According to the Globe & Mail article, it sounds very much as though the Farmer in question knew what he was doing and deliberately collected seeds from canola which was resisting Roundup and re-planted them for the next season.
Fine.
This doesn't, of course, make Monsanto any less an out-of-control monstrosity.
Read about Roundup resistant Soy Beans and how they are destroying Argentina's eco-system.
Day of the Freekin' Trifids.
Patenting life is retarded; I don't care how much work and research you put into it. A dangerous, irresponsible idea doesn't entitle you to make money; it entitles you to prison time. Monsanto certainly needs to be shut down, but nonetheless, the Canadian case is not black and white. It's black and stupid.
If you're going to abandon America to the Christaliban, just go quietly. The rest of us who value liberty will stay here fighting for it. And for you, too, of course: you cowards will be safe nowhere from the Global War on Terror. Start telling your impressionable friends to stick together - don't get scared, get even.
That's right, folks. This post, (quoted in its entirety above) was real. Incomprehensible, much like Bush's public speaking technique, and so steeped in social programming as to be beyond any hope of salvation.
THIS is the neighbor you live next to who will call the Feds on you for speaking critically of your government in public. This is the neighbor who believes without question the rhetoric of the 'Global War on Terror' which spews from his television.
He's right about one thing; Don't be afraid of him; fear locks you up. But definitely be aware! This guy is dangerous because he's both stupid and in possession of power. Bad combo. This is the sort of guy who will be wearing an arm band, (or the equivalent thereof), before the end rolls around, and he'll not see the problem with doing so.
Eyes open. Pay strict attention to objective reality left and right.
I would also have to ask, where else in the world could you go that you could escape from a corrupt tyrinical U.S. Government? Cuba? Syria? Iran? North Korea?
France comes to mind. --Not in that there is no political corruption; no nation seems free of it these days, --although I somehow doubt you'd have much problem with extradition. Spain also seems like a nice choice. I hear their government has shifted political polarities recently. . . (Ahem.)
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands also look like good bets.
Keep in mind, while living in the U.S., it is hard to get a good reading on what the rest of the world looks like. This is par for the course when it comes to tyrannical nations. The media does its job well.
Do you want to stay here, fight corruption, and work within the systems to make change, or have you given up (like Fantastic Lad) and hope that the corruption will lead to collapse, with ultimately thousands or millions dying in the process?
*cough* Sorry, did you say, 'Fight' corruption and work with the systems to make change? What fighting have you done recently? What fighting do you plan to do? Vote Kerry? Come on. You're dreaming. The freight train has already passed the point of no return. --Do you remember when that point was passed? It happened just before the U.S. invaded Iraq. For about two weeks, there was actually a window of opportunity where it looked like the weight of world opinion and public outcry had a chance of stopping the behemoth. But it wasn't enough, and now things are unbelievably far beyond any form of salvation. The game is set, and the trap is closing. I don't want the world to end/begin in a miserable way. That's just how people have chosen, and it's foolish to not recognize it and try to position yourself appropriately. When the transition comes, there is the very painful and the somewhat painful solution. It's up to you which way you go.
And I never said 'thousands or millions'. I have said and continue to say, billions.
What country on the Earth offers the combination of freedom, domestic protection from war, and economic opportunites better than the U.S.A.?
If you have to ask that question, then you really need to get some perspective. The U.S. is one of the worst 'first world' nations to live in, even though it's people steadfastly believe what they have been told since birth; that it is the very best; the cream of the crop! But look into relative standards of living, average hours worked, number of mandatory holidays, levels of poverty and starvation, standards of health care, prison populations, police abuse. ..
Heck, pick France to compare all of these points against! You'll be shocked.
--And safety from 'threats'? I don't even know where to begin with that, except to say, "Wow. You really believe that? Wow."
But don't feel bad. It's always hard to admit you've been taken in by a scam; but after getting over the intial feeling of shame, suddenly you feel great because you finally have power over yourself once again. You feel stronger for no longer being somebody's fool. In the end, it's the only sensible road, and the only one which will lead to health and strength.
I was under the impression that with the Patriot Act, such things as subpoenas were rendered mere acts of politeness. ..
The simple fact that concerned citizens are being investigated by the FBI while Diebold only getting a show of wrist slapping, (if that), sorta says something.
