Our postman brought us mail that miss-addressed once. Right after my daughter was born we were getting a lot of packages from relatives sending us stuff and one of them transposed the house numbers. The postman noticed and brought it over saying "I think they meant to send this to you." I think your's just doesn't care. So how do you not get credit card offers and balance transfer offers, etc? I would encourage to actually look at your junk mail at some point. You might notice a correlation between what you get and what you buy/who you do business with.
I'm pretty sure they can do that without whatever info google wallet stores. All they need to do is pick a major bank in the area and chances are a good number of people will have an account there. Or just watch the US mail... Ever think about how much your postman knows about you?
Women don't leave their purse in their car if they are worried about a smash and grab (at least smart women don't). Why do you think you can leave your laptop safely? Unless you are looking for solutions along the lines of the trunk money or connecting a car battery to it, what do you expect us to say? It's like asking "how do I secure my wireless network without requiring MAC filters or a passcode to connect?"
Exactly. The hard part of math isn't learning all the intricate rules, but rather figuring out how to apply them. I assume we are talking about advance mathematics and not about simple arithmetic:P
Even the old testament God changes his mind periodically. After the flood he promises to never again do that. There are several instances in the OT when God modifies the covenant with the Israelites. Would you prefer me to call it a strategy change? Instead of beating the bad children, we will now promise the good children cookies and milk.
One of the major changes Christ made was inclusion of the gentiles. Prior to Christ, the Jews excluded and shunned the Gentiles. Christ made it clear that God was for everyone, both Jew and Gentile. This shows a distinct shift from the OT message of "don't mingle" to a NT message of "go forth and spread the word of God to everyone regardless of nationality." Judaism was not just a religion, but a national heritage. One did not really 'convert' to Judaism. The expansion to include the Gentiles also coincides with the relaxation of many of the OT laws such as 'don't eat pork' and 'stone the adulteress.' Since we are now supposed to mingle with the Gentiles and bring to them Christ's message of peace and love, it seems reasonable that we can also incorporate some of their traditions into our celebrations. Christ never asked the converts to give up their heritage and become Jewish, but rather to accept himself and God. You will notice that the Christianity and Judaism have no common major holy days despite Christianity's Jewish roots. In fact, most, if not all, of the old Jewish traditions have been replaced or abandoned by Christianity.
The same can be said for any field. Medicine isn't hard once you get past all those blasted details... programming isn't hard once you get past all the memorizing of syntax... learning a new language isn't hard if you just apply yourself... Once you understand the basics of pretty much any field it becomes easy.
I never said to ignore the old. You will note though, that between the books God had a distinct personality change. The god described by the old testament is a vengeful, wrathful god who has a habit of creating floods, smiting cities, and sending his people out to slaughter infidels. The message portrayed in the New Testament is a tad different. It is tends to focus more on love and peace. Christ does not claim to undue the laws of the Old Testament, but he does state that he bringing a new covenant. Christ changed the relationship between god and man and brought a new message of forgiveness. If you are intent on standing by the relationship between man and god portrayed by the Old Testament, then you are ignoring the message of the New Testament. That would be similar to saying that prohibition is still in effect by only reading the 18th amendment and ignoring the 21st.
I think you are still misinterpreting the comments regarding false idols. The Old Testament comments about false idols explicitly state that one should not *worship* false idols. It does not say thou shalt not decorate thy homes with pretty garlands because that's what the pagans do. No sane person is worshiping the Christmas tree. Co-opting another religion or group's symbols for your own use is not hypocritical, but rather a sign of flattery. The other group's symbols/traditions were good, so we adapted them to our own belief structure. It also a way to honor one's heritage. While you may be Christian, you still recognize where your people came from.
I think your Christian god is different than mine. Mine is a loving, forgiving God. Did, perhaps, you miss the New Testament?
