How is global warming in any way, shape or form related to morality?
The theory is that pumping certain materials in the athmosphere causes the planet to warm up, thereby raising ocean levels and causing all sorts of other fun side effects. Most of the civilized world has accepted this theory as sufficiently plausible to take steps to remedy the situation. Not because of "morality" but because we're quite fond of where we happen to live right now and would rather not have to deal with melting icebergs showing up on our doorsteps.
Do you honestly, truly believe that "liberals" want to reduce CO2 output because this will somehow hurt you? Are you truly that delusional?
I can think of many cases off the top of my head where a jury SHOULD be prejudiced, irrespective of what the judge says. If a juror finds out that an "expert witness" has a history of sending people to prison on testimony that sounds like pure equine ejectus, they should regard the man as a pathological liar. Just look up "Stephen Hayne bit mark evidence" on Google for a really good, sleazy example (my all time favorite, though is the "forensics expert" who calculated by the angle of a gun shot wound that it took two shooters holding the same gun to pull it off).
The US has an adverserial justice system. In other words, if 1 side puts a sleazy dirtbag on the witness stand, it's the opposing council's job to show this during cross-examination.
And expert witnesses don't send anyone to prison, that's the job of the judge and jury.
You know, it's easy to mock Texans (from a safe distance) but there's a fully fledged bastard of a good point here. Regulation doesn't produce things. Government doesn't make anything. By and large, government just means worthless expense, and pointless obstruction.
Uhuh...so these windmills are bought at market prices, placed on ground bought/leased at market prices and then produce electricity sold at market prices, right? Right? No subsidies involved?
Yes I have. I have owned a Wii Fit since day 1 of it's release. The feedback it gives has minimal uses and certainly isn't anything that can't be done without. The only thing the Wii Fit would be helpful for is having something of a virtual trainer to pace your workout. In fact, that personal trainer isn't worth a damn because it can't give you feedback on your form or posture. It can only tell if your center of balance is right.
So, in other words...you gave up after the first try, and now you're bitter as well as fat?;-)
And what magical democracy has figured out how to do this better? Italy? Germany? France? Greece? Portugal? The UK? I don't think so.
Hold on, you're actually claiming that the by now hopelessly fucked up 2 party US system is somehow better than the one in France or in Germany? Based on what? Amount of balloons used? The size of the stadiums where the pre-approved chants can be held?
You know...I've been thinking about doing a remake of Jagged Alliance 2 for a while now, with a different storyline and a style of warfare geared more towards guerilla and less to conquering and holding territory.
A small banana republic defending itself against an american oppressor...might make for a nice change of pace.
Actually ya. You have a duty to make sure you PROMPTLY examine what you bought. Your own post says you waited longer than 60 days to do so, so I personally would have no sympathy for you.
- Were you aware that internet filtering until now has been shown to be both relatively easy to bypass as well as ineffective and poorly updated? - Are you worried that the government will use the filter for purposes other than blocking the child porn, sexual violence etc. for which it is being advertised?
If you ask the right questions in the right way it is extremely easy to get back the survey results you're looking for, especially once "child porn" and "think of the children" are involved.
Democracy working depends on having access to all the facts, not just the ones in favor of something.
for these kids to realize that the "glamorous" lifestyle of the video game designer is a lie. More like death marches galore, low pay, and shady companies.
Does it have to be? With the internet as the infinitely powerful distribution mechanism, the big distributors pissing everyone off with their DRM, the market for small indie games is bound to get bigger. Sure, the failures will fail, but there's plenty of room for those willing to go the distance to create games, put them out there and make enough of a profit to pay the rent, put food on the table and maybe hire a professional artist to increase sales on the next title.
So to take your analogy to the next level...the forklift driver should hide the keys to make sure his boss can't take it for a spin after hours?
Or should they be placed in a location that the boss has access to so that when the forklift driver calls in sick, quits, gets fired or hit by a bus someone else can be brought in to drive the thing?
Of course, if He doesn't exist, then truth and lies and hurting or not hurting people doesn't matter.
And here, ladies and gentlemen, we see a prime example of what makes vocal atheists foam at the mouth.
Seriously, dude, what are you? A human being or an animal? We homo sapiens make our own rules. We have consciousness. We can sit down, debate and argue, and decide amongst ourselves what morality is, without needing some guy in a robe who claims to represent an invisible guy in the sky.
I know that Christianity is often anathema around here at times, but I can't sit idly by when the nature of truth is challenged, particularly in the name of "not hurting someone." Yeah, we all lie a little every day...but where does that "not harming people" standard stop so that we tell the truth - which may hurt - and a little temporary harm leads to long-term healing?
Any truth is hard...which is why society rejects it so often.
No one's holding a gun to your head to play poker, or use a CC.
Is this in the same lovely financial system where folks who refuse to get/use a CC don't establish the credit rating needed for a "responsible" loan for a car or house later on?
And hwat I observed is that government checks merely encourage them to spend more money..... like the lady who kept buying herself new dresses that she didn't really need. Or the man who was spending over $100/month on a cellphone plan with internet.
