yeah if I don't mind not going to work and being effective. I think my boss MIGHT notice if I suddenly was totally unable to produce cogent thoughts. That's what happens when you begin to starve yourself. Ever seen an intelligent anorexic?
And that's it in a nutshell, convenience over responsibility. Why make the effort to do the right thing when the easy option is so much more, well, easy?
It's not about effort, it's also about satisfaction. I could have a plate full of lettuce, which tastes, well, like nothing, or I could have a burger. The burger will cost less, taste better and fill me up more. Where's the disadvantage? Sure, it's long term, it's in the cholesterol and heart attacks, but hey, we're short timers anyway, we might as well enjoy our time here.
Hey dipshit, if I had time for a four hour workout each day, I'd do it, but I'm busy getting my ass out of debt after college and it's not like my genetics are helping me any. So shove it.
No it's not, you're making a strawman argument. You can't make up some spurious argument linking two different things, prove one wrong and then claim the original one is then wrong by comparison.
Appetite/metabolism is genetic, no question. My brother eats twice to three times as much as I do, but he has a very active Metabolism, whereas I do not. Being Gay is genetic, so the argument transfers.
It's the huge numbers of Americans who eat without any reason to or way to burn those calories off.
Now, is it the huge numbers of Americans who eat (steak/Big Macs/cheesecake) or the Americans who eat (salad/tofu/vegetables) that bug you? To be quite honest, I don't think there is any difference. To me, fast food is the ultimate convenience. I don't have time in my two-job day to prepare four-star vegetarian cuisine for myself, so I'll settle for a Big Xtra from Mickey-D's cuz it's got lettuce. Granted, I could walk the extra block for the salad bar at the deli (which I also do occasionally) but hey, that Burger tastes damn good.
I do feel terribly sorry for the plight of those in this world who do live in poverty conditions, the area of Manderville Jamaica's average employment rate is somewhere near 48%. But hey, if I start giving away what little *I* make, then what am I supposed to pay the rent with? Goodwill? nope.
I hate this argument...it really pisses me off. It's almost like saying "Exercise some willpower and STOP BEING GAY" or similar. Some of us have extraordinary appetites as part of our genetic code. For me, I built it up while I was swimming competitively in high school and college. When I finally left the sport (thanks to tendonitis in both shoulders so bad I couldn't swim anymore) I was left with a huge appetite and no way of managing the caloric intake on a daily basis. So I gained wait. It's not like I was eating a ton, but my calories weren't being used. Now, I work for a living. I get into the office at 7:30 and don't get home til 6:30pm. I don't have time for a workout, but still I eat. Should I feel bad for eating better than African refugees? Hell no. Why should I? I work very hard to pay my rent and have my big steak on Saturday.
Apple dealt with this problem by allowing people using their AirPort software to encrypt all transmissions over the network...I think it's 40bit encryption, but chances are that's good enough to deter most thugs. Not too bad.
Doesn't Heisenberg have something to say about being able to tell where something is, exactly when? If you come up with a way to beat him, let me know;)
We live in a Republic, NOT a Democracy, therefore the individual states carry the power. It's a preventative measure. The Electoral College Makes Sense to me. Go Read George Will's Article in the Washington Post.
Awesome point!!! Well said. I definitely don't commit crime because I *AM* employed. If I committed a crime, I'd be fired and lose my support structure. Simple as that.
Could that be because the people spending more than 20 hrs a week on the net are also working 40+ hours/week, and don't have the time to commit violent crimes? That's why I don't shoot people, no time to plan, gotta read Slashdot:)
8) Asteroid Defenses
by Ethelred Unraed
Would you renew funding of programs to research and develop global defense systems against asteroids or other such threats from space?
George Bush:
I'd like to work together in a bi-partisan way, much as I have in Texas, to get rid of those pesky asteroids. All they do is threaten us! Much like those middle eastern oil producing countries. So I'd like to drill in Alaskan national parks for oil to send out big missiles to blow up the asteroids.
Al Gore:
Now, I've got this great idea that I helped invent, the rocket-laser. It'll be funded by the government, taking no money out my lockboxes (of which I keep several around for my wife Tipper to lock me up in). I'd like to harness those asteroids, harness their energy with my new invention, and put it all back into my lockboxes for storage. And that will be for everyone, not just the wealthiest one percent.
