"OK" doesn't mean "good." A peasant's life under a colonizer's structure is never good in any sense we (I) would understand.
The argument is probably better put that a variety of types, especially older types of potatoes, would have diminished the threat of the blight, not prevented it, by being more resistant to the blight (not immune). As for your logic, you are assuming there must only be one primary cause. There is no one reason a complex system behaves the way it does. No?
It would be more correct if the post had pointed out that lack of diversity of types of potatoes was a contributing factor to the famine. How the British enforced/controlled/created the narrow use of a few potato varieties is up to debate. If the potatoes hadn't failed everything would have been OK, that is not up to debate. It may be a lowly food to some, but spuds pack an energy wallop.
We should probably establish a permanent colony in Antarctica.
Ummmm. There already is a colony there (of scientists) occupied year round. International treaty (and just common sense) prevents the inhabiting of Antarctica.
This is Michael you are talking about. If the article does involve an explosion of some type, the military or scientific/social/political control of the human body, he doesn't post it. People bitch about him modding them down for pointing such out.... Fuck it. I got Karma to burn.
It really must bother you that there is a creative, respected successful, fat ugly dude in the world and it is not you.
I don't like fantasy literature, and I only saw the first of the LOTR movies. It was great. No need to see it again, but it left an impression of craftsman ship and caring about a bunch of books he really loved. Get over it.
Does it have vi? Screw you, Emacs users. Light, powerful, efficient and easy to use, vi is clearly the editor that intelligent programmers use. Written in a much more powerful programming language than the obviously dying Emacs, vi is the editor of editors. I mean, c'mon, imagine Emacs running under CYGWIN on a Win box! That's like running three kludges at one time!
with observed characteristics of the real world (i.e., "facts")
But "facts" require language, symbols, signs, etc. to convey meaning. Wittgenstein pointed out that what we are doing in science/mathematics is often not inaccuracies to be purged from the discourse, but simple confusion over how the discourse is being done.
You should give Richard Rorty a whirl as well. His 1973 book "Consequences of Pragmatism" goes into the contingency of language and how "facts" are contingent not only upon their accuracy but also on how we use language to talk about them. People like Leibniz would invent whole new vocabularies to avoid confusion about what they thought, but instead they introduced a new contingency: you can understand Leibniz as long as you understand his vocabulary.
The solution to the problem is not as simple as your obviously murderous bent. It is not binary world. Get over it.
Guess what folks! Even the foundations of mathematics are not really foundations. They ARE NOT a reflection of reality (realities, maybe). You can start with Wittgenstein and then through Feyerabend on the "positivistic" side of things to see that even hard science isn't that hard, especially the "underpinnings" of mathematics. As a matter of fact, it is particularly soft, since most science is colored by those doing science -- their nationalities, their gender, their 'race,' their politics, etc. No one disputes in 'postmodern' criticism the validity of the claims of science, just the culture behind the claims. To think this is at odds with science to not even understand the project.
I heard a funny quip from a theoretical physicist friend once: "Engineering is science for Southern Baptists. All the fun, none of the consequences." So what is going on there? A critical theory person would not ask who is right or wrong, he/she would just do the history, archaeology, etc of the claim. Think about it. Thinking is fun.
I suggest "Memoirs of a Survivor" by Doris Lessing. When I read Oryx and Crane I really noticed the project that Lessing set out on in that book being 'tried on' by Atwood. Everyone focuses on 'Handmaiden' with Atwood (esp. knownothings), but her later stuff really is great. O&C might not rate though. It just felt like a riff on Lessing to me.
You should say "Locked Closets." OSS is at least available to be vetted. If there are skeletons (pardon me while I hum some Anthrax), then they will be found and removed.
Dude, if you are not hallucinating by 11AM, then it is time for another cup of coffee. BTW, I am talking strong-as-shit-highly-caffeinated light roast American coffee. None of that "tastes strong" shit from Europe.
How about studying and earning a scholarship and not trying to beat the system? If you think the system is unfair, try getting into Average White University before affirmative action. Forget about it. They'd beat your brains in before they'd let you in. QED.
the trend to globalization overall has been going on for decades
At least since 1492, but more likely long beforehand. The cheif difference between 1492 and today is the speed at which globalization is occuring and how it is the primary tool of neoliberal economic activity. Globalization isn't all bad. You wouldn't have Mario Batali on FoodTV without the tomato, or, at least, it would be a wholly different show...
C'mon. They didn't even do a soil assay. 831 years later it has finally stopped moving, though it is still leaning (who the fuck would want to see the "Used-to-be-Leaning Tower of Pisa"?.) It took 9 million bucks and a simple (dare I say 'medieval?') solution to fix the problem. A nine-century old tech flops burns any bitching about the PCjr. Too bad for IBM, it can't plant one out in front of the Armonk facility to lure pensioners on holiday and Swathmore grads spending the requisite 'year abroad.' Of course, Armonk ain't no Tuscany.
Actually, I did something similar. I ghostwrote all of Michel Foucault's work (that was my beltbuckle imprint fading on his forehead at the Stanford lectures) and did Abelard's research via a time machine.
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Now, THAT is an ubertroll. I commend you. Now please mod the parent down!.
The argument is probably better put that a variety of types, especially older types of potatoes, would have diminished the threat of the blight, not prevented it, by being more resistant to the blight (not immune). As for your logic, you are assuming there must only be one primary cause. There is no one reason a complex system behaves the way it does. No?
