Some christians seem to forget what the words "bad testimony" means...
Being a christian is not an excuse to being a meddlesome jerk. If anything, a good christian is respectful of other people's views and preaches not with words, but by leading an exemplary life.
That an article about featuring IBM supercomputers comes shortly after a few misguided individuals were posting that "IBM is no longer relevant, they are a OEM reseller nowadays" or that they "only make bloated, slow software"
But of course, I should have known better than to speak ill of the second ammendment of the US constitution... No worries, I've got enough karma and I am telling the truth.
One of the things I hate the most about your "precious 2nd amendment" is that it allows gun merchants to sell guns (after a minimal background check) to Mexican drug lords.
The vast majority of the weapons seized from the drug cartels here in Mexico were legally purchased in the USA
It could probably be argued that internet based file trading actually reduces the income of these gangs. The profit is all about being the middle-man.
True that. Here in Mexico City you can find bootleg CDs and DVDs that are manufactured in mass quantities and distributed to people selling them on flea markets and on Metro trains.
There are definite links between the bootleg CD/DVD mass-producers and other areas of organized crime, but the poor shmucks selling them on the street are just trying to eke out a living selling a proven, cheap product.
Profits from ads served to people downloading movies from the web is much smaller and much less likely to fund real crimes.
If a major oil-exporting nation decided to cut off the US sales it would mean its economy would collapse because of trade sanctions, with the possibility of an invasion.
I have to point it out: dumb people do not DESERVE to be taken advantage of by smart people. Social Darwinism is an inherently fascist, evil, and anti-social philosophy that destroys societies and people's lives. Don't subscribe to it. Society works because of trust, and social Darwinism destroys that trust.
Here in my country software piracy is not even considered weird anymore. It is not unusual for small computer hardware vendors to ask you what software would you like in your box and they will get it for you.
Sometimes they don't even ask. My last computer (advertised as the "multimedia and graphic design model") came preinstalled with copies of the latest adobe and autocad software, msoffice and norton antivirus.
(Of course, I erased everything and installed Ubuntu) 0:)
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Some christians seem to forget what the words "bad testimony" means...
Being a christian is not an excuse to being a meddlesome jerk. If anything, a good christian is respectful of other people's views and preaches not with words, but by leading an exemplary life.
...and some jeer and throw peanuts
Its a fact of life
Music of a quality unimagined back in the days of the Beetles...
Sorry, but you just made it clear that you don't know anything about playing music. Go back to your plastic videogame guitar.
Phase 4: Star Trek!
Naw, its too late.
Turns out McCain is Kang and Obama is Kodos.
You know its useless to vote for a third candidate.
But don't worry, they already killed the six multitentacular aliens/demons that managed to get through before they could shut the LHC down.
So, by your theory, Bootsy Collins is the missing link between Blues and Rap?
That an article about featuring IBM supercomputers comes shortly after a few misguided individuals were posting that "IBM is no longer relevant, they are a OEM reseller nowadays" or that they "only make bloated, slow software"
My "day-to-day" supercomputer is a 2048 processor machine made up of generic Intel cores all running a slightly modified version of Suse Linux.
We all envy you.
Please do not tell moderators what to do.
If you disagree with a poster, you should just respond to the post and explain your point of view.
This is a discussion forum, for crying out loud!
Well, every time I hear about Bush doing something stupid, I remind myself that I voted for Kodos...
Paid to look the other way?
Actually, no...
The current theory is that Great A'Tuin is travelling through the universe in search of a mate.
When this happens, a cataclysmic event (colloquially known as the "Big Bang") will occur.
That is why so many sages have tried to find out Great A'Tuins gender...
Here is the info:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guns10-2008aug10,0,3497661.story
But of course, I should have known better than to speak ill of the second ammendment of the US constitution... No worries, I've got enough karma and I am telling the truth.
One of the things I hate the most about your "precious 2nd amendment" is that it allows gun merchants to sell guns (after a minimal background check) to Mexican drug lords.
The vast majority of the weapons seized from the drug cartels here in Mexico were legally purchased in the USA
Now that I have kids, I agree with Louis McMaster Bujold's idea that true wealth is biological
How about using it to grow fast growing, oxygen-producing plants?
Someone already suggested underground algae but it could be something else...
The court of public opinion is less picky about the evidence it receives.
It could probably be argued that internet based file trading actually reduces the income of these gangs. The profit is all about being the middle-man.
True that. Here in Mexico City you can find bootleg CDs and DVDs that are manufactured in mass quantities and distributed to people selling them on flea markets and on Metro trains.
There are definite links between the bootleg CD/DVD mass-producers and other areas of organized crime, but the poor shmucks selling them on the street are just trying to eke out a living selling a proven, cheap product.
Profits from ads served to people downloading movies from the web is much smaller and much less likely to fund real crimes.
Not a bad idea in these times... But I think I'll stick to boutique soap bars, for the moment.
If a major oil-exporting nation decided to cut off the US sales it would mean its economy would collapse because of trade sanctions, with the possibility of an invasion.
Problem is, the entire global economy is affected when the US is in a recession. ...and most of us cringed when we saw that you reelected Bush
I have to point it out: dumb people do not DESERVE to be taken advantage of by smart people. Social Darwinism is an inherently fascist, evil, and anti-social philosophy that destroys societies and people's lives. Don't subscribe to it. Society works because of trust, and social Darwinism destroys that trust.
Quoted because it deserved to be posted twice.
Here in my country software piracy is not even considered weird anymore.
It is not unusual for small computer hardware vendors to ask you what software would you like in your box and they will get it for you.
Sometimes they don't even ask. My last computer (advertised as the "multimedia and graphic design model") came preinstalled with copies of the latest adobe and autocad software, msoffice and norton antivirus.
(Of course, I erased everything and installed Ubuntu) 0:)
Paladins are no longer required to be Lawful Good... You only need to be the same alignment as your deity.
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