On Thursday 7th July there were four bombers with backpacks. On Thursday 21st July there were four attempted bombers with backpacks. Are you really surprised that they were extra careful with people with backpacks on Thursday 28th July?
After they searched his backpack and found no explosives why did they arrest him and search his apartment?
What?! Are you smoking crack? There are 6 or 7 Queen albums there. And they didn't just get there. I bought a few of their albums over a year and half ago. How did I find these Queen songs? Well, I typed in "Queen" into the search field, and there they were!
hmmmmm, I wonder if iTunes Canada (which is what I'm using) has a different availability in this case.
Well I'm in Canada and I can see 150 Queen songs. Are you sure you know how to spell "Queen"?
I've found that printers typically only last a year
I've had an HP 4000 since 1997. I've printed lots, and I've never had a problem. I know someone who still has an HP 4si (circa 1993). Its not cheap to buy a quality laser printer, but, since I've only bought one printer in 8 years, I think it works out cheaper to buy quality.
His printers aren't breaking down, he's just realised that it's cheaper to just buy a new printer when the ink runs out then to buy ink-cartridges.
At the risk of ruining the joke... there is something to this. Not the ability to literally read minds, but the ability to detect and interpret the subtle non-verbal cues people display that can provide information regarding their mental and emotional state -- for example, a repositioning of the posture of the shoulders, or a slight change in breathing pattern, a miniscule change in facial coloring, or even possibly a change in pheromone composition. I suspect that when women get frustrated with men for "just not knowing" things, it is because they (the women) are used to being easily able to pick up these subtle hints themselves at a subconscious level, and therefore they take having that skill for granted and expect that everyone should be able to do it.
Men aren't any good at it because women keep screwing with the results. To illustrate: A man detects that a woman is upset and asks "Is something wrong" to which she replies, "No, I'm fine".
Meanwhile, J.K. Rowling is holed up in her thousand acre castle trying to decide whether to buy and sell the queen.
How did this get modded insightful? One very popular children's author does not counter the original point in any way shape or form. In fact a list with just one name on it bolsters it.
I simply do not regard this gentleman's research to have any bearing on me or the makeup of my mind.
As a guy, neither do I. Of course since the research doesn't attempt to indicate anything about individuals it's wise not to.
I am not insipid or stupid.
No one said you are.
Though some men would like to dimiss us, women have played significant roles in the development of men.
Though many women would like to dimiss us, men play a significant role in the development of male and female children.
Women have a great capacity to contribute to the world just like men. We have in fact contributed many things in various fields.
No one said they don't.
Society plays a huge role in grooming people. Of course, there is a certain amount of free will, but conditioning is a powerful thing.
That conditioning is more effective against people who have problems thinking critically.
As a woman, when I look at magazines, television, etc, women are not treated the same as men.
As a man, when I look at magazines, television, etc, men are not treated the same as women.
Women are provided with superficial imagery and the conditioning it imposes, which is to be beautiful, be thin, be popular, date (i.e. date good looking or someone with money) guys, get married and have children.
Men are provided with superficial imagery and the conditioning it imposes, which is to be beautiful, be thin, be popular, make lost of money, date (attractive) gals, work everyday of your life until you die, pay for everything, get married, pay for everything, have children and pay for them. Oh yah, and if there's a problem it's your fault and you're going to pay for it.
Things are not not as rigid like they were in the past. However, the importance of looks and stereotypical female roles of the past are still blindly emphasized and are jejune.
Things are not not as rigid like they were in the past. However, the importance of looks and stereotypical male roles of the past are still blindly emphasized and are jejune.
When we do speak up, we are often dismissed, belittled, or made fun of. I really wish that the men out there who feel inclined to inflict pain upon us, put us down, etc could really understand how much they are undermining society due to a selfish, egotistic, ingrating need to be top dog.
When we do speak up, we are often dismissed, belittled, or made fun of by the rabidly feminist media and culture of the late 20th and early 21st centruries. I really wish that the women out there who feel inclined to inflict pain upon us, put us down, etc could really understand how much they are undermining society due to a selfish, egotistic, ingrating need to be top dog.
