Go ahead. Be my guest. Go to the moon, the stars, mars, wherever you like. Just don't force ME to pay for it. I'm having enough trouble making ends meet without being forced to pay for another program those fools in Congress decide is a good idea.
Either you have never upgraded Windows, have not been in the field long enough to know it needs upgrades, you are a pirate, or are willfully ignorant of the matter to suit your needs.
Amen, brother! How DARE they! Barbarians! They should just limit themselves to civilized conduct, like propelling pieces of lead at high speed through people's bodies with the hope of causing a massive loss of blood and ultimate death.
There are about three good ideas out of the commandments; don't kill, don't steal, and be true to your spouse.
Well, they are good ideas, but I can easily think of exceptions to all but the last.
There are times when a killing is justified. I would steal if it would save the life of a child. These examples go toward the subjectivity of morality. I wish it were not so - I really do. I have spent much effort in searching for reality and truth, but can only come to the conclusion that it is subjective. Once again, that rubs me the wrong way, in a big way, but it is the only logical conclusion I can come up with. What is holy for one man, may be a sin for another, given the circumstances.
OK, OK, I stand (er, sit) corrected. I thought you were calling me a karma whore, and seeing as you have set me straight, I've put you on my friends list.
I was just trying to be comical and overly dramatic (I've always wanted to "demand satisfaction";) and no offense was intended.
You, Sir, can bite me. I demand satisfaction! How DARE you cast aspersions on my motives! The quote was appropriate, and I don't need the karma - I'm quite sure I'm well in the 40's, even with the karma suicides I had fun with last week. I will see you in hell, you miscreant, and blight on the earth!
He had it. Years ago, he had it. Once again, he has proven how lame he has become. That story was not even SLIGHTLY believeable. The man has let the money and 'prestige' go to his head - he has, basically, 'lost it' and is nothing more than a middle aged creep rather than the 'with it' iconoclast he likes to think he is.
Bah, April fools should NOT be done on a sodding news website period, even slashdot.
Really! Humbug! It throws their whole credibility in the crapper! If they keep it up, fine journalists like Cmdr. Taco, Katz, and Pudge will go to work for less prestigious news sources, like the Washington Post.
"just" Kool Aid with salt? "JUST"??? You say that like it's bad! What could be better? It's got water beat by a mile. What did you expect: "Ingredients: Nectar of the Gods. The Stuff of Life Itself."
"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against . .. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
"It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong".
This is a case in point. The author may be in the right, but we are living in hysterical times, and woe unto the man who walks in front of the governmental steam roller with a team of jackasses and corrupt, ignorant polititians at the wheel.
Now, now, now, you were on to making a good point, and then you had to go get hysterical. No, it is not like they "tied you up for 30 hours." Yes, it sucks, but no, it is not false imprisonment.
Plus, chances are, you didn't actually WORK those 30 hours, but merely 15, and spent the other 15 reading slashdot, which is actually theft from your employer, so maybe he should kill YOU!
On second thought, why not just get it over with, and go for the gusto. Call it 'terrorism'.
Google can change the most minute detail of their page, and the world notices, because their page is so minimal. Yahoo, on the other hand, with their excessivly cluttered home page, could put the goatse guy on their page and half the visitors wouldn't even notice.
Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Dirac, Faraday, Planck, Kelvin, Maxwell and Einstein believed in God. So do I.
Belief. Ewww. Do you believe the sun will rise? No. Do you believe YOU exist? Hopefully not. Why would ANYONE 'believe' in anything, when KNOWLEDGE is available? Why do you have 'believe' in anything? Why can't you just be satisfied that 'you ARE', and you KNOW it, not just BELIEVE it, and the World, in all its Glory and Magnificenc, EXISTS and you KNOW IT! Why is than not enough for you, that you've got to 'believe' in something?
Disgusting, actually, how willingly people are ready to through out their logical faculties for a bunch of tripe. Without a doubt, the True Reality is Magnificent and certainly Holy, but why 'believe' a bunch of stories? Get a grip, my man, live as a thinking, spiritual individual and not like a superstitious primitive!
and who the hell gives a flying toss about what you hate in Slashdot and why? how's this on topic?
You do, obviously, otherwise you wouldn't be invoking God about what I said, ala:
Moderators: please mod parent down for God's sake
Sometimes when my karma level maxes out, I like to piss nimrods like you off. For some bizarre reason, I find it satisfying, and on Slashdot, it's oh so easy. Without high-strung, uptight, humorless nitwits like you, I'd have to go elsewhere to work out my issues. I really should have mercy on you poor buffoons - it really is way to easy, but I can't help myself.
I miss Jon. I always viewed him something like how the upper crust society types view the writer of the society page in the newspaper. I found him amusing, and kind of cute about how he seemed to think he was part of the techno-culture, and really wanted to belong, but all he really did was write, badly ABOUT the techno-culture.