Katz' argument seemed to contend that the separation of government from technology would be a good thing, I simply gave one possible solution to that contention. Besides, Internet access is free at most libraries around the United States, so why shouldn't this be a part of free speech and the first amendment? I never said that internet access should come before food (although I'd say that's the truth in my life), I just suggested if we feel it is important we should perhaps extend such service to the country at large without cost and call it a basic right. And as for your "elitist technocrat" bit, I think you know precisely where to shove that piece of 'wisdom'. As for the moderation, I have a +1 modifier due to karma, and someone modded me up. If you don't like it, well, bite me.
...there will be government involvement in technology. It's really that simple. Unless we place internet access among the holiest of the human rights, we will not see any headway.
We Americans have so few responsibilities. We pay our taxes, we abide by our laws, we elect officials. Except for the last one, these are mandated by our government. We choose our elected officials. That means people are elected by those who actually go out and vote, not by those who stay at home. "Corporate America" cannot buy your vote. Sure they can slap up ads every second saying "vote for this guy" or "don't vote for that guy" but in the end, it's our decision. We, The People. The government is still made up of our elected representatives. So, don't just NOT vote, vote for a third party if you feel strongly. I feel that we got the lesser candidates (how many feel we should elect Bush, just so we could get Cheney on the off chance Bush were to be incapacitated?) in this election...but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote. Let's just give our votes to those who need them.
Whoever claimed the US is a democracy? I don't think we have. We're a republic. Simple, easy, but NOT a democracy. Democracy is rule by the poor and stupid. If you don't like the fact that a large portion of policy is decided by the United States, then please oh please, take this responsibility away. The United States is the leading provider of information technology, entertainment, and culture for the entire planet. I'm sorry if we've inconvenienced you with our society, but I think we've provided a great deal of support for a broken Europe after the second world war. If our ways "make the world a worse place" then for God's sake DO something. But until then, c'mon get fscking real.
They are a threat not only to invading armies abd everydat criminals, but to out government and anyone else with tyrranical dreams.
Precisely which invading army are we discussing here? I wasn't aware that the US was being invaded. Nor do I find it likely or possible that such an act would be possible in the future. Let's leave the soldiering to the soldiers. As to your general armament statement, how do we secure our weapons so our children can't get ahold of them, causing fatal violence to themselves or their peers? Education, you say. How does that prevent a four year old from getting daddy's revolver and killing junior? Trigger locks, right? Locked cabinets, right? And then you have to unlock the cabinet, open the trigger lock, load the gun and then shoot the guy? Nope. Wrong answer. Bang you're dead. You died when you were opening the cabinet.
Guns may be a leveler, or a deterrent...but does that stop violent crime in its tracks? No. Getting rid of all guns does. I'm not telling you how to do it, that's not my place, I'm not the legislator. I'm just telling you what I want done as a voter and as a citizen. And that is my point of view, and I'm more than happy to express it.
It's like that UPS ad. I'm telling you what should happen, not how it should happen. I'm glad you think that having a gun makes you safe. I don't believe that. I know that if it came down to it, I couldn't find a good place to keep a loaded gun. And that's what it would need to be in order to be effective. Just buy an alarm system. They don't kill people.
No, I want them how to work, not how to think. Teaching them one lens of american history would be indoctrination. Teaching someone how to properly manage an office, or do work, or be responsible is one thing, but teaching someone a perhaps skewed version of American history could be catastrophically dangerous.
As for firearms. I never said let's ban them, I said let's get rid of them. Let's gather them all up (and I do mean ALL) and toss them. They cheapen death by making it all to easy. One trigger pull from 100 yards is all it takes to end a life. Just a little squeeze. That's why I don't like guns. They take away life. Let's reissue swords. Those make death a lot more challenging. As for the founding fathers, the reason we have the second amendment is because we could not have raised a professional army without the help of the average citizen. Now, the government hires citizens to be professional soldiers, hence the need for the access of guns to the masses is pointless. Just why do you need a gun? Just because someone else has one doesn't mean you need one too. Be a man, use your hands, or a sharp implement.
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yeah if I don't mind not going to work and being effective. I think my boss MIGHT notice if I suddenly was totally unable to produce cogent thoughts. That's what happens when you begin to starve yourself. Ever seen an intelligent anorexic?
