My shoes... Size 13 Costco Court Classics, are 1 1/2 years old, worn just about every day, and are just now needed replacement. Cost $15. Hard to justify spending more on other shoes.
Reason to go to windows 8... No SP2 for Win 7. Win 7 now has almost (perhaps over) 100 updates post SP1. How about a SP Roll up if you're not gonna do SP2. Patched Win7 seems "buggy" to me, and I can't really put my finger on it.
Slippery Slope is a logical Fallacy, however it doesn't mean it isn't sometimes true. The reason it is a logical fallacy, is that it is sometimes not true, and thus cannot be ascertained from the argument itself. That is the nature of logic. That being said, slippery slope is a warning, not logic, and as a warning, they are valid.
Trevon Martin has disappeared from the news for one reason, and one reason only. There is no "racism" there (Zimmerman being Hispanic). Besides that reason, it is also clear that Trevon Martin was a juvenile thug and petty criminal, not the innocent 14 year old boy from the pictures being passed around.
Nobody was there that night, and from what we do know, it isn't really clear what really happened. The fact is, two thugs ran into each other, and one died. No racism there. Racism card is losing its value because of the repeated "crying wolf" syndrome. But it still works among the non-thinking idiots of the left.
"If anything they'll ask you some questions. If they feel like further evaluation is needed, you will be able to get a lawyer"
Not under NDAA (Obama's Law), all you need is to be declared a "terrorist" and they can drop a bomb on you from a drone aircraft, no court, no judge, no lawyers no nothing. Don't get me wrong, the (R) president would do the same.
In other words, Obama is the worst part of GWB and then some. The Next President will be all the worst parts of Obama and then some.... see how that works?
You are correct, and that is the point of burdensome regulations. Both the progressives and conservatives understand this, and why allowing them to control things keeps us on a steady march towards tyranny.
Here in California, it creates a really odd set of parameters that looks completely ridiculous when you put two competing ideas together. Legalization of Marijuana and outlawing smoking. Both are "progressive" initiatives.
SMS messages USED to be sent across this channel, but since the advent of 3G data, most phones use DATA network to send SMS, and not the back channel. My question is, with the exception of Apple, that sends SMS via 3G for iPhone to iPhone communication, why nobody has come up with a universal way of doing this, bypassing the SMS charges by Cell Companies.
But since the big three have gone to "unlimited" talk and text, it doesn't matter any more. I don't use txt at all, preferring email and chat (GTALK, Cel.ly, PingChat etc) as needed for written communication.
And with all those Android users out there, most people with smartphones have Gmail now, so they also have GTALK.
what if Google Services worked better on Google Networks simply because Google Networks work better than the alternatives? My 3G experience has dramatically shifted towards "sucks" immediately following 4G LTE network upgrade in my city. I can be sitting still, and my Cell bars fluctuate between 1 and 4 bars and back to 1 constantly. This never used to happen.
The issue is if Google tunes its services to work better on its networks (and worse on competitors), not just having a better network.
Sex for money should be legal, and regulated. Making it illegal doesn't do anyone any good, because it still happens in sufficient amounts of places that the law itself is non-effect. If prostitution were legal, then we would be able to license workers, require them to carry sufficient health and liability insurance, keep proper records of clients that the negative effects (if any) are mitigated significantly. At this point, government cannot mitigate anything, except by "crackdown".
Open Source or not, unless you can root and unlock your boot loader, you're stuck on outdated software. Even Google won't unlock my Moto Droid for me, so I can legitimately upgrade it to CyanogenMod or other ROM.
Is knowledge of Darwin and Evolution more important than NDAA authorization to kill Americans without trial? Or ObamaCare causing thousands of companies to fire and reduce hours for millions of employees? Or any number of other issues that actually affect every day Americans.
Or, if someone says something stupid, we get rid of them as an elected official? We wouldn't have anyone in office... hey that actually sounds good.
I keep making this point, Microsoft is a Windows Company. They make Windows, and everything that goes with it... except Hardware. And now, they are even doing that (RT).
@EveryCiscoEmployee -fess up, all of you, all at once -act nervous and sweat, he's coming for you next -speak out, because you're not safe anyway -do tell all your hobbies, especially the cool ones.