Remember; she shape of your life is up to YOU. I have been urging people to get out of the US before it is too late. That window is closing fast. Would it surprise anybody at this point to see Big Brother pick people up who are trying to cross the border with their belongings?
It's only a matter of SHORT time.
The end is getting pretty frickin' nigh. Get your shit in order.
(I wonder if Paypal is going to continue serving Blackboxvoting. ..?)
Oh, and for those who plan to stay, (like everybody), but who don't want to be affected by the coming Draft. . . I ran across this story about a legal way to NOT be drafted. I was wondering if it is a true and viable way. Any Lawyers among you who want to give a crack at answering would be appreciated.
Trolled into dust again for pointing out the obvious?
Since when did Slashdot moderators turn into a bunch of patriotic numb-skulls? The Bush clan is KILLING America! --And Americans, for that matter. How many kids have been murdered and mutilated in Bush-boy's idiotic, false war which the world begged him not to jump into? People with brains KNEW it was going to turn into this, -and worse.
The American death toll is climbing into the 1000's, and if you damned fools don't pull your heads out, the Middle East is going to make the Viet Nam war monument look like a grade-school sculpture. And the moderators support this??? Sick. Sick. FUCKING Sick!
Man! I'll have to remember this and poke harder in the future, because this is obviously where it hurts. --People can deal with all sorts of my posts, but when you start in with a little harmless word-play, the nerves get pinched.
But that's okay. You'll just make my worrisome words go away, and when they are out of sight, you'll feel all warm and snuggly once again.
It's boring as shit. It's ugly as shit. And the artistic metaphor is bang on.
Think about it.
I mean, where other than the grocery store giants does the average 'consumer' (and what a delightfully disgusting word) come in contact with more genetically messed-with stuff? Nowhere. If you are alive, then you've probably ingested a Monsanto product or ten over the last week!
DNA modified for the purpose of selling bullshit, ugly product to bullshit, ugly consumers.
I'd love to talk to 'Abigail Fallis' about her sculpture. I wonder if she realizes what she has created.
Side note;
Abigail Fallis???
Is anybody else finding it weird that there are so many dead-giveaways in words and names these days? Consider. ..
George Bush. (Big pussy.)
Dick Cheney. (Big Penis)
Colin Powell. (Sceptic Ass Tank.)
Condolezza Rice. (Condole: To offer sympathy and support to) (ezza - with ease?) That's her job description, pretty much. Advise and support the Prez.
Donald Rumsfeld (Felled by Rum? -Booze, an escapist substance; drunk on escapism?) (A stretch, but it jumped out nonetheless. ..)
Hell, I don't know. I'm just playing. But you just know they're going to stick in your mind!
The best I have come up with in my two or three minutes of pondering is the idea that life has become cheap - essentially that DNA is now like a commodity at a supermarket.
No, I think that's it. -Except I somehow doubt the commissionaires saw this creepy little metaphor. I can't imagine that they did; why advertise such a horrific thing unless they were deliberately trying to force the public into submitting to the idea?
Somehow, I don't think the fine gents in charge of grocery store chains are entirely tuned into such things. Just pawns. Probably with brain suckers attached to the backs of their necks.
The one that really gets me, though, is when you point out to a person a piece of the un-reported world, (like, say, point up at a nice chemtrail tic-tac-toe display being sprayed overhead), and see the person go through the following series of reactions. ..
1. Turn pale.
2. Get very quiet and pensive for several days or weeks.
3. Re-boot and boldly announce that there is actually no problem, that you are wrong and the authority figures are honest and right. --This based purely on internal rationalizations and clever denial structures rather than any hard evidence or honest research of any kind. (Honest research tends to send the person back to step 1.)
4. The person goes on about his/her life whistling a happy tune while Echelon continues to listen. ..
And you know, fair enough! I don't know what's really going on in the skies, or in the communications system, or anywhere else for that matter. The problem is that the signs and indications of nefarious weird shit are still there and are getting louder all the time. The difference between the two types of people is that some want to know what's really going on in the world and are willing to look and think and discuss and slowly build up a picture of the truth, while others prefer to hide from unsettling thoughts at all cost.
Nobody can force another's eyes open. As much as you might want to share your insights and wonder at the miraculous and startling world unfolding all around us, some people are simply going to prefer their TV reality.
I don't understand it and I find it hard not to grow disrespectful, but I've given up trying to change it. Abandon the fearful and get new friends; that's all you can do.
