Everyone who's been observing politicians knows how to react to such allegations: "I do not remember doing that" (you don't deny, so you can't get caught in a lie).
I know what you mean: I know a friend who also never took mind-altering drugs, and once he tried marihuana. The things he told later are totally inconsistent with marihuana, and were closer to stories you hear about LSD and the like. I guess it is the same effect as with people who get drunk when you don't tell them the beer is non-alcoholic. You are primed with an expectation, and you just follow through. PS: could "fear of mind-alteration" be called a phobia?
I think you misunderstand: christianity is a death cult just like the egyptian faith was a death cult: it regarded life as a preparation for an afterlife. As egyptian mythology eventually evolved into christianity, it should not be surprising that the same themes can be found there. Although Egyptians clearly believed in an afterlife, it was still a death cult.
The Apostle Paul wrote that a husband's love should be like that of Jesus Christ, who died for His bride (the church, who doesn't deserve His love).
I would like to order half an ounce of what you're smoking.. The poster was asking about marriage, not your silly death cult. I find it really offensive that you use such language here, just keep it to yourself. It was totally uncalled for, but you religious nuts just can't shut up, do you.
(this reply is quite venomous I agree, but then again, promoting religion out of the blue is one of the lowest things you can do).
I apologize for the mistake, the spell-checker didn't caught that one. It should never have happened, but it did and I'm to blame. I take full responsibility. Please accept my deepest apologies.
I admit, it was me. It was all a joke, you know... In hindsight, it might not have been wise to confront the slashdot crowd with the vision of a forced breeding program, but honestly, I didn't realize what I had done until they started to mod me "Insightful".
So here you have it, you now know the truth. I'm sorry you have to live your life as cattle.
I can certainly see the appeal here.. Surely our flesh-eating robot overlords would have a vested interest in making sure that we are all healthy and nutritious. Disease and famine would become a thing of the past! Not to mention the forced breeding programs!
Yeah, I really wanted to change the subject. I thought it would have been about how well he could explain and teach things, and how how his lectures changed how our view of reality (for me it did), and how people that never heard of Richard Feynman should see his lectures etc..
Although I am an embedded developer, I really found db knowledge useful. I usually keep my data structures in at least second normal form, I find it helpful in avoiding problems. For the rest, this is my advice: learn performance estimations thoroughly, it will save you from future embarrassment. Learn how algorithms work with data structures, this knowledge can be widely applied. Learn about language properties, like static/dynamic typing, functional/imperative, structured/OO/logical programming,... These will allow you to take on the right mindset when confronted with a new language. There are so many languages, that if you bet on any single one of them you are just limiting your options. Don't worry, just learn.
I have very strong reservations against C#, not for the language itself but because it has this name of being a "dot-net language". Everywhere C# is promoted, dot-net is mentioned in the same breath. This is a real issue because if I know anything about Microsoft, it is that they like to keep targets moving. This means dot-net will evolve so quickly that there will only be one complete implementation: Microsofts own one. Combine that with the (wrong) assumption in the heads of many developers that dot-net will always be available, and you get a great recipe for a hell called lock-in. With C++, there is no vendor with this amount of power, and that's the way I like it.
As far as I know, issues with e.g. radiation shielding and entering the martian athmosphere with a multi-tonne aircraft haven't been solved, and are prohibitively costly when done the brute force way. On the other hand, there are two rovers driving on mars today that don't need pampering like a 18 month old toddler. I'm not really convinced that a manned flag-planting mission is really that cost-effective. Unless if you have a link to an alternative approach I'm unaware of.
If I go to a museum, and I point my finger at a painting, will that be illegal too? What if I post a blog entry saying there is a cool painting at museum X?
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But then we bring it back to the politicians and they'll realize in how much trouble they are. All in all, it'll be worth it ;-).
Everyone who's been observing politicians knows how to react to such allegations: "I do not remember doing that" (you don't deny, so you can't get caught in a lie).
If all else fails, at least we can still exchange a few funny stories about crashes...
Me too. Any country that spends more on weapons than on education should be called a developing nation.
I think the problem is that polishing an application takes a lot of painstaking work. It requires motivation to go the extra mile.
A little known fact about the helmets is that the first prototype was just a handkerchief with a few knots.
