Nobody, other than me, said anything about a nativity scene. I was trying to use that as an example of what could happen if we allow people to do things. Never mind, though. I'm having a tough time explaining it.
Regarding live sex and live goatse in the library, why not? As long as they are doing it quietly, and as long as they don't obstruct the use of the entire library, as long as they don't leave a mess behind, then why can't they do those things in the library? If you're going to allow images of porn, then certainly visible live versions can't be any worse.
So, a citizen can go on to city property and set up a nativity scene? Right.
Also, as someone else said, what is seen cannot be unseen. Stop thinking of pink elephants. Any luck? I didn't think so. If you can't stop thinking of pink elephants, then how are they supposed to avoid seeing any porn in plain view?
Turning away from it is helpful, but it won't stop it from being seen.
What if he is looking at a goatse photo of himself? If he drops his pants in the library and opens himself up, but doesn't go "to work", as you put it, and literally just stands there, then can he do it? As long as he is revealing himself in the same way as in the photo, then your logic protects him.
If he can't quietly do it in real life, then why would you let the photo reveal the same thing?
If I were in Seattle, then I'd go there, and use the computers to load up images of aborted babies, to get my political views across to children.
Also, if I feel a little rude and spiteful, then I'll load up images of goatse, KKK guys hanging black guys, burning crosses, skinny Jews in concentration camps, etc. It would be so interesting to see the library gnash their teeth because of me, while a bunch of liberals come in and block all view of the computer that I'm using, in the name of free speech, of course.
On top of that, I have actually seen people on Slashdot say that it is not the professor's job to teach, and that he only teaches and lectures so that he can do research, and that the teaching responsibility falls on the students and the TAs.
I have seen northern lights before. When I first saw them, I questioned whether or not they were just well illuminated clouds in the night, because they were just grey/white. Your photos are wonderful.
I think that it might be more efficient to pull CO2 out of the tail pipes of cars, buses, and trucks. The idea is that there is a higher concentration in the tail pipe, than the atmosphere, and harvesting CO2 before CO2 can do damage makes life easier for everybody.
I wish that they made it have some kind of opportunity to turn it into a chess-like game, where strategy was very advantageous.
Now, it feels like some kind of tit for tat game where we don't get to really think our way through. I don't like that.
I hate the railroading of recent editions, but I think that it is okay if the emphasis is on story telling. I don't mind it for Encounters, but for serious gaming, I think that the railroading has to disappear.
I don't mind dealing with dice and rules, most of the time, but it seems silly that we still have to roll for things that seem so simple. It's almost as if we have to roll just to confirm that we can breathe normal air.
My bad. I only looked at your list.:^/ Thanks for your correction.
That being said, the NBA isn't an inner city organization.
And that being said, I'm surprised at how big the tennis association is. I thought that it was just a club for rich people.:^D I should think more before I make responses.
My mom isn't dealing with cancer. She's dealing with Parkinson's. It's tough watching her move around and talk as if she is becoming feeble bodied and feeble minded. Just the other day, I had to coach her to help her breath through her nose again. She had somehow lost that ability to the extent that her tongue was becoming dry and raw, and she had difficulty pronouncing words. It dawned on me only at that time, that maybe we don't know why her breathing is like that, and maybe it is correctable. Sure enough, her quality of life is much better now. She seems to be more alert on average. Today, was the first time in 2 weeks, that she didn't feel dizzy. She seems stronger.
On a more positive note, she actually is getting better. A couple of months ago, the doctor said that she is improving. A couple of weeks ago, she said that she is gaining weight again. It seems that her efforts, via diet and exercise, whether placebo or not, are actually helping her to get better.
So, to answer your question, I think that I need to be positive, and to show some hope, but at the same time, acknowledge that things could get worse. I also need to acknowledge that things aren't good right now. I think that there is always hope, even though it is a small chance. I expect people to try to live, as long as it only requires basic nutrition and exercise. You don't want your aunt to kick back and wait 2 years to die, right? On the other hand, I also want people to get off of any pills and treatments that don't live up to their claims. I want my mom to *live* life to the fullest, especially since she has worked so hard in the past.
I think that when their days are numbered, and when they lose abilities, they get a certain freedom. It's like being so sick that you're bed ridden. You lose the opportunity to work, but you gain the opportunity to rest. When you can't sleep, you can read, or think.