NOTE: I say some men not all.
Sorry, the disclaimer doesn't forgive the blatent stereotyping.
I won't get excited until someone develops an audio/video bus where you can connect multiple input devices and multiple output devices to the same bus.
They did, it's called FireWire. Unfortunetly the AV industry didn't like it...
Considering testicles don't like high temperatures, (it's one of the reasons we have them in a sack outside our body, and why everyone should use boxers) what are the chances that these new undies will cause damage to the soldiers testicles since they are stoping them from properly regulating their temperature by sweating, in a desert no less?
No lasting damage is being done wearing briefs it's just lowering (slightly) your sperm count. Wearing boxers is only an issue if you're trying to get a chick pregnant. If you really want to maximize your sperm count go commando in a kilt.
On the other hand, so is blackjack, but its a crime to cheat someone out of money.
It's illegal to play blackjack for money in most places (U.S. and Canada anyway). Gambling is different than just playing a game and I'm sure the operators of Lineage II don't want their game being classified a form of Gambling.
If we were playing poker for fun (i.e. not gambling) and I caught you cheating then I may not play with you anymore but you shouldn't be guilty of commiting a crime.
The person that should be punished is the repairman that that probably did a search for *.avi and *.jpg in order to add to his personal porn collection, but when he found something he wasn't expecting, turns in the guy. He's a thief and a snitch. Why isn't anyone asking what he was doing opening up random graphic/video files on the computer?
Checking the files for corruption? We don't know why the tech was looking at the images (there are valid reasons) but it doesn't have any bearing this case anyway. If the tech was violating the guy's privacy then they guy has a civil case against the tech -- but that doesn't effect the legal case against the guy.
What happens when the car gets dropped off for an oil change? If the mechanic sees blood dripping out from under the car, would he be allowed to call the cops?
Sure he would, but they' should still need a search warrant to open the trunk.
The mechanic has been given control of the car for the period of time it is in the shop, the cops can't open the trunk (without a warrant or probable cause) but they can ask the mechanic to do it for them.
In this case the technician was given control of the computer and found potentially illegal images on it and called the cops. He showed the images to the cops, they now have probable cause of the commission of a crime and therefore the right to gather evidence.
So we'll all have the same time on our watches, but we'll be doing whatever we want whenever we want and coordination would become even more confusing.
It wouldn't complicate much of anything, people on the US East coast would start work at 1:00 pm while people on the US West coast start work at 4:00. The specific time only matters to the people living/staying there. People in other areas will have to take the time difference into account but they have to do that now. Times in the TV Guide would be printed to reflect the local airing (just like they do now). (Inter)National media (radio/TV) can safely announce the time without confusing anyone.
It would greatly simplify a lot of things. When you travel you never have to change your watch. New Years would happen simultaneously all over the world. When you set up a teleconference between people in Frankfurt, London, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo you just tell everyone it starts at 5:00 pm, you don't have to waste time calculating time zones (or worrying about who does or doesn't use daylight saving time). Sure that's in the evening for some people and early morning for others but you can't avoid that unless you do something about the world being round first.
The reason we won't do it is because the date would change at different times of the day in different places around the earth. It would happen in the middle of the night, in the morning, in the afternoon, or in the evening depending on where you live. I don't think it would actually be a problem (we handle the date changing everyday at night now, so what it it happened at lunch time?) but I'm sure there are too many morons out there who wouldn't scream and complain for it ever to get passed.
If the universe is so complex that it must have been created, the entity that created it is so complex that it must have been created, the entity that created it is so complex that it must have been created, the entity that created it is so complex that it must have been created, and so on and so on and so on.
In other words, "If god created the universe, who created god?"
From another tack, the universe (by definition) is the entirty of existance, everything that exists is part of the universe. Therefore god (assumed to exist for the sake of argument) is part of the universe and it cannot have created itself.
Um, Intelligent Design and Creationism are two completely different ideas.