... there's an opening?
I know what you mean: I know a friend who also never took mind-altering drugs, and once he tried marihuana. The things he told later are totally inconsistent with marihuana, and were closer to stories you hear about LSD and the like. I guess it is the same effect as with people who get drunk when you don't tell them the beer is non-alcoholic. You are primed with an expectation, and you just follow through.
PS: could "fear of mind-alteration" be called a phobia?
Compilers also use gotos.
The same reply has also already been posted.
You clearly underestimate ants. Sometimes I even wonder whether they will invent interstellar travel before we do (of course they won't, but still..).
I think you misunderstand: christianity is a death cult just like the egyptian faith was a death cult: it regarded life as a preparation for an afterlife. As egyptian mythology eventually evolved into christianity, it should not be surprising that the same themes can be found there. Although Egyptians clearly believed in an afterlife, it was still a death cult.
Indeed, it is an uncomfortable truth, isn't it...
The Apostle Paul wrote that a husband's love should be like that of Jesus Christ, who died for His bride (the church, who doesn't deserve His love).
I would like to order half an ounce of what you're smoking.. The poster was asking about marriage, not your silly death cult. I find it really offensive that you use such language here, just keep it to yourself. It was totally uncalled for, but you religious nuts just can't shut up, do you.
(this reply is quite venomous I agree, but then again, promoting religion out of the blue is one of the lowest things you can do).
I apologize for the mistake, the spell-checker didn't caught that one. It should never have happened, but it did and I'm to blame. I take full responsibility. Please accept my deepest apologies.
Evolution is so slow I doubt we have the patience or longevity to observe it.
Erm.. have you heard about Mexican flue? You can see evolution. You just have to keep your eyes open.
Dear future generation,
I admit, it was me. It was all a joke, you know... In hindsight, it might not have been wise to confront the slashdot crowd with the vision of a forced breeding program, but honestly, I didn't realize what I had done until they started to mod me "Insightful".
So here you have it, you now know the truth. I'm sorry you have to live your life as cattle.
Sincerely,
Mr2Cents.
I can certainly see the appeal here.. Surely our flesh-eating robot overlords would have a vested interest in making sure that we are all healthy and nutritious. Disease and famine would become a thing of the past! Not to mention the forced breeding programs!
Did they draw straws on who's going to fix it?
Yeah, I really wanted to change the subject. I thought it would have been about how well he could explain and teach things, and how how his lectures changed how our view of reality (for me it did), and how people that never heard of Richard Feynman should see his lectures etc..
I saw 4 feynman lectures put online here, he became my hero instantly. He was a great man.
Although I am an embedded developer, I really found db knowledge useful. I usually keep my data structures in at least second normal form, I find it helpful in avoiding problems. For the rest, this is my advice: learn performance estimations thoroughly, it will save you from future embarrassment. Learn how algorithms work with data structures, this knowledge can be widely applied. Learn about language properties, like static/dynamic typing, functional/imperative, structured/OO/logical programming, ... These will allow you to take on the right mindset when confronted with a new language. There are so many languages, that if you bet on any single one of them you are just limiting your options. Don't worry, just learn.
I have very strong reservations against C#, not for the language itself but because it has this name of being a "dot-net language". Everywhere C# is promoted, dot-net is mentioned in the same breath. This is a real issue because if I know anything about Microsoft, it is that they like to keep targets moving. This means dot-net will evolve so quickly that there will only be one complete implementation: Microsofts own one. Combine that with the (wrong) assumption in the heads of many developers that dot-net will always be available, and you get a great recipe for a hell called lock-in. With C++, there is no vendor with this amount of power, and that's the way I like it.
As far as I know, issues with e.g. radiation shielding and entering the martian athmosphere with a multi-tonne aircraft haven't been solved, and are prohibitively costly when done the brute force way. On the other hand, there are two rovers driving on mars today that don't need pampering like a 18 month old toddler. I'm not really convinced that a manned flag-planting mission is really that cost-effective. Unless if you have a link to an alternative approach I'm unaware of.
It's not as simple as it seems. It really isn't.
If I go to a museum, and I point my finger at a painting, will that be illegal too? What if I post a blog entry saying there is a cool painting at museum X?