I would see that becoming a felony rather quickly once the first car accident occurs because some tool of a hacker thought it would be cute to transmit ads on a busy street.
Which fits right in with the general level of herd-like instinct people have been showing lately. "Oh no! Blinking signs in Boston! Panic! Stampede! Litigate!"
It doesn't take much for a gullible segment of humanity to over-react to a news story.
Yeah, I got a new DVD player at Best Buy for $35. There are some new releases that cost about that much, especially if you're talking the special editions....
The point you're missing is that no one is required to buy indulgences (if they're even still used). Let's say they're still used, for sake of arguement. You don't have to buy them. You can spend your normal amount of time in Purgatory, and still get to Heaven at some point. The Catholic Church doesn't force you to buy your way out. Do they request tithing? Sure. Do they force you to open your wallet, by means of the world's largest altar boy, Guido? No.
Scientologists are required to take the OT courses. And they cost many thousands of dollars, which some of their members can't afford. So they end up working for the Scientology organization to pay the costs of the OT courses. And by the time, if ever, that they get to the point where Xenu (and associated crapola) is revealed to them, they've been effectively brain-washed. Even if it's nothing other then "I spend $50,000 dollars to learn this. It must be true."
The difference between the Roman Catholic church and Scientology is that one is not required to buy your way into grace in the Roman Catholic church. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars before you are declared in a state of grace by, say, a bishop.
Whereas in the so-called Church of Scientology, to proceed through the OT levels, you have to take course after course after course, costing thousands of dollars. And they don't tell the lowly rank-and-file the whole story.
Imagine that you've been a devout Christian your whole life. And after years of service to the Church, you are taken aside one day and told the secret inner truth of the Christian dogma, and it bears no resemblence to any logical framework of belief. That is what the Church of Scientology hides. They do not tell the beginning members about Xenu, or the space-planes, or any of that crap. The inner documents of Scientology read like bad science fiction for a reason. They were written by a bad science fiction writer.
Now, yeah, there are parts of the Catholic Bible that make very little sense. Pretty much the entire Old Testament is rife with stuff that is way out in "hallucinated by a hermit"-land (much of Leviticus, for example). But at least if you are a critic of the Bible, and you want to debate with a Christian theologist about it, he's not going to get all in your face and ask what crimes you're guilty of, or consider it "Fair Play" to ruin your life if you criticize the Bible.
Is the Bible trademarked and kept out of the hands of 'unbelievers'? No.
But a vast number of Scientology's "religious" documents are.
Have you heard about recent Catholic church activities in charging parishoners thousands of dollars in order to be "Super-Ultra Christians rank 10"? No?
But the same thing goes on in Scientology. You end up having to pay thousands of dollars in order to advance through the OT levels.
Hubbard was a hack writer, and he created a hack cult.
You know, if Thompson's grasp on reality is really getting pretty shaky, wouldn't it be worth it to make up some "Convert to homosexuality" brochures and 'accidentally' hand him one, just to see the reaction?
How does it make it easier to find? Well, I daresay, if you went to whitehouse.xxx you would know in advance that it's going to be naughty bits.
There are plenty of porn sites that are at the.com TLD that share a similar or same name as a non-porn.org TLD. So, yeah, it's possible to go to the naughty sites and not intend to. Which, of course, can lead to all kinds of trouble at home, work, wherever.
Yet, if a.xxx TLD exists... well, it's difficult to imagine, at least in the U.S., that someone would go to a.xxx site looking for facts on the President. (see the whitehouse.xxx example above). Basically, people would no longer have the excuse that they went to the wrong page by accident. Of course, this will mean that some people will get in trouble because they can't bullshit their way out of the fact that they were looking at llama porn, but hey... not everyone gets to be a winner.
This is clearly (i.e. this is the paranoia speaking) for use against American civilians once the anti-government riots start in earnest. I mean, come on... like the people using this wouldn't be shot at by any sort of armed insurgents or terrorists? But hey, civvies with bricks and pipes... a much easier target.
The last episode I saw ended with a dragon about to breathe fire on the SG:1 team and Vala's daughter (HBIC of the Priors).
Wikipedia lists the new episodes as having started already, but I haven't seen a bit of advertising for them, nor does Sci-Fi's TV schedule even list them.
