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Baby, you ain't seen nothing if you think that single party control results in problems down south. If you want to know just how bad it can get with single party rule under different supposedly democratic systems, look no farther than this government.
Sure democracy in the USA has it's problems, but Winston Churchill's quote about democracy is particularly apt in your case.
Care to show some sort of logical relationship between creation science, theories of human reproduction, and moon landing conspiracies? Or do we just have to trust your angry little mind to figure it all out for us?
I suspect that he's one of those people who figures "I don't like all these things, so there must be a distinct group of people that believes all these things that I can laugh at..." That's much simpler than realizing that some conspiracy theorists can't stand creation science, some creationists think tha t conspiracy theorists are just a bunch of nutters and people who believe storks deliver babies don't exist, but are instead a pathetic joke to make fun of people who disagree with your oppinion of how the facts of life should be taught to the young.
As for what it has to do with examples of school districts, I'd bet he's got a bee in his bonnet about blaming public school teachers for all manner of social ills. In that he most definately has a point, although as I side note, I find the number of people whose response to their inability to convince others of their point of view is to indoctrinate children quite disturbing.
Yeah, it's saying that you don't know that IE's bloat is built into Windows. Mozilla now offers the option of running it in the background (like IE) so that it will start faster.
Well that's great. Now you can double your bloat by running Mozilla. You don't get rid of the IE bloat built into Windows simply by running Mozilla as well. I do run both because IE doesn't offer tabbed browsing, and the tabs are useful for some situations. Sometimes I like separate Windows. Mozilla is just fine, but it's not a way to reduce bloat if you're running it in Windows.
No, if you buy a Dell with an MS OS and office, for example, you cannot sell any of that MS software.
Well MS certainly says you can't, but that doesn't mean that you're not legally allowed to. A corporation is under ZERO obligation to inform you of your rights or even to tell the truth about what you may or may not do in the license. It's somewhat like my the contract I signed as a condition of employment. Much of it is standard and reasonable, but a whole lot of it is completely unenforceable and would never stand up in court. It's just in there because the company figures that it will influence the behaviour of some.
I'm not saying that you ARE allowed to sell the MS software on a Dell under US law, but just because it's in a license doesn't make it so.
No, Canada wasn't selling the lumber at a loss. That wouldn't make for profitable companies in the long term, and Canadian lumber companies are profitable. (or at least they are without the duties).
But what's REALLY profitable these days is to be a Canadian manufacturer or pre-drilled studs. (that's a kind of lumber you pervs). US manufacturers have to deal with increased costs, (because they make the studs out of lumber which is more expensive in the US due to the tariffs), while Canadian manfacturers get costs reduced because the tarrifs in the US means cheaper lumber in Canada. Then they ship down to the US, and pre-drilled studs don't have a tariff on them. So US manufacturers are getting the crap kicked out of them. Just goes to show that if you meddle in the free market, you get unintended consequences.
And then there's the US protectionists on Steel...
actually on a serious note, backmasking was popular for a while. That's where the band records some lyrics and plays them backwards on the album. Sounds sort of stupid if you ask me...
This is not to be confused with the claims by some people that there were subliminal messages hidden in the instrumental tracks. Seriously, I heard claims that if you played the guitar sounds (and just the guitar) backwards and slowed it down, there were discernable english words hidden in there. I even listened to some of it. Needless to say these people were hearing what they wanted to hear. (It wouldn't be the first time someone's done that)...
The Cherokee Nation itself willingly joined the CSA, and blasted the north for ignoring the very freedoms of self determination that it claimed to represent.
I had never heard that. You got any links so I can learn more?
the irony is of course that Germany is busy to trying to stomp on the Scientologists as much as they can. Not that I'm against that, I think that the fact that Scientology claims to be a religion and hides behind freedom of religion is a bloody embarassment. For those of you who don't already know, (have you been living in a cave), the truth about Scientology is at Operation Clambake.
On a separate note, does anyone know how feasible it would be to click on the Scientologist's Google Adword Links and cost them some $$$? There must be some way to automate the process.;)
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ah yes... and the fact that we haven't convicted Hamas of anything is some kangaroo, unrepresentative UN court is evidence that they're not a terrorist group.
If you're even remotely equating the US government to something like FARC, Hamas, Hezbollah or the PLO, you're a naive fool. (I can't believe I'm wasting my time on this crap...)
Yeah, and I bet you say that every time this discussion comes up. Then go to see the new cool movie when it comes out. You're all bark and no bite buddy...
I would have thought that would be simple. (Assuming it hits a p2p network rather than simply being traded among people who know each other well). In that case, simply search for it on every p2p service. When you find it, determine the IP's of those that have it. From that, get their ISP's. From that, figure out who they are. (Probably by threatening massive lawsuit and/or prosecution to the ISP). Then sue/prosecute/maim the people involved.
