> If we are teaching history, then we should leave bloody religion out of it.
I hope you mean we should leave out proselytizing or favoring one religion over another, because I definitely agree with that.
However, I don't think religion can be left out entirely when teaching history--it doesn't make sense to try to understand (for instance) medieval Europe without some knowledge of the doctrines and political influence of the Roman Catholic Church. Religion's played a key role in a lot of history, and leaving it out when teaching history does a disservice to both history and its students.
Speak for yourself. I went back to school to change careers a couple of years ago (and just graduated with a shiny new bachelor's degree--go, me), and I didn't know half of what I now know about my new field.
> Obviously, you didn't read the part where a naked Ballmer jumped out of the cake throwing gobs > of it at everyone and screaming "I'll f***** destroy You!"...followed by five minutes of him jumping around screaming "Confectioners! Confectioners! Confectioners! Confectioners! Confectioners!".
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> It's called the DM6442, DaVinci.
Unfortunately, it prints everything backwards.
> For example, consider the ICCP code of ethics:
Full disclosure: I read this too quickly at first and found myself wondering why the Insane Clown Posse had a code of ethics.
> Step 1 : Make an underpants gnomes reference
> Step 2 : ???
> Step 3 : Hilarity
Perhaps he thinks underpants gnomes references will help his career.
I.e., in Soviet Russia, underpants gnomes references make you!
> The saying goes "Jack off all trades [...]
Fixed that for you.
> However, there are a lot of things on the market today that can expand to many times their original size.
One of these things is in my pants.
> [...] the Founding Fathers were obviously out of touch with what is
> happening (what was will happen? what would happen? I hate tenses) [...]
Willan on-happen.
You're welcome.
> Lesson: sputtering halfwitted rage is for idiot fanboys.
You TAKE THAT BACK, you $%^#(*$&^% drooling STEVE JOBS ZOMBIE($54^%(*#&#(*&
NO CARRIER
What has it got in its pocketses?
> If we are teaching history, then we should leave bloody religion out of it.
I hope you mean we should leave out proselytizing or favoring one religion over another, because I definitely agree with that.
However, I don't think religion can be left out entirely when teaching history--it doesn't make sense to try to understand (for instance) medieval Europe without some knowledge of the doctrines and political influence of the Roman Catholic Church. Religion's played a key role in a lot of history, and leaving it out when teaching history does a disservice to both history and its students.
> Is it a unique product users will find interesting, that Sling something?
Some people call it a kaiser box...I call it a sling box. I aim to watch TV with it.
> Pff. No one really goes to college to learn.
Speak for yourself. I went back to school to change careers a couple of years ago (and just graduated with a shiny new bachelor's degree--go, me), and I didn't know half of what I now know about my new field.
> if I could have found those services.
For fifty bucks, I'll find them and resubmit your comment under your name.
> I for one, welcome our new english speaking tyrannical ape-like overlords.
You're about six years too late for that.
>> Seven of Nine -> Search Google for "Tribble Porn"
>
> MY EYES! The goggles, they do nothing!
MY EYES! The Google, it does everything!
...has anyone seen my monocle? The shock of reading this article seems to have popped it out of my eye and dropped it into my cognac.
> What it all comes down to is: Most (50%+) of people are stupid.
"You know how dumb the average guy is? Well, by definition, half of them are even dumber than that."
--J.R. "Bob" Dobbs
> As for the rest, can we stop calling people we don't like fascists?
> The word has lost almost all meaning now.
Don't you tell me what's lost meaning, you fascist.
> [antimatter is] A complete set of mirror image subatomic particles.
...each with a tiny, tiny goatee.
> There I was thinking Beowulf was from Dark Ages Scandinavia.
Hwæt?
> Depends... if you're in Milton Keynes it's entirely possible to drive more than 800 miles.
Who the hell is Milton Keynes, and more important, what am I doing in him?
I mean, did he even buy me dinner first?
> Btw the real most dangerous thing about drinking is doing it around me cuz you'll get hurt.
How's it feel to go through life terrified that someone else--or worse, you--might have fun?
> b) Genetically engineer pigs enough so that they no longer match "a"
You might want to check out Harry Turtledove's short story The R Strain, in which this exact thing happens.
> Obviously, you didn't read the part where a naked Ballmer jumped out of the cake throwing gobs ...followed by five minutes of him jumping around screaming "Confectioners! Confectioners! Confectioners! Confectioners! Confectioners!".
> of it at everyone and screaming "I'll f***** destroy You!"
> "Electron degeneracy pressure"
I think I saw them open for Godspeed You Black Emperor once.
I opened the hood of my quantum computer, and all I found was a cat and some guy who kept asking for Wigner. I'm thinking of getting my money back.