Creationism believes that the Christian God created the universe and life, as described in the Bible. Sometimes literally.
Intelligent Design is Creationism with a new name in an attempt to get religious dogma taught in public school. Creationism is the belief that the universe was created by a higher power (an intelligence). Christians believe that the god described in the bible is that higher power but you don't have to believe in the christian god to beleive in creationism. Hell the Norse thought the world was created from the rotting corpse of a frost giant.
ID should not be taught in any class. It can be discussed, say in a psychology class to point out the gullibility and sheep-like behaviour of people but it should not be taught. Astrology shouldn't be taught either but it can be discussed in other context.
Heck, ID has a place in the science classroom. When teaching what the scientific method is it could be used as an example of something that isn't science.
To say evolutionists have all the answers isn't true, is it?
The big difference you're ignoring is that "evolutionists" have never claimed to have all the answers. "Evolutionists" have never claimed that evolution is a fact, it's a scientific theory and like all scientific theories is subject to change with new information. Evolution is the best answer we have at this time.
"Creationists" are the ones to claim to have all the answers, that their non-scientific theory is right and not subject to change.
Intelligent Design IS Creationism, it's an attempt to mix in a bit of what we've learned by direct examination and the scientific method (i.e. evolution) to the classic "built in six days" creationism in an attempt to fool the people who make the rules into teaching creationism.
Intelligent Design is not a science. If it's a science then you could point me to all (or some) of the articles published in peer-reviewd scientific journals.
Intelligent Design doesn't belong in the classroom anymore than astrology does.
Intelligent Design, at its most basic level, asks that with all the beauty, wonder, and astounding perfection that make up the physical world around us, and indeed the science itself which proves it to be more and more elegant as time goes on, might there possibly be a force that surpasses our understanding that has allowed for, or caused, its, and our, creation?
If the universe is so complex that it requires an intelligence to have been created, certainly the intelligence that created it is so complex that it requires an even greater intelligence to be created. So if God created the universe, who created God?
Is this provable? Nope. Is it a scientific theory? Nope. Will it ever be? Nope.
It can't be proven -- the basic theory is internally flawed, an intelligence powerful enough to create the universe needs an even more powerful intellignce to create it, ad infinitum. Does Creationism/Intelligent design belong in school? No.
1. "They" make quieter fans already, they're more expensive than noisy fans which is why most people don't use them. BTW most of the fan noise comes from the movement of the air not the bearings (unless your fan's broken) so greasing them isn't going to have any effect.
2. At first I thought this idea was really stupid (why would I want to reach under my desk to open a bottle when I can have a bottle opener right by the fridge. Then I read #5 and laughed at you. How do you propose to put a fridge (food/drink dispenser) in a computer the height of a laptop and the size of a Mac Mini?
3. Wireless everything? How do you propose to power this wireless monitor? If I have to plug it into the AC then also plugging it into the CPU isn't a big problem. And say I drop a new wireless monitor on my desk, how does it know which of the numerous computers near me to connect to? We have wireless everything now, they are called laptops.
4. You can't use a USB storage drive as a copy protection device its too easy to duplicate their contents. There are already USB keys, they are used on some high end software packages. I'd rather see the end of copy protection that doesn't stop people pirating the software so I don't need the CD (or any other kind of) key. I would like to see games that let you put saved-games on USB keys (i.e. easily) like consoles do so I can take them with me easily.
5. Small computers are already here, the Mac Mini is only twice your desired volume now (laptops are about 1" think the Mac Mini is 2" tall).
5a. Macs have been booting of USB storage devices (flashcards) for years. Having the OS on a flash card doesn't eliminate the need for install disks unless they are write once (in which case how do you install patches?).
So basically three (plus the bonus wish) of the things you want are already here and the other two are moronic, good troll.
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On Thursday 7th July there were four bombers with backpacks.
On Thursday 21st July there were four attempted bombers with backpacks.
Are you really surprised that they were extra careful with people with backpacks on Thursday 28th July?
