the subhuman thread is irrelevant. Honestly, 'your problem'? No, you're not involved, it has nothing to do with you, and so it's not your problem. But the least you could do is be supportive of general human wellfare around the world. Nothing wrong with offering a voice of support so that those who can might be more willing to help. As far as your and their 'choices,' neither you nor most of them have anything at all to do with the cultural and social constructs. Most people in SE Asia never made any choices at all about the French and the British coming in in the 17 and 1800s, and very few of them had anything to say in the agricultural projects. Finally, they have little to say about their ancestry, cultural norms and customs. Choice requires opportunity, which doesn't always exist.
Worrying about the environment is a luxury. Being able to do something to stop what will probably kill you is a luxury. Living anywhere because you want to is a luxury. Having a choice to take the lucid dream inducing malaria drugs or not is a luxury.
Where malaria flourishes, luxuries are scarce.
Travel as much as you can in your life, preferably to the poorer countries. They are often the happier ones.
Sense of history, maybe. Age of culture? Never. Granted, I'm an expat, so my views don't count for much. But to me, the majority China's (that I've seen at least) culture feels very young. Their quick and unquestioning acceptance of what the government tells them to think (read: Japan), their baby-like popular culture, and often childlike squabbling over blame and fault. Dare I mention the fact that a great majority of the youth spend all hours of the night playing video games in MASSIVE internet cafes? Certainly, they have pride in and know about the ancienty of the land, but I often feel there is a srong and obvious disconnect.
As for the article, the PRC's attempts at Internet censorship merely add up to an annoyance. Anyone who has a slight understanding of proxies can easily get around most of its effects. As with any announcement from the PRC, grain of salt in whether they'll actually accomplish anything.
better that pumpkin is honored by you knowing that you were eating it than you not knowing what was going on.
Would you rather be killed by some passing car, not even noticing you, or someone who admires you and actually GAINS from your death and appreciates you and your life.
THAT is what connecting with your food means, it means you recognize its life and its worth and you thank it for its sacrifice, whether it was its own choice or not.
heh..your being a future lawyer does make your post irrelevent, as a future chef i could say 'don't cook yourself, always eat out' and sure that might be sound advice fore the realization that home cooking is some of the best and the only true way to connect with your food. By scratching the backs of your fellow lawyers, you irrelevate your own point.
hey ah..you ever read the slashdot story about the walking fish? yea..and evolution doesnt happen..everything just went *POP*!, species don't go extinct, individuals don't matter-its the population! you catastrophist you.
Read up about evolution before opening your mouth. Pras
The NYTimes article completely misses the point. Realism in games isn't supposed to mimic the CONTENT of the real world, but the PHYSICS of the real world. When you race around a corner at 100 miles an hour you feel a pull, it's not where in the world the corner is or if the corner exists, it's the accurate mimicry of the PULL. Realism takes place even if it's a 1st century BC game or if its a 31st century AD game. If it LOOKS real, then its realism, doesn't matter if there is technology in the CONTENT of the game. Also, with the nostalgia, it's not 'man that game was awesome', (even if it was a great game) its more of a "good ole days" sentiment. Granted the video game market is stagnating, but that doesn't mean the games are worse, there are simply more of them and that means more crappy games. This article completely misfires on what "realism" in games is.
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My ass is offtopic.
I, for one, welcome our new paradoxical overlords.
Great. Exactly what we need.
More 'miracle' foods to "solve" our 'problems.'
When will people stop trying to invent the damned golden rice and actually focus on the real problems?
the subhuman thread is irrelevant.
Honestly, 'your problem'? No, you're not involved, it has nothing to do with you, and so it's not your problem. But the least you could do is be supportive of general human wellfare around the world. Nothing wrong with offering a voice of support so that those who can might be more willing to help.
As far as your and their 'choices,' neither you nor most of them have anything at all to do with the cultural and social constructs. Most people in SE Asia never made any choices at all about the French and the British coming in in the 17 and 1800s, and very few of them had anything to say in the agricultural projects. Finally, they have little to say about their ancestry, cultural norms and customs. Choice requires opportunity, which doesn't always exist.
Worrying about the environment is a luxury. Being able to do something to stop what will probably kill you is a luxury. Living anywhere because you want to is a luxury. Having a choice to take the lucid dream inducing malaria drugs or not is a luxury.
Where malaria flourishes, luxuries are scarce.
Travel as much as you can in your life, preferably to the poorer countries. They are often the happier ones.
Sense of history, maybe. Age of culture? Never. Granted, I'm an expat, so my views don't count for much. But to me, the majority China's (that I've seen at least) culture feels very young. Their quick and unquestioning acceptance of what the government tells them to think (read: Japan), their baby-like popular culture, and often childlike squabbling over blame and fault. Dare I mention the fact that a great majority of the youth spend all hours of the night playing video games in MASSIVE internet cafes?
Certainly, they have pride in and know about the ancienty of the land, but I often feel there is a srong and obvious disconnect.
As for the article, the PRC's attempts at Internet censorship merely add up to an annoyance. Anyone who has a slight understanding of proxies can easily get around most of its effects. As with any announcement from the PRC, grain of salt in whether they'll actually accomplish anything.
Hey,
I'm an expatriate because of the government!
I moved to China!
I can drink a beer on the street here.
Long live freedom fries!
better that pumpkin is honored by you knowing that you were eating it than you not knowing what was going on.
Would you rather be killed by some passing car, not even noticing you, or someone who admires you and actually GAINS from your death and appreciates you and your life.
THAT is what connecting with your food means, it means you recognize its life and its worth and you thank it for its sacrifice, whether it was its own choice or not.
(offtopic i know.)
Pras
heh..your being a future lawyer does make your post irrelevent, as a future chef i could say 'don't cook yourself, always eat out' and sure that might be sound advice fore the realization that home cooking is some of the best and the only true way to connect with your food. By scratching the backs of your fellow lawyers, you irrelevate your own point.
Pras
hey ah..you ever read the slashdot story about the walking fish? yea..and evolution doesnt happen..everything just went *POP*!, species don't go extinct, individuals don't matter-its the population! you catastrophist you.
Read up about evolution before opening your mouth.
Pras
yea, I live there now..though i had to go to coralville to get a job... sigh
The NYTimes article completely misses the point. Realism in games isn't supposed to mimic the CONTENT of the real world, but the PHYSICS of the real world. When you race around a corner at 100 miles an hour you feel a pull, it's not where in the world the corner is or if the corner exists, it's the accurate mimicry of the PULL. Realism takes place even if it's a 1st century BC game or if its a 31st century AD game. If it LOOKS real, then its realism, doesn't matter if there is technology in the CONTENT of the game. Also, with the nostalgia, it's not 'man that game was awesome', (even if it was a great game) its more of a "good ole days" sentiment. Granted the video game market is stagnating, but that doesn't mean the games are worse, there are simply more of them and that means more crappy games. This article completely misfires on what "realism" in games is.
Praseodymn