I think you misunderstand what sarcasm is. Here's a tip: it's not necessarily supposed to be funny.
As for what gives it away, I thought rational people could see the hyperbole in statements like 'almost tempted to join a monastery'. Apparently the combination of Poe's Law and Dunning-Kruger effect is particularly strong among some posters here.
Trollish? Some sarcasm? On Slashdot? This site has always been a place for strongly expressed opinions. I really didn't go even half as far as some others do and have been doing for years.
All this proves is my contention that a lot of Slashdot posters have a really thin skin when it comes to religious matters. Strangely enough it is the same people who claim the right to be as offensive as possible to religious people who scream the loudest if they get a dose of their own medicine; see some of the other reactions in this thread.
And what the bloody hell has my sig to do with this? It is an expression of my exasperation with people who contribute nothing but a single link under an 'Obligatory' header. And yes, I do mod these posts as -1, Redundant.
Noone is supposed to just tell; that's impossible. However, considering the possibility is open to everyone; if you then react with an open attack as if you were taking me seriously, I'm free to assume you didn't consider the possibility of sarcasm at all.
After all, simply asking if I'm serious is just about as much trouble as typing up yet another preachy screed.
I wasn't completely serious. I was hoping that people who loudly proclaim their rationality would have taken a thought and considered the possibility my post was sarcasm.
Actually, I was aiming for +1, Funny, but unfortunately the atheists on Slashdot are a bunch of humourless fundamentalists with obviously no sense of sarcasm at all.
Who is the moron here? I'd put my money on the one totally oblivious to sarcasm.
Really, all you and the ones who modded me Troll accomplished is prove my point: the current crop of atheists, especially the ones haunting Slashdot, are as humourlessly fanatic as religious fundamentalists.
And another Dunning-Kruger idiot who comes up with "I bet the Climate scientists didn't think of this!".
Yes, CH4 is a strong greenhouse gas. There are reasons, however, why Climate scientists think its a minor factor. For one, it easily photodissociates in the upper atmosphere, so there will always be a limit to the amount of CH4 in the atmosphere.
Oh hell no. What about: their software is a bloated mess of half-patched bugs with an inconsistent User Interface and a bad habit of changing the user-set defaults without informing the user.
Oh, I agree. I tore my hair out when I saw how well Sony was integrating Minolta in its photography division. Finally, we were getting a decent sequel to the DX7D, Sony even fulfilled Minolta fans' long-standing wish for a full-frame camera (and the 900 in the name indicated that this was supposed to be the long-awaited DX9D).
And all this came from the most hated consumer electronics company in the world, one that I with self-respect could not buy from.
I hope they spin off the photography division. But to whom would they do so?
No matter how loudly you protest that you have been there, if you persist in alleging the Moon is made of green cheese, people are just going to call you a liar.
The US has a tolerable record of not threatening, taunting, and insulting other countries.
American Exceptionalism at its finest. Go look at your history: Central and South America, the Phillipines, Cuba, Vietnam and Iraq beg to differ. And that's only the ones that suffered outright violence from US meddling.
It is generally considered a good idea to not talk about things you don't know anything about.
For your information, the problem with the 1541's speed was not the fact that it used a serial interface. The problem was that on both sides of the link the processor was doing the bit-banging, instead of the dedicated hardware interfaces that were available on both the drive and the computer.
Those quotations from Luke are really nice, because they nowhere state that you have to denounce the sin.
Stop hiding behind that hypocritical excuse for homophobia coined by the extremists; it does not become you as an earnest Christian. 'Love thy neighbour' was the commandment, and it was unconditional: not 'Love thy neighbour but denounce their sins'. In fact, Jesus went even further than that, he specifically enjoined you to not criticise others' sins, because you might have comitted worse ones:
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
(Luke 6:42, King James version, because I like the sound of Elizabethan English)
In England, perhaps, where the head of state is also the head of the established Church.
However, on the Continent the religious and secular power structures have clashed as much as they have worked together. The captive popes at Avignon are but one example of this.
Funny how all your 'examples' are based on speculation or straw men, while the authoritarian Right actually has viable candidates running in the U.S. Republican nominations.
Then again, the Right always has had a tenuous relationship with reality, hasn't it?
Actually, just pre-amp distortion is an anonymous fuzzy sound that sounds the same in almost all amps. It doesn't help that just about anyone uses the ubiquitous 12AX7 preamp tube.
It's the poweramp distortion that creates the unique character. The 6L6 tubes in Fender amps deliver a different sound than EL34 tubes (which, if I'm not mistaken, are still the power tubes in Marshalls).
And then there is the electrical feedback from the output transformer and the speakers that influence the poweramp distortion, which also counts a lot for sound.
I've played with overdrive pedals, but none of them could emulate the sound of a real amp cranked up to 10. The only thing that matched that sound was the Hughes&Kettner Cream Machine, which was basically a full 5-watt two-stage amp with a bit of circuitry to emulate the output stage on a line-level output.
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Now, this is the sheer seething stupidity demonstrated.
You are irrationally attacking me as a 'believer' based on an assumption. I'm afraid of no hell, have particular belief in 'heaven'.
On the other hand, you just proved my point that current atheists are irrational, loud, and obnoxious.
Thank you.
Mart
But at least I don't have to prove I have balls by spouting empty profanity as an Anonymous Coward.
Mart
I think you misunderstand what sarcasm is. Here's a tip: it's not necessarily supposed to be funny.
As for what gives it away, I thought rational people could see the hyperbole in statements like 'almost tempted to join a monastery'. Apparently the combination of Poe's Law and Dunning-Kruger effect is particularly strong among some posters here.
