You need to see a doco by Louis Theroux about game hunters in South Africa (sorry can't remember details).
Spoiler alert - It starts off portraying these guys as jerks who slaughter innocent animals, but ends up that the only reason many species still exist in South Africa is because of the Game Hunters who breed them for hunting. Some species are now no longer endangered because of the game hunting farms that sprung up to cater for the global hunting market. Capitalism 1, Hippies 0.
So you're saying Bill's spending $25B on global Polio irradication and other important health issues is less effective than giving cold hard cash to middle class English people.
I think we'll have to agree to disagree.
I thought the Purple Heart was a cop out (who gives a medal for being shot?), but a medal for putting in absolutely zero risk takes the cake.
The purpose of medals is to inspire courage, bravery and loyalty, this is just devaluing the system. They may as well call it a participation medal.
So the question is how do we unite and mobilise these numbers into a strong political voice? Here in Aus "No religion/Not stated" was the largest percentage group in last census at 32% (Catholics next at 25%). Yet our politicians still kowtow to the religious minority, we still have religion taught in schools, religious organisations still get out of paying tax etc.
Meh, just kiss your country goodbye and learn Mandarin. Wall St, Gun crime, Religion, lack of universal health, Rome is burning, the best you can expect is a quick death.
So I guess a question might be, does the moral lessons pushed by someone automatically become void should that person turn out to not be moral? I mean if you see a cop stealing money from a cash register when the store keeper is stocking slurpy cups, does it mean it is no longer wrong to steal?
No. The question is, does the organisation pushing morals automatically become void should that organisation have a long proven record of poor morals? I mean if you see a thousands cop stealing money from a cash registers, does it mean it you still trust the police to enforce the law effectively?
It's only because you have been brought up in a world of stalls that this seems abnormal. Raise you kids in a world of stall-less bathrooms and they wouldn't think twice about it.
Those crazy kids and their rock and roll music, why can't they listen to bee bop like we used to do...
If 100% of everything anyone ever did and said were preserved for all of history, it would be the best thing that could happen for privacy.
Sure everyone could find any information they wanted, but that information would be less exploitable.
Not just less exploitable but no-one would care. Supply and demand etc...
Back in the day it was shock for a women to reveal her knees in public, now no-one blinks an eye. This is exactly the same situation. We're all shocked by the first revelations of this new privacy free world, but within one generation it will be considered normal and no-one will care.
Oh dear, the guy even spelt it out for you and you still got it wrong. He's not putting economics first, he is merely stating this as a fact of human nature.
Take global warming out of it and think about any solution to any problem. For any solution to work, it has to be proven to work, and it has to make economic sense. If you don't believe that then please send me all your money right now and I'll save the world for you. I promise.
Because, as this story demonstrates, enough people care about religion that it has a potential effect on your life.
Not really. Not beyond time wasting internet conversations to fill in some down time.
You can argue that this shouldn't be the case, but that won't stop it from being so. And that leaves you the choice of either understanding these "fairy tales" - and thus the reality the people who believe them operate in - or having your ability to influence society be crippled.
I'm not running for public office, I have no need to influence anyone. I've lasted nearly 50 years without having to pay these fools any attention (apart the odd jab for light entertainment), I think it's quite safe to say that they are irrelevant bit player in my monkey sphere, just like Harry Potter and Desperate Housewives.
It doesn't. The same as not collecting stamps doesn't bother me. But if that would make you feel better then you go ahead and believe it.
The vast numbers of scientists that have worked on it over the years are due some credit. If you think you are refuting some zealot who buys everything word for word you are barking up the wrong tree. Proceed w/caution...
I don't care what you believe, that is your choice. Just don't be deluded into thinking that your beliefs should be important to anyone else.
Its way more ambitious than the Milkman, and I'm not aware of anything that comes close.
Maybe you don't get out much?
I worked for an online retailer a few years back and this was fairly standard technology in the Supply Chain game. We as retailers didn't need to know where the trucks were, we simply gave the package, the address and the delivery times to the courier company who have the smarts to manage drivers and vehicles.
A couple years after that I did a small job for a courier company. The technology there was impressive and was fully geared towards reducing the standard 1-3 day delivery to under an hour. So you could order something online and have it at your door in a hour (obviously there are conditions that apply).
Transport Logistics is a hugely competitive industry. Since the rise of online retailing, it has exploded as everyone now gets stuff delivered. While Amazon may be leading the charge in some areas of this industry, this idea is neither new or original.
The questionchanges everything we do if there is a creator. Without one, morality is not an issue. With one, morality becomes important.
Crap. That doesn't even hold up to the slightest bit of investigation. Catholics priests believe in a creator yet they'll happily fiddle with kids. How does that fit in with your hypothesis? How about evangelical ministers? We don't even need to go into serial killers, mass shooters, or even the regular everyday rapists and murderers who fill our prisons who believe in a creator. The claim that morals require magic fairies is a myth. The most peaceful and prosperous nations on earth also have the highest rates of atheism. I know this doesn't fit in with your belief system, but that's the problem with reality, it doesn't care what you believe.
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Are you sure that wasn't Water World?
You need to see a doco by Louis Theroux about game hunters in South Africa (sorry can't remember details). Spoiler alert - It starts off portraying these guys as jerks who slaughter innocent animals, but ends up that the only reason many species still exist in South Africa is because of the Game Hunters who breed them for hunting. Some species are now no longer endangered because of the game hunting farms that sprung up to cater for the global hunting market. Capitalism 1, Hippies 0.