Too much noise in the signal is even better for hiding. And it might actually get the VP fired.
I would say, your moral position is "different" than others, not superior. Doesn't make it better or worse. What makes it better or worse is what happens when you violate your own moral code, and you repair that damage. Or do you just change your moral position to suit you at that moment, in which case that doesn't sound like a code, more like guidelines;)
It isn't "morality" that you're complaining about. It is someone else's morality.
Take for instance, killing unborn baby. Atheists have and do take both sides of the Abortion issue, who's morality is correct and why? No god, no holy book, no absolute. How are we to define what constitutes murder?
Mother is full term, baby is not yet born. Is Abortion murder, or not. Why or why not? Because once you answer that question, I'll go one step further on either side (week old baby, 39 week pregnancy). Is killing a full term baby moral? Is allowing it to happen moral? Where does an Atheist draw the line on Morality and why?
Who or what teaches you your "morality" in a situation like this? How is that better or worse than any other means of establishing morality? Your "moral superiority" is your morals compared to other's morals in your own eyes, what makes yours more superior? What should be the consequences to you when you violate your own moral code for an expedient outcome? Do you even have a moral code for that? If you don't is that even moral?
Drilling a hole in a dog's head isn't evil. Motivation is evil, actions are not. To relieve brain pressure due to hemorrhage is a valid reason to drill into a dog's skull.
People do the wrong thing for the right reasons all the time. People do the right thing, for the wrong reasons all the time.
Which is more "evil" ?? Gotta love moral relativism.
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My shoes ... Size 13 Costco Court Classics, are 1 1/2 years old, worn just about every day, and are just now needed replacement. Cost $15. Hard to justify spending more on other shoes.
Only if that were so. Lots of Government forms I see has "RACE" on it.
And what do mixed heritage people use for "race"? The one with the most melatonin?
Reason to go to windows 8 ... No SP2 for Win 7. Win 7 now has almost (perhaps over) 100 updates post SP1. How about a SP Roll up if you're not gonna do SP2. Patched Win7 seems "buggy" to me, and I can't really put my finger on it.
Slippery Slope is a logical Fallacy, however it doesn't mean it isn't sometimes true. The reason it is a logical fallacy, is that it is sometimes not true, and thus cannot be ascertained from the argument itself. That is the nature of logic. That being said, slippery slope is a warning, not logic, and as a warning, they are valid.
Trevon Martin has disappeared from the news for one reason, and one reason only. There is no "racism" there (Zimmerman being Hispanic). Besides that reason, it is also clear that Trevon Martin was a juvenile thug and petty criminal, not the innocent 14 year old boy from the pictures being passed around.
Nobody was there that night, and from what we do know, it isn't really clear what really happened. The fact is, two thugs ran into each other, and one died. No racism there. Racism card is losing its value because of the repeated "crying wolf" syndrome. But it still works among the non-thinking idiots of the left.
"If anything they'll ask you some questions. If they feel like further evaluation is needed, you will be able to get a lawyer"
Not under NDAA (Obama's Law), all you need is to be declared a "terrorist" and they can drop a bomb on you from a drone aircraft, no court, no judge, no lawyers no nothing. Don't get me wrong, the (R) president would do the same.
In other words, Obama is the worst part of GWB and then some. The Next President will be all the worst parts of Obama and then some.... see how that works?
You are correct, and that is the point of burdensome regulations. Both the progressives and conservatives understand this, and why allowing them to control things keeps us on a steady march towards tyranny.
Here in California, it creates a really odd set of parameters that looks completely ridiculous when you put two competing ideas together. Legalization of Marijuana and outlawing smoking. Both are "progressive" initiatives.
Reference for people who think I'm smoking dope ... http://www.no-smoke.org/
SMS messages USED to be sent across this channel, but since the advent of 3G data, most phones use DATA network to send SMS, and not the back channel. My question is, with the exception of Apple, that sends SMS via 3G for iPhone to iPhone communication, why nobody has come up with a universal way of doing this, bypassing the SMS charges by Cell Companies.
But since the big three have gone to "unlimited" talk and text, it doesn't matter any more. I don't use txt at all, preferring email and chat (GTALK, Cel.ly, PingChat etc) as needed for written communication.
