"She is so cool. She immediately assumed I was playing with the home automation. The thought of it being ghosts synchronized with the TV show simply amused her. I married well."
"you're basically talking about wiring one big city as opposed to a huge continent." Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees... How about wiring just one big US city like LA, NY or SF the way Seoul or Tokyo are wired? Is that comparison easier for you to comprehend?
"my TV may have access to Hulu, but I know for a fact that some networks prevent devices other than PCs from accessing their content." My guess would be that if your TV has a Hulu app, then the manufacturer already had an agreement with Hulu to let you have access.
Same here. Samsung 51'', 8-10 hours of TV a week. Amazon Prime - 70%, Pandora/YouTube/etc. - 20% and the HD OTA - 10% (just the news). No complaints so far. We don't see any need for an HTPC. But I'll keep it - just in case.
"The men's underwear makes it difficult to get an erection while wearing it. This makes it more likely that they'll attend to business instead of engaging in sexual fantasies, which in turn results in them being better businessmen." Damn. I really need to get a pair...
"No, but America did blockade Cuba. Was it at fault that Soviets were trying to place missiles in Cuba? No. The Soviets were at fault." Ah, the jolly game of 'they-did-it-first'... That was an answer to the US putting their missiles in Turkey right next to the Soviet border. Your turn.
If there's anything I learned from books, it's that all proper precautions can be defeated by a single person breaking a single rule and releasing Captain Tripps into the wild.
"as a race we can be pretty stupid, to be honest, about the kinds of things we put up with for the most... irrational reasons." Holy cow, my mind has just exploded b/c of an irony surge.
PS. It did that according to all the principles of ancient sthapatyaveda mind you.
"Pollution is actually worse. Diet is actually worse." Sure. As compared to breathing smoke, soot, etc. from hearths or pouring night bowls into the narrow street, for instance? Or infested with lice, bedbugs and who knows what? Or eating food tainted with fungi and bacteria, lacking in most nutrients? Or just being malnourished for most of your life? Or using meds/makeup containing mercury, lead, arsenic, etc.? I guess all those kids dying before the age of 5 and women in labor did that b/c they were just too healthy.
You remind me of those bleeding heart animal lovers who think that living in the wild is better than heaven.
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What a nice fat troll we got ourselves here.
/. ate the special characters again :(
No, it's f as in "fawn".
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faux
"She is so cool. She immediately assumed I was playing with the home automation. The thought of it being ghosts synchronized with the TV show simply amused her.
I married well."
Yeah, rub it in harder, will you?
The parent probably referred to Norman Angell's The Great Illusion.
"you're basically talking about wiring one big city as opposed to a huge continent."
Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees... How about wiring just one big US city like LA, NY or SF the way Seoul or Tokyo are wired? Is that comparison easier for you to comprehend?
"my TV may have access to Hulu, but I know for a fact that some networks prevent devices other than PCs from accessing their content."
My guess would be that if your TV has a Hulu app, then the manufacturer already had an agreement with Hulu to let you have access.
I think most (if not all) smart TV manufacturers offer wifi dongles.
All Samsung "smart" TVs that I saw had YouTube apps (2011-2012). I'm not sure why you had to type in anything.
Same here. Samsung 51'', 8-10 hours of TV a week. Amazon Prime - 70%, Pandora/YouTube/etc. - 20% and the HD OTA - 10% (just the news). No complaints so far. We don't see any need for an HTPC. But I'll keep it - just in case.
"The men's underwear makes it difficult to get an erection while wearing it. This makes it more likely that they'll attend to business instead of engaging in sexual fantasies, which in turn results in them being better businessmen."
Damn. I really need to get a pair...
What if it requires regular fees after the admission?
"Israel is also physically isolated..."
Could you elaborate on that? Is Israel physically isolated from the internet?
"No, but America did blockade Cuba. Was it at fault that Soviets were trying to place missiles in Cuba? No. The Soviets were at fault."
Ah, the jolly game of 'they-did-it-first'...
That was an answer to the US putting their missiles in Turkey right next to the Soviet border. Your turn.
If there's anything I learned from books, it's that all proper precautions can be defeated by a single person breaking a single rule and releasing Captain Tripps into the wild.
God damn it. It turns out I have amusia. Most probably acquired due to multiple concussions.
"as a race we can be pretty stupid, to be honest, about the kinds of things we put up with for the most... irrational reasons."
Holy cow, my mind has just exploded b/c of an irony surge.
PS. It did that according to all the principles of ancient sthapatyaveda mind you.
At first I thought it was some uber-sarcastic-kung-fu, but the more I read the more I think he really believes it :)
Way to show your ignorance :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Soviet_inventions
Mediocrity at its best, right?
What moron modded this troll?
http://reason.com/archives/2011/02/21/the-mind-of-a-police-dog/1
I'm pretty sure claiming that it is the religious people that Dawkins dislikes is groundless. Can you provide any quotes that would corroborate this?
"Pollution is actually worse. Diet is actually worse."
Sure. As compared to breathing smoke, soot, etc. from hearths or pouring night bowls into the narrow street, for instance? Or infested with lice, bedbugs and who knows what? Or eating food tainted with fungi and bacteria, lacking in most nutrients? Or just being malnourished for most of your life? Or using meds/makeup containing mercury, lead, arsenic, etc.? I guess all those kids dying before the age of 5 and women in labor did that b/c they were just too healthy.
You remind me of those bleeding heart animal lovers who think that living in the wild is better than heaven.
Argumentum ad verecundiam. Non sequitur. Ad hominem.
Good job, sgt_doom! You have shown very well that you liked their opinions more than those of Diamond and you didn't like Diamond.
You remind me of those muslims who said that "insulting Mohammed" was terrorism.
Is there anything you dislike a lot? Does that make you a bigot?