After they searched his backpack and found no explosives why did they arrest him and search his apartment?
hmmmmm, I wonder if iTunes Canada (which is what I'm using) has a different availability in this case.
Well I'm in Canada and I can see 150 Queen songs. Are you sure you know how to spell "Queen"?
I've had an HP 4000 since 1997. I've printed lots, and I've never had a problem. I know someone who still has an HP 4si (circa 1993). Its not cheap to buy a quality laser printer, but, since I've only bought one printer in 8 years, I think it works out cheaper to buy quality.
His printers aren't breaking down, he's just realised that it's cheaper to just buy a new printer when the ink runs out then to buy ink-cartridges.
and what can be done to prevent and/or lessen such disasters in the future?
Hurricanes are a natural weather event, we can't stop or control them. So how about we get out of their way?
At the risk of ruining the joke... there is something to this. Not the ability to literally read minds, but the ability to detect and interpret the subtle non-verbal cues people display that can provide information regarding their mental and emotional state -- for example, a repositioning of the posture of the shoulders, or a slight change in breathing pattern, a miniscule change in facial coloring, or even possibly a change in pheromone composition. I suspect that when women get frustrated with men for "just not knowing" things, it is because they (the women) are used to being easily able to pick up these subtle hints themselves at a subconscious level, and therefore they take having that skill for granted and expect that everyone should be able to do it.
Men aren't any good at it because women keep screwing with the results. To illustrate: A man detects that a woman is upset and asks "Is something wrong" to which she replies, "No, I'm fine".
Meanwhile, J.K. Rowling is holed up in her thousand acre castle trying to decide whether to buy and sell the queen.
How did this get modded insightful? One very popular children's author does not counter the original point in any way shape or form. In fact a list with just one name on it bolsters it.
I simply do not regard this gentleman's research to have any bearing on me or the makeup of my mind.
As a guy, neither do I. Of course since the research doesn't attempt to indicate anything about individuals it's wise not to.
I am not insipid or stupid.
No one said you are.
Though some men would like to dimiss us, women have played significant roles in the development of men.
Though many women would like to dimiss us, men play a significant role in the development of male and female children.
Women have a great capacity to contribute to the world just like men. We have in fact contributed many things in various fields.
No one said they don't.
Society plays a huge role in grooming people. Of course, there is a certain amount of free will, but conditioning is a powerful thing.
That conditioning is more effective against people who have problems thinking critically.
As a woman, when I look at magazines, television, etc, women are not treated the same as men.
As a man, when I look at magazines, television, etc, men are not treated the same as women.
Women are provided with superficial imagery and the conditioning it imposes, which is to be beautiful, be thin, be popular, date (i.e. date good looking or someone with money) guys, get married and have children.
Men are provided with superficial imagery and the conditioning it imposes, which is to be beautiful, be thin, be popular, make lost of money, date (attractive) gals, work everyday of your life until you die, pay for everything, get married, pay for everything, have children and pay for them. Oh yah, and if there's a problem it's your fault and you're going to pay for it.
Things are not not as rigid like they were in the past. However, the importance of looks and stereotypical female roles of the past are still blindly emphasized and are jejune.
Things are not not as rigid like they were in the past. However, the importance of looks and stereotypical male roles of the past are still blindly emphasized and are jejune.
When we do speak up, we are often dismissed, belittled, or made fun of. I really wish that the men out there who feel inclined to inflict pain upon us, put us down, etc could really understand how much they are undermining society due to a selfish, egotistic, ingrating need to be top dog.
When we do speak up, we are often dismissed, belittled, or made fun of by the rabidly feminist media and culture of the late 20th and early 21st centruries. I really wish that the women out there who feel inclined to inflict pain upon us, put us down, etc could really understand how much they are undermining society due to a selfish, egotistic, ingrating need to be top dog.
NOTE: I say some men not all.
Sorry, the disclaimer doesn't forgive the blatent stereotyping.
Not to forget the popular Liquid Crystal Display display.
Or up here in Canada, the popular Royal Canadian Mounted Police police.