Best quote: "Those with the courage of a Lion will not have the fate of a Mouse."
was able to get a book published while spouting this idiot clap-trap. Now that's amazing!
I'm not saying that parallel universes don't exist; I certainly think they do. But this guy's experiment doesn't prove it. --Or at least not as it was explained by the author of the article, who doesn't even seem to know the difference between a 'photon' and 'proton'.
Since the switch from 'Photons' to 'Protons' happened half-way through his story, I figured something had gone horribly wrong with his experiment and that his alternate self had unwittingly finished the article.
If awareness (a glob of energy) transcends death, and simply continues without a reciever/puppet (the body), at a different energetic frequency within the existing spectrum, (all within this Universe), then the anthropic principal is not proven or disproven by, 'blow your head up' experiments.
A lot of big If's, to be certain, but then we're already playing in, 'Amazing Stories' land.
Just out of curiousity where was this that 4 hours couldn't find some sort of wilderness, I've never lived more than an hour from wilderness, and I can't think of anywhere that there isn't wilderness within an hour if you know who to ask or what to do.
Toronto, Canada. Sprawling mega-city of 4 million, covering an area as large as some small countries. Golden Arches, pavement and Doughnut shops as far as the eye can see.
Though, to be fair, I was exaggerating. I think the round trip was maybe only six hours in total and that included a stop in a small town for something to eat. If I had done some careful planning, I could probably have found a few provincial parks within less than a 2 hour drive from of the city core. But at the time, going 'bugshit' prevented careful planning, (and if one does not plan carefully, provincial parks will not be open, since they have standard operating hours one must confrom to. Grr.) Also, at that point, ANY level of civilization was going to be intolerable to me.
Ontario has some nice wilderness areas, and with some good planning and maybe only 2 or three hours of one-way driving, you can certainly reach them.
My main point, however, was more to illustrate that wild spaces both necessary, and that wiring them with human monitoring technology is probably Not a Good Idea.
-FL
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I read Snowcrash because somebody told me I had to. I did. "The World of the Future as Envisioned by Somebody Who Uses a Mac."
Snowcrash was unbelievably immature and completely implausible on an endless number of counts. The Ultra-Cool central idea, (a programming virus for Humans transmissible simply by looking), was half-baked and under-developed. What a shame. The only thing which kept that book floating was Neal's fun and punchy style of prose. (Sounds like the charismatic wise-ass in the class who knows more raw facts than the teacher, knows how to deliver them, but who still flounders like a dying fish when asked about the Meaning of Life.) Still, when read with the understanding that the whole book was (meant?) to be a pulp joke on the same level as, Kill Bill, I found it to be almost entertaining. Until the ending. Neal needs a good smacking for that ending. And his editors need to be fired.
Whatever.
More interesting was his internet-distributed essay he wrote after discovering Linux and ditching his Mac. Though the ending was also ill-focused and confusing. Pattern?
So the long and short is this. ..
NO WAY am I going to torture myself with 1200 pages of his latest series just to know what the buzz is. And since the review doesn't cover what I want to know, I'll ask it here. ..
Does Stephenson's expose of economic 'reality' take into account forces like the Masons, Knights-Templar, Rothschildes, the Jews and all that good stuff, or is it just another attempt to fill people with a self-satisfied belief that they know more than they really do?
--Too much control makes people go apeshit and try to blow up the central processor. (With mechs.)
Let me see if I can illustrate. ..
When I lived in the heart of an exciting, big metropolis, there were times when I had an over-whelming need to get off the grid. Get away from the pollution, the traffic, the endless electric hum of humanity. To be able to go for a walk at two in the morning without worrying if I look suspicious to the cruising cop cars.
All the artificiality and order and constraing was some days utterly maddening. The fact that I couldn't ever turn it off or get away made me feel something approaching claustrophobia.
I suspect most people experience a similar constant sense of underlying anxiety based on this, but perhaps do not understand or recognize the cause. Well I do recognize it, and that just makes it worse.
I remember one time my skin was just crawling; there was a television blaring in the apartment below, the constant car alarms wouldn't shut up, the traffic, the stench, the foul tap water on my toothbrush. ..
I thought I was going to lose it, so I borrowed a friend's car and drove, trying to find somewhere off the grid which was not controlled. A patch of natural, raw forest. A ditch. Anything.
