My name is Dalton. I was born in the fall of 1992. Since my first years in elementary, society around me has become progressively more... uncaring. TV for over 8hours daily? Average XBoxLive usage? 3hours per subscriber, daily. I play a lot of computer games. Send about a hundred texts each day, spend an hour on the phone too. But to vegetate to the point where you no longer care if your siblings need help? To slip to a level where you plunk your child down in front of a TV screen, because the monumental mental taxation of going to the store requires utmost concentration? After all, the child isn't used to things like manners, or behaving in public. Chances are, they'll scream more than once, and kick you to boot(pun intended). Or consider the fact that 50% of the time my family goes shopping, the cashier 'oooh's and 'ahhh's at our bounty - because we buy vegetables. Yesterday, the slack-jawed attendant lifted a plastic bag filled to brimming with fresh green beans, asking "What are these?" Politely enough, through her delicately masked exasperation, my Mother replied in synchronization with my 7 year old brother. That is not an unusual occurrence. As I mentioned, its all too common. I only have two friends who read outside of school requirements. The aforementioned 7 year old can navigate the browser to a dozen flash game sites, but refuses to spend the effort to read the instructions to play(I know, I'm working on it). I spotted five comments on the way here that stated the poster wouldn't mind in the slightest if their 4 year olds watched porn. A poster who labels himself "nurturing father" cussed five times at me for little reason. ...yes, that last one was a joke(mostly). But so is your comment. Presumably you're older than me; you haven't seen crap? I seriously doubt I'm a revolutionary on the subject. The problem, the reason you're scolding me, old man, is that you also care little. Or not at all. I'm not telling you that our world is already the world of Idiocracy(if you haven't seen the movie yet, it might entertain you to rent it or something), or even that it will be. I'm telling you the same thing I tell myself and everyone else daily. Dad had a reason for doing things the way he did. That reason is the same reason that he leads a self-owned business. The same one that allows him to run it without any employees besides his two sons. The same one that allows him to support a family of 8. Most importantly, it's the reason I have trust and respect for him. Children left alone, traded, molested and abused? Yeah, it's always happened. Probably always will. But don't act like that makes it okay. Don't brush it away with a "would you look at this faggot?" Don't just post what will feed you the most karma. Because at that point, you aren't worth the respect I give to an insect.
The report given may or may not be true, but it does cite RPG's recovered at the scene. Cool though it may sound, RPG's are not usually used by personal guards. Not even in war zones.
It would be interesting to put you in a Saw-like scenario where your friends will be slowly ground to fleshy pieces unless you torture various men to save the aforementioned friends' lives. What, then, would be your decision? That is the GP's question. A classic trolley problem, which has no simple line, because one man's "moral" is another man's "unforgivable".
Now you've got me confused. I'm 85% sure I heard that the camouflaged RPG was a camera camouflaged as an RPG(to pass unnoticed among the citizens of Baghdad).
Interestingly(and completely off topic), your reply to the GP could be reworded with the Bible in mind, and an appropriate increase in years past. Passing thought.
Be careful saying that, friend. A lot of people look back on their teenage years, and think of how wrong they were to say their parents were wrong. You may think you're right, but mean old grey-haired Dad knows more than you think he does. A word of caution in the form of food for thought.
The bottom line is that something has to be done. Unfortunately, sitting waiting wishing doesn't have any positive result. If this has negative results overall, well, let's move on and try something else. But it's usually better to err on the side of action. Wikileaks is the action. If it's an error, we'll stop and fix the problem when it makes itself apparent.
But do remember - Asteriods and Pac-man were a pair of games made when you had not many other choices, nor a concept of other choices. Being faced with these lonely options probably made them seem a lot more attractive. I'm sure I would have loved playing them back then, but now? Why would I? I have Assassin's Creed, and Combat Arms, and Halo.
Maybe more cautious or stronger willed. I haven't seen any vibrant displays of intelligence from either cats or dogs, and I've owned many of both as you have.