This happened to me in December. I spent 2 weeks at home, due to pneumonia or bronchitis, and missed work. I used that time to do the bare essentials, read and rest according to the doctor's orders. In fact, I am still dealing with it. I plan to see the doctor again, but I digress.
When conversing with her, I try to focus on being sympathetic and empathetic, when she comments on how difficult things are and when she asks for help. When helping her to do things, I try to help her find ways to be independent.
Our conversations are not very deep, because my conversations are not very deep unless I am discussing moral and social issues. She seems to be the opposite.
To be honest, she has come to grips with her death more than I have. Every time she has commented at activities possibly happening for the last time [e.g. "This might be the last Christmas gathering I attend, so I'll try to make it."], I have cringed and died a little inside.
I think that 1 of the many reasons that I struggle a lot with this, because I am not very good at doing most ordinary things, while I perceive her to be like a super hero.
In the video, they showed that the cooler could only contain 1 drink at a time. It is a personal beverage cooler, not a big thing that contains lots of beer.
That isn't his point. The point is that people here know enough about technical options, whereas Joe Six Pack only knows how to do it with a flash, making the special cooler useful for most situations.
I liked your argument when I first read it, and now I love it. The next time people talk about the fundamental value of democracy, I'll point to North Korea. Of course, I'll be challenged on it, but I'll challenge them back with validity of their definition.
Just before I submitted this comment, I just realized an interesting parallel between the US and North Korea. A lot of people believe that the US is taking away freedoms. A lot of people believe that North Korea has taken away freedoms. Democracy, whether in name or truth, is weaker than we might think.
Good grief. I get the impression that you just read the quote, and never actually went through the source.
Just because they are the victors doesn't mean that they had a biased view of things. Yes, I know that we are all influenced by things, but that doesn't mean we are partial or inaccurate.
The quotes within the source would have to be outright lies or quote of outright lies in order for them to be wrong.
I get the impression that you are trying to portray a mainstream perspective of Hitler. I looked up "abortion" and sure enough abortion was approved and required if the offspring did not meet Aryan standards. Once again, he lied.
I doubt that your snipped quote of my quote verifies your point. If you had searched through volume 1 and 2, then you would have read for yourself that he saved the Christians for after the war, because they were the most difficult. He had to turn up the heat 1 notch at a time. As for other religions, Hitler intended to destroy them early.
You aren't trying hard enough to think up possibilities. Why can't he and his Nazis outright lie to the Christians, thus using real Christianity, as opposed to fake Christianity? Why would his only fear be a rallying point? Don't you think that the churches would question his Nazi teachings? Vol 2, or Vol 1, or both, indicate that they knew that the teachings of Christianity were incompatible with Nazi teachings. But you were there, so you know that the documents were wrong? If it's the rallying point that he feared, then why persecute the pacifists?
I noticed that you never cited any sources. No, I did not notice what he did when he first came into power, and I won't take your word for it, either.:^)
You're an atheist and you consider yourself skeptic, right? Be honest.
Open volume 1, and search for "Christ" without quotes. Here is the first quote, but read every occurance.
(2) The Nazi conspirators, by promoting beliefs and practices incompatible with Christian teaching, sought to subvert the influence of the churches over the people and in particular over the youth of Germany. They avowed their aim to eliminate the Christian churches in Germany and sought to substitute therefor Nazi institutions and Nazi beliefs, and pursued a program of persecution of priests, clergy, and members of monastic orders whom they deemed opposed to their purposes, and confiscated church property.
Do you know why this might surprising to you? It's because you believe that all religious claims are genuine beliefs. You can't really imagine somebody deceiving about his own personal beliefs. By that logic, all of Hitler's claims about his intentions for the good of Germany were genuine, and people who express good intentions for their countries are also genuine.
You took time to calculate all of that, but you couldn't be bothered to add 3 commas? The reason for the commas is it helps us to count the number of digits. It helps with readability.
I believe that you have something important to communicate. I wish that you believed it too.
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Nobody, other than me, said anything about a nativity scene. I was trying to use that as an example of what could happen if we allow people to do things. Never mind, though. I'm having a tough time explaining it.
Regarding live sex and live goatse in the library, why not? As long as they are doing it quietly, and as long as they don't obstruct the use of the entire library, as long as they don't leave a mess behind, then why can't they do those things in the library? If you're going to allow images of porn, then certainly visible live versions can't be any worse.