Hey dipshit, if I had time for a four hour workout each day, I'd do it, but I'm busy getting my ass out of debt after college and it's not like my genetics are helping me any. So shove it.
I do feel terribly sorry for the plight of those in this world who do live in poverty conditions, the area of Manderville Jamaica's average employment rate is somewhere near 48%. But hey, if I start giving away what little *I* make, then what am I supposed to pay the rent with? Goodwill? nope.
I hate this argument...it really pisses me off. It's almost like saying "Exercise some willpower and STOP BEING GAY" or similar. Some of us have extraordinary appetites as part of our genetic code. For me, I built it up while I was swimming competitively in high school and college. When I finally left the sport (thanks to tendonitis in both shoulders so bad I couldn't swim anymore) I was left with a huge appetite and no way of managing the caloric intake on a daily basis. So I gained wait. It's not like I was eating a ton, but my calories weren't being used. Now, I work for a living. I get into the office at 7:30 and don't get home til 6:30pm. I don't have time for a workout, but still I eat. Should I feel bad for eating better than African refugees? Hell no. Why should I? I work very hard to pay my rent and have my big steak on Saturday.
As soon as the Gray Mouser rises from the grave...
Probably because if we combined the two (Command Line Interface/Terminal) it'd just be a CLIT. oh wait...now I know why...
mmmmmm.....Togo's pastrami...man I wish we had them out here on the East Coast. I miss their sandwiches SOOOOO much! Can't get a decent sub out here.
Awesome point!!! Well said. I definitely don't commit crime because I *AM* employed. If I committed a crime, I'd be fired and lose my support structure. Simple as that.
What is he supposed to say? "Thank God these guys were willing to deal, or else I'd really be fscked?"
Not bloody Likely
I'd like to work together in a bi-partisan way, much as I have in Texas, to get rid of those pesky asteroids. All they do is threaten us! Much like those middle eastern oil producing countries. So I'd like to drill in Alaskan national parks for oil to send out big missiles to blow up the asteroids.
Al Gore:
Now, I've got this great idea that I helped invent, the rocket-laser. It'll be funded by the government, taking no money out my lockboxes (of which I keep several around for my wife Tipper to lock me up in). I'd like to harness those asteroids, harness their energy with my new invention, and put it all back into my lockboxes for storage. And that will be for everyone, not just the wealthiest one percent.
Whoever claimed the US is a democracy? I don't think we have. We're a republic. Simple, easy, but NOT a democracy. Democracy is rule by the poor and stupid. If you don't like the fact that a large portion of policy is decided by the United States, then please oh please, take this responsibility away. The United States is the leading provider of information technology, entertainment, and culture for the entire planet. I'm sorry if we've inconvenienced you with our society, but I think we've provided a great deal of support for a broken Europe after the second world war. If our ways "make the world a worse place" then for God's sake DO something. But until then, c'mon get fscking real.
Precisely which invading army are we discussing here? I wasn't aware that the US was being invaded. Nor do I find it likely or possible that such an act would be possible in the future. Let's leave the soldiering to the soldiers. As to your general armament statement, how do we secure our weapons so our children can't get ahold of them, causing fatal violence to themselves or their peers? Education, you say. How does that prevent a four year old from getting daddy's revolver and killing junior? Trigger locks, right? Locked cabinets, right? And then you have to unlock the cabinet, open the trigger lock, load the gun and then shoot the guy? Nope. Wrong answer. Bang you're dead. You died when you were opening the cabinet.
Guns may be a leveler, or a deterrent...but does that stop violent crime in its tracks? No. Getting rid of all guns does. I'm not telling you how to do it, that's not my place, I'm not the legislator. I'm just telling you what I want done as a voter and as a citizen. And that is my point of view, and I'm more than happy to express it.
As for firearms. I never said let's ban them, I said let's get rid of them. Let's gather them all up (and I do mean ALL) and toss them. They cheapen death by making it all to easy. One trigger pull from 100 yards is all it takes to end a life. Just a little squeeze. That's why I don't like guns. They take away life. Let's reissue swords. Those make death a lot more challenging. As for the founding fathers, the reason we have the second amendment is because we could not have raised a professional army without the help of the average citizen. Now, the government hires citizens to be professional soldiers, hence the need for the access of guns to the masses is pointless. Just why do you need a gun? Just because someone else has one doesn't mean you need one too. Be a man, use your hands, or a sharp implement.