literally (it said "Ravenous Bugblatter Beasts often make a very good meal for visiting tourists: instead of "Ravenous Bugblatter Beasts often make a very good meal of visiting tourists"), they claimed that the first version of the sentence was the more aesthetically pleasing, summoned a qualified poet to testify under oath that beauty was truth, truth beauty and hoped thereby to prove that the guilty party in this case was Life itself for failing to be either beautiful or true. The judges concurred, and in a moving speech held that Life itself was in contempt of court, and duly confiscated it from all those there present before going off to enjoy a pleasant evening's ultragolf.
In reply to the first half of your message: If everyone discards a right in order to stab someone in the back and get a personal (transient) advantage, we all end up with no rights at the end of the day.
But apparently the majority viewpoint is not "hate the sin; love the sinner," but that we should curb-stomp anybody who does something we consider morally offensive. Demonstrate an anti-gay viewpoint? Lock him up!
I fully expect to be modded down on this. So be it; that only demonstrates the truth in my argument.
"Space madness" sounds about as plausible as "female hysteria" to me.
From the summary, it sounds like they're adding very little if anything to simulate Mars *specifically.* Haven't they even been doing these experiments to target space for, like, decades? What's special about this one other than slapping a "MARS!!!1!" buzzword on it?
With a pistol, Princip shot and killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The reaction among the people in Austria was mild, almost indifferent. As historian Zbynk Zeman later wrote, "the event almost failed to make any impression whatsoever. On Sunday and Monday [June 28 and 29], the crowds in Vienna listened to music and drank wine, as if nothing had happened."
Escalation of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
However, in Sarajevo itself, Austrian authorities encouraged[32][33] violence against the Serb residents, which resulted in the Anti-Serb riots of Sarajevo, in which Croats and Bosnian Muslims killed two ethnic Serbs and damaged numerous Serb-owned buildings. The events have been described as having the characteristics of a pogrom. Writer Ivo Andri referred to the violence as the "Sarajevo frenzy of hate."[34] Violent actions against ethnic Serbs were organized not only in Sarajevo, but also in many other large Austro-Hungarian cities in modern-day Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hmm. Looks like the Balkans were up to their usual hijinks. 80 years later and they went and did the same thing(ish). Sigh.
Even speaking maximally literally, I wouldn't call the future king being assassinated "nothing." Whether they thought the country the assassin was from had knowledge of his actions is another question.
What point am I supposedly missing? Me calling your point bullshit does not constitute me missing the point. Your very own argument that the news and entertainment TV are different things *is what I'm saying.*
And yes, I would rather have a "virgin" audio track. Run it through a filter for background noise if you want, but DON'T add anything that wasn't already there.
Yeah, you could angle it like aircraft cannon convergence patterns. Although perhaps part of the perceived allure of having cameras it to be able to see arbitrarily far.
This is in the same category as people who can't seem to manage reading from notes/a script at the same time as maintaining occasional eye contact with their audience.
In other news, I can walk and chew gum at the same time, too.
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This has led to some interesting consequences. For instance, when the Editors of the Guide were sued by the families of those who had died as a result of taking the entry on the planet Tralal literally (it said "Ravenous Bugblatter Beasts often make a very good meal for visiting tourists: instead of "Ravenous Bugblatter Beasts often make a very good meal of visiting tourists"), they claimed that the first version of the sentence was the more aesthetically pleasing, summoned a qualified poet to testify under oath that beauty was truth, truth beauty and hoped thereby to prove that the guilty party in this case was Life itself for failing to be either beautiful or true. The judges concurred, and in a moving speech held that Life itself was in contempt of court, and duly confiscated it from all those there present before going off to enjoy a pleasant evening's ultragolf.
And if we coded it all in assembly, it would be even better!
Or how about choosing between a free $10 or receiving $100 for being kicked in the balls. You'd take the $100 ballkick, right?
Which one is supposed to be the rapidly dying platform? :)
So what do you call a programmer who uses NIG? *cough*
no one in modern times (in a western world) would think its ok to underpay women just because they are women.