Out of curiosity, what adult writes to Santa? Santa is something for the young children, not the adults. Why all the hostility towards putting up lights and tree and having a party? Yes, there is a large segment of the population that has consumerized Christmas, but just because Hallmark and Walmart are capitalizing on it, doesn't mean that the people putting gifts under the trees have any less understanding of the meaning of the holiday. When I celebrated my daughter's birth I threw a party and we had presents, decorations, and a cake. You think that Christ deserves less? My daughter deserves a better birthday party than my god's son?
I wonder if people are complaining about the tablet/phone market in general not supporting multiple users per device. If I want to buy one kindle for the family, I can't passcode it. But then I also can't really have it default to a personal email account, etc. Personally I don't need to hide by browsing history from my spouse and I also don't have log on passwords enabled on any of my home laptops/desktops...
I think you are confusing the meaning of the false idols warned about in the Bible. It is stated that we should not worship idols, not that we should not make physical reminders of our faith. When praying over a cross or similar item, a person is not praying to the cross, but to God. They are simply using the item to help better focus them in their conversation with God. It is a subtle, but very important distinction.
If you requite uniqueness in every religious symbol, you will find very few that qualify. The cross was originally a torture and execution device. Traditions and symbols change over time. To expect them not to is akin to expecting technology to stay stagnate.
And just as the Christians preempted the pagan winter solstice and spring equinox festivals to create Christmas and Easter, other entities are preempting Christmas and Easter to create 'new' celebrations. What better way to convert people than to make the transition as painless as possible by making everything as similar as possible? Perhaps the new holidays will eventually get new names, but I doubt it will happen any time soon.
Most of the Easter activities and traditions we celebrate have very little to with the actual Christian holy days being celebrated at the same time, but you don't really see people complaining about Easter. Santa, reindeer, and the North Pole have pretty much nothing to do with Christ's birth, yet they have become part of the Christmas traditions. The fact is, traditions morph over time. I suppose we have to ask ourselves how important is the name?
Typically when you go looking for a book deal, you have an existing portfolio of previous work (short stories, essays, etc) and a proposal (general idea for the book and some sample chapters). The publisher evaluates all this and determines if it's worth the risk, etc. So, no, you cannot just say "I want to write a book, give me money" and expect money. You can, however, make a case that you can pull a finished product out of the air and ask for money to support it.
So you just need to come up with several month's mortgage in advance so you can spend some time focusing on your book rather than working to pay those pesky bills... All I need to do is go down to the bank, explain that I want to write a book, they will give me a loan, and voila! If only I had known how easy it was!
The problem with making the plaintiff prove the statement is false is how do you prove, for example, you did not cheat on your wife? Rather than making you prove your innocence with regard to false allegations, would not it be better to ask the defendant to provide a reasonable justification for their accusations? I'm not suggesting that they be required to prove their allegations beyond a reasonable doubt (this isn't a criminal matter), but rather have some evidence that a reasonable person could use to reach their conclusions.
Freedom of speech has never protected you from the consequences of your words. It has only meant that no one will stop you from saying them. I cannot threaten and insult my friends and then call out "freedom of speech" when they get upset. If I curse out a customer, I should expect to be fired. If I lie to a customer about my product's capabilities, free speech does not protect me. Free speech does not allow me to harass other people. I should also not be able to make up outrageous allegations against other people, publish them, and then expect whoever I slandered to take it. You need to be able to stand by your words. If you are going to call someone a cheating, thieving scumbag, you need to have something, anything backing you up. The inability of the government to criminalize an action does not strip it of all repercussions.
That is an interesting proposal. I have always viewed most traffic tickets as fund raising by the police. Do you think the rest of the states should follow Virginia's example and start adding heavy ($1000+) fines and jail time to certain traffic violations?
Fortunately I live in the US where the difference usually involves some bearing on provable facts. To defend against a libel and slander suit, you need to have a modicum of evidence supporting your claims.
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Are you implying that women are free? Last time I checked we were pretty expensive to keep around...
Our postman brought us mail that miss-addressed once. Right after my daughter was born we were getting a lot of packages from relatives sending us stuff and one of them transposed the house numbers. The postman noticed and brought it over saying "I think they meant to send this to you." I think your's just doesn't care. So how do you not get credit card offers and balance transfer offers, etc? I would encourage to actually look at your junk mail at some point. You might notice a correlation between what you get and what you buy/who you do business with.
