I knew it only had one 'c' in it, but couldn't get the spell checker to recognize it unless I put two in it, which ended up being a different word. oops.
Most people in America don't understand this. There is no reason for a game maker to bend over for European countries. Europe is the size of a large shopping mall. If one country bans something, or has objectionable laws, all the gamers have to do is walk, or swim, to the other end.
It's hilarious how quickly that "Who you talkin about?" reaction gets triggered in Europeans anytime an American says anything that *might* be negative about Europe:-P
To the Europeans: slow down and read what he actually wrote! Carefully. He's only saying: for Europeans the average distance to the next country is much smaller than most Americans can imagine.
Okay?
Europeans have the same difficulty imagining how big the U.S. is. Just an example: California, the 3rd largest state has a land area 10% larger than Germany.
Americans have these kinds of forbidden symbols too. They are taboo and displaying them will result in social and/or penal sanctions. I am thinking of the N*-word to describe people of color, a burning American flag, the confederate flag and others. Using these Symbols in the wrong context will get you in any number of troubles in America, free speech or not.
Weeeell.... no. There is a huge difference. None of those things you mention is forbidden. The burning of the American flag is an interesting one because the conservatives keep trying to get a constitutional amendment passed so that they *can* forbid it. There have been several attempts using regular laws to forbid burning the flag, but each such law has been struck down by the courts. As for the American prudery... there are, to be sure, many stupid regulations which can lead to fines by e.g. the FCC (our broadcasting authority); I think those are bullshit, and I don't see how they can be constitutional either, but then, at least those regulations only apply to broadcasting using public airwaves. Nude images themselves cannot be forbidden. The N-word is not forbidden. Burning the flag is not forbidden (though I've always thought it a stupid form of protest; If I'm mad about government policies, I'll burn a picture of e.g. the President).
The only thing which is forbidden in the U.S. in the same way Nazi stuff is in Germany is child Pornography, which is of course also forbidden in Germany as well. And, BTW, there is also no equivalent in the States to 'Beamtenbeleidigung' which means you can get a ticket for *insulting* a policeman. Yes, that's right: it is *illegal* to insult a policeman (or in fact any 'public officer') in Germany.
Unfortunately I can't find anything conclusive. Merriam-Webster lists this definition of "snow" but - unusually - doesn't have any information about the etymology. It does appear to be fairly new, and used mostly in Australia and the U.S. To eat crow apparently has an uncertain origin, though Rudyard Kipling invented an explanation for it in one of his stories. Wikipedia has a somewhat confused attempted explanation, but nothing really concrete.
Now, I'll wait patiently as you try to formulate a rebuttal...
Interesting point. I would like to respond to it but....
Happy now? Does it make you feel better that I spelled out exactly why you are ignorant? Would you like another obvious example, or are you able to see them for yourself now?
...this sentence makes it clear that you're not really interested in discussion, but in insults. IOW why are you even posting on Slashdot if you just want to be a dick anytime someone contradicts you at all?
I'm going with "No" as in, "I have reached the limit of my ability to tolerate people who make demonstrably false statements without making even a cursory attempt at checking said statements for accuracy
Then show me please where the U.S. constitution binds "the People" if, as you say, my statement is demonstrably false. What cursory attempt should I have made? I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but I have read it a few times and I'm not aware of any part which does that. So I contradicted your statement that it looks like a contract. You come come back with "No". And *I'm* the one who didn't perform due diligence? Are you mixing me up with another poster or something?
Has anyone got a link to an English version of the article? Or can give a few hints about what "snowed" means or why he seems to be talking about cooking crows?
You're not really serious are you? And if you are, you can't be a native speaker.... in which case, my suggestion is: Just admit your English isn't good enough and humbly ask for some help with the colloquialisms.
"snowed" means: "fooled", usually by application of large amounts of data which appear authentic (sometimes known as bullshit) in order to confuse the victim. So he claims SCO fooled him by feeding him all that 'information' by which he was too overwhelmed to recognize as spurious.
"to eat crow" means approximately: to receive the social derision which is reserved for those who prove themselves to be spectacularly (and publicly) wrong about something (through words or deeds).
I'd like to point out that it's attitudes like yours that have given us the politicians of today who will never, ever, admit to be being wrong.
Well let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. I agree with your main point that politicians shouldn't always be automatically derided for changing a position, but going to the other extreme of not even questioning the motives behind someone changing his mind is also a bit extreme. As many have pointed out, Lyons is giving a pretty weak "mea culpa", implying SCO lost just because Linux has a following, and basically saying it wasn't really his fault, he was fooled. This really looks like someone who hasn't changed anything but his public stance, and is trying to get some brownie points for "showing integrity".