I won't get excited until someone develops an audio/video bus where you can connect multiple input devices and multiple output devices to the same bus.
They did, it's called FireWire. Unfortunetly the AV industry didn't like it...
Considering testicles don't like high temperatures, (it's one of the reasons we have them in a sack outside our body, and why everyone should use boxers) what are the chances that these new undies will cause damage to the soldiers testicles since they are stoping them from properly regulating their temperature by sweating, in a desert no less?
No lasting damage is being done wearing briefs it's just lowering (slightly) your sperm count. Wearing boxers is only an issue if you're trying to get a chick pregnant. If you really want to maximize your sperm count go commando in a kilt.
On the other hand, so is blackjack, but its a crime to cheat someone out of money.
It's illegal to play blackjack for money in most places (U.S. and Canada anyway). Gambling is different than just playing a game and I'm sure the operators of Lineage II don't want their game being classified a form of Gambling.
If we were playing poker for fun (i.e. not gambling) and I caught you cheating then I may not play with you anymore but you shouldn't be guilty of commiting a crime.
What really needs to happen is a reduction in human overpopulation, but I don't see that happening anytime soon either.
That's what introducing lions and tigers is for!
Isn't that what the left nipple is for? Or is it to pick up Jazz-FM?
The person that should be punished is the repairman that that probably did a search for *.avi and *.jpg in order to add to his personal porn collection, but when he found something he wasn't expecting, turns in the guy. He's a thief and a snitch. Why isn't anyone asking what he was doing opening up random graphic/video files on the computer?
Checking the files for corruption? We don't know why the tech was looking at the images (there are valid reasons) but it doesn't have any bearing this case anyway. If the tech was violating the guy's privacy then they guy has a civil case against the tech -- but that doesn't effect the legal case against the guy.
How about we get rid of innocent until proven guilty for child porn cases too?
I thought we already did that?
Sure he would, but they' should still need a search warrant to open the trunk.
The mechanic has been given control of the car for the period of time it is in the shop, the cops can't open the trunk (without a warrant or probable cause) but they can ask the mechanic to do it for them.
In this case the technician was given control of the computer and found potentially illegal images on it and called the cops. He showed the images to the cops, they now have probable cause of the commission of a crime and therefore the right to gather evidence.
So we'll all have the same time on our watches, but we'll be doing whatever we want whenever we want and coordination would become even more confusing.
It wouldn't complicate much of anything, people on the US East coast would start work at 1:00 pm while people on the US West coast start work at 4:00. The specific time only matters to the people living/staying there. People in other areas will have to take the time difference into account but they have to do that now. Times in the TV Guide would be printed to reflect the local airing (just like they do now). (Inter)National media (radio/TV) can safely announce the time without confusing anyone.
It would greatly simplify a lot of things. When you travel you never have to change your watch. New Years would happen simultaneously all over the world. When you set up a teleconference between people in Frankfurt, London, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo you just tell everyone it starts at 5:00 pm, you don't have to waste time calculating time zones (or worrying about who does or doesn't use daylight saving time). Sure that's in the evening for some people and early morning for others but you can't avoid that unless you do something about the world being round first.
The reason we won't do it is because the date would change at different times of the day in different places around the earth. It would happen in the middle of the night, in the morning, in the afternoon, or in the evening depending on where you live. I don't think it would actually be a problem (we handle the date changing everyday at night now, so what it it happened at lunch time?) but I'm sure there are too many morons out there who wouldn't scream and complain for it ever to get passed.
Even after I became a born-again atheist a few years ago, I still don't like the Catholic Church bashing that is based on the Galileo affair.
I agree, we should limit our bashing to the systemic raping of small boys and the continued protection of those who rape small boys.
While ID cannot be definitively disproven, [...]
Yes it can, it is internally flawed.
If the universe is so complex that it must have been created, the entity that created it is so complex that it must have been created, the entity that created it is so complex that it must have been created, the entity that created it is so complex that it must have been created, and so on and so on and so on.
In other words, "If god created the universe, who created god?"
