"every society has had an end, the mayans, egyptians, romans, greeks it all comes to an end, if you truly think the culture of greed, capitalism and consolidation can continue for ever then you are deluded,"
Except that looking at your examples (Mayans, Egyptians, Romans, Greeks), I'd say that greed, capitalism and consolidation have been around for a long, long time indeed.
Before we start celebrating Microsoft, read carefully exactly what was said:
The suggestion is that we are working with governments to create a back door so that they can always access BitLocker-encrypted data,
He didn't say he wasn't making a back door, he said he wasn't making a back door in cooperation with governments. That still leaves plenty of options like "on our own" or "working with advertisers."
Parent post ask for Feature X in World of Warcraft
I point out the presence of Feature X in a competitor
You go out of your way to deride the presence of Feature X in said competitor while celebrating its lack in World of Warcraft ("It's not a bug, it's a feature!") in what is essentially an off-topic reply
Congratulations! Is it Final Fantasy XI in particular your fanboy instincts lashed out against, or just any non-WoW game?
Mario jumps onto moving platform Mario jumps again without pressing any dirction on the pad/stick/whatever Moving platform moves out from underneath Mario, leaving him to fall to his doom.
The PlayOnline client for FFXI that everybody seems to love to hate has basic IM functionality, and it's accessable through a JavaScript applet at playonline.com through most browsers (including Firefox). So using the "Friend List Plus" option lets you talk to people playing the game while you're at work, etc.
Money you deposited in your bank is stolen from the bank. It comes to light that the money you deposited was kept in a shoebox on somebody's desk (instead of, say, in a safe). Should not the bank be liable for not having better security measures?
"when they were used to be a role model for a free society?"
No, we've pretty much been despised since inception (e. g. most of the intelligencia of Europe have always looked down on the US as an uneducated rabble, chaotic and uncivilized... er... uncivilised). This just happens to be one of the times they're right.
"If all these "freedoms" Liberals crow about were so important to the Founding Fathers, why were they in a Amendments to the Constitution instead of in the Constitution itself?"
Red herring.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress(.)
We live under the rule of law, not the rule of "Founding Fathers" (which strikes me as remarkably similar to the "divine right of kings" idea we fought a revolution against). It doesn't matter who added what when or why, it was ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures and that is all that matters.
"Only if you subscribe to the notion that a parent of one gender or the other is not particularily important."
And what of single parents? Why not advocate mandated foster care for all children of single parents, or outlaw divorce entirely, if that is your reasoning for preventing gay marriage or gay adoption?
"It doesn't "establish original ownership" since there's no proof that I created or own the rights to the contents of the envelope."
It helps establish a preponderance of evidence. The fact that it is not 100% reliable is why we have a registration process to begin with, but if all you are doing is asserting ownership, whether or not it's probable that you went through the effort to forge it is something to be decided on a case-by-case basis.
"Nor are you required to be a part of it, so why are you complaining about my post?"
I'm not the one complaining about the submission.
"Most importantly, what does it take away from YOUR experience if you have to read "President of the United states" as opposed to "The President"? Why wouldn't you want to be more inclusive? In what way does it detract from your ability to participate?"
Why should I be required to?
"And yet, how do you know a URL is objectionable until you go there? "
Past experience. You've obviously been here before.
"Why do you think there would be references to it in the FAQ? Obviously I'm not the only one to see it this way - not all that sudden, really."
Then what is the critical density?
"Again, that goes both ways. Why should I have to cater to your tastes??"
Again, you're the one complaining about the submission.
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Open accounts payable, Mina speaking, just a moment.
"Yeah, but kids also seem to know surpsingly little about strategy and tactics."
What more do they need to know beyond "zerg rush?"
"After all, it doesn't even have an e-mail client!"
StarOffice, upon which OpenOffice.org was based, did have an email client (and even a web browser)... about ten years ago...
Try post-ordering. Wait six months after release and you'll be fine.
The launch games you want will still be available, and perhaps even marked down.
For all the effort you went through to get your PlayStation 2, wouldn't you want to keep playing it for a few more months?
