I seem to recall that Radiohead released Pablo Honey (with the huge single "Creep"), The Bends (with the huge single "High and Dry") and OK Computer, one of the most successful albums of all time PRIOR to Kid A being released. But that's not what made that (IMHO, disappointing) album sell, it was the P2P leak. Correlation != causation, foo'.
nope. art is when something transcends its pragmatic purpose. a chair is not art when it is used as a chair. however, when that chair is observed or placed in a museum or ornately decorated beyond its purpose, it becomes art.
Why does a secular government imply majority rule? Did I ever say that democracy was ideal? In fact, DIRECT democracy is highly flawed. I'm actually in favor of a representative republic, much like the United States was intended to me.
And besides, the Germans were not Secular Humanists. Secularists, perhaps. But, then again, the majority of the Righteous Persons were not believers in God.
You make a persuasive argument against a "pure" form of democracy, but I don't disagree nor does it have anything to do with what I was saying. Further, one will find that many of the problems with today's US pseudo-democratic state are due to the non-Secular views of the red states. (Why do you think that our President ignored all advice about Iraq? He had FAITH that it was going to go alright.)
All theocratic governments are inherently insane. As soon as "God" (or whatever you want to call your make-believe daddy) is placed as being more important than the people, trouble arises. See: Afghanistan, Israel, United States (under GOP control)...
Not that all secular governments are good (before someone inevitably posts something that will prove Godwin's Law), but seriously, secular humanism works.
Airports receive federal funding and are subject to governmental regulations regarding safety. In the absence of a law requiring independent entities to go out of their way to enforce the copyright of OTHERS, this is the stupidest analogy I've ever heard.
To quote Wikipedia: "In hackish, the word luser takes on a broader meaning, referring to any normal user (i.e. not a guru), especially one who is also a loser (luser and loser are pronouced the same)" So she's okay.
"Burning an American flag should be tolerated, in fact, it's part of the official way to respectfully retire a worn out flag. If you want to burn it in protest, go right ahead."
That's incorrect. Worn out flags are to be BURIED. Now, I'm all for free speech but you should get your facts straight.
"People can get ugly" is a headline. And this comes as a surprise? I mean... come on... we read Slashdot. We don't need to be reminded of our own physical failures HERE.
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Taco's grammar and diction have improved ten-fold.
I seem to recall that Radiohead released Pablo Honey (with the huge single "Creep"), The Bends (with the huge single "High and Dry") and OK Computer, one of the most successful albums of all time PRIOR to Kid A being released.
But that's not what made that (IMHO, disappointing) album sell, it was the P2P leak. Correlation != causation, foo'.
Close, but no cigar. It's spelled "Sosumi."
Come to think of it, Pea Tear Griffin would be a good name...
If you're going to be humorless, at least spell "Cocoa Puffs" correctly. It's rare to see a troll biting troll...
They're on Slashdot's front page. Isn't that cruel enough?
We all know that Strong Bad is the creator of Electronic music. (Or at least great Techno...)
I think you mean "quotation marks." (Parentheses are rarely ironic.)
nope. art is when something transcends its pragmatic purpose. a chair is not art when it is used as a chair. however, when that chair is observed or placed in a museum or ornately decorated beyond its purpose, it becomes art.
ars gratia ars.
If you are female, I'd like to marry you.
Why does a secular government imply majority rule? Did I ever say that democracy was ideal? In fact, DIRECT democracy is highly flawed. I'm actually in favor of a representative republic, much like the United States was intended to me.
And besides, the Germans were not Secular Humanists. Secularists, perhaps. But, then again, the majority of the Righteous Persons were not believers in God.
You make a persuasive argument against a "pure" form of democracy, but I don't disagree nor does it have anything to do with what I was saying. Further, one will find that many of the problems with today's US pseudo-democratic state are due to the non-Secular views of the red states. (Why do you think that our President ignored all advice about Iraq? He had FAITH that it was going to go alright.)
Come on, J. Snap out of it.
All theocratic governments are inherently insane. As soon as "God" (or whatever you want to call your make-believe daddy) is placed as being more important than the people, trouble arises. See: Afghanistan, Israel, United States (under GOP control)...
Not that all secular governments are good (before someone inevitably posts something that will prove Godwin's Law), but seriously, secular humanism works.
Airports receive federal funding and are subject to governmental regulations regarding safety. In the absence of a law requiring independent entities to go out of their way to enforce the copyright of OTHERS, this is the stupidest analogy I've ever heard.
More accurately, Dr. Manhattan rocked, rocks and will rock. Simultaneously.
Actually, assuming that it was fairly done, it'll have a margin of error of approximately 3.7% [(724^-.5)*100%]. Not bad, I say.
Should I not trust SourceForge then? That's kinda antithetical to typical /. ideology, as far as I'm concerned.
To quote Wikipedia: "In hackish, the word luser takes on a broader meaning, referring to any normal user (i.e. not a guru), especially one who is also a loser (luser and loser are pronouced the same)"
So she's okay.
And why don't we just use a fan to move a sailboat?
(Hint: think conservation of energy.)
"Four legs good, two legs better."
So... how long until a government starts using this technology in a large-scale implementation?
"Burning an American flag should be tolerated, in fact, it's part of the official way to respectfully retire a worn out flag. If you want to burn it in protest, go right ahead."
That's incorrect. Worn out flags are to be BURIED.
Now, I'm all for free speech but you should get your facts straight.
Utah: the double-edged sword.
They criminalize Spyware. Yay!
They give birth to SCOware. Boo!
"Jonathan Ned Katz"
Jon Katz! I knew it! Who's next? Rob Malda?
The last time we had a geek uprising of this size, Quantum Leap had just been cancelled! ...ha... ha... yikes. *ducks*
"People can get ugly" is a headline.
And this comes as a surprise? I mean... come on... we read Slashdot. We don't need to be reminded of our own physical failures HERE.