You were doing alright for a bit but cunt is from the german(sic) for prostitute
No. Even the article you point to says that "cunt" was German for.... well, "cunt"...errrrr, I mean "female pudenda";-)
Main Entry: cunt
Pronunciation: 'k&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cunte; akin to Middle Low German kunte female pudenda
1 usually obscene : the female genital organs; also : sexual intercourse with a woman
2 usually disparaging & obscene : WOMAN
p.s. Heh, that last line reads pretty funny if you leave away the beginning of the definition;-)
You either didn't read or didn't understand the intent behind my last sentence. How could you possibly offend someone with "fucktard" who *isn't* offended by "f***tard"?
So "f***tard" is nice? Inoffensive? Help me out here... I mean you're on my friends list, so you must have said something pretty insightful once for me to add you but as a couple of others have pointed out: That makes no sense.
To paraphrase George Carlin: it's amazing that people find the word "fuck" offensive, but not the word "kill". His idea was to take all the old clichés with "kill" and replace it with "fuck", so: "Well we're gonna fuck you sheriff; but, we're gonna fuck you slooooow":-)
Since Slashdot doesn't have an automatic "bad words" censor I would say the only fucktard is the one who calls someone a fucktard and doesn't have the fucking balls to just write that. Or are you going to claim you didn't want to offend anyone?:-/
"It outlines the explicit powers of the federal government and explicit limits on those powers, with explicit exceptions to those limits, it has been amended in certain scopes to include local governments as well."
Sounds exactly like a contract to me.
No. A contract binds both (or maybe multiple?) sides; the Constitution binds only the government. It is a set of rules the Government must follow, not an agreement they can opt out of.
I don't think there's any reason why it couldn't, if by "explosive power" you mean energy release.
Well, I think it's implicit in his post that by "explosive power" he means.... "explosive power", namely a specific kind of energy release:-P It's kind of the point of his post.
I'd say the fact that WE exists is proof of God's existence. That is far easier to believe than the Universe simply came into existence on its own.
Easier to believe? Sure, I'll buy that. Of course it's easier to believe the earth is flat too.
But then, you merely moved the goal posts. So, You have to believe that an all-powerful benevolent being capable of creating the Universe... "simply came into existence on its own" so I'm afraid I don't get your point.
Ok, sorry I should have been more specific with my joke... I meant that your statement was funny (and ironic) because AFAICT there is no evidence to support the proposition that "the average Slashdot reader has more than two brain cells". IOW, I was just kidding.:-) I guess I was too cryptic about it.
Well, I'd like to think the average Slashdot reader has more than two brain cells. The whole concept of gods and life-after-death just seems totally insane to me. Show me some scientific evidence to the contrary, and I'll re-examine, but for now, with no evidence to support it, I'll believe in what science can tell me, and nothing more.
Were you aware of the irony of this statement when you wrote it?:-P
Get over yourself. Some people are better at remembering generalities even for stuff they are quite knowledgable about. And your smug post about his "original" post is aimed at the wrong fucking poster. What a loser.
Did it ever occur to you that the Office 2007 was finished before the OOXML spec was? Remember, there were many changes in ECMA comittee long after Office 2007 was finalized.
My guess is, yes, it occurred to the poster you were responding to, since I highly doubt that when he wrote exactly that, it was in his sleep. Did it occur to you that reading his post all the way to the end might have resulted in slightly less of your foot being inserted into your mouth?;-)
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Your problem wasn't the 'c': it's spelled: secede
It's hilarious how quickly that "Who you talkin about?" reaction gets triggered in Europeans anytime an American says anything that *might* be negative about Europe
To the Europeans: slow down and read what he actually wrote! Carefully. He's only saying: for Europeans the average distance to the next country is much smaller than most Americans can imagine.
Okay?
Europeans have the same difficulty imagining how big the U.S. is. Just an example: California, the 3rd largest state has a land area 10% larger than Germany.
Americans have these kinds of forbidden symbols too. They are taboo and displaying them will result in social and/or penal sanctions. I am thinking of the N*-word to describe people of color, a burning American flag, the confederate flag and others. Using these Symbols in the wrong context will get you in any number of troubles in America, free speech or not.
Weeeell.... no. There is a huge difference. None of those things you mention is forbidden. The burning of the American flag is an interesting one because the conservatives keep trying to get a constitutional amendment passed so that they *can* forbid it. There have been several attempts using regular laws to forbid burning the flag, but each such law has been struck down by the courts. As for the American prudery... there are, to be sure, many stupid regulations which can lead to fines by e.g. the FCC (our broadcasting authority); I think those are bullshit, and I don't see how they can be constitutional either, but then, at least those regulations only apply to broadcasting using public airwaves. Nude images themselves cannot be forbidden. The N-word is not forbidden. Burning the flag is not forbidden (though I've always thought it a stupid form of protest; If I'm mad about government policies, I'll burn a picture of e.g. the President).
The only thing which is forbidden in the U.S. in the same way Nazi stuff is in Germany is child Pornography, which is of course also forbidden in Germany as well. And, BTW, there is also no equivalent in the States to 'Beamtenbeleidigung' which means you can get a ticket for *insulting* a policeman. Yes, that's right: it is *illegal* to insult a policeman (or in fact any 'public officer') in Germany.