I believe I was able to remove the IE7 upgrade from the list of automatic updates.... either that or my memory is slipping and I didn't do it, already upgraded, and forgot about it, as well... I too use Firefox.
I can't see IE7 being so much of an improvement over Firefox that it would make me want to switch back.
1) Yes, I had to start my post with "Um." It is required by my religious doctrine's 1st Commandment, which is "Piss off pedantic morons."
2) I mentioned Kenya as an example. Most countries do not have major space programs, if they even have space programs. Most countries, in fact, have budgets far less then that of the U.S.A, and they typically have to spend it on things that they feel are more important.
3) Because the U.S.A.'s budget is so much larger then most other countries, there is a lot of expenditure on pointless shit, like the bridge to nowhere in Alaska, or that federal funded study of the effect of floor lights in the Senate. We're the ones (not the only ones, mind) spending vast amounts of money on pointless shit.
4) Russia's space program, right now, seems to more focused on lobbing tourists into space, rather then studying the Earth. As for China... who knows? They could be interested in studying the Earth, but I really doubt it.
5) I didn't say studying the Earth was pointless. You're the one that made that assumption.
Have a day. I suspect, no matter what, you'll criticize it enough that it could never be nice.
The thing is, though, that rabbits can eat and thrive off of plant matter that will not sustain human beings. So, if the NKs feed that stuff to the rabbits, it's an overall gain, because it's not like humans can eat grass and thrive.
Uwe Boll is dead on convinced that his feces are not odiferous, and that he is a directoral genius. In reality, he is a hack. He will always be a hack. And boxing out of shape web critics does not change the fact that he is a hack.
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I would see that becoming a felony rather quickly once the first car accident occurs because some tool of a hacker thought it would be cute to transmit ads on a busy street.
He allegedly pirated a product. He has not been found guilty in a court of law.
Which fits right in with the general level of herd-like instinct people have been showing lately. "Oh no! Blinking signs in Boston! Panic! Stampede! Litigate!"
It doesn't take much for a gullible segment of humanity to over-react to a news story.
Nah, how about, "copy, add useless crap, and patent"?
I would like to point out that it is very easy to change this woman's behavior.
You just need to use a large enough hammer.
Yeah, I got a new DVD player at Best Buy for $35. There are some new releases that cost about that much, especially if you're talking the special editions....
Well, that beats the hell out of my Space Swiffer idea.
The point you're missing is that no one is required to buy indulgences (if they're even still used). Let's say they're still used, for sake of arguement. You don't have to buy them. You can spend your normal amount of time in Purgatory, and still get to Heaven at some point. The Catholic Church doesn't force you to buy your way out. Do they request tithing? Sure. Do they force you to open your wallet, by means of the world's largest altar boy, Guido? No.
Scientologists are required to take the OT courses. And they cost many thousands of dollars, which some of their members can't afford. So they end up working for the Scientology organization to pay the costs of the OT courses. And by the time, if ever, that they get to the point where Xenu (and associated crapola) is revealed to them, they've been effectively brain-washed. Even if it's nothing other then "I spend $50,000 dollars to learn this. It must be true."
The difference between the Roman Catholic church and Scientology is that one is not required to buy your way into grace in the Roman Catholic church. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars before you are declared in a state of grace by, say, a bishop.
Whereas in the so-called Church of Scientology, to proceed through the OT levels, you have to take course after course after course, costing thousands of dollars. And they don't tell the lowly rank-and-file the whole story.
Imagine that you've been a devout Christian your whole life. And after years of service to the Church, you are taken aside one day and told the secret inner truth of the Christian dogma, and it bears no resemblence to any logical framework of belief. That is what the Church of Scientology hides. They do not tell the beginning members about Xenu, or the space-planes, or any of that crap. The inner documents of Scientology read like bad science fiction for a reason. They were written by a bad science fiction writer.
Now, yeah, there are parts of the Catholic Bible that make very little sense. Pretty much the entire Old Testament is rife with stuff that is way out in "hallucinated by a hermit"-land (much of Leviticus, for example). But at least if you are a critic of the Bible, and you want to debate with a Christian theologist about it, he's not going to get all in your face and ask what crimes you're guilty of, or consider it "Fair Play" to ruin your life if you criticize the Bible.
Is the Bible trademarked and kept out of the hands of 'unbelievers'? No.
But a vast number of Scientology's "religious" documents are.