Ehmm, no. What happens is that there are 2 groups of people:
1. Folks who, for whatever reason, are (temporarily) unable to (find) work. 2. Folks who, for whatever reason, are incapable of running their lifes responsibly.
Please don't make the mistake of judging all of group 1. by its intersection with group 2.
As to how society should deal with group 2 is a different debate. Some feel we should keep supporting them even if they can't seem to run their life. Others feel we should just tell them to suck it up and watch as they die in the streets or spend their days in shelters for the homeless. Speaking as a former member of group 2 I'd strongly prefer the former.
May sound reasonable to a tech guy, but a lot of this isnt stuff that can easily be taught. Seems to me a lot of this is trying to ignore the fact that the existing DNS and SMTP systems are a mess and just blaming the user for being a retard.
Honestly, I don't see anything in that list that I couldn't teach my 8 year old nephew on a rainy afternoon.
I honestly doubt anyone willing to invest a little brainpower would be unable to pick up these tidbits of knowledge. And honestly, if it's "too much work" or "too difficult" I'd strongly suggest either going without internet during work or alternatively a new career in, say, garbage disposal.
Professionals are paid for their time. Period. You can slice it however you want, but almost no one works piece meal. Most of those that do are VERY far down the skill ladders.
Bleh, depends on the management style. If my boss tells me to spend the next 3 weeks writing an impact analysis en business case for a systems upgrade worth a couple hundred K he doesn't give a shit whether I do it at work, at home or on the beach so long as he can reach me.
Officially I work 8 hour days and get paid as such. Effectively some days it's 10 hours, some days it's 6 and so long as I deliver what I promise to deliver, nobody gives a shit. It's a matter of establishing a relationship of mutual trust with a direct supervisor. He doesn't need or want to babysit me, and I know I can count on him to kick things up the corporate totempole when the situation demands it.
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How is global warming in any way, shape or form related to morality?
The theory is that pumping certain materials in the athmosphere causes the planet to warm up, thereby raising ocean levels and causing all sorts of other fun side effects. Most of the civilized world has accepted this theory as sufficiently plausible to take steps to remedy the situation. Not because of "morality" but because we're quite fond of where we happen to live right now and would rather not have to deal with melting icebergs showing up on our doorsteps.
Do you honestly, truly believe that "liberals" want to reduce CO2 output because this will somehow hurt you? Are you truly that delusional?
I can think of many cases off the top of my head where a jury SHOULD be prejudiced, irrespective of what the judge says. If a juror finds out that an "expert witness" has a history of sending people to prison on testimony that sounds like pure equine ejectus, they should regard the man as a pathological liar. Just look up "Stephen Hayne bit mark evidence" on Google for a really good, sleazy example (my all time favorite, though is the "forensics expert" who calculated by the angle of a gun shot wound that it took two shooters holding the same gun to pull it off).
The US has an adverserial justice system. In other words, if 1 side puts a sleazy dirtbag on the witness stand, it's the opposing council's job to show this during cross-examination.
And expert witnesses don't send anyone to prison, that's the job of the judge and jury.
You know, it's easy to mock Texans (from a safe distance) but there's a fully fledged bastard of a good point here. Regulation doesn't produce things. Government doesn't make anything. By and large, government just means worthless expense, and pointless obstruction.
Uhuh...so these windmills are bought at market prices, placed on ground bought/leased at market prices and then produce electricity sold at market prices, right? Right? No subsidies involved?
Dunno how it works in the US, but over here in europe Energy Traders typically aren't the same parties that sell directly to households.
Households use about 3000 kWh in a year. Traders deal and think in terms of M/GWh.
Pylon looking for additional pylons (male for male), Zerg Queen looking for more pylons (female for male), and Pylon for Zerg Queen.
Ahem...where's the Zerg Queen on Zerg Queen action? Kerrigan is *not* pleased...
Ahhhh, Earthsiege 2.
Where because in mission 44 you blew up something, you'd get an instant game over in mission 47 no matter how many times you tried to restart.
Flying the Razor was fun though, really made those plasma's shine...
Yes I have. I have owned a Wii Fit since day 1 of it's release. The feedback it gives has minimal uses and certainly isn't anything that can't be done without. The only thing the Wii Fit would be helpful for is having something of a virtual trainer to pace your workout. In fact, that personal trainer isn't worth a damn because it can't give you feedback on your form or posture. It can only tell if your center of balance is right.
So, in other words...you gave up after the first try, and now you're bitter as well as fat? ;-)
And what magical democracy has figured out how to do this better? Italy? Germany? France? Greece? Portugal? The UK? I don't think so.
Hold on, you're actually claiming that the by now hopelessly fucked up 2 party US system is somehow better than the one in France or in Germany? Based on what? Amount of balloons used? The size of the stadiums where the pre-approved chants can be held?
Which might actually not be a bad idea these days...
Mr. Congressman, which part of "shall make no law" was unclear to you again? *smack*
You know...I've been thinking about doing a remake of Jagged Alliance 2 for a while now, with a different storyline and a style of warfare geared more towards guerilla and less to conquering and holding territory.