After VeriSign, I'd like less corporate involvement in the Internet's structure, thank you.
You're welcome! I agree. I always feel better when the government gets involved. In fact, I wish the government was in charge of more important things. I'm sick of depending on Con-Agra to grow food - I'd like to see the government responsible for that. Cars, too. My Chrysler PT Cruiser sucks - the government could do much better. My shoes, too, suck mightily. Instead of Rockport making shoes, I'm sure government issue would be MUCH more comfortable.
Interestingly, among age/gender groups, internet access is highest among females 35-54.
Why is that interesting? We all know that females like to yak it up, and the net is a natural for them. It's not like its all that difficult to get on the net. You don't exactly have to know how to operate a slide rule, or be into anime, in order to slap an AOL coaster into your machine and give them your credit card number.
Are doors built to accomodate pregnant women? Yow! I'd like to see the pregnant woman who could not get through a door a Pittsburg Steeler's linebacker could not!
Are computers designed to accomodate women's cultural thought processes? No, computers are completely logical, with no hint of neuroses.
Says who? You don't really believe that, do you? How can any sentient being really believe that, in 21st century America, where people usually live miles away from work, miles away from food, miles away from hospitals, miles away from whatever, that driving is a 'privilige'?
The only explaination is you must work for the government. That, or you are unthinking.
All of which says a good deal more about them than about you.
No doubt. Most people are shallow, mindless, slack jawed, drooling sheep whose only reason for behaving in a manner anywhere approaching civilized is for fear of pain. Sad that we have to live with the unthinking. But the fact of the matter is, we do, we are as a race not that far from the apes, and if all it takes is to sit in a normal chair to avoid a Wrath of the Yahoos, well, then, call me spineless but never goofy.
I am of the belief that there is value in style, refinement and nobility, and those chairs just suck it all one and replaces it with a pervasive air of goofiness.
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Should "we" go to the moon? Say WHAT?
Go ahead. Be my guest. Go to the moon, the stars, mars, wherever you like. Just don't force ME to pay for it. I'm having enough trouble making ends meet without being forced to pay for another program those fools in Congress decide is a good idea.
Either you have never upgraded Windows, have not been in the field long enough to know it needs upgrades, you are a pirate, or are willfully ignorant of the matter to suit your needs.
Amen, brother! How DARE they! Barbarians! They should just limit themselves to civilized conduct, like propelling pieces of lead at high speed through people's bodies with the hope of causing a massive loss of blood and ultimate death.
There are about three good ideas out of the commandments; don't kill, don't steal, and be true to your spouse.
Well, they are good ideas, but I can easily think of exceptions to all but the last.
There are times when a killing is justified. I would steal if it would save the life of a child. These examples go toward the subjectivity of morality. I wish it were not so - I really do. I have spent much effort in searching for reality and truth, but can only come to the conclusion that it is subjective. Once again, that rubs me the wrong way, in a big way, but it is the only logical conclusion I can come up with. What is holy for one man, may be a sin for another, given the circumstances.
OK, OK, I stand (er, sit) corrected. I thought you were calling me a karma whore, and seeing as you have set me straight, I've put you on my friends list.
;) and no offense was intended.
I was just trying to be comical and overly dramatic (I've always wanted to "demand satisfaction"
You, Sir, can bite me. I demand satisfaction! How DARE you cast aspersions on my motives! The quote was appropriate, and I don't need the karma - I'm quite sure I'm well in the 40's, even with the karma suicides I had fun with last week. I will see you in hell, you miscreant, and blight on the earth!
He had it. Years ago, he had it. Once again, he has proven how lame he has become. That story was not even SLIGHTLY believeable. The man has let the money and 'prestige' go to his head - he has, basically, 'lost it' and is nothing more than a middle aged creep rather than the 'with it' iconoclast he likes to think he is.
Kind of sad, actually.
Bah, April fools should NOT be done on a sodding news website period, even slashdot.
Really! Humbug! It throws their whole credibility in the crapper! If they keep it up, fine journalists like Cmdr. Taco, Katz, and Pudge will go to work for less prestigious news sources, like the Washington Post.
it's just KoolAid with salt
"just" Kool Aid with salt? "JUST"??? You say that like it's bad! What could be better? It's got water beat by a mile. What did you expect: "Ingredients: Nectar of the Gods. The Stuff of Life Itself."
ohh ohhh a quotation contest!
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"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? We want them broken.
You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against . .
We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick,
and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power
any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't
enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it
becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding
citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can
neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you
create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system,
Mr. Rearden, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."
From "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
"It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong".
This is a case in point. The author may be in the right, but we are living in hysterical times, and woe unto the man who walks in front of the governmental steam roller with a team of jackasses and corrupt, ignorant polititians at the wheel.
It's as if they tied me up for 30 hours.