1:1 says(according to the NIV) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.". Then, 1:2 - "Now the earth became1 formless and empty2, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God brooded over the waters". It became formless and void, so something must have happened, whether time ground away at it, or something else(it was something else - Job 32 has the details).
1A lot of Bibles used to say "was" in place of "became". Its different now because some bright bulb pointed out that the same Hebrew word was later in Genesis(and all the other books of the Old Testament) translated as became. That translation is backed by more scripture in Job(I forgot the chapter, you'll have to find it on your own) saying "God did not created the earth formless and empty". 2Formless and empty, formless and void, dark and empty, a lot of different translations on that bit. They all amount to the same thing. The planet was a wasteland.
Those against religion like to throw this argument, hoping it'll dispel the fact of the matter. Religion doesn't kill people. People[usually with weapons] kill people.
Maybe not. But this AC has framed the majority of Slashdot's thought process in a golden weave. There was no karma whoring here, Orb(it's an AC after all). The statement that he or she gave was completely valid, easily justifiable, and brought a lot of my faults into light as well. Struggle against it though you might, I seriously doubt I'm alone. I represent the average Slashdot reader, in all my common glory. I applaud the AC for taking the time to lay this out in a complete thought. Had I mod points, I'd spend them on this comment rather than posting, because my post doesn't add, simply supports. There is no denying that the vast majority of the GP's comment was spot on.
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No. Rhea's impact might be Earth-shattering. But even a meteorite would be minimal.
My name is Dalton. I was born in the fall of 1992. Since my first years in elementary, society around me has become progressively more... uncaring. TV for over 8hours daily? Average XBoxLive usage? 3hours per subscriber, daily. I play a lot of computer games. Send about a hundred texts each day, spend an hour on the phone too. But to vegetate to the point where you no longer care if your siblings need help? To slip to a level where you plunk your child down in front of a TV screen, because the monumental mental taxation of going to the store requires utmost concentration? After all, the child isn't used to things like manners, or behaving in public. Chances are, they'll scream more than once, and kick you to boot(pun intended). Or consider the fact that 50% of the time my family goes shopping, the cashier 'oooh's and 'ahhh's at our bounty - because we buy vegetables. Yesterday, the slack-jawed attendant lifted a plastic bag filled to brimming with fresh green beans, asking "What are these?"
Politely enough, through her delicately masked exasperation, my Mother replied in synchronization with my 7 year old brother. That is not an unusual occurrence. As I mentioned, its all too common.
I only have two friends who read outside of school requirements.
The aforementioned 7 year old can navigate the browser to a dozen flash game sites, but refuses to spend the effort to read the instructions to play(I know, I'm working on it).
I spotted five comments on the way here that stated the poster wouldn't mind in the slightest if their 4 year olds watched porn.
A poster who labels himself "nurturing father" cussed five times at me for little reason.
...yes, that last one was a joke(mostly). But so is your comment. Presumably you're older than me; you haven't seen crap? I seriously doubt I'm a revolutionary on the subject. The problem, the reason you're scolding me, old man, is that you also care little. Or not at all. I'm not telling you that our world is already the world of Idiocracy(if you haven't seen the movie yet, it might entertain you to rent it or something), or even that it will be. I'm telling you the same thing I tell myself and everyone else daily. Dad had a reason for doing things the way he did. That reason is the same reason that he leads a self-owned business. The same one that allows him to run it without any employees besides his two sons. The same one that allows him to support a family of 8. Most importantly, it's the reason I have trust and respect for him. Children left alone, traded, molested and abused? Yeah, it's always happened. Probably always will. But don't act like that makes it okay. Don't brush it away with a "would you look at this faggot?" Don't just post what will feed you the most karma. Because at that point, you aren't worth the respect I give to an insect.
I sincerely believe he is. But things have gotten so bad, it might be worth the question.