A small banana republic defending itself against an american oppressor...might make for a nice change of pace.
So...you're volunteering to go up there so we can cut you open afterwards?
Uhuh? Wasn't thinking so either.
I'm not sure if I should do X-Files.
Only if for the purposes of entertainment ;-)
Seeing X-files all these years later...it's just not the same thing. YMMV of course...
Actually ya. You have a duty to make sure you PROMPTLY examine what you bought. Your own post says you waited longer than 60 days to do so, so I personally would have no sympathy for you.
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Uhuh...did that survey include questions such as:
- Were you aware that internet filtering until now has been shown to be both relatively easy to bypass as well as ineffective and poorly updated?
- Are you worried that the government will use the filter for purposes other than blocking the child porn, sexual violence etc. for which it is being advertised?
If you ask the right questions in the right way it is extremely easy to get back the survey results you're looking for, especially once "child porn" and "think of the children" are involved.
Democracy working depends on having access to all the facts, not just the ones in favor of something.
for these kids to realize that the "glamorous" lifestyle of the video game designer is a lie. More like death marches galore, low pay, and shady companies.
Does it have to be? With the internet as the infinitely powerful distribution mechanism, the big distributors pissing everyone off with their DRM, the market for small indie games is bound to get bigger. Sure, the failures will fail, but there's plenty of room for those willing to go the distance to create games, put them out there and make enough of a profit to pay the rent, put food on the table and maybe hire a professional artist to increase sales on the next title.
You're kidding right? For one thing...we read Slashdot, or used to at one point. Slashdot has a thing called "the funnies" which links to PA.
Trust me, we know PA and love it :-)
So to take your analogy to the next level...the forklift driver should hide the keys to make sure his boss can't take it for a spin after hours?
Or should they be placed in a location that the boss has access to so that when the forklift driver calls in sick, quits, gets fired or hit by a bus someone else can be brought in to drive the thing?
Of course, if He doesn't exist, then truth and lies and hurting or not hurting people doesn't matter.
And here, ladies and gentlemen, we see a prime example of what makes vocal atheists foam at the mouth.
Seriously, dude, what are you? A human being or an animal? We homo sapiens make our own rules. We have consciousness. We can sit down, debate and argue, and decide amongst ourselves what morality is, without needing some guy in a robe who claims to represent an invisible guy in the sky.
I know that Christianity is often anathema around here at times, but I can't sit idly by when the nature of truth is challenged, particularly in the name of "not hurting someone." Yeah, we all lie a little every day...but where does that "not harming people" standard stop so that we tell the truth - which may hurt - and a little temporary harm leads to long-term healing?
Any truth is hard...which is why society rejects it so often.
Oh...the irony.
No one's holding a gun to your head to play poker, or use a CC.
Is this in the same lovely financial system where folks who refuse to get/use a CC don't establish the credit rating needed for a "responsible" loan for a car or house later on?
Prostitution is rarely a victimless crime.
Please elaborate...who is the victim? Also elaborate why.
And hwat I observed is that government checks merely encourage them to spend more money..... like the lady who kept buying herself new dresses that she didn't really need. Or the man who was spending over $100/month on a cellphone plan with internet.
Ehmm, no. What happens is that there are 2 groups of people:
1. Folks who, for whatever reason, are (temporarily) unable to (find) work.
2. Folks who, for whatever reason, are incapable of running their lifes responsibly.
Please don't make the mistake of judging all of group 1. by its intersection with group 2.
As to how society should deal with group 2 is a different debate. Some feel we should keep supporting them even if they can't seem to run their life. Others feel we should just tell them to suck it up and watch as they die in the streets or spend their days in shelters for the homeless. Speaking as a former member of group 2 I'd strongly prefer the former.
And the healer, in whatever shape or form, gets shafted? ;-)
May sound reasonable to a tech guy, but a lot of this isnt stuff that can easily be taught. Seems to me a lot of this is trying to ignore the fact that the existing DNS and SMTP systems are a mess and just blaming the user for being a retard.
Honestly, I don't see anything in that list that I couldn't teach my 8 year old nephew on a rainy afternoon.
I honestly doubt anyone willing to invest a little brainpower would be unable to pick up these tidbits of knowledge. And honestly, if it's "too much work" or "too difficult" I'd strongly suggest either going without internet during work or alternatively a new career in, say, garbage disposal.
Professionals are paid for their time. Period. You can slice it however you want, but almost no one works piece meal. Most of those that do are VERY far down the skill ladders.
Bleh, depends on the management style. If my boss tells me to spend the next 3 weeks writing an impact analysis en business case for a systems upgrade worth a couple hundred K he doesn't give a shit whether I do it at work, at home or on the beach so long as he can reach me.
Officially I work 8 hour days and get paid as such. Effectively some days it's 10 hours, some days it's 6 and so long as I deliver what I promise to deliver, nobody gives a shit. It's a matter of establishing a relationship of mutual trust with a direct supervisor. He doesn't need or want to babysit me, and I know I can count on him to kick things up the corporate totempole when the situation demands it.
We reduce copyright terms to a reasonable amount of time, say 14 years, and spend that time practicing.