It would be more correct if the post had pointed out that lack of diversity of types of potatoes was a contributing factor to the famine. How the British enforced/controlled/created the narrow use of a few potato varieties is up to debate. If the potatoes hadn't failed everything would have been OK, that is not up to debate. It may be a lowly food to some, but spuds pack an energy wallop.
We should probably establish a permanent colony in Antarctica.
Ummmm. There already is a colony there (of scientists) occupied year round. International treaty (and just common sense) prevents the inhabiting of Antarctica.
This is Michael you are talking about. If the article does involve an explosion of some type, the military or scientific/social/political control of the human body, he doesn't post it. People bitch about him modding them down for pointing such out.... Fuck it. I got Karma to burn.
It really must bother you that there is a creative, respected successful, fat ugly dude in the world and it is not you.
I don't like fantasy literature, and I only saw the first of the LOTR movies. It was great. No need to see it again, but it left an impression of craftsman ship and caring about a bunch of books he really loved. Get over it.
Then this, Randall, will certainly give you fits at night.
He's right. It is a long straight section of track, but it was certainly under test conditions (no traffic, track inspected and such.)
Does it have vi? Screw you, Emacs users. Light, powerful, efficient and easy to use, vi is clearly the editor that intelligent programmers use. Written in a much more powerful programming language than the obviously dying Emacs, vi is the editor of editors. I mean, c'mon, imagine Emacs running under CYGWIN on a Win box! That's like running three kludges at one time!
Pussyfooting
If you have pussyfoot, is it illegal to wear open-toed shoes?
with observed characteristics of the real world (i.e., "facts")
But "facts" require language, symbols, signs, etc. to convey meaning. Wittgenstein pointed out that what we are doing in science/mathematics is often not inaccuracies to be purged from the discourse, but simple confusion over how the discourse is being done.
You should give Richard Rorty a whirl as well. His 1973 book "Consequences of Pragmatism" goes into the contingency of language and how "facts" are contingent not only upon their accuracy but also on how we use language to talk about them. People like Leibniz would invent whole new vocabularies to avoid confusion about what they thought, but instead they introduced a new contingency: you can understand Leibniz as long as you understand his vocabulary.
The solution to the problem is not as simple as your obviously murderous bent. It is not binary world. Get over it.
Guess what folks! Even the foundations of mathematics are not really foundations. They ARE NOT a reflection of reality (realities, maybe). You can start with Wittgenstein and then through Feyerabend on the "positivistic" side of things to see that even hard science isn't that hard, especially the "underpinnings" of mathematics. As a matter of fact, it is particularly soft, since most science is colored by those doing science -- their nationalities, their gender, their 'race,' their politics, etc. No one disputes in 'postmodern' criticism the validity of the claims of science, just the culture behind the claims. To think this is at odds with science to not even understand the project.
I heard a funny quip from a theoretical physicist friend once: "Engineering is science for Southern Baptists. All the fun, none of the consequences." So what is going on there? A critical theory person would not ask who is right or wrong, he/she would just do the history, archaeology, etc of the claim. Think about it. Thinking is fun.
Hold on a sec, cuz. It's Java. That is only tenatively Linux support....
Ah yes. I am getting this Maestro thingy at 11.1Mbps. Heh. OC-12 to Abilene....
I suggest "Memoirs of a Survivor" by Doris Lessing. When I read Oryx and Crane I really noticed the project that Lessing set out on in that book being 'tried on' by Atwood. Everyone focuses on 'Handmaiden' with Atwood (esp. knownothings), but her later stuff really is great. O&C might not rate though. It just felt like a riff on Lessing to me.
You should say "Locked Closets." OSS is at least available to be vetted. If there are skeletons (pardon me while I hum some Anthrax), then they will be found and removed.
I think I just read an ad.
shouldn't it be Microhard?
Just in your case....
Dude, if you are not hallucinating by 11AM, then it is time for another cup of coffee. BTW, I am talking strong-as-shit-highly-caffeinated light roast American coffee. None of that "tastes strong" shit from Europe.
Men who drank 6 cups of coffee a day lowered their risk by 50%
So my first born's first born has had his (assuming 'he') risk lowered by 99% given my current daily intake....
How about studying and earning a scholarship and not trying to beat the system? If you think the system is unfair, try getting into Average White University before affirmative action. Forget about it. They'd beat your brains in before they'd let you in. QED.
At least since 1492, but more likely long beforehand. The cheif difference between 1492 and today is the speed at which globalization is occuring and how it is the primary tool of neoliberal economic activity. Globalization isn't all bad. You wouldn't have Mario Batali on FoodTV without the tomato, or, at least, it would be a wholly different show...
C'mon. They didn't even do a soil assay. 831 years later it has finally stopped moving, though it is still leaning (who the fuck would want to see the "Used-to-be-Leaning Tower of Pisa"?.) It took 9 million bucks and a simple (dare I say 'medieval?') solution to fix the problem. A nine-century old tech flops burns any bitching about the PCjr. Too bad for IBM, it can't plant one out in front of the Armonk facility to lure pensioners on holiday and Swathmore grads spending the requisite 'year abroad.' Of course, Armonk ain't no Tuscany.
Actually, I did something similar. I ghostwrote all of Michel Foucault's work (that was my beltbuckle imprint fading on his forehead at the Stanford lectures) and did Abelard's research via a time machine.
Heh. Cool. I know shit little about stocks. I figured they had a way to play the bad numbers. Donate the largesse to FSF, mebbe?