Why does everyone assume that homosexuality means no possibility of reproduction?
One theory I once read suggests that homosexual men may tend to be more "female" in their thinking. A similarity in thought processes could make them more comfortable with each other. If they are more comfortable with each other, the possibility of them reproducing could go up. Even if he isn't attracted to her, the drive to reproduce might overcome that or pressure from society might encourage him to pretend (it has been known to happen).
The theory was suggested merely to explain one possible way that evolution could favor homosexuality. The person who suggested the theory cited a study which suggested that homosexual male brains might develop structurally more like heterosexual female brains. I believe the study used PET & MRI to determine structure and activity.
There are certainly physical differences between the sexes, but it is absolutely possible for a woman to engage in sexual intercouse with an unconscious man. All that is necessary is an erection, and they generally happen all the time anyway.
When I read the parent post, all I could think about was Hitler.
> Charismatic leaders often have a vision for what > they're trying to do and they're able to share > that vision with their followers - who follow > because they're inspired by the leader....Hitler
> In fact, when a charismatic leader leaves (dies, > steps down, gets fired), it can have a dramatic > and often detrimental effect on the > organization....Hitler...I think you could also say that when an organization dies it has a dramatic and often detrimental effect on its charismatic leader.
> Some companies who are in trouble, seek "reform" > through hiring a charismatic CEO. Sometimes this > backfires because the organization is so > different that the leader no longer has the > charisma that matches the new organization. And > when it does work, it can leave the orgination > in trouble again when the Charismatic CEO > leaves....um...
The first thing that I thought of when I saw this on slashdot is what will happen 5000 years after the polar ice caps melt and New York is swallowed by the ocean.
Will there be legends about the wonders of the lost city of New York? Will some intrepid explorers point at a submerged city off the eastern coast of what was the United States and claim that they found New York, never realizing that they really found Philadelphia? (silly mistake...even 5000 years into the future, the oil slick from all the cheese steak shops will still be rising up from the deep)
Where I work, there is a particular class of employee ("Techs" - ie, Radiology Technicians), who are not generally permitted to have email accounts because the supervisors believe this will lead to abuse (emailing their friends instead of working).
It's a silly policy. The benefits of having email would outweigh any drawbacks, and anyone who would (or could) goof off using email can (and probably does) goof off some other way now.
FYI: They have phones, which they can (and do) use to call friends. They have PCs with web browsers which they use to browse the web and even set up mail accounts on yahoo or hotmail. However, they are not permitted to have corporate accounts.
Ultimately, the issue of employees goofing off is a management issue, not a technology issue. Employees have been goofing off since long before the first computer or cell phone. Restricting useful technology because management can't or won't do their job is just stupid.
He was asked about religion. It wasn't like they asked what caused all the problems in the world & he said religion. I don't think it is simplistic to say that religion has been (and continues to be) used to justify harm to individuals and society as a whole. That seems sufficient justification to turn away from religion.
> In case you're wondering, I openly advocate not > voting in the hopes that the current political > climate will "go away" (not exist because the > people no longer recognize it) and we can start > with a fresh system. > We did that once before remember.
It involved more than just not voting if I recall correctly.
Instead, couples could spend their time traveling, playing games, reading, cooking, engaging in philosophical conversations. Anything but boring mating rituals/nest making/copulating. We could at least pretend we're intelligent beings and therefore something more than just stupid animals.
> I suspect that I have learned more about Linux > during the past few months of installing and using > Gentoo, than I have from using Redhat since > version 5.2 was released.
If you really want to learn about Linux, don't use any distribution. Just download all the source code and build and install your own distribution.
> So many people pine for the old HP laserjets > (series II and III) that I'm thinking of buying > one of those off ebay instead of trying to find a > "modern" printer that won't need a replacement > drum in 6 months which costs almost as much as > the printer did.
That's what I did. I didn't have to buy them, they were given to me by someone who wanted to get rid of them. They each were experiencing a jam at the pickup roller. Easily fixed with a kit from fixyourownprinter.com. One has been in service for over a year since then with only one problem. A screw fell out. I put the screw back in & it is back in service.