No such luck. I drove ten clicks over the speed limit for nearly four hours straight in one direction; AWAY from the city core. No luck. Grid everywhere. Fences, buildings, No-Tresspassing signs. The land had all been cut into huge rectangles, cleared of natural vegetation and 'owned' like so many PC boxes with Blaster Worms.
I gave up, and went home and just dealt with it. It goes away if you turn off pieces of yourself.
Anyway, the problem was, I just didn't drive far enough. The Matrix does have an edge, (thank goodness!), and once you get on the other side, the hum dies and people start acting normal for the first time ever. Normal! I could write forever about the differences between people who live plugged in and those who don't.
Eventually moved.
Anyway, my point here is essentially this. ..
I'd rather get lost and die in some patch of back woods through my own stupidity than live forever connected and monitored and 'safe'.
I may sound like a moron, but at least I don't rant like a petulant child.
No, your M.O. appears to be one of barely contained ire at any hint of threat to an over-inflated self-image. Pop goes the weasel!
Anyway, 'Child??' Bah! I take exception! My rants are usually single-spaced and well over 100 words!
In any case, you don't actually sound like a moron. I just said that to see which of us was the more petulant. Amazingly, you win! (And here I thought you going to be all mature about it.)
Now let's see if you can keep those sticky little fingers away from the 'send' button while I tease you this time around. ..
the responses to this story and do a little measuring and thinking rather than demanding that others do all the research and providing of proof, one would discover that more than one person in this case has complained about the same group of spammers.
In any case, I seriously doubt anybody here is going to get involved by directly retaliating against the company in question. The poster is simply asking for advice from an experienced knowledge pool in how to deal with fax spammers. This is called "Networking"; it promotes discussion and thought. It is a very useful tool in solving all manner of problem. Your false brand of skepticism, however, only vilifies the victim and aids nobody but the aggressor.
You'll have to pardon me for knee-jerking. These days whenever I see somebody tossing 'reasonable' doubts around for the wrong side in FBI v.s. Lone Student type issues, I get quite peeved. The FBI doesn't need anybody's help these days, and I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt, (of which I don't actually have any in this case) to the kid with student debts rather than the billion dollar funded G-men with badges, guns and the legal 'right' to throw you in jail for looking shifty.
But it's clear now that you're not a moron, so I apologize. You just sounded like one for a moment there.
to expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize activities" of those individuals and organizations whose ideas or goals he opposed.
You know all those despised, 'Tin Foil Hatters,' out there which the bulk of the Slashdot reflexively ridicules? Well there is certainly a lot of bullshit in the New Age arena, but where do you suppose it all came from and what it might be obscuring? Very few, it seems, have enough guts to risk being laughed at in order to find out.
If you were a character in the Matrix, I bet you'd like to think that you would be smart enough, intuitive enough and brave enough to wake up if given the opportunity. I've met very, very few, however, who have what it takes.
Do some reading on how Project Blue Book worked. Richard M. Dolan did an intensive study of the whole UFO phenomenon from 1941-1973, basing everything on hundreds of military, airforce and police reports, an overpowering picture emerges. We're talking about hundreds upon hundreds of officers, pilots and enlisted men in multiple witness events over the years. It was amazing to see just how deliberately and blatantly the government worked to hush everything up and squash and misdirect public inquiry. This can of worms is enormous, and it leads to many, many different areas, including the current game of 'War on Terrorism'.
It's exactly that kind of thinking which is used by those who would like to see all of America RFID'd and under an 8 O'clock curfew. Quit helping the evil bastards justify their fascist agenda. The FBI certainly isn't going to return the favor by supplying rationalisms as to why the student might have perfectly innocent reasons for his request.
Remember; There are only step-forwards, no step-backs in the game of Military Lock-Down.
Anyway, as a student, I would have gotten a huge kick out of using a public access system like FOIA to get maps of underground tunnels!
The 'War on Terrorism' is a manufactured shill game. Anybody who falls for it is a fool.
The technology is there, but it seems that nobody has yet worked out that there is a big, screaming hole in the fabric of space and time begging for a device which a person can read a book on in comfort.
Such a device must have the following features. ..
1. Light-weight and comfortable. The user must be able to lie in bed with it while reading. A 10 pound laptop with an annoying keyboard taking up space and demanding that you hold it the wrong way around, is NOT the answer.
2. Easy command interface. It must be possible to page through a document with a minimum of movements using only one hand, either the left or right.