I'd be interested to see if this is the beginning of prosecution of end-users. Don't do anything most of the time, but decide like death-incarnate on a few egregious cases...
They found that 48 percent of respondents agreed the government should have the freedom to monitor religious groups in the interest of national security - even if that means infringing upon the religious freedom of the group's members. Forty-two percent said the government should have more authority to monitor Muslims
Apparently 6 percent of respondents aren't aware that Islam is a religion. Methinks perhaps this poll is flawed...
The British army burned the whitehouse. I don't even think Canada even had an army at the time. I mean seriously. In 1812 we were a brit controlled. We're a great country, but stupid, ignorant bigoted morons whose only idea of national pride is who they hate, and whose only idea of identity is who they are not just make real Canadians like me look bad.
No shut up and go buy your back to school supplies.
And what's wrong with that? He just proclamed "Jesus Day"... somewhat like declaring "American Cheese Month", National Book Week, or Gay Pride Day... it holds no weight of law...
I do believe that the "Chuckles" reference puts you somewhere in the greater vancouver area. So I'd be interested to know... what Elementary school was this?
Let me say, I do believe that that could occur in BC schools. They can be quite hostile to Christianity... (note, NOT to religion in general). In my highschool we had a class that taught us about a few carefully selected religions (Christianity was not one of them), but our choir teacher got in trouble for selecting religious themed music for the after school choir when they were doing a series on music in the middle ages... (Just try finding music from that period that is NOT religous)...
Then there's the fight that Trinity Western University had with the BC College of Teachers who felt that people who believe (not teach) that homosexual behaviour is sinful might be prejudiced against homosexual students, and on the basis of what they might do, TWU should not be permitted to train teachers despite the recommendation of the BCCT's own panel that TWU should be allowed to train teachers as their academic standards were excellent...
Anyway, I'm definately off-topic at this point, but I am curious to hear what school that was... To all the Americans reading this post, I only WISH my country had the same degree of religious freedom that yours did. At the very least, you have a healthy debate on the subject...
Now you're just being stupid. Regardless of what you think of President Bush or US policy, the US is not "waging war on the free world". The US is at war with the Taliban and Osama's people. (And probably Iraq soon). This is NOT the free world. The day the US bombs Europe, let me know. Until then, you're just a whiner with a penchant for dramatic nonsense.
court justice who was a member of the kkk decided at the turn of the 20th century that "atheism" would be the state religion.
This sounds like a historical anecdote of which I am not aware. Could you please tell me who this justice was and how it is known he was a member of the KKK? And what judicial decision are you refering to? A link would be great. Thanks.
Incidentally, I don't agree with your assesement that atheism is the state religion of the US, although I will grant you that intolerance towards Christians in public life is growing.
I'm a little unclear on what you're asking. Are you asking how I could be anything other than an atheist or asking how I could possibly be an atheist?
I cannot be an atheist because the evidence of my eyes and my mind says that there is a creator. But since the evidence is not absolute, a leap of faith is also needed.
You are correct when you say that lack of faith in any supreme being is not a religion. However, what you describe isn't atheism. It's agnosticism. Agnosticism is the lack of belief in the existence of a supreme being. Atheism is the active belief that a supreme being does not exist. It requires a leap of faith that agnosticism does not.
Obviously you don't think Atheism is a religion. I'm curious... how exactly do you define religion?
It's not simply a belief in God, dieties in general or even simply the supernatural. These are all examples of religions. In the broadest possible terms, a religious belief is simply a belief that must be taken for the most part on faith. Reason, logic and evidence may contribute to a religous belief, but it is fundamentally rooted in faith.
So do you agree with that definition of religion? If you do, then atheism is a religion. Atheism is the belief that God does not exist, and as such requires a leap of faith. Therefore it's a religion... now whether or not it's the unofficial religion of the USA... that's a totally different question.
Either that, or he's really dumb. He's got a huge contradiction in his thought process. Whether you're a libertarian, statist or whatever, huge glaring internal contradictions reveal a poorly thought out argument.
He decries the idea of the US imposing it's laws on the world, and then says it's okay for Europe to do the same. (Prosecuting people for war crimes commited 50 years ago in another country.
This isn't individuals buying a video and bringing it in for modding, it's a company buying videos in bulk, then selling modified. There is a difference.
That's correct. But then why did you represent what they're doing as follows:
If you wrote a book, and your publisher told you to take out a sex scene because they wanted to sell it at Wal-Mart, you'd probably do it, even if you didn't want to. But wouldn't you be furious if someone out in Utah took out a bunch more stuff out then republished it, without your permission or even knowledge?
The two statements don't go together. An accurate analogy (and not particularly helpful for you), would be if they bought books in bulk. Ripped out the 7, 112th & 117th pages, and then sold it again, using the fact that those pages have been pre-ripped out as a selling feature.