Unfortunately I can't find anything conclusive. Merriam-Webster lists this definition of "snow" but - unusually - doesn't have any information about the etymology. It does appear to be fairly new, and used mostly in Australia and the U.S. To eat crow apparently has an uncertain origin, though Rudyard Kipling invented an explanation for it in one of his stories. Wikipedia has a somewhat confused attempted explanation, but nothing really concrete.
Interesting point. I would like to respond to it but....
Then show me please where the U.S. constitution binds "the People" if, as you say, my statement is
demonstrably false. What cursory attempt should I have made? I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but I have read it a few times and I'm not aware of any part which does that. So I contradicted your statement that it looks like a contract. You come come back with "No". And *I'm* the one who didn't perform due diligence? Are you mixing me up with another poster or something?
You're not really serious are you? And if you are, you can't be a native speaker.... in which case, my suggestion is: Just admit your English isn't good enough and humbly ask for some help with the colloquialisms.
"snowed" means: "fooled", usually by application of large amounts of data which appear authentic (sometimes known as bullshit) in order to confuse the victim. So he claims SCO fooled him by feeding him all that 'information' by which he was too overwhelmed to recognize as spurious.
"to eat crow" means approximately: to receive the social derision which is reserved for those who prove themselves to be spectacularly (and publicly) wrong about something (through words or deeds).
Well let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. I agree with your main point that politicians shouldn't always be automatically derided for changing a position, but going to the other extreme of not even questioning the motives behind someone changing his mind is also a bit extreme. As many have pointed out, Lyons is giving a pretty weak "mea culpa", implying SCO lost just because Linux has a following, and basically saying it wasn't really his fault, he was fooled. This really looks like someone who hasn't changed anything but his public stance, and is trying to get some brownie points for "showing integrity".
No. Even the article you point to says that "cunt" was German for.... well, "cunt"...errrrr, I mean "female pudenda"
Main Entry: cunt
Pronunciation: 'k&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cunte; akin to Middle Low German kunte female pudenda
1 usually obscene : the female genital organs; also : sexual intercourse with a woman
2 usually disparaging & obscene : WOMAN
p.s. Heh, that last line reads pretty funny if you leave away the beginning of the definition
You either didn't read or didn't understand the intent behind my last sentence. How could you possibly offend someone with "fucktard" who *isn't* offended by "f***tard"?
So "f***tard" is nice? Inoffensive? Help me out here... I mean you're on my friends list, so you must have said something pretty insightful once for me to add you but as a couple of others have pointed out: That makes no sense.
To paraphrase George Carlin: it's amazing that people find the word "fuck" offensive, but not the word "kill". His idea was to take all the old clichés with "kill" and replace it with "fuck", so: "Well we're gonna fuck you sheriff; but, we're gonna fuck you slooooow"
Thank you for making my point. I guess my short version was not clear enough for some people, and *I* got marked flamebait. sheesh.
Since Slashdot doesn't have an automatic "bad words" censor I would say the only fucktard is the one who calls someone a fucktard and doesn't have the fucking balls to just write that. Or are you going to claim you didn't want to offend anyone?
My "No" was followed by an explanation, so rhetorically yours is a non-starter. Care to expand on that, or are you just trolling?
No. A contract binds both (or maybe multiple?) sides; the Constitution binds only the government. It is a set of rules the Government must follow, not an agreement they can opt out of.
This is only at +2 Funny?!? Moderators: Look up the word "caldera"!
Well, I think it's implicit in his post that by "explosive power" he means.... "explosive power", namely a specific kind of energy release
Fixed that for you. English still has those cases, otherwise you couldn't differentiate between "dog bites man" and "man bites dog".
You forgot Israel...
Easier to believe? Sure, I'll buy that. Of course it's easier to believe the earth is flat too.
But then, you merely moved the goal posts. So, You have to believe that an all-powerful benevolent being capable of creating the Universe... "simply came into existence on its own" so I'm afraid I don't get your point.
Ok, sorry I should have been more specific with my joke... I meant that your statement was funny (and ironic) because AFAICT there is no evidence to support the proposition that "the average Slashdot reader has more than two brain cells". IOW, I was just kidding. :-) I guess I was too cryptic about it.
This was a really good post. You have induced me to remove you from my foes list. You now have one freak less....
Were you aware of the irony of this statement when you wrote it?
Get over yourself. Some people are better at remembering generalities even for stuff they are quite knowledgable about. And your smug post about his "original" post is aimed at the wrong fucking poster. What a loser.
My guess is, yes, it occurred to the poster you were responding to, since I highly doubt that when he wrote exactly that, it was in his sleep. Did it occur to you that reading his post all the way to the end might have resulted in slightly less of your foot being inserted into your mouth?
Estonian hackers would say "ei" (pronounced 'ay-ee' for you English speakers) not "nyet" ;-)