You're thinking "function." When it comes to electronic trinkets in Japan, it's all about "form." It's all a matter of fashion.
"every society has had an end, the mayans, egyptians, romans, greeks
it all comes to an end, if you truly think the culture of greed, capitalism and consolidation can continue for ever then you are deluded,"
Except that looking at your examples (Mayans, Egyptians, Romans, Greeks), I'd say that greed, capitalism and consolidation have been around for a long, long time indeed.
- Parent post ask for Feature X in World of Warcraft
- I point out the presence of Feature X in a competitor
- You go out of your way to deride the presence of Feature X in said competitor while celebrating its lack in World of Warcraft ("It's not a bug, it's a feature!") in what is essentially an off-topic reply
Congratulations! Is it Final Fantasy XI in particular your fanboy instincts lashed out against, or just any non-WoW game?"Hey padre, I'm trying to download some gay midget goat porn off of eMule, do you think you could let me put this antenna on your church to help?"
No! The Honeydew List is supposed to be write-only memory! You're not supposed to actually do any of the things written on it!
Here.
Ah, but would it meet code?
"Just because the turtles bounce like they should"
Hate to burst your bubble, but in real life, turtles don't bounce very well.
(But they are nature's suction cup!)
You don't even have to go that far.
Mario game:
Mario jumps onto moving platform
Mario jumps again without pressing any dirction on the pad/stick/whatever
Moving platform moves out from underneath Mario, leaving him to fall to his doom.
Violation of Newton's First Law.
The PlayOnline client for FFXI that everybody seems to love to hate has basic IM functionality, and it's accessable through a JavaScript applet at playonline.com through most browsers (including Firefox). So using the "Friend List Plus" option lets you talk to people playing the game while you're at work, etc.
A better analogy:
Money you deposited in your bank is stolen from the bank. It comes to light that the money you deposited was kept in a shoebox on somebody's desk (instead of, say, in a safe). Should not the bank be liable for not having better security measures?
"when they were used to be a role model for a free society?"
No, we've pretty much been despised since inception (e. g. most of the intelligencia of Europe have always looked down on the US as an uneducated rabble, chaotic and uncivilized... er... uncivilised). This just happens to be one of the times they're right.
So, basically what you're saying is that nobody in federal politics has the conviction to do what is right rather what is popular?
Red herring.
We live under the rule of law, not the rule of "Founding Fathers" (which strikes me as remarkably similar to the "divine right of kings" idea we fought a revolution against). It doesn't matter who added what when or why, it was ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures and that is all that matters.
"Only if you subscribe to the notion that a parent of one gender or the other is not particularily important."
And what of single parents? Why not advocate mandated foster care for all children of single parents, or outlaw divorce entirely, if that is your reasoning for preventing gay marriage or gay adoption?
Wiretaps!
"Stop poking me. Stop poking me. Stop poking me. Seriously, stop poking me."
This is a good thing? I'd rather keep all people who would use AOL in one, easy-to-block domain!
Ever hear of the Roman Empire? Ever wonder why it's not still around?
"It doesn't "establish original ownership" since there's no proof that I created or own the rights to the contents of the envelope."
It helps establish a preponderance of evidence. The fact that it is not 100% reliable is why we have a registration process to begin with, but if all you are doing is asserting ownership, whether or not it's probable that you went through the effort to forge it is something to be decided on a case-by-case basis.
"Nor are you required to be a part of it, so why are you complaining about my post?"
I'm not the one complaining about the submission.
"Most importantly, what does it take away from YOUR experience if you have to read "President of the United states" as opposed to "The President"? Why wouldn't you want to be more inclusive? In what way does it detract from your ability to participate?"
Why should I be required to?
"And yet, how do you know a URL is objectionable until you go there? "
Past experience. You've obviously been here before.
"Why do you think there would be references to it in the FAQ? Obviously I'm not the only one to see it this way - not all that sudden, really."
Then what is the critical density?
"Again, that goes both ways. Why should I have to cater to your tastes??"
Again, you're the one complaining about the submission.