I also have a Laserjet 4 & a Laserjet 4+. Another giveaway;-). One of them was no longer in use because it didn't work. Replacing the toner cartridge corrected the problem;-)
Actually, what I believe the article suggested was that beer which tastes like dishwater actually contains dishwater if it is possible to form antibubbles in it. However, they went on to point out that dish soap wasn't a necessary ingredient for the formation of antibubbles since beer contains proteins which act as surfactants.
I'd say the followers create the mayhem, not the idea. If they didn't have that idea to latch onto, they'd find something else, some other excuse. The action should be punished not the idea.
We can still learn from stupid ideas, even if all we learn is that the idea was bad. Besides, sometimes great ideas seem stupid to the mob. The idea isn't evil, it's the translation of a bad idea into action that is wrong. If we're afraid to propose an idea that might seem stupid to the crowd, then where would we be? I think we would be even worse off.
Equality was once an unpopular idea*. Someone had to promote it before it caught on. That idea also required followers, and resulted in considerable mayhem.
If "wrong" ideas are punished, you can't be sure that the "wrong" ideas are actually bad ideas. Most often they would probably just be unpopular. Particularly if the mob is deciding. Sometimes it is better to promote an unpopular idea anonymously.
* Obviously some people still don't believe in equality. However, I think at this point it is the majority (ie, popular) belief.
Jamming the signal is trivial. Just release a few hundred hawks in the area. Even if the pigeon doesn't get caught, it might be less willing to fly when the hawks are in the area.
> If there's something you need to hide its > generally due to some stupid law or idea that the > creator wasn't held accountable for creating > because they were hidden.
You had me until you suggested that people should be held accountable for creating *ideas*.
Ideas should never be something that people would be held accountable for having.
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Why does everyone assume that homosexuality means no possibility of reproduction?
One theory I once read suggests that homosexual men may tend to be more "female" in their thinking. A similarity in thought processes could make them more comfortable with each other. If they are more comfortable with each other, the possibility of them reproducing could go up. Even if he isn't attracted to her, the drive to reproduce might overcome that or pressure from society might encourage him to pretend (it has been known to happen).
The theory was suggested merely to explain one possible way that evolution could favor homosexuality. The person who suggested the theory cited a study which suggested that homosexual male brains might develop structurally more like heterosexual female brains. I believe the study used PET & MRI to determine structure and activity.
There are certainly physical differences between the sexes, but it is absolutely possible for a woman to engage in sexual intercouse with an unconscious man. All that is necessary is an erection, and they generally happen all the time anyway.
I feel Godwin's law coming on.
...Hitler
...Hitler...I think you could also say that when an organization dies it has a dramatic and often detrimental effect on its charismatic leader.
...um...
When I read the parent post, all I could think about was Hitler.
> Charismatic leaders often have a vision for what
> they're trying to do and they're able to share
> that vision with their followers - who follow
> because they're inspired by the leader.
> In fact, when a charismatic leader leaves (dies,
> steps down, gets fired), it can have a dramatic
> and often detrimental effect on the
> organization.
> Some companies who are in trouble, seek "reform"
> through hiring a charismatic CEO. Sometimes this
> backfires because the organization is so
> different that the leader no longer has the
> charisma that matches the new organization. And
> when it does work, it can leave the orgination
> in trouble again when the Charismatic CEO
> leaves.
The first thing that I thought of when I saw this on slashdot is what will happen 5000 years after the polar ice caps melt and New York is swallowed by the ocean.
Will there be legends about the wonders of the lost city of New York? Will some intrepid explorers point at a submerged city off the eastern coast of what was the United States and claim that they found New York, never realizing that they really found Philadelphia? (silly mistake...even 5000 years into the future, the oil slick from all the cheese steak shops will still be rising up from the deep)
You idiot! You've been shitting in my pool!!!
> chariot that's covered over with eyes that shoot
...when some folks call Jesus the "Prince of
> death rays...
>
> Peace", they're using "Peace" in a sense the rest
> of us aren't familiar with.
I think that's what Bush means when he talks about peace.
Where I work, there is a particular class of employee ("Techs" - ie, Radiology Technicians), who are not generally permitted to have email accounts because the supervisors believe this will lead to abuse (emailing their friends instead of working).
It's a silly policy. The benefits of having email would outweigh any drawbacks, and anyone who would (or could) goof off using email can (and probably does) goof off some other way now.
FYI: They have phones, which they can (and do) use to call friends. They have PCs with web browsers which they use to browse the web and even set up mail accounts on yahoo or hotmail. However, they are not permitted to have corporate accounts.