"No one" thinks it's okay but it just coincidentally happens anyway?
Being criticized is one thing; being forced to quit your job seems quite another.
In reply to the first half of your message: If everyone discards a right in order to stab someone in the back and get a personal (transient) advantage, we all end up with no rights at the end of the day.
But apparently the majority viewpoint is not "hate the sin; love the sinner," but that we should curb-stomp anybody who does something we consider morally offensive. Demonstrate an anti-gay viewpoint? Lock him up!
I fully expect to be modded down on this. So be it; that only demonstrates the truth in my argument.
He wasn't even speaking his mind in the present. Weren't these donations made like a year or more previous to his getting the job?
"No, I have never associated with the Communist Party and don't know anyone who has"
So when you get voted off the island, they airlock you? Hmmm...
"Space madness" sounds about as plausible as "female hysteria" to me.
From the summary, it sounds like they're adding very little if anything to simulate Mars *specifically.* Haven't they even been doing these experiments to target space for, like, decades? What's special about this one other than slapping a "MARS!!!1!" buzzword on it?
As long as they're volunteers (which they almost surely are) and know they're not coming back, I don't see much of an ethical problem.
Firefly is sci-fi, and it has a different intended audience than 60 minutes.
Argh! This is the point I've been trying to make this entire time but nobody seems to be listening.
At least you're not arguing 60 Minutes has no reason to be factual. Thanks for that.
With a pistol, Princip shot and killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The reaction among the people in Austria was mild, almost indifferent. As historian Zbynk Zeman later wrote, "the event almost failed to make any impression whatsoever. On Sunday and Monday [June 28 and 29], the crowds in Vienna listened to music and drank wine, as if nothing had happened."
Escalation of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
However, in Sarajevo itself, Austrian authorities encouraged[32][33] violence against the Serb residents, which resulted in the Anti-Serb riots of Sarajevo, in which Croats and Bosnian Muslims killed two ethnic Serbs and damaged numerous Serb-owned buildings. The events have been described as having the characteristics of a pogrom. Writer Ivo Andri referred to the violence as the "Sarajevo frenzy of hate."[34] Violent actions against ethnic Serbs were organized not only in Sarajevo, but also in many other large Austro-Hungarian cities in modern-day Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hmm. Looks like the Balkans were up to their usual hijinks. 80 years later and they went and did the same thing(ish). Sigh.
Even speaking maximally literally, I wouldn't call the future king being assassinated "nothing." Whether they thought the country the assassin was from had knowledge of his actions is another question.
Muphry's Law
Yeah, I phrased that a bit badly. s/TV/entertainment TV/g
Remember George Zimmerman supposedly saying "coon"?
Actually no, but that's because I don't watch the news. Anything that doesn't wind up on Slashdot or somebody tells me about, I could care less :)
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What point am I supposedly missing? Me calling your point bullshit does not constitute me missing the point. Your very own argument that the news and entertainment TV are different things *is what I'm saying.*
And yes, I would rather have a "virgin" audio track. Run it through a filter for background noise if you want, but DON'T add anything that wasn't already there.
Yeah, you could angle it like aircraft cannon convergence patterns. Although perhaps part of the perceived allure of having cameras it to be able to see arbitrarily far.
If you're crossing multiple lanes of traffic, you should be looking over your shoulder anyway as your blind spot is bigger over the entire operation.
I get very little use out of my side mirrors. I just turn my head to find those fun guys who like to settle into your blind spot and cruise.
How about Thus Spake Zarathustra? :D Or maybe the theme from Jaws.
This is in the same category as people who can't seem to manage reading from notes/a script at the same time as maintaining occasional eye contact with their audience.
In other news, I can walk and chew gum at the same time, too.
Hmm...probably should have replied to OP after further consideration. Sorry.
What does a marine invertebrate have to do with operating a land vehicle?
Sometimes a sentence so clear it requires no verb.