So, a citizen can go on to city property and set up a nativity scene? Right.
Also, as someone else said, what is seen cannot be unseen. Stop thinking of pink elephants. Any luck? I didn't think so. If you can't stop thinking of pink elephants, then how are they supposed to avoid seeing any porn in plain view?
Turning away from it is helpful, but it won't stop it from being seen.
What if he is looking at a goatse photo of himself? If he drops his pants in the library and opens himself up, but doesn't go "to work", as you put it, and literally just stands there, then can he do it? As long as he is revealing himself in the same way as in the photo, then your logic protects him.
If he can't quietly do it in real life, then why would you let the photo reveal the same thing?
If I were in Seattle, then I'd go there, and use the computers to load up images of aborted babies, to get my political views across to children.
Also, if I feel a little rude and spiteful, then I'll load up images of goatse, KKK guys hanging black guys, burning crosses, skinny Jews in concentration camps, etc. It would be so interesting to see the library gnash their teeth because of me, while a bunch of liberals come in and block all view of the computer that I'm using, in the name of free speech, of course.
The ad seems like fair use to me. It is based on the idea that Tom is conveying reliable information.
Can KDE record your voice?
I've had a tough time getting microphones to work.
On top of that, I have actually seen people on Slashdot say that it is not the professor's job to teach, and that he only teaches and lectures so that he can do research, and that the teaching responsibility falls on the students and the TAs.
Hi.
Thanks for sharing your photos.
I have seen northern lights before. When I first saw them, I questioned whether or not they were just well illuminated clouds in the night, because they were just grey/white. Your photos are wonderful.
Take care.
Yes, I totally agree.
In fact, it might be easier to take it to the smoke stacks first. As it is, a lot of places incinerate garbage, such as hospitals.
I think that it might be more efficient to pull CO2 out of the tail pipes of cars, buses, and trucks. The idea is that there is a higher concentration in the tail pipe, than the atmosphere, and harvesting CO2 before CO2 can do damage makes life easier for everybody.
I wish that they made it have some kind of opportunity to turn it into a chess-like game, where strategy was very advantageous.
Now, it feels like some kind of tit for tat game where we don't get to really think our way through. I don't like that.
I hate the railroading of recent editions, but I think that it is okay if the emphasis is on story telling. I don't mind it for Encounters, but for serious gaming, I think that the railroading has to disappear.
I don't mind dealing with dice and rules, most of the time, but it seems silly that we still have to roll for things that seem so simple. It's almost as if we have to roll just to confirm that we can breathe normal air.
My bad. I only looked at your list. :^/ Thanks for your correction.
That being said, the NBA isn't an inner city organization.
And that being said, I'm surprised at how big the tennis association is. I thought that it was just a club for rich people. :^D I should think more before I make responses.
That long list doesn't surprise me. It's not weird at all, when you focus on who could be in the organization, as opposed to what it does.
Tennis isn't an inner sport of the poor. Tennis tends to be popular among the middle and upper classes.
My mom isn't dealing with cancer. She's dealing with Parkinson's. It's tough watching her move around and talk as if she is becoming feeble bodied and feeble minded. Just the other day, I had to coach her to help her breath through her nose again. She had somehow lost that ability to the extent that her tongue was becoming dry and raw, and she had difficulty pronouncing words. It dawned on me only at that time, that maybe we don't know why her breathing is like that, and maybe it is correctable. Sure enough, her quality of life is much better now. She seems to be more alert on average. Today, was the first time in 2 weeks, that she didn't feel dizzy. She seems stronger.
On a more positive note, she actually is getting better. A couple of months ago, the doctor said that she is improving. A couple of weeks ago, she said that she is gaining weight again. It seems that her efforts, via diet and exercise, whether placebo or not, are actually helping her to get better.
So, to answer your question, I think that I need to be positive, and to show some hope, but at the same time, acknowledge that things could get worse. I also need to acknowledge that things aren't good right now. I think that there is always hope, even though it is a small chance. I expect people to try to live, as long as it only requires basic nutrition and exercise. You don't want your aunt to kick back and wait 2 years to die, right? On the other hand, I also want people to get off of any pills and treatments that don't live up to their claims. I want my mom to *live* life to the fullest, especially since she has worked so hard in the past.