3. Big Display. The screen has got to be larger than that of a PDA. The active display area must be at LEAST, 3.5" x 6" --that of a standard paperback novel.
4. Must be able to plug into a portable keyboard. If I can't use it as a word processor, then that's just stupid.
I've met dozens of people who would love to have a portable word processor/reader of this sort. I'm one of them.
The fact that nobody has made one is the result of either all the manufacturers are retards, or that the market for a useful tool is too small; that the bulk of consumers are retards. Take your pick. Either way, if and when such a device does come along, I'm sure it will cost way more than it's worth. The technology for such a device has been around for ages now, but all we have are a bunch of pretend Tri-Corders that play MP3's but which cannot scan for shit.
PDA's annoy the piss out of me. Glorified day planners and music boxes, --and I've always thought that their earlier cousins, the humble Walkman, while cool in a gadget kind of way, was far too awkward, distracting and downright irritating to actually use in the real world.
Just a reader, please. Bells and Whistles are strictly for Clowns.
Denial can be sweet, but I find it better to simply not get in a fluster about the reality of a situation and instead just deal with it.
The fact of the matter is that there areBig Freekin' Rocks falling out of the sky, and there are going to be more of them, and bigger ones, as the next few years progress. Cyclical catastrophe is part of life on Earth.
But don't sweat it. You live many lives, so the fact that this one might end in a big ball of fire shouldn't worry you too much. Enjoy the show.
Problem is, Upper Management knows there's a problem, but since they don't like it when people panic and stop attending their local salt-mines, they make a point of keeping events like this at a very low profile.
I imagine it will be more difficult to do this as things continue to heat up.
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Fine.
This doesn't, of course, make Monsanto any less an out-of-control monstrosity.
Read about Roundup resistant Soy Beans and how they are destroying Argentina's eco-system.
Day of the Freekin' Trifids.
Patenting life is retarded; I don't care how much work and research you put into it. A dangerous, irresponsible idea doesn't entitle you to make money; it entitles you to prison time. Monsanto certainly needs to be shut down, but nonetheless, the Canadian case is not black and white. It's black and stupid.
-FL
That's right, folks. This post, (quoted in its entirety above) was real. Incomprehensible, much like Bush's public speaking technique, and so steeped in social programming as to be beyond any hope of salvation.
THIS is the neighbor you live next to who will call the Feds on you for speaking critically of your government in public. This is the neighbor who believes without question the rhetoric of the 'Global War on Terror' which spews from his television.
He's right about one thing; Don't be afraid of him; fear locks you up. But definitely be aware! This guy is dangerous because he's both stupid and in possession of power. Bad combo. This is the sort of guy who will be wearing an arm band, (or the equivalent thereof), before the end rolls around, and he'll not see the problem with doing so.
Eyes open. Pay strict attention to objective reality left and right.
-FL
France comes to mind. --Not in that there is no political corruption; no nation seems free of it these days, --although I somehow doubt you'd have much problem with extradition. Spain also seems like a nice choice. I hear their government has shifted political polarities recently. . . (Ahem.)
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands also look like good bets.
Keep in mind, while living in the U.S., it is hard to get a good reading on what the rest of the world looks like. This is par for the course when it comes to tyrannical nations. The media does its job well.
Do you want to stay here, fight corruption, and work within the systems to make change, or have you given up (like Fantastic Lad) and hope that the corruption will lead to collapse, with ultimately thousands or millions dying in the process?
*cough* Sorry, did you say, 'Fight' corruption and work with the systems to make change? What fighting have you done recently? What fighting do you plan to do? Vote Kerry? Come on. You're dreaming. The freight train has already passed the point of no return. --Do you remember when that point was passed? It happened just before the U.S. invaded Iraq. For about two weeks, there was actually a window of opportunity where it looked like the weight of world opinion and public outcry had a chance of stopping the behemoth. But it wasn't enough, and now things are unbelievably far beyond any form of salvation. The game is set, and the trap is closing. I don't want the world to end/begin in a miserable way. That's just how people have chosen, and it's foolish to not recognize it and try to position yourself appropriately. When the transition comes, there is the very painful and the somewhat painful solution. It's up to you which way you go.
And I never said 'thousands or millions'. I have said and continue to say, billions.
What country on the Earth offers the combination of freedom, domestic protection from war, and economic opportunites better than the U.S.A.?