Mart
Trollish? Some sarcasm? On Slashdot? This site has always been a place for strongly expressed opinions. I really didn't go even half as far as some others do and have been doing for years.
All this proves is my contention that a lot of Slashdot posters have a really thin skin when it comes to religious matters. Strangely enough it is the same people who claim the right to be as offensive as possible to religious people who scream the loudest if they get a dose of their own medicine; see some of the other reactions in this thread.
And what the bloody hell has my sig to do with this? It is an expression of my exasperation with people who contribute nothing but a single link under an 'Obligatory' header. And yes, I do mod these posts as -1, Redundant.
All you demonstrated is a complete failing of the educational institutions in whatever country you received your primary school education.
Or, to put it in words you might better understand: you can't read.
Noone is supposed to just tell; that's impossible. However, considering the possibility is open to everyone; if you then react with an open attack as if you were taking me seriously, I'm free to assume you didn't consider the possibility of sarcasm at all.
After all, simply asking if I'm serious is just about as much trouble as typing up yet another preachy screed.
Mart
Stop being defensive. I wasn't referring to you, you at least considered the sarcasm.
On the other hand, the pop-psychology analysing is a great way to make friends.
Mart
I wasn't completely serious. I was hoping that people who loudly proclaim their rationality would have taken a thought and considered the possibility my post was sarcasm.
Apparently I was overestimating my audience.
Actually, I was aiming for +1, Funny, but unfortunately the atheists on Slashdot are a bunch of humourless fundamentalists with obviously no sense of sarcasm at all.
Who is the moron here? I'd put my money on the one totally oblivious to sarcasm.
Really, all you and the ones who modded me Troll accomplished is prove my point: the current crop of atheists, especially the ones haunting Slashdot, are as humourlessly fanatic as religious fundamentalists.
Mart
The current crop of atheists is indeed loud, and particularly obnoxious. Maybe they're the ones to blame for the rise in religionism?
I mean, when I see the sheer seething stupidity right here on Slashdot whenever religion comes up, I'm almost tempted to join a monastery.
In the Seventies we had 'Humanists'; they surely were a whole lot nicer than the current crop of idiots.
Mart
And another Dunning-Kruger idiot who comes up with "I bet the Climate scientists didn't think of this!".
Yes, CH4 is a strong greenhouse gas. There are reasons, however, why Climate scientists think its a minor factor. For one, it easily photodissociates in the upper atmosphere, so there will always be a limit to the amount of CH4 in the atmosphere.
Mart
Oh hell no. What about: their software is a bloated mess of half-patched bugs with an inconsistent User Interface and a bad habit of changing the user-set defaults without informing the user.
Mart
Sigh. You could have taken a look at my history and seen that I was being sarcastic.
Poe's Law is a bitch.
Of course there is no controversy among the scientists. They want the grant money gravy train to continue.
Mart
Oh, I agree. I tore my hair out when I saw how well Sony was integrating Minolta in its photography division. Finally, we were getting a decent sequel to the DX7D, Sony even fulfilled Minolta fans' long-standing wish for a full-frame camera (and the 900 in the name indicated that this was supposed to be the long-awaited DX9D).
And all this came from the most hated consumer electronics company in the world, one that I with self-respect could not buy from.
I hope they spin off the photography division. But to whom would they do so?
Mart
Absolutely no sense of humour, you libertards.
Ah well, enjoy your faith in the Prophet of the Free Market, praise be upon him.
Mart
No matter how loudly you protest that you have been there, if you persist in alleging the Moon is made of green cheese, people are just going to call you a liar.
Mart
Oh great. The Republicans trade in one religious nut for another.
American Exceptionalism at its finest. Go look at your history: Central and South America, the Phillipines, Cuba, Vietnam and Iraq beg to differ. And that's only the ones that suffered outright violence from US meddling.
Mart
It is generally considered a good idea to not talk about things you don't know anything about.
For your information, the problem with the 1541's speed was not the fact that it used a serial interface. The problem was that on both sides of the link the processor was doing the bit-banging, instead of the dedicated hardware interfaces that were available on both the drive and the computer.
Those quotations from Luke are really nice, because they nowhere state that you have to denounce the sin.
Stop hiding behind that hypocritical excuse for homophobia coined by the extremists; it does not become you as an earnest Christian. 'Love thy neighbour' was the commandment, and it was unconditional: not 'Love thy neighbour but denounce their sins'. In fact, Jesus went even further than that, he specifically enjoined you to not criticise others' sins, because you might have comitted worse ones:
(Luke 6:42, King James version, because I like the sound of Elizabethan English)
Erm, Nope.
In England, perhaps, where the head of state is also the head of the established Church.
However, on the Continent the religious and secular power structures have clashed as much as they have worked together. The captive popes at Avignon are but one example of this.
Mart
Funny how all your 'examples' are based on speculation or straw men, while the authoritarian Right actually has viable candidates running in the U.S. Republican nominations.
Then again, the Right always has had a tenuous relationship with reality, hasn't it?
Actually, just pre-amp distortion is an anonymous fuzzy sound that sounds the same in almost all amps. It doesn't help that just about anyone uses the ubiquitous 12AX7 preamp tube.
It's the poweramp distortion that creates the unique character. The 6L6 tubes in Fender amps deliver a different sound than EL34 tubes (which, if I'm not mistaken, are still the power tubes in Marshalls).
And then there is the electrical feedback from the output transformer and the speakers that influence the poweramp distortion, which also counts a lot for sound.
I've played with overdrive pedals, but none of them could emulate the sound of a real amp cranked up to 10. The only thing that matched that sound was the Hughes&Kettner Cream Machine, which was basically a full 5-watt two-stage amp with a bit of circuitry to emulate the output stage on a line-level output.
Mart