I think that when their days are numbered, and when they lose abilities, they get a certain freedom. It's like being so sick that you're bed ridden. You lose the opportunity to work, but you gain the opportunity to rest. When you can't sleep, you can read, or think.
This happened to me in December. I spent 2 weeks at home, due to pneumonia or bronchitis, and missed work. I used that time to do the bare essentials, read and rest according to the doctor's orders. In fact, I am still dealing with it. I plan to see the doctor again, but I digress.
When conversing with her, I try to focus on being sympathetic and empathetic, when she comments on how difficult things are and when she asks for help. When helping her to do things, I try to help her find ways to be independent.
Our conversations are not very deep, because my conversations are not very deep unless I am discussing moral and social issues. She seems to be the opposite.
To be honest, she has come to grips with her death more than I have. Every time she has commented at activities possibly happening for the last time [e.g. "This might be the last Christmas gathering I attend, so I'll try to make it."], I have cringed and died a little inside.
I think that 1 of the many reasons that I struggle a lot with this, because I am not very good at doing most ordinary things, while I perceive her to be like a super hero.
I appreciate the car analogy...thanks! ;^D
In the video, they showed that the cooler could only contain 1 drink at a time. It is a personal beverage cooler, not a big thing that contains lots of beer.
That isn't his point. The point is that people here know enough about technical options, whereas Joe Six Pack only knows how to do it with a flash, making the special cooler useful for most situations.
I liked your argument when I first read it, and now I love it. The next time people talk about the fundamental value of democracy, I'll point to North Korea. Of course, I'll be challenged on it, but I'll challenge them back with validity of their definition.
Just before I submitted this comment, I just realized an interesting parallel between the US and North Korea. A lot of people believe that the US is taking away freedoms. A lot of people believe that North Korea has taken away freedoms. Democracy, whether in name or truth, is weaker than we might think.
Good grief. I get the impression that you just read the quote, and never actually went through the source.
Just because they are the victors doesn't mean that they had a biased view of things. Yes, I know that we are all influenced by things, but that doesn't mean we are partial or inaccurate.
The quotes within the source would have to be outright lies or quote of outright lies in order for them to be wrong.
I get the impression that you are trying to portray a mainstream perspective of Hitler. I looked up "abortion" and sure enough abortion was approved and required if the offspring did not meet Aryan standards. Once again, he lied.
I doubt that your snipped quote of my quote verifies your point. If you had searched through volume 1 and 2, then you would have read for yourself that he saved the Christians for after the war, because they were the most difficult. He had to turn up the heat 1 notch at a time. As for other religions, Hitler intended to destroy them early.
You aren't trying hard enough to think up possibilities. Why can't he and his Nazis outright lie to the Christians, thus using real Christianity, as opposed to fake Christianity? Why would his only fear be a rallying point? Don't you think that the churches would question his Nazi teachings? Vol 2, or Vol 1, or both, indicate that they knew that the teachings of Christianity were incompatible with Nazi teachings. But you were there, so you know that the documents were wrong? If it's the rallying point that he feared, then why persecute the pacifists?
I noticed that you never cited any sources. No, I did not notice what he did when he first came into power, and I won't take your word for it, either. :^)
You're an atheist and you consider yourself skeptic, right? Be honest.
Nuremberg Trials Documentation
Open volume 1, and search for "Christ" without quotes. Here is the first quote, but read every occurance.
Do you know why this might surprising to you? It's because you believe that all religious claims are genuine beliefs. You can't really imagine somebody deceiving about his own personal beliefs. By that logic, all of Hitler's claims about his intentions for the good of Germany were genuine, and people who express good intentions for their countries are also genuine.
I'd love to read your thoughts on all of this.
It's all about readability. It takes him way less time to type in 3 commas, than it takes people to count digits.
No, I'm not kidding. It's all about readability. It takes him way less time to type in 3 commas, than it takes people to count digits.
4,008,574,976
You took time to calculate all of that, but you couldn't be bothered to add 3 commas? The reason for the commas is it helps us to count the number of digits. It helps with readability.
I believe that you have something important to communicate. I wish that you believed it too.
I'm really disappointed in you. I recognize your user name around here. I expect better English out of you.
In that sentence, "...they their..." is bad English.
Watching you guys defend bad English is painful.
In that sentence, "...they their..." is bad English.