If you have to ask that question, then you really need to get some perspective. The U.S. is one of the worst 'first world' nations to live in, even though it's people steadfastly believe what they have been told since birth; that it is the very best; the cream of the crop! But look into relative standards of living, average hours worked, number of mandatory holidays, levels of poverty and starvation, standards of health care, prison populations, police abuse. .
Heck, pick France to compare all of these points against! You'll be shocked.
--And safety from 'threats'? I don't even know where to begin with that, except to say, "Wow. You really believe that? Wow."
But don't feel bad. It's always hard to admit you've been taken in by a scam; but after getting over the intial feeling of shame, suddenly you feel great because you finally have power over yourself once again. You feel stronger for no longer being somebody's fool. In the end, it's the only sensible road, and the only one which will lead to health and strength.
Good luck to you!
-FL
The simple fact that concerned citizens are being investigated by the FBI while Diebold only getting a show of wrist slapping, (if that), sorta says something.
Remember; she shape of your life is up to YOU. I have been urging people to get out of the US before it is too late. That window is closing fast. Would it surprise anybody at this point to see Big Brother pick people up who are trying to cross the border with their belongings?
It's only a matter of SHORT time.
The end is getting pretty frickin' nigh. Get your shit in order.
(I wonder if Paypal is going to continue serving Blackboxvoting. .
Oh, and for those who plan to stay, (like everybody), but who don't want to be affected by the coming Draft. . . I ran across this story about a legal way to NOT be drafted. I was wondering if it is a true and viable way. Any Lawyers among you who want to give a crack at answering would be appreciated.
Cheers and Good Luck, my friends!
-FL
Since when did Slashdot moderators turn into a bunch of patriotic numb-skulls? The Bush clan is KILLING America! --And Americans, for that matter. How many kids have been murdered and mutilated in Bush-boy's idiotic, false war which the world begged him not to jump into? People with brains KNEW it was going to turn into this, -and worse.
The American death toll is climbing into the 1000's, and if you damned fools don't pull your heads out, the Middle East is going to make the Viet Nam war monument look like a grade-school sculpture. And the moderators support this??? Sick. Sick. FUCKING Sick!
Man! I'll have to remember this and poke harder in the future, because this is obviously where it hurts. --People can deal with all sorts of my posts, but when you start in with a little harmless word-play, the nerves get pinched.
But that's okay. You'll just make my worrisome words go away, and when they are out of sight, you'll feel all warm and snuggly once again.
Pathetic.
-FL
Think about it.
I mean, where other than the grocery store giants does the average 'consumer' (and what a delightfully disgusting word) come in contact with more genetically messed-with stuff? Nowhere. If you are alive, then you've probably ingested a Monsanto product or ten over the last week!
DNA modified for the purpose of selling bullshit, ugly product to bullshit, ugly consumers.
I'd love to talk to 'Abigail Fallis' about her sculpture. I wonder if she realizes what she has created.
Side note;
Abigail Fallis???
Is anybody else finding it weird that there are so many dead-giveaways in words and names these days? Consider. .
George Bush. (Big pussy.)
Dick Cheney. (Big Penis)
Colin Powell. (Sceptic Ass Tank.)
Condolezza Rice. (Condole: To offer sympathy and support to) (ezza - with ease?) That's her job description, pretty much. Advise and support the Prez.
Donald Rumsfeld (Felled by Rum? -Booze, an escapist substance; drunk on escapism?) (A stretch, but it jumped out nonetheless. .
Hell, I don't know. I'm just playing. But you just know they're going to stick in your mind!
-FL
No, I think that's it. -Except I somehow doubt the commissionaires saw this creepy little metaphor. I can't imagine that they did; why advertise such a horrific thing unless they were deliberately trying to force the public into submitting to the idea?
Somehow, I don't think the fine gents in charge of grocery store chains are entirely tuned into such things. Just pawns. Probably with brain suckers attached to the backs of their necks.
-FL
The one that really gets me, though, is when you point out to a person a piece of the un-reported world, (like, say, point up at a nice chemtrail tic-tac-toe display being sprayed overhead), and see the person go through the following series of reactions. .
And you know, fair enough! I don't know what's really going on in the skies, or in the communications system, or anywhere else for that matter. The problem is that the signs and indications of nefarious weird shit are still there and are getting louder all the time. The difference between the two types of people is that some want to know what's really going on in the world and are willing to look and think and discuss and slowly build up a picture of the truth, while others prefer to hide from unsettling thoughts at all cost.