Ultimately, the issue of employees goofing off is a management issue, not a technology issue. Employees have been goofing off since long before the first computer or cell phone. Restricting useful technology because management can't or won't do their job is just stupid.
I haven't read the article, but the summary leads me to believe I shouldn't.
Webster, The A-Team, and Charles In Charge did *NOT* become a part of my life.
If a project is stagnant, the reasons are most likely either:
1) no updates are needed.
or
2) there isn't enough interest to continue development.
When a project developer no longer has time to devote to a valued project, others will often take it up. Not always, but pretty often.
The times when I've seen development end for a project, there were usually better options available.
Actually, it was appearing to be wine which was appearing to still be grape juice, but I'm not sure if that adds another miracle or not.
He was asked about religion. It wasn't like they asked what caused all the problems in the world & he said religion. I don't think it is simplistic to say that religion has been (and continues to be) used to justify harm to individuals and society as a whole. That seems sufficient justification to turn away from religion.
> In case you're wondering, I openly advocate not
> voting in the hopes that the current political
> climate will "go away" (not exist because the
> people no longer recognize it) and we can start
> with a fresh system.
> We did that once before remember.
It involved more than just not voting if I recall correctly.
You mean not everyone can?
That's the problem with the world today.
Why didn't she just tell him the elephant was screwing a tire?
Virgin.
> I suspect that I have learned more about Linux
> during the past few months of installing and using
> Gentoo, than I have from using Redhat since
> version 5.2 was released.
If you really want to learn about Linux, don't use any distribution. Just download all the source code and build and install your own distribution.
> So many people pine for the old HP laserjets
;-). One of them was no longer in use because it didn't work. Replacing the toner cartridge corrected the problem ;-)
> (series II and III) that I'm thinking of buying
> one of those off ebay instead of trying to find a
> "modern" printer that won't need a replacement
> drum in 6 months which costs almost as much as
> the printer did.
That's what I did. I didn't have to buy them, they were given to me by someone who wanted to get rid of them. They each were experiencing a jam at the pickup roller. Easily fixed with a kit from fixyourownprinter.com. One has been in service for over a year since then with only one problem. A screw fell out. I put the screw back in & it is back in service.
I also have a Laserjet 4 & a Laserjet 4+. Another giveaway
What tax revenue? Do you actually think they're paying taxes now?
> Well, if you'd check the links in the news item
> you'd notice this is an enforcement of the law.
Does the program permit you to print copies of the bills scaled to less than 75% or more than 150% of the actual size as the law allows?
Actually, what I believe the article suggested was that beer which tastes like dishwater actually contains dishwater if it is possible to form antibubbles in it. However, they went on to point out that dish soap wasn't a necessary ingredient for the formation of antibubbles since beer contains proteins which act as surfactants.
move your right hand right about 1/2 inch. You're hitting 'N' instead of 'M'.
Perhaps the subject should be:
"re-dooomed to fail"
I'd say the followers create the mayhem, not the idea. If they didn't have that idea to latch onto, they'd find something else, some other excuse. The action should be punished not the idea.
We can still learn from stupid ideas, even if all we learn is that the idea was bad. Besides, sometimes great ideas seem stupid to the mob. The idea isn't evil, it's the translation of a bad idea into action that is wrong. If we're afraid to propose an idea that might seem stupid to the crowd, then where would we be? I think we would be even worse off.
Equality was once an unpopular idea*. Someone had to promote it before it caught on. That idea also required followers, and resulted in considerable mayhem.
If "wrong" ideas are punished, you can't be sure that the "wrong" ideas are actually bad ideas. Most often they would probably just be unpopular. Particularly if the mob is deciding. Sometimes it is better to promote an unpopular idea anonymously.
* Obviously some people still don't believe in equality. However, I think at this point it is the majority (ie, popular) belief.
Jamming the signal is trivial. Just release a few hundred hawks in the area. Even if the pigeon doesn't get caught, it might be less willing to fly when the hawks are in the area.
> If there's something you need to hide its
> generally due to some stupid law or idea that the
> creator wasn't held accountable for creating
> because they were hidden.
You had me until you suggested that people should be held accountable for creating *ideas*.
Ideas should never be something that people would be held accountable for having.