Now, now, now, you were on to making a good point, and then you had to go get hysterical. No, it is not like they "tied you up for 30 hours." Yes, it sucks, but no, it is not false imprisonment.
Plus, chances are, you didn't actually WORK those 30 hours, but merely 15, and spent the other 15 reading slashdot, which is actually theft from your employer, so maybe he should kill YOU!
On second thought, why not just get it over with, and go for the gusto. Call it 'terrorism'.
Google can change the most minute detail of their page, and the world notices, because their page is so minimal. Yahoo, on the other hand, with their excessivly cluttered home page, could put the goatse guy on their page and half the visitors wouldn't even notice.
Newton, Galileo, Kepler, Dirac, Faraday, Planck, Kelvin, Maxwell and Einstein believed in God. So do I.
Belief. Ewww. Do you believe the sun will rise? No. Do you believe YOU exist? Hopefully not. Why would ANYONE 'believe' in anything, when KNOWLEDGE is available? Why do you have 'believe' in anything? Why can't you just be satisfied that 'you ARE', and you KNOW it, not just BELIEVE it, and the World, in all its Glory and Magnificenc, EXISTS and you KNOW IT! Why is than not enough for you, that you've got to 'believe' in something?
Disgusting, actually, how willingly people are ready to through out their logical faculties for a bunch of tripe. Without a doubt, the True Reality is Magnificent and certainly Holy, but why 'believe' a bunch of stories? Get a grip, my man, live as a thinking, spiritual individual and not like a superstitious primitive!
and who the hell gives a flying toss about what you hate in Slashdot and why? how's this on topic?
You do, obviously, otherwise you wouldn't be invoking God about what I said, ala:
Moderators: please mod parent down for God's sake
Sometimes when my karma level maxes out, I like to piss nimrods like you off. For some bizarre reason, I find it satisfying, and on Slashdot, it's oh so easy. Without high-strung, uptight, humorless nitwits like you, I'd have to go elsewhere to work out my issues. I really should have mercy on you poor buffoons - it really is way to easy, but I can't help myself.
Thanks for your support!
. If you're going to use argument from authority, best not to pick someone who would these days be locked up
/.
I hate sigs. Which is why I have them turned off on
But if I did, it would be:
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
I miss Jon. I always viewed him something like how the upper crust society types view the writer of the society page in the newspaper. I found him amusing, and kind of cute about how he seemed to think he was part of the techno-culture, and really wanted to belong, but all he really did was write, badly ABOUT the techno-culture.
Miss you, Jon. Hugs and Kisses.
After VeriSign, I'd like less corporate involvement in the Internet's structure, thank you.
You're welcome! I agree. I always feel better when the government gets involved. In fact, I wish the government was in charge of more important things. I'm sick of depending on Con-Agra to grow food - I'd like to see the government responsible for that. Cars, too. My Chrysler PT Cruiser sucks - the government could do much better. My shoes, too, suck mightily. Instead of Rockport making shoes, I'm sure government issue would be MUCH more comfortable.
That was flamebait, not a troll.
This is a troll:
You are an idiot.
Thank you.
Interestingly, among age/gender groups, internet access is highest among females 35-54.
Why is that interesting? We all know that females like to yak it up, and the net is a natural for them. It's not like its all that difficult to get on the net. You don't exactly have to know how to operate a slide rule, or be into anime, in order to slap an AOL coaster into your machine and give them your credit card number.
Yeah yeah yeah. Right at the moment I hit 'submit' I realized my 'error'.
Let me rephrase: 'computers' are completely logical. The software they run, well, that's open to interpretation.
Are countertops designed around a woman's height?
Kitchen countertops are.
Are doors built to accomodate pregnant women?
Yow! I'd like to see the pregnant woman who could not get through a door a Pittsburg Steeler's linebacker could not!
Are computers designed to accomodate women's cultural thought processes?
No, computers are completely logical, with no hint of neuroses.
Driving is a 'priviledge' not a 'right' remember.
Says who? You don't really believe that, do you? How can any sentient being really believe that, in 21st century America, where people usually live miles away from work, miles away from food, miles away from hospitals, miles away from whatever, that driving is a 'privilige'?
The only explaination is you must work for the government. That, or you are unthinking.
All of which says a good deal more about them than about you.
No doubt. Most people are shallow, mindless, slack jawed, drooling sheep whose only reason for behaving in a manner anywhere approaching civilized is for fear of pain. Sad that we have to live with the unthinking. But the fact of the matter is, we do, we are as a race not that far from the apes, and if all it takes is to sit in a normal chair to avoid a Wrath of the Yahoos, well, then, call me spineless but never goofy.
I am of the belief that there is value in style, refinement and nobility, and those chairs just suck it all one and replaces it with a pervasive air of goofiness.
The kneeling chairs take a bit of getting used to.
Plus, they make you look goofy, cement your reputation as a flake, and cause people to laugh at you behind your back.