Nobody can force another's eyes open. As much as you might want to share your insights and wonder at the miraculous and startling world unfolding all around us, some people are simply going to prefer their TV reality.
I don't understand it and I find it hard not to grow disrespectful, but I've given up trying to change it. Abandon the fearful and get new friends; that's all you can do.
Best quote: "Those with the courage of a Lion will not have the fate of a Mouse."
-FL
-FL
I am so proud to be part of the human race right now, I could just puke. .
-FL
I believe that was one of the major points cited by the men who started this false, 'War on Terrorism'.
Pretend terrorists, Pretend consultants. Lots of dead civilians. (Who cares? We have billions of civilians. Life is cheap.)
-FL
I'm not saying that parallel universes don't exist; I certainly think they do. But this guy's experiment doesn't prove it. --Or at least not as it was explained by the author of the article, who doesn't even seem to know the difference between a 'photon' and 'proton'.
-FL
Your explanation makes much more sense.
-FL
A lot of big If's, to be certain, but then we're already playing in, 'Amazing Stories' land.
-FL
Toronto, Canada. Sprawling mega-city of 4 million, covering an area as large as some small countries. Golden Arches, pavement and Doughnut shops as far as the eye can see.
Though, to be fair, I was exaggerating. I think the round trip was maybe only six hours in total and that included a stop in a small town for something to eat. If I had done some careful planning, I could probably have found a few provincial parks within less than a 2 hour drive from of the city core. But at the time, going 'bugshit' prevented careful planning, (and if one does not plan carefully, provincial parks will not be open, since they have standard operating hours one must confrom to. Grr.) Also, at that point, ANY level of civilization was going to be intolerable to me.
Ontario has some nice wilderness areas, and with some good planning and maybe only 2 or three hours of one-way driving, you can certainly reach them.
My main point, however, was more to illustrate that wild spaces both necessary, and that wiring them with human monitoring technology is probably Not a Good Idea.
-FL
Snowcrash was unbelievably immature and completely implausible on an endless number of counts. The Ultra-Cool central idea, (a programming virus for Humans transmissible simply by looking), was half-baked and under-developed. What a shame. The only thing which kept that book floating was Neal's fun and punchy style of prose. (Sounds like the charismatic wise-ass in the class who knows more raw facts than the teacher, knows how to deliver them, but who still flounders like a dying fish when asked about the Meaning of Life.) Still, when read with the understanding that the whole book was (meant?) to be a pulp joke on the same level as, Kill Bill, I found it to be almost entertaining. Until the ending. Neal needs a good smacking for that ending. And his editors need to be fired.
Whatever.
More interesting was his internet-distributed essay he wrote after discovering Linux and ditching his Mac. Though the ending was also ill-focused and confusing. Pattern?
So the long and short is this. .
NO WAY am I going to torture myself with 1200 pages of his latest series just to know what the buzz is. And since the review doesn't cover what I want to know, I'll ask it here. .
Does Stephenson's expose of economic 'reality' take into account forces like the Masons, Knights-Templar, Rothschildes, the Jews and all that good stuff, or is it just another attempt to fill people with a self-satisfied belief that they know more than they really do?
Is Neal Serving or Harming?
Thank you.
-FL
Let me see if I can illustrate. .
When I lived in the heart of an exciting, big metropolis, there were times when I had an over-whelming need to get off the grid. Get away from the pollution, the traffic, the endless electric hum of humanity. To be able to go for a walk at two in the morning without worrying if I look suspicious to the cruising cop cars.
All the artificiality and order and constraing was some days utterly maddening. The fact that I couldn't ever turn it off or get away made me feel something approaching claustrophobia.
I suspect most people experience a similar constant sense of underlying anxiety based on this, but perhaps do not understand or recognize the cause. Well I do recognize it, and that just makes it worse.
I remember one time my skin was just crawling; there was a television blaring in the apartment below, the constant car alarms wouldn't shut up, the traffic, the stench, the foul tap water on my toothbrush. .
I thought I was going to lose it, so I borrowed a friend's car and drove, trying to find somewhere off the grid which was not controlled. A patch of natural, raw forest. A ditch. Anything.
No such luck. I drove ten clicks over the speed limit for nearly four hours straight in one direction; AWAY from the city core. No luck. Grid everywhere. Fences, buildings, No-Tresspassing signs. The land had all been cut into huge rectangles, cleared of natural vegetation and 'owned' like so many PC boxes with Blaster Worms.