Perhaps we should have a mattress tag attached to our videos and novels that says we can't remove them without penalty of law?
no you didn't. it's still a frivolous lawsuit. she still put a cup of steaming hot coffee between her legs while in a vehicle. that's stupid. furthermore, punative damages are the stupidest thing in the US legal system. supposedly they're to "punish" the company, but in reality they're just another way for juries to give money to people they feel sorry for. (not people who deserve it). (and who wouldn't feel sorry for someone with serious burns to her groin even if it was a stupid action on her part that caused it). If you doubt that this is what punative damages are about, ask yourself this... why are punative damages given to the plaintiff? If they're just about punishing the company, why not give the money to the government so we can all pay less taxes? or to charity? or to an international aid organization? why not? because if that's what happened, they're wouldn't be as much financial fat to go around to feed lawyers and their clients. (and THAT's what lawsuits are all about).
yes the coffee was unbelievable hot, and yes some of us like it that way. (so it's still hot 25 minutes later when we get to where we're going and want to drink it!)
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Baby, you ain't seen nothing if you think that single party control results in problems down south. If you want to know just how bad it can get with single party rule under different supposedly democratic systems, look no farther than this government.
Sure democracy in the USA has it's problems, but Winston Churchill's quote about democracy is particularly apt in your case.
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I suspect that he's one of those people who figures "I don't like all these things, so there must be a distinct group of people that believes all these things that I can laugh at..." That's much simpler than realizing that some conspiracy theorists can't stand creation science, some creationists think tha t conspiracy theorists are just a bunch of nutters and people who believe storks deliver babies don't exist, but are instead a pathetic joke to make fun of people who disagree with your oppinion of how the facts of life should be taught to the young.
As for what it has to do with examples of school districts, I'd bet he's got a bee in his bonnet about blaming public school teachers for all manner of social ills. In that he most definately has a point, although as I side note, I find the number of people whose response to their inability to convince others of their point of view is to indoctrinate children quite disturbing.
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Well that's great. Now you can double your bloat by running Mozilla. You don't get rid of the IE bloat built into Windows simply by running Mozilla as well. I do run both because IE doesn't offer tabbed browsing, and the tabs are useful for some situations. Sometimes I like separate Windows. Mozilla is just fine, but it's not a way to reduce bloat if you're running it in Windows.
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Well MS certainly says you can't, but that doesn't mean that you're not legally allowed to. A corporation is under ZERO obligation to inform you of your rights or even to tell the truth about what you may or may not do in the license. It's somewhat like my the contract I signed as a condition of employment. Much of it is standard and reasonable, but a whole lot of it is completely unenforceable and would never stand up in court. It's just in there because the company figures that it will influence the behaviour of some.
I'm not saying that you ARE allowed to sell the MS software on a Dell under US law, but just because it's in a license doesn't make it so.
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But what's REALLY profitable these days is to be a Canadian manufacturer or pre-drilled studs. (that's a kind of lumber you pervs). US manufacturers have to deal with increased costs, (because they make the studs out of lumber which is more expensive in the US due to the tariffs), while Canadian manfacturers get costs reduced because the tarrifs in the US means cheaper lumber in Canada. Then they ship down to the US, and pre-drilled studs don't have a tariff on them. So US manufacturers are getting the crap kicked out of them. Just goes to show that if you meddle in the free market, you get unintended consequences.
And then there's the US protectionists on Steel...
This is not to be confused with the claims by some people that there were subliminal messages hidden in the instrumental tracks. Seriously, I heard claims that if you played the guitar sounds (and just the guitar) backwards and slowed it down, there were discernable english words hidden in there. I even listened to some of it. Needless to say these people were hearing what they wanted to hear. (It wouldn't be the first time someone's done that)...
I had never heard that. You got any links so I can learn more?
well that sucks... I like google, and I'd have to be a real jerk to make life harder for them.
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Must find some other way to harrass Scientologists. (Preferably involving flying monkeys)
On a separate note, does anyone know how feasible it would be to click on the Scientologist's Google Adword Links and cost them some $$$? There must be some way to automate the process. ;)
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If you're even remotely equating the US government to something like FARC, Hamas, Hezbollah or the PLO, you're a naive fool. (I can't believe I'm wasting my time on this crap...)
I'd be interested to see if this is the beginning of prosecution of end-users. Don't do anything most of the time, but decide like death-incarnate on a few egregious cases...
They found that 48 percent of respondents agreed the government should have the freedom to monitor religious groups in the interest of national security - even if that means infringing upon the religious freedom of the group's members. Forty-two percent said the government should have more authority to monitor Muslims
Apparently 6 percent of respondents aren't aware that Islam is a religion. Methinks perhaps this poll is flawed...