Mug them and take their real wallet?
I'm pretty sure they can do that without whatever info google wallet stores. All they need to do is pick a major bank in the area and chances are a good number of people will have an account there. Or just watch the US mail... Ever think about how much your postman knows about you?
Put it right next to the Fraternal Order of Police sticker?
Unless you take the HD out and replace it with a clean one...
Women don't leave their purse in their car if they are worried about a smash and grab (at least smart women don't). Why do you think you can leave your laptop safely? Unless you are looking for solutions along the lines of the trunk money or connecting a car battery to it, what do you expect us to say? It's like asking "how do I secure my wireless network without requiring MAC filters or a passcode to connect?"
Nintendo pays people to make sure that their characters do not appear in porn. I think the RIAA has a bit higher profit margin.
Why would we need a budget? We didn't have one for 2011. It's not like the budget is the only thing they are actually required to do...
And thus Germany will finally succeed at conquering Europe, but not a shot will be fired.
In which country?
Exactly. The hard part of math isn't learning all the intricate rules, but rather figuring out how to apply them. I assume we are talking about advance mathematics and not about simple arithmetic :P
Even the old testament God changes his mind periodically. After the flood he promises to never again do that. There are several instances in the OT when God modifies the covenant with the Israelites. Would you prefer me to call it a strategy change? Instead of beating the bad children, we will now promise the good children cookies and milk.
One of the major changes Christ made was inclusion of the gentiles. Prior to Christ, the Jews excluded and shunned the Gentiles. Christ made it clear that God was for everyone, both Jew and Gentile. This shows a distinct shift from the OT message of "don't mingle" to a NT message of "go forth and spread the word of God to everyone regardless of nationality." Judaism was not just a religion, but a national heritage. One did not really 'convert' to Judaism. The expansion to include the Gentiles also coincides with the relaxation of many of the OT laws such as 'don't eat pork' and 'stone the adulteress.' Since we are now supposed to mingle with the Gentiles and bring to them Christ's message of peace and love, it seems reasonable that we can also incorporate some of their traditions into our celebrations. Christ never asked the converts to give up their heritage and become Jewish, but rather to accept himself and God. You will notice that the Christianity and Judaism have no common major holy days despite Christianity's Jewish roots. In fact, most, if not all, of the old Jewish traditions have been replaced or abandoned by Christianity.
The same can be said for any field. Medicine isn't hard once you get past all those blasted details... programming isn't hard once you get past all the memorizing of syntax... learning a new language isn't hard if you just apply yourself... Once you understand the basics of pretty much any field it becomes easy.
I never said to ignore the old. You will note though, that between the books God had a distinct personality change. The god described by the old testament is a vengeful, wrathful god who has a habit of creating floods, smiting cities, and sending his people out to slaughter infidels. The message portrayed in the New Testament is a tad different. It is tends to focus more on love and peace. Christ does not claim to undue the laws of the Old Testament, but he does state that he bringing a new covenant. Christ changed the relationship between god and man and brought a new message of forgiveness. If you are intent on standing by the relationship between man and god portrayed by the Old Testament, then you are ignoring the message of the New Testament. That would be similar to saying that prohibition is still in effect by only reading the 18th amendment and ignoring the 21st.
I think you are still misinterpreting the comments regarding false idols. The Old Testament comments about false idols explicitly state that one should not *worship* false idols. It does not say thou shalt not decorate thy homes with pretty garlands because that's what the pagans do. No sane person is worshiping the Christmas tree. Co-opting another religion or group's symbols for your own use is not hypocritical, but rather a sign of flattery. The other group's symbols/traditions were good, so we adapted them to our own belief structure. It also a way to honor one's heritage. While you may be Christian, you still recognize where your people came from.
Perhaps they should join the Union? It's always bothered me that Alaska didn't touch...
