I meant the Parent, called 'Western Bullshit', not the post that was placed before mine, which is insightful and interesting and deserving of a positive two. Sorry for any confusion.
And why exactly is the above post score positive two? Hell, why is the above post 'Insightful'? It is not insightful, it is a slap in the face of everyone who fought wars like WWII and Desert Storm. The troll above should be modded down like all the other thoughtless cultural relativists.
Yes, he's also using his free speech right to call the nation that recognizes his free speech right hypocritical. Amazing how some people manage to breathe without functional brains.
I can see very few parallels between the Star Wars universe and the Dune universe. Sure, Tatoonie is a desert world and Arrakis is a desert world, but do you have anywhere near the exploration of Tatoonie in the Star Wars movies (the movies being original and, therefore, canon) as you have of Arrakis in the Dune novels? No. Another rather weak connection is the Force and melange. But while the Force seems to be mainly mind-control and telekinesis, melange focuses on giving its users visions of possible futures, along with extended lifespans and blue eyes. Something essential to the Dune novels are the worms. Nothing like them exists in Star Wars. Nothing in Star Wars can even be misconstrued to resemble a worm.
Okay, I've explored rather small side-issues. Let's look at larger concepts. Dune is the history of House Atredes on Arrakis. It begins when Duke Leto, Lady Jessica, Paul, and those attached to their house leave Caladan and land on Arrakis. Star Wars is the story of the rise (Episodes I, II, III) and fall (Episodes IV, V, VI) of the Galactic Empire, the last three being told from the POV of those working to destroy it. Dune is a rather convoluted, and deep, political, social, and economic commentary deeply tied up with the concept of the hydraulic monarchy (political control through a monopoly of some vital resource, like water). Star Wars is a hero myth that borrows elements of Greek and Japanese mythologies. I say they're fundamentally different.
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No, not really. Some languages are more functional than others since you can write much more readable code and you don't have to waste time working around limitations and/or bugs. For an extreme example, compare 80x86 Assembly to Python:
80x86 Assembly:
; This program displays "Hello, World!"
; From http://www.latech.edu/~acm/helloworld/asm.html
dosseg.model small.stack 100h.data
hello_message db 'Hello, World!',0dh,0ah,'$'.code
main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov ah,9
mov dx,offset hello_message
int 21h
mov ax,4C00h
int 21h
main endp
end main
Python:
def hello():
print 'Hello, world!'
So for most applications, Python is better than Assembly. (I feel safe making that claim. Assembly partisans are few and far between these days.) So it isn't all personal taste, and it isn't all inertia. The job you have to do plays a role, so does the machine you're programming on. (Does Visual BASIC even exist on non-Windows machines? I ask merely for information.) In my opinion, a one-size-fits-all language is doomed to failure, and the best we can do is to create a few very good, somewhat specialized languages to do different jobs.
Even if the US disintegrates, we probably won't go into a 'Warring States' period. China has a history of very bad governments moderated by very bad revolutions, whereas the US has a history of good (relative to global history's big picture, very good) governments moderated by peaceful elections and bloodless transitions. There simply is no comparison.
Then I can assume your little screwup was intentional, or is this an example of Guadere's Law?
(Guadere's Law: A shameless in-joke only the users of the Straight Dope Message Bord would understand. Succinctly, anyone correcting a spelling or grammar mistake of another poster is bound to make his/her own spelling or grammar mistake in the post correcting the mistake.)
Yes, this is my first post. Thanks for asking "Who the hell is that?"
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I meant the Parent, called 'Western Bullshit', not the post that was placed before mine, which is insightful and interesting and deserving of a positive two. Sorry for any confusion.
And why exactly is the above post score positive two? Hell, why is the above post 'Insightful'? It is not insightful, it is a slap in the face of everyone who fought wars like WWII and Desert Storm. The troll above should be modded down like all the other thoughtless cultural relativists.
Yes, he's also using his free speech right to call the nation that recognizes his free speech right hypocritical. Amazing how some people manage to breathe without functional brains.
I can see very few parallels between the Star Wars universe and the Dune universe. Sure, Tatoonie is a desert world and Arrakis is a desert world, but do you have anywhere near the exploration of Tatoonie in the Star Wars movies (the movies being original and, therefore, canon) as you have of Arrakis in the Dune novels? No. Another rather weak connection is the Force and melange. But while the Force seems to be mainly mind-control and telekinesis, melange focuses on giving its users visions of possible futures, along with extended lifespans and blue eyes. Something essential to the Dune novels are the worms. Nothing like them exists in Star Wars. Nothing in Star Wars can even be misconstrued to resemble a worm.
Okay, I've explored rather small side-issues. Let's look at larger concepts. Dune is the history of House Atredes on Arrakis. It begins when Duke Leto, Lady Jessica, Paul, and those attached to their house leave Caladan and land on Arrakis. Star Wars is the story of the rise (Episodes I, II, III) and fall (Episodes IV, V, VI) of the Galactic Empire, the last three being told from the POV of those working to destroy it. Dune is a rather convoluted, and deep, political, social, and economic commentary deeply tied up with the concept of the hydraulic monarchy (political control through a monopoly of some vital resource, like water). Star Wars is a hero myth that borrows elements of Greek and Japanese mythologies. I say they're fundamentally different.
No, not really. Some languages are more functional than others since you can write much more readable code and you don't have to waste time working around limitations and/or bugs. For an extreme example, compare 80x86 Assembly to Python: 80x86 Assembly: ; This program displays "Hello, World!" ; From http://www.latech.edu/~acm/helloworld/asm.html dosseg .model small .stack 100h .data
hello_message db 'Hello, World!',0dh,0ah,'$' .code
main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov ah,9
mov dx,offset hello_message
int 21h
mov ax,4C00h
int 21h
main endp
end main
Python:
def hello():
print 'Hello, world!'
So for most applications, Python is better than Assembly. (I feel safe making that claim. Assembly partisans are few and far between these days.) So it isn't all personal taste, and it isn't all inertia. The job you have to do plays a role, so does the machine you're programming on. (Does Visual BASIC even exist on non-Windows machines? I ask merely for information.) In my opinion, a one-size-fits-all language is doomed to failure, and the best we can do is to create a few very good, somewhat specialized languages to do different jobs.
And who exactly recognizes Sealand as a country?
and what would future historians call that war?
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The Hundred Pussies War!
(But I'm sure there would be more than a thousand pussies involved.)
Hey, you asked.
Even if the US disintegrates, we probably won't go into a 'Warring States' period. China has a history of very bad governments moderated by very bad revolutions, whereas the US has a history of good (relative to global history's big picture, very good) governments moderated by peaceful elections and bloodless transitions. There simply is no comparison.
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Then I can assume your little screwup was intentional, or is this an example of Guadere's Law? (Guadere's Law: A shameless in-joke only the users of the Straight Dope Message Bord would understand. Succinctly, anyone correcting a spelling or grammar mistake of another poster is bound to make his/her own spelling or grammar mistake in the post correcting the mistake.) Yes, this is my first post. Thanks for asking "Who the hell is that?"