The British army burned the whitehouse. I don't even think Canada even had an army at the time. I mean seriously. In 1812 we were a brit controlled. We're a great country, but stupid, ignorant bigoted morons whose only idea of national pride is who they hate, and whose only idea of identity is who they are not just make real Canadians like me look bad.
No shut up and go buy your back to school supplies.
And what's wrong with that? He just proclamed "Jesus Day"... somewhat like declaring "American Cheese Month", National Book Week, or Gay Pride Day... it holds no weight of law...
Let me say, I do believe that that could occur in BC schools. They can be quite hostile to Christianity... (note, NOT to religion in general). In my highschool we had a class that taught us about a few carefully selected religions (Christianity was not one of them), but our choir teacher got in trouble for selecting religious themed music for the after school choir when they were doing a series on music in the middle ages... (Just try finding music from that period that is NOT religous)...
Then there's the fight that Trinity Western University had with the BC College of Teachers who felt that people who believe (not teach) that homosexual behaviour is sinful might be prejudiced against homosexual students, and on the basis of what they might do, TWU should not be permitted to train teachers despite the recommendation of the BCCT's own panel that TWU should be allowed to train teachers as their academic standards were excellent...
Anyway, I'm definately off-topic at this point, but I am curious to hear what school that was... To all the Americans reading this post, I only WISH my country had the same degree of religious freedom that yours did. At the very least, you have a healthy debate on the subject...
Now you're just being stupid. Regardless of what you think of President Bush or US policy, the US is not "waging war on the free world". The US is at war with the Taliban and Osama's people. (And probably Iraq soon). This is NOT the free world. The day the US bombs Europe, let me know. Until then, you're just a whiner with a penchant for dramatic nonsense.
This sounds like a historical anecdote of which I am not aware. Could you please tell me who this justice was and how it is known he was a member of the KKK? And what judicial decision are you refering to? A link would be great. Thanks.
Incidentally, I don't agree with your assesement that atheism is the state religion of the US, although I will grant you that intolerance towards Christians in public life is growing.
I cannot be an atheist because the evidence of my eyes and my mind says that there is a creator. But since the evidence is not absolute, a leap of faith is also needed.
You are correct when you say that lack of faith in any supreme being is not a religion. However, what you describe isn't atheism. It's agnosticism. Agnosticism is the lack of belief in the existence of a supreme being. Atheism is the active belief that a supreme being does not exist. It requires a leap of faith that agnosticism does not.
It's not simply a belief in God, dieties in general or even simply the supernatural. These are all examples of religions. In the broadest possible terms, a religious belief is simply a belief that must be taken for the most part on faith. Reason, logic and evidence may contribute to a religous belief, but it is fundamentally rooted in faith.
So do you agree with that definition of religion? If you do, then atheism is a religion. Atheism is the belief that God does not exist, and as such requires a leap of faith. Therefore it's a religion... now whether or not it's the unofficial religion of the USA... that's a totally different question.
Either that, or he's really dumb. He's got a huge contradiction in his thought process. Whether you're a libertarian, statist or whatever, huge glaring internal contradictions reveal a poorly thought out argument.
He decries the idea of the US imposing it's laws on the world, and then says it's okay for Europe to do the same. (Prosecuting people for war crimes commited 50 years ago in another country.
That's correct. But then why did you represent what they're doing as follows:
If you wrote a book, and your publisher told you to take out a sex scene because they wanted to sell it at Wal-Mart, you'd probably do it, even if you didn't want to. But wouldn't you be furious if someone out in Utah took out a bunch more stuff out then republished it, without your permission or even knowledge?
The two statements don't go together. An accurate analogy (and not particularly helpful for you), would be if they bought books in bulk. Ripped out the 7, 112th & 117th pages, and then sold it again, using the fact that those pages have been pre-ripped out as a selling feature.
Perhaps we should have a mattress tag attached to our videos and novels that says we can't remove them without penalty of law?
no you didn't. it's still a frivolous lawsuit. she still put a cup of steaming hot coffee between her legs while in a vehicle. that's stupid. furthermore, punative damages are the stupidest thing in the US legal system. supposedly they're to "punish" the company, but in reality they're just another way for juries to give money to people they feel sorry for. (not people who deserve it). (and who wouldn't feel sorry for someone with serious burns to her groin even if it was a stupid action on her part that caused it). If you doubt that this is what punative damages are about, ask yourself this... why are punative damages given to the plaintiff? If they're just about punishing the company, why not give the money to the government so we can all pay less taxes? or to charity? or to an international aid organization? why not? because if that's what happened, they're wouldn't be as much financial fat to go around to feed lawyers and their clients. (and THAT's what lawsuits are all about).
yes the coffee was unbelievable hot, and yes some of us like it that way. (so it's still hot 25 minutes later when we get to where we're going and want to drink it!)
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