Keep word being "more". Though I understand that "permanent" is an absolute.
The report given may or may not be true, but it does cite RPG's recovered at the scene. Cool though it may sound, RPG's are not usually used by personal guards. Not even in war zones.
It would be interesting to put you in a Saw-like scenario where your friends will be slowly ground to fleshy pieces unless you torture various men to save the aforementioned friends' lives. What, then, would be your decision? That is the GP's question. A classic trolley problem, which has no simple line, because one man's "moral" is another man's "unforgivable".
Now you've got me confused. I'm 85% sure I heard that the camouflaged RPG was a camera camouflaged as an RPG(to pass unnoticed among the citizens of Baghdad).
Whooosh?
Interestingly(and completely off topic), your reply to the GP could be reworded with the Bible in mind, and an appropriate increase in years past. Passing thought.
Be careful saying that, friend. A lot of people look back on their teenage years, and think of how wrong they were to say their parents were wrong. You may think you're right, but mean old grey-haired Dad knows more than you think he does. A word of caution in the form of food for thought.
The bottom line is that something has to be done. Unfortunately, sitting waiting wishing doesn't have any positive result. If this has negative results overall, well, let's move on and try something else. But it's usually better to err on the side of action. Wikileaks is the action. If it's an error, we'll stop and fix the problem when it makes itself apparent.
When you fear them...
But do remember - Asteriods and Pac-man were a pair of games made when you had not many other choices, nor a concept of other choices. Being faced with these lonely options probably made them seem a lot more attractive. I'm sure I would have loved playing them back then, but now? Why would I? I have Assassin's Creed, and Combat Arms, and Halo.
Maybe more cautious or stronger willed. I haven't seen any vibrant displays of intelligence from either cats or dogs, and I've owned many of both as you have.
Hey, sorry for the late reply.
1:1 says(according to the NIV) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.". Then, 1:2 - "Now the earth became1 formless and empty2, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God brooded over the waters". It became formless and void, so something must have happened, whether time ground away at it, or something else(it was something else - Job 32 has the details).
1A lot of Bibles used to say "was" in place of "became". Its different now because some bright bulb pointed out that the same Hebrew word was later in Genesis(and all the other books of the Old Testament) translated as became. That translation is backed by more scripture in Job(I forgot the chapter, you'll have to find it on your own) saying "God did not created the earth formless and empty".
2Formless and empty, formless and void, dark and empty, a lot of different translations on that bit. They all amount to the same thing. The planet was a wasteland.
Almost. According to the summary, "an unidentified missile of the coast of California", the coast of California was sent to do the job. Good riddance.
Convenient and thought-out are worlds apart.
I guess so! I must have been wrong, and the crowd here loves the Lord! Honestly though, it doesn't matter to me how it's modded - I win either way.
I'll prove your first point, watch.
Jesus Christ is the resurrected Lord and Life giving Spirit.
Plus the unknown amount of time between Genesis1:1 and 1:2, which was likely massive.
Those against religion like to throw this argument, hoping it'll dispel the fact of the matter. Religion doesn't kill people. People[usually with weapons] kill people.
Bring on the -1 This Comment Makes Me Angry.
Get cancer, or do not get cancer. There is no luck.
It was probably hard for the actresses to swallow too.
Maybe not. But this AC has framed the majority of Slashdot's thought process in a golden weave. There was no karma whoring here, Orb(it's an AC after all). The statement that he or she gave was completely valid, easily justifiable, and brought a lot of my faults into light as well. Struggle against it though you might, I seriously doubt I'm alone. I represent the average Slashdot reader, in all my common glory. I applaud the AC for taking the time to lay this out in a complete thought. Had I mod points, I'd spend them on this comment rather than posting, because my post doesn't add, simply supports. There is no denying that the vast majority of the GP's comment was spot on.
No, you don't understand. The GP is American, so everyone else is as well.
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Isn't that how it works on