And with all those Android users out there, most people with smartphones have Gmail now, so they also have GTALK.
what if Google Services worked better on Google Networks simply because Google Networks work better than the alternatives? My 3G experience has dramatically shifted towards "sucks" immediately following 4G LTE network upgrade in my city. I can be sitting still, and my Cell bars fluctuate between 1 and 4 bars and back to 1 constantly. This never used to happen.
The issue is if Google tunes its services to work better on its networks (and worse on competitors), not just having a better network.
Patriot Act is tame compared to what has followed. NDAA for example
Sex for money should be legal, and regulated. Making it illegal doesn't do anyone any good, because it still happens in sufficient amounts of places that the law itself is non-effect. If prostitution were legal, then we would be able to license workers, require them to carry sufficient health and liability insurance, keep proper records of clients that the negative effects (if any) are mitigated significantly. At this point, government cannot mitigate anything, except by "crackdown".
"What good is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?"
Two Words ... Locked Bootloader.
Open Source or not, unless you can root and unlock your boot loader, you're stuck on outdated software. Even Google won't unlock my Moto Droid for me, so I can legitimately upgrade it to CyanogenMod or other ROM.
Bingo. Useless.
So, IBM is bad this year? I thought they were a good guy because of the whole SCO fiasco. Geeez.
Is knowledge of Darwin and Evolution more important than NDAA authorization to kill Americans without trial? Or ObamaCare causing thousands of companies to fire and reduce hours for millions of employees? Or any number of other issues that actually affect every day Americans.
Or, if someone says something stupid, we get rid of them as an elected official? We wouldn't have anyone in office ... hey that actually sounds good.
If you look at how things evovled ...
iPods started it (lame!)
iPods + Phone = iPhone
iPhone - phone = iPod Touch
iPod Touch + Bigger Screen = iPad.
Everything fits. Compare with Microsoft
Windows + Tablet = Windows Tablet
Windows + Phone = WIndows Phone
One is about form following function, the other is about putting Windows everywhere.
For MS everything had to be a Windows PC
I keep making this point, Microsoft is a Windows Company. They make Windows, and everything that goes with it ... except Hardware. And now, they are even doing that (RT).
@EveryCiscoEmployee
-fess up, all of you, all at once
-act nervous and sweat, he's coming for you next
-speak out, because you're not safe anyway
-do tell all your hobbies, especially the cool ones.
Too much noise in the signal is even better for hiding. And it might actually get the VP fired.
I would say, your moral position is "different" than others, not superior. Doesn't make it better or worse. What makes it better or worse is what happens when you violate your own moral code, and you repair that damage. Or do you just change your moral position to suit you at that moment, in which case that doesn't sound like a code, more like guidelines ;)
It isn't "morality" that you're complaining about. It is someone else's morality.
Take for instance, killing unborn baby. Atheists have and do take both sides of the Abortion issue, who's morality is correct and why? No god, no holy book, no absolute. How are we to define what constitutes murder?
Mother is full term, baby is not yet born. Is Abortion murder, or not. Why or why not? Because once you answer that question, I'll go one step further on either side (week old baby, 39 week pregnancy). Is killing a full term baby moral? Is allowing it to happen moral? Where does an Atheist draw the line on Morality and why?
Who or what teaches you your "morality" in a situation like this? How is that better or worse than any other means of establishing morality? Your "moral superiority" is your morals compared to other's morals in your own eyes, what makes yours more superior? What should be the consequences to you when you violate your own moral code for an expedient outcome? Do you even have a moral code for that? If you don't is that even moral?
So, the question is, who decides what is "evil" (subjective) for everyone else? Why is your moral position superior than say mine?
Drilling a hole in a dog's head isn't evil. Motivation is evil, actions are not. To relieve brain pressure due to hemorrhage is a valid reason to drill into a dog's skull.
People do the wrong thing for the right reasons all the time.
People do the right thing, for the wrong reasons all the time.
Which is more "evil" ?? Gotta love moral relativism.
You can go to hell, or you can go to hell in a handbasket. (forgive the "hell" reference) isn't much of a choice.
That, and I don't know why you call false dichotomy a rational response, being a logical fallacy.
Atheists don't believe in evil. Evil is subjective.
And how does voting for evil fix anything? Might as well say "vote for the devil you know". Sad, really sad.