Ecological niches are not static. Wiping out a species has ripple effects thoughout the ecosystem.
Yeah, I understand this. I'm just saying that I feel that we'll be able to adapt to the resulting changes. Is this such a hard thing to believe? Are we really so weak? We've been to outer space, for chrissakes. I think we've got a few tricks left up our sleeves.
I feel no moral obligation toward sharks. The problem with the sharks is that they don't reproduce fast enough. They're not adaptable. This is their problem, not mine. I see no reason to artifically prop up inferior genetic code. I know they've got be pretty tough to have come as far as they have, but again, they've got to be adaptable to changes if they expect to survive.
As far as life in general dying out, I think you'd be surprised how resilient it is.
I really don't give a crap about sharks. They're vicious, mean predators, not cuddly little bunnies. If a shark met me in the ocean, it might very well decide to eat me for lunch. So how is it that I'm supposed to be morally obligated to it?
If there were a race of retarded serial killers roaming the Earth, should I be expected to help them out when they're having a hard time, too? Cry me a river. All they do is kill. They're basically eating machines. I think we'll be okay without them.
I understand that they have their place in maintaining the precious "balance" of the ecosystem, but you know as well as I that the world will balance itself out without our help. It is not all going to come crashing down just because one species dies out. Another species will evolve and eat its food. There will be changes, but I'm okay with that. I know that this is essentially your argument, and you're just surprised that I'm not afraid of it. Change happens. I'm sure we'll be able to adapt.
I am against pollution, though. But if they're just dying because people are killing them for their fins, well, screw them. It's kill or be killed.
What is it with this self-loathing that humans tend to have? This "we're not part of nature" idea seems to have taken everyone.
It's just natural selection. Wake up, people.
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Environments change. Species die. Other species rise to take their place. It's been the way of the world since like forever. Just because you haven't been around long enough to notice natural selection doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
If the sharks can't adapt to their new environment, another species that is more adaptable will be able use the newly freed resources.
I junt switched to dvorak a few days ago. I'm still pretty slow, but I am getting faster much more quickly than I would have expected. Anyway, I don't forsee any problem going back and forth. All you have to do is go into the control panel and change your keyboard settings. And if you're on Linux, just type 'loadkeys dvorak' in the console and 'setxkbmap -layout dvorak' in X. It's pretty simple.
The strange thing is the fear in people's eyes when you change their keyboard layout. Like you won't be able to change it back or something. It really frightens them.
As a developer, you are a user of the linux kernel. Most people who actually use linux and know things about it are going to care. Cherishing the opinions of people who know nothing about linux at all is a very odd way of thinking about it, if you ask me.
Perhaps Steven Spielberg should not care about the latest developments in movie cameras beccause I can't tell the difference?
Arkansas also has such a law. If you live in Arkansas, check out this site for details. I paid $5 to put my name on the list, and haven't had any telemarketing calls since.
but to do anything with this I would really need a WHYTO.
I think a John F. Kennedy quote is an appropriate response here.
"But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too"
You know Moz may end up being the default browser for linux desktop OS's, but you got another thing coming if you think that the few remaining corporations or "grandma's" out there that use Netscape are going to migrate to Mozilla over Netscape. Do you think ISP's are going to start bundling Moz over Netscape? Really think about the fact that Mozilla is about technology, while Netscape is about a supported end user project. That is the goal of the Mozilla project, to put out great technology, not to replace Netscape.
I don't understand this rhetoric about the two projects having different goals. The only significant thing they changed is the name, and there's no reason to change the name except that they think that people are stupid. It's the same program! I appreciate what Netscape's contributed, but that doesn't mean i'm not going to be offended when they treat people like morons.
Anyone stupid enough to choose Netscape over Mozilla deserves exactly what they get. Honestly, the meaning people attach to silly names is just amazing to me.
They're the same damned thing, with bullshit ads tacked on(oh, i'm sorry. "convenient links"), and things AOL doesn't like taken away. What's the freaking point? Just so you can feel safe because it says "Netscape" on the icon?
And don't give me the whole "It's more stable" thing. I use Mozilla every day and it never crashes.
One reason I see is that a lot of us like to "stick it to the man". Not in any monetary sense, necessarily. We just want to get their goat, so to speak. It's a pretty juvenile reason, admittedly. But it'll still be pretty funny when it happens.