Have you heard about recent Catholic church activities in charging parishoners thousands of dollars in order to be "Super-Ultra Christians rank 10"? No?
But the same thing goes on in Scientology. You end up having to pay thousands of dollars in order to advance through the OT levels.
Hubbard was a hack writer, and he created a hack cult.
You know, if Thompson's grasp on reality is really getting pretty shaky, wouldn't it be worth it to make up some "Convert to homosexuality" brochures and 'accidentally' hand him one, just to see the reaction?
My name is Inigo Roboto. You degaussed my father. Prepare to die.
Um, yes. It's actually played in one of the BOfH stories from.... 2005, I think. Maybe 2006.
Wait... this moron has multiple houses that he can't afford, and he's surprised he's in debt?
Someone fetch me a claw hammer.
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How does it make it easier to find? Well, I daresay, if you went to whitehouse.xxx you would know in advance that it's going to be naughty bits.
.com TLD that share a similar or same name as a non-porn .org TLD. So, yeah, it's possible to go to the naughty sites and not intend to. Which, of course, can lead to all kinds of trouble at home, work, wherever.
.xxx TLD exists... well, it's difficult to imagine, at least in the U.S., that someone would go to a .xxx site looking for facts on the President. (see the whitehouse.xxx example above). Basically, people would no longer have the excuse that they went to the wrong page by accident. Of course, this will mean that some people will get in trouble because they can't bullshit their way out of the fact that they were looking at llama porn, but hey... not everyone gets to be a winner.
There are plenty of porn sites that are at the
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This is clearly (i.e. this is the paranoia speaking) for use against American civilians once the anti-government riots start in earnest. I mean, come on... like the people using this wouldn't be shot at by any sort of armed insurgents or terrorists? But hey, civvies with bricks and pipes... a much easier target.
I believe it was "Santa Claus versus the Martians". It was on one of the Dr. Demento Anniversary albums.
Aaaaaaaahhhhhh.... so the UK is actually seeing the new (well, they're new to me) episodes before the U.S.
Okay, as long as there's an explanation...
The last episode I saw ended with a dragon about to breathe fire on the SG:1 team and Vala's daughter (HBIC of the Priors).
Wikipedia lists the new episodes as having started already, but I haven't seen a bit of advertising for them, nor does Sci-Fi's TV schedule even list them.
What the heck? Anyone know what is going on here?
I believe I was able to remove the IE7 upgrade from the list of automatic updates.... either that or my memory is slipping and I didn't do it, already upgraded, and forgot about it, as well... I too use Firefox.
I can't see IE7 being so much of an improvement over Firefox that it would make me want to switch back.
Wrong on all counts.
1) Yes, I had to start my post with "Um." It is required by my religious doctrine's 1st Commandment, which is "Piss off pedantic morons."
2) I mentioned Kenya as an example. Most countries do not have major space programs, if they even have space programs. Most countries, in fact, have budgets far less then that of the U.S.A, and they typically have to spend it on things that they feel are more important.
3) Because the U.S.A.'s budget is so much larger then most other countries, there is a lot of expenditure on pointless shit, like the bridge to nowhere in Alaska, or that federal funded study of the effect of floor lights in the Senate. We're the ones (not the only ones, mind) spending vast amounts of money on pointless shit.
4) Russia's space program, right now, seems to more focused on lobbing tourists into space, rather then studying the Earth. As for China... who knows? They could be interested in studying the Earth, but I really doubt it.
5) I didn't say studying the Earth was pointless. You're the one that made that assumption.
Have a day. I suspect, no matter what, you'll criticize it enough that it could never be nice.
Um, because most countries can't do it? Ever heard of the vast space program that Kenya fields? No? There's a reason for that....
Hell, most 1st world countries don't have the budget the U.S. can play with and fritter away on pointless shit, much less important matters.
The thing is, though, that rabbits can eat and thrive off of plant matter that will not sustain human beings. So, if the NKs feed that stuff to the rabbits, it's an overall gain, because it's not like humans can eat grass and thrive.
Uwe Boll is dead on convinced that his feces are not odiferous, and that he is a directoral genius. In reality, he is a hack. He will always be a hack. And boxing out of shape web critics does not change the fact that he is a hack.
Bah, Federal prison is too good for them. Send them to a Turkish prison, or Gitmo.