I think your Christian god is different than mine. Mine is a loving, forgiving God. Did, perhaps, you miss the New Testament?
Out of curiosity, what adult writes to Santa? Santa is something for the young children, not the adults. Why all the hostility towards putting up lights and tree and having a party? Yes, there is a large segment of the population that has consumerized Christmas, but just because Hallmark and Walmart are capitalizing on it, doesn't mean that the people putting gifts under the trees have any less understanding of the meaning of the holiday. When I celebrated my daughter's birth I threw a party and we had presents, decorations, and a cake. You think that Christ deserves less? My daughter deserves a better birthday party than my god's son?
I wonder if people are complaining about the tablet/phone market in general not supporting multiple users per device. If I want to buy one kindle for the family, I can't passcode it. But then I also can't really have it default to a personal email account, etc. Personally I don't need to hide by browsing history from my spouse and I also don't have log on passwords enabled on any of my home laptops/desktops...
I think you are confusing the meaning of the false idols warned about in the Bible. It is stated that we should not worship idols, not that we should not make physical reminders of our faith. When praying over a cross or similar item, a person is not praying to the cross, but to God. They are simply using the item to help better focus them in their conversation with God. It is a subtle, but very important distinction.
If you requite uniqueness in every religious symbol, you will find very few that qualify. The cross was originally a torture and execution device. Traditions and symbols change over time. To expect them not to is akin to expecting technology to stay stagnate.
And just as the Christians preempted the pagan winter solstice and spring equinox festivals to create Christmas and Easter, other entities are preempting Christmas and Easter to create 'new' celebrations. What better way to convert people than to make the transition as painless as possible by making everything as similar as possible? Perhaps the new holidays will eventually get new names, but I doubt it will happen any time soon.
Most of the Easter activities and traditions we celebrate have very little to with the actual Christian holy days being celebrated at the same time, but you don't really see people complaining about Easter. Santa, reindeer, and the North Pole have pretty much nothing to do with Christ's birth, yet they have become part of the Christmas traditions. The fact is, traditions morph over time. I suppose we have to ask ourselves how important is the name?
Typically when you go looking for a book deal, you have an existing portfolio of previous work (short stories, essays, etc) and a proposal (general idea for the book and some sample chapters). The publisher evaluates all this and determines if it's worth the risk, etc. So, no, you cannot just say "I want to write a book, give me money" and expect money. You can, however, make a case that you can pull a finished product out of the air and ask for money to support it.
So you just need to come up with several month's mortgage in advance so you can spend some time focusing on your book rather than working to pay those pesky bills... All I need to do is go down to the bank, explain that I want to write a book, they will give me a loan, and voila! If only I had known how easy it was!
The problem with making the plaintiff prove the statement is false is how do you prove, for example, you did not cheat on your wife? Rather than making you prove your innocence with regard to false allegations, would not it be better to ask the defendant to provide a reasonable justification for their accusations? I'm not suggesting that they be required to prove their allegations beyond a reasonable doubt (this isn't a criminal matter), but rather have some evidence that a reasonable person could use to reach their conclusions.
Freedom of speech has never protected you from the consequences of your words. It has only meant that no one will stop you from saying them. I cannot threaten and insult my friends and then call out "freedom of speech" when they get upset. If I curse out a customer, I should expect to be fired. If I lie to a customer about my product's capabilities, free speech does not protect me. Free speech does not allow me to harass other people. I should also not be able to make up outrageous allegations against other people, publish them, and then expect whoever I slandered to take it. You need to be able to stand by your words. If you are going to call someone a cheating, thieving scumbag, you need to have something, anything backing you up. The inability of the government to criminalize an action does not strip it of all repercussions.
That is an interesting proposal. I have always viewed most traffic tickets as fund raising by the police. Do you think the rest of the states should follow Virginia's example and start adding heavy ($1000+) fines and jail time to certain traffic violations?
Fortunately I live in the US where the difference usually involves some bearing on provable facts. To defend against a libel and slander suit, you need to have a modicum of evidence supporting your claims.