I gave up, and went home and just dealt with it. It goes away if you turn off pieces of yourself.
Anyway, the problem was, I just didn't drive far enough. The Matrix does have an edge, (thank goodness!), and once you get on the other side, the hum dies and people start acting normal for the first time ever. Normal! I could write forever about the differences between people who live plugged in and those who don't.
Eventually moved.
Anyway, my point here is essentially this. .
I'd rather get lost and die in some patch of back woods through my own stupidity than live forever connected and monitored and 'safe'.
-FL
No, your M.O. appears to be one of barely contained ire at any hint of threat to an over-inflated self-image. Pop goes the weasel!
Anyway, 'Child??' Bah! I take exception! My rants are usually single-spaced and well over 100 words!
In any case, you don't actually sound like a moron. I just said that to see which of us was the more petulant. Amazingly, you win! (And here I thought you going to be all mature about it.)
Now let's see if you can keep those sticky little fingers away from the 'send' button while I tease you this time around. .
-FL
In any case, I seriously doubt anybody here is going to get involved by directly retaliating against the company in question. The poster is simply asking for advice from an experienced knowledge pool in how to deal with fax spammers. This is called "Networking"; it promotes discussion and thought. It is a very useful tool in solving all manner of problem. Your false brand of skepticism, however, only vilifies the victim and aids nobody but the aggressor.
-FL
You'll have to pardon me for knee-jerking. These days whenever I see somebody tossing 'reasonable' doubts around for the wrong side in FBI v.s. Lone Student type issues, I get quite peeved. The FBI doesn't need anybody's help these days, and I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt, (of which I don't actually have any in this case) to the kid with student debts rather than the billion dollar funded G-men with badges, guns and the legal 'right' to throw you in jail for looking shifty.
But it's clear now that you're not a moron, so I apologize. You just sounded like one for a moment there.
-FL
You know all those despised, 'Tin Foil Hatters,' out there which the bulk of the Slashdot reflexively ridicules? Well there is certainly a lot of bullshit in the New Age arena, but where do you suppose it all came from and what it might be obscuring? Very few, it seems, have enough guts to risk being laughed at in order to find out.
If you were a character in the Matrix, I bet you'd like to think that you would be smart enough, intuitive enough and brave enough to wake up if given the opportunity. I've met very, very few, however, who have what it takes.
Do some reading on how Project Blue Book worked. Richard M. Dolan did an intensive study of the whole UFO phenomenon from 1941-1973, basing everything on hundreds of military, airforce and police reports, an overpowering picture emerges. We're talking about hundreds upon hundreds of officers, pilots and enlisted men in multiple witness events over the years. It was amazing to see just how deliberately and blatantly the government worked to hush everything up and squash and misdirect public inquiry. This can of worms is enormous, and it leads to many, many different areas, including the current game of 'War on Terrorism'.
-FL
Remember; There are only step-forwards, no step-backs in the game of Military Lock-Down.
Anyway, as a student, I would have gotten a huge kick out of using a public access system like FOIA to get maps of underground tunnels!
The 'War on Terrorism' is a manufactured shill game. Anybody who falls for it is a fool.
-FL
Such a device must have the following features. .
I've met dozens of people who would love to have a portable word processor/reader of this sort. I'm one of them.
The fact that nobody has made one is the result of either all the manufacturers are retards, or that the market for a useful tool is too small; that the bulk of consumers are retards. Take your pick. Either way, if and when such a device does come along, I'm sure it will cost way more than it's worth. The technology for such a device has been around for ages now, but all we have are a bunch of pretend Tri-Corders that play MP3's but which cannot scan for shit.
PDA's annoy the piss out of me. Glorified day planners and music boxes, --and I've always thought that their earlier cousins, the humble Walkman, while cool in a gadget kind of way, was far too awkward, distracting and downright irritating to actually use in the real world.
Just a reader, please. Bells and Whistles are strictly for Clowns.
-FL
The fact of the matter is that there are Big Freekin' Rocks falling out of the sky, and there are going to be more of them, and bigger ones, as the next few years progress. Cyclical catastrophe is part of life on Earth.
But don't sweat it. You live many lives, so the fact that this one might end in a big ball of fire shouldn't worry you too much. Enjoy the show.
-FL
I imagine it will be more difficult to do this as things continue to heat up.
-FL