And even if they have no reaction at all to it, I for one feel a sense of pride that Linux runs on nearly every hardware platform in existence. This is just one more to add to that list.
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Yeah, I understand this. I'm just saying that I feel that we'll be able to adapt to the resulting changes. Is this such a hard thing to believe? Are we really so weak? We've been to outer space, for chrissakes. I think we've got a few tricks left up our sleeves.
As far as life in general dying out, I think you'd be surprised how resilient it is.
I understand that they have their place in maintaining the precious "balance" of the ecosystem, but you know as well as I that the world will balance itself out without our help. It is not all going to come crashing down just because one species dies out. Another species will evolve and eat its food. There will be changes, but I'm okay with that. I know that this is essentially your argument, and you're just surprised that I'm not afraid of it. Change happens. I'm sure we'll be able to adapt.
I am against pollution, though. But if they're just dying because people are killing them for their fins, well, screw them. It's kill or be killed.
What is it with this self-loathing that humans tend to have? This "we're not part of nature" idea seems to have taken everyone.
Environments change. Species die. Other species rise to take their place. It's been the way of the world since like forever. Just because you haven't been around long enough to notice natural selection doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
If the sharks can't adapt to their new environment, another species that is more adaptable will be able use the newly freed resources.
Effect is not a verb -- it's a noun. The word you're looking for is affect.
I junt switched to dvorak a few days ago. I'm still pretty slow, but I am getting faster much more quickly than I would have expected. Anyway, I don't forsee any problem going back and forth. All you have to do is go into the control panel and change your keyboard settings. And if you're on Linux, just type 'loadkeys dvorak' in the console and 'setxkbmap -layout dvorak' in X. It's pretty simple.
The strange thing is the fear in people's eyes when you change their keyboard layout. Like you won't be able to change it back or something. It really frightens them.
Please don't kill yourself. Life is worth living!
Is it really a moon? Or is it just a fucking asteroid orbiting a planet?
No, not in America. Most people here define themselves by their work. It ruins their self-image when they lose. That's why they cry.
As a developer, you are a user of the linux kernel. Most people who actually use linux and know things about it are going to care. Cherishing the opinions of people who know nothing about linux at all is a very odd way of thinking about it, if you ask me.
Perhaps Steven Spielberg should not care about the latest developments in movie cameras beccause I can't tell the difference?
This sounds fascinating. Where did you hear this? Any sources to back it up?
Arkansas also has such a law. If you live in Arkansas, check out this site for details. I paid $5 to put my name on the list, and haven't had any telemarketing calls since.
Does this mean that we will finally have a stable version of Konqueror that has tabbed browsing?
but to do anything with this I would really need a WHYTO.
I think a John F. Kennedy quote is an appropriate response here.
You know Moz may end up being the default browser for linux desktop OS's, but you got another thing coming if you think that the few remaining corporations or "grandma's" out there that use Netscape are going to migrate to Mozilla over Netscape. Do you think ISP's are going to start bundling Moz over Netscape? Really think about the fact that Mozilla is about technology, while Netscape is about a supported end user project. That is the goal of the Mozilla project, to put out great technology, not to replace Netscape.
I don't understand this rhetoric about the two projects having different goals. The only significant thing they changed is the name, and there's no reason to change the name except that they think that people are stupid. It's the same program! I appreciate what Netscape's contributed, but that doesn't mean i'm not going to be offended when they treat people like morons.
Anyone stupid enough to choose Netscape over Mozilla deserves exactly what they get. Honestly, the meaning people attach to silly names is just amazing to me.
They're the same damned thing, with bullshit ads tacked on(oh, i'm sorry. "convenient links"), and things AOL doesn't like taken away. What's the freaking point? Just so you can feel safe because it says "Netscape" on the icon?
And don't give me the whole "It's more stable" thing. I use Mozilla every day and it never crashes.
One reason I see is that a lot of us like to "stick it to the man". Not in any monetary sense, necessarily. We just want to get their goat, so to speak. It's a pretty juvenile reason, admittedly. But it'll still be pretty funny when it happens.
And even if they have no reaction at all to it, I for one feel a sense of pride that Linux runs on nearly every hardware platform in existence. This is just one more to add to that list.
Do you have any proof?
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Well, there's Advent, which is an open-source adventure game construction kit.
Because, man. It's cool.
But... I have allergies!
I think he meant to say that it no longer consumes his life.