From another tack, the universe (by definition) is the entirty of existance, everything that exists is part of the universe. Therefore god (assumed to exist for the sake of argument) is part of the universe and it cannot have created itself.
Um, Intelligent Design and Creationism are two completely different ideas.
Creationism believes that the Christian God created the universe and life, as described in the Bible. Sometimes literally.
Intelligent Design is Creationism with a new name in an attempt to get religious dogma taught in public school. Creationism is the belief that the universe was created by a higher power (an intelligence). Christians believe that the god described in the bible is that higher power but you don't have to believe in the christian god to beleive in creationism. Hell the Norse thought the world was created from the rotting corpse of a frost giant.
ID should not be taught in any class. It can be discussed, say in a psychology class to point out the gullibility and sheep-like behaviour of people but it should not be taught. Astrology shouldn't be taught either but it can be discussed in other context.
Heck, ID has a place in the science classroom. When teaching what the scientific method is it could be used as an example of something that isn't science.
To say evolutionists have all the answers isn't true, is it?
The big difference you're ignoring is that "evolutionists" have never claimed to have all the answers. "Evolutionists" have never claimed that evolution is a fact, it's a scientific theory and like all scientific theories is subject to change with new information. Evolution is the best answer we have at this time.
"Creationists" are the ones to claim to have all the answers, that their non-scientific theory is right and not subject to change.
Intelligent Design IS Creationism, it's an attempt to mix in a bit of what we've learned by direct examination and the scientific method (i.e. evolution) to the classic "built in six days" creationism in an attempt to fool the people who make the rules into teaching creationism.
Intelligent Design is not a science. If it's a science then you could point me to all (or some) of the articles published in peer-reviewd scientific journals.
Intelligent Design doesn't belong in the classroom anymore than astrology does.
Intelligent Design, at its most basic level, asks that with all the beauty, wonder, and astounding perfection that make up the physical world around us, and indeed the science itself which proves it to be more and more elegant as time goes on, might there possibly be a force that surpasses our understanding that has allowed for, or caused, its, and our, creation?
If the universe is so complex that it requires an intelligence to have been created, certainly the intelligence that created it is so complex that it requires an even greater intelligence to be created. So if God created the universe, who created God?
Is this provable? Nope. Is it a scientific theory? Nope. Will it ever be? Nope.
It can't be proven -- the basic theory is internally flawed, an intelligence powerful enough to create the universe needs an even more powerful intellignce to create it, ad infinitum.
Does Creationism/Intelligent design belong in school? No.
Let's see:
1. "They" make quieter fans already, they're more expensive than noisy fans which is why most people don't use them. BTW most of the fan noise comes from the movement of the air not the bearings (unless your fan's broken) so greasing them isn't going to have any effect.
2. At first I thought this idea was really stupid (why would I want to reach under my desk to open a bottle when I can have a bottle opener right by the fridge. Then I read #5 and laughed at you. How do you propose to put a fridge (food/drink dispenser) in a computer the height of a laptop and the size of a Mac Mini?
3. Wireless everything? How do you propose to power this wireless monitor? If I have to plug it into the AC then also plugging it into the CPU isn't a big problem. And say I drop a new wireless monitor on my desk, how does it know which of the numerous computers near me to connect to?
We have wireless everything now, they are called laptops.
4. You can't use a USB storage drive as a copy protection device its too easy to duplicate their contents. There are already USB keys, they are used on some high end software packages. I'd rather see the end of copy protection that doesn't stop people pirating the software so I don't need the CD (or any other kind of) key. I would like to see games that let you put saved-games on USB keys (i.e. easily) like consoles do so I can take them with me easily.
5. Small computers are already here, the Mac Mini is only twice your desired volume now (laptops are about 1" think the Mac Mini is 2" tall).
5a. Macs have been booting of USB storage devices (flashcards) for years. Having the OS on a flash card doesn't eliminate the need for install disks unless they are write once (in which case how do you install patches?).
So basically three (plus the bonus wish) of the things you want are already here and the other two are moronic, good troll.