In Bill's (and Warren B's) case that wealth is being returned. So we're all good.
So you're saying Bill's spending $25B on global Polio irradication and other important health issues is less effective than giving cold hard cash to middle class English people. I think we'll have to agree to disagree.
I thought the Purple Heart was a cop out (who gives a medal for being shot?), but a medal for putting in absolutely zero risk takes the cake. The purpose of medals is to inspire courage, bravery and loyalty, this is just devaluing the system. They may as well call it a participation medal.
I'm with you. Fuck this God shit, it is a net loss for humanity and the sooner it goes away the better for everyone.
So the question is how do we unite and mobilise these numbers into a strong political voice? Here in Aus "No religion/Not stated" was the largest percentage group in last census at 32% (Catholics next at 25%). Yet our politicians still kowtow to the religious minority, we still have religion taught in schools, religious organisations still get out of paying tax etc.
Meh, just kiss your country goodbye and learn Mandarin. Wall St, Gun crime, Religion, lack of universal health, Rome is burning, the best you can expect is a quick death.
Creating one animal from two existing ones is pretty trivial, the magic happens when you have no animals to start with.
Ummm... shed 40% of the stock price in the last 5 months? I think it will happen to MS sooner than 2 years.
I think the opposite, wanna short some MSFT from me?
As soon as you try to explain why/how being rich is bad then we'll talk. Because of right now you're sounding a little bit crazy...
Yeah because a GoPro on your forehead with a flashing red LED looks completely normal....
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So I guess a question might be, does the moral lessons pushed by someone automatically become void should that person turn out to not be moral? I mean if you see a cop stealing money from a cash register when the store keeper is stocking slurpy cups, does it mean it is no longer wrong to steal?
No. The question is, does the organisation pushing morals automatically become void should that organisation have a long proven record of poor morals? I mean if you see a thousands cop stealing money from a cash registers, does it mean it you still trust the police to enforce the law effectively?
It's only because you have been brought up in a world of stalls that this seems abnormal. Raise you kids in a world of stall-less bathrooms and they wouldn't think twice about it. Those crazy kids and their rock and roll music, why can't they listen to bee bop like we used to do...
If 100% of everything anyone ever did and said were preserved for all of history, it would be the best thing that could happen for privacy.
Sure everyone could find any information they wanted, but that information would be less exploitable.
Not just less exploitable but no-one would care. Supply and demand etc... Back in the day it was shock for a women to reveal her knees in public, now no-one blinks an eye. This is exactly the same situation. We're all shocked by the first revelations of this new privacy free world, but within one generation it will be considered normal and no-one will care.
Is it too much to ask for steadycam?
I don't think you understand how government spending works.
Oh dear, the guy even spelt it out for you and you still got it wrong. He's not putting economics first, he is merely stating this as a fact of human nature. Take global warming out of it and think about any solution to any problem. For any solution to work, it has to be proven to work, and it has to make economic sense. If you don't believe that then please send me all your money right now and I'll save the world for you. I promise.
Fuck big govt and their oppressive regulations. I much prefer skin cancer.
Only one? In my country we get two days off work every week.
Because, as this story demonstrates, enough people care about religion that it has a potential effect on your life.
Not really. Not beyond time wasting internet conversations to fill in some down time.
You can argue that this shouldn't be the case, but that won't stop it from being so. And that leaves you the choice of either understanding these "fairy tales" - and thus the reality the people who believe them operate in - or having your ability to influence society be crippled.
I'm not running for public office, I have no need to influence anyone. I've lasted nearly 50 years without having to pay these fools any attention (apart the odd jab for light entertainment), I think it's quite safe to say that they are irrelevant bit player in my monkey sphere, just like Harry Potter and Desperate Housewives.
Just because it makes you uncomfortable
It doesn't. The same as not collecting stamps doesn't bother me. But if that would make you feel better then you go ahead and believe it.
The vast numbers of scientists that have worked on it over the years are due some credit. If you think you are refuting some zealot who buys everything word for word you are barking up the wrong tree. Proceed w/caution...
I don't care what you believe, that is your choice. Just don't be deluded into thinking that your beliefs should be important to anyone else.
Its way more ambitious than the Milkman, and I'm not aware of anything that comes close.
Maybe you don't get out much? I worked for an online retailer a few years back and this was fairly standard technology in the Supply Chain game. We as retailers didn't need to know where the trucks were, we simply gave the package, the address and the delivery times to the courier company who have the smarts to manage drivers and vehicles. A couple years after that I did a small job for a courier company. The technology there was impressive and was fully geared towards reducing the standard 1-3 day delivery to under an hour. So you could order something online and have it at your door in a hour (obviously there are conditions that apply). Transport Logistics is a hugely competitive industry. Since the rise of online retailing, it has exploded as everyone now gets stuff delivered. While Amazon may be leading the charge in some areas of this industry, this idea is neither new or original.
The questionchanges everything we do if there is a creator. Without one, morality is not an issue. With one, morality becomes important.
Crap. That doesn't even hold up to the slightest bit of investigation. Catholics priests believe in a creator yet they'll happily fiddle with kids. How does that fit in with your hypothesis? How about evangelical ministers? We don't even need to go into serial killers, mass shooters, or even the regular everyday rapists and murderers who fill our prisons who believe in a creator. The claim that morals require magic fairies is a myth. The most peaceful and prosperous nations on earth also have the highest rates of atheism. I know this doesn't fit in with your belief system, but that's the problem with reality, it doesn't care what you believe.