" I really like those European democratic leaders like, oh, say, those Roman emperors"
Rome was founded as a republic and didn't shift towards empire until its expansion outstripped the Senate's ability to rule. And even then, they gave us the word "emperor" because Octavius refused to be called "king."
"and various kings and queens,"
Those that did not eventually give political power to legislatures eventually had it taken from them (often along with their lives).
"Why does this sound a lot like white planation owners in the 18th century, "the Negro is not as intelligent as the white man and therefore is not capable of living outside of slavery.""
Africa is not currently known for its stable governments, let alone democratic principles. Ethiopia was an exception for a while. Liberia was a quasi-exception, where former American slaves set up a relativley democratic government among themselves (while relegating the home-grown natives to second class status). But beyond that...
It may not be based on skin color, but it is based on culture, and Western culture has democratic/republican tendancies. Whether a democratic republic is the right answer for all cultures, however, is debatable.
"Since the decade from 1997-2007 is almost over, perhaps we can check his predictions."
Are you sure they're talking about the timespan from 1997-2007 and not the timespan from 2000-2010? "The next decade" can mean either of the two.
Also, looking at the graphs, there can and often is a lag of years or even decades in some instances. Check out the datapoints for 1900 and 1970, for example, where it seems (if causation is correct) that it took a decade or so to overcome momentum (1900 was too hot, 1970 was too cold). Even if 1997-2007 is the period discussed, it could be until 2010 before we can verify a change in direction.
You're assuming that the solar panels are powered by the same frequencies that have the most effect on gobal climate. Looking at the NASA article, it seems that the focus is on what the sun does to earth's magnetic fields, which wouldn't mean much for solar panels.
Nobody is claiming that shrinking polar icecaps on Mars are causing global warming on earth. No sense in beating that drum when what people are claiming is correlation itself.
"Data from Mars is only available for three years,"
The icecaps were first seen and described centuries ago, and apprently there was a shrinking trend to be seen over the decades. The photos from orbit have only confirmed what was surmised from ground-based obsrvations.
"Climate dynamics on Mars might be completely different from Earth."
And this is why we should ignore similarities, such as the sun?
Just how much of Firefox is language-dependant to understand? The worst part is the menu bar, and if he's already familiar with the placement of the "File" menu, he likely has no problem.
After all, the bookmark names aren't going to change between different language versions of Mozilla.
"For example (my pet peeve), many articles on the Soviet Union are factually wrong, because they are written by Americans based on what they were told about their enemy by their government."
This from the author of this statement:
I used to live in a dream, but it was destroyed by people who didn't understand it. I miss my homeland, the best country that ever existed, my beloved Soviet Union.
Have you considered perhaps that it's you that's biased?
"I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle."
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You'd rather give them false hope by telling them that we'd have a workaround just as soon as we cure cancer, develop viable fusion and all start driving flying cars?
At best, it's only about what a plurality of people are listenin to. Like the old Onion article said, "Majority of Americans Out of Touch with Mainsteam America."
"People who choose one lifestyle over another should not have any requirement to support those who made the other choice or be supported by those who made the other choice."
"Lifestyle choice?" If everybody could afford to "choose a lifestyle," they could also afford to, say, evacuate New Orleans. Reducing something as broad as what you're talking about to a single, personal, conscious choice is disingenuous at best, and is usually a tactic used to blame victims.
Despite the satellites and such you mention, interstate calls in this country still go along landlines. That call from New York to Los Angeles goes through Kansas, and what you are suggesting would leave the citizens of Kansas with no benefit from the land they had to give up for the telephone line through eminent domain. If you don't think such areas should be compensated through something such as the USF, then they should be entited to cut the lines crossing their property. That way, we can all pay $300/mo for satellite phones.
That's not the legal philosophy of this country. Otherwise society, as represented by Parliament, would have been justified to infringe on the rights of subjects in the North American colonies. This country is founded on an appeal to a source of rights outside of a national government. Some of that appeal is to innate, natural rights, some to the opinions of the individual, but the general theme is an emphatic denial of the view that rights stem from "society" or a government claiming to act in its name.
"I mean, there is no INTRINSIC ownership, past, I am bigger and stronger and can TAKE this/keep you from taking it."
No, government (at least in the United States) comes into play specifically to prevent that. Personal property falls is a part of the right to pursue happiness ("Having Silly Trinket X makes me happy"), and government's role is only to secure that right against the claims of others. But simply being entrusted to protect something isn't the same as owning, controlling or creatin that something.
"Just cause you dont think something isnt WRONG doesnt make it leagle."
Then how about this: the RIAA has conspired with Congress to violate the constitutional requirement that copyrights be for a limited time, extending the limit beyond the life of the creators (to whom the rights are supposed to be secured, the publishers can only act in their name), and indeed beyond the lifespan of any normal human being, to the effect that the limit is a limit in name only.
"There is virtually no punishment for "frivolous lawsuits.""
There is a punishment, the hard part is prooving it beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury.
Because mothers, especially single mothers, have the second-highest political value of all, right behind children. It's all about who you can march out in front of the television cameras.
Nobody cares about the rights of college students.
No, it's OK to be seen as old. It's when girls that age say that you're still young that you need to worry. "Old" doesn't get thrown into jail for statutory rape.
Of course, I've been accused of being "old" even back when I was 18...
"A reasonable person might well consider an explanation that included the natural evolution of advanced technological civilizations before they resorted to the invention of new particles and laws of physics (as is typically a requirement as soon as you mention 'dark matter')."
You must be new around here. Intelligent Design is rather out-of-vogue around here right now.
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" I really like those European democratic leaders like, oh, say, those Roman emperors"
Rome was founded as a republic and didn't shift towards empire until its expansion outstripped the Senate's ability to rule. And even then, they gave us the word "emperor" because Octavius refused to be called "king."
"and various kings and queens,"
Those that did not eventually give political power to legislatures eventually had it taken from them (often along with their lives).
"Why does this sound a lot like white planation owners in the 18th century, "the Negro is not as intelligent as the white man and therefore is not capable of living outside of slavery.""
Africa is not currently known for its stable governments, let alone democratic principles. Ethiopia was an exception for a while. Liberia was a quasi-exception, where former American slaves set up a relativley democratic government among themselves (while relegating the home-grown natives to second class status). But beyond that...
It may not be based on skin color, but it is based on culture, and Western culture has democratic/republican tendancies. Whether a democratic republic is the right answer for all cultures, however, is debatable.
The Walkman had a record button.
"In the physical world, I bump into all kinds of people by chance."
But you don't talk to them.
"Since the decade from 1997-2007 is almost over, perhaps we can check his predictions."
Are you sure they're talking about the timespan from 1997-2007 and not the timespan from 2000-2010? "The next decade" can mean either of the two.
Also, looking at the graphs, there can and often is a lag of years or even decades in some instances. Check out the datapoints for 1900 and 1970, for example, where it seems (if causation is correct) that it took a decade or so to overcome momentum (1900 was too hot, 1970 was too cold). Even if 1997-2007 is the period discussed, it could be until 2010 before we can verify a change in direction.
You're assuming that the solar panels are powered by the same frequencies that have the most effect on gobal climate. Looking at the NASA article, it seems that the focus is on what the sun does to earth's magnetic fields, which wouldn't mean much for solar panels.
It's similar to the way you don't see the abortion debate being between the "anti-life" and "anti-choice" camps.
"Correlation does not equal causation."
Nobody is claiming that shrinking polar icecaps on Mars are causing global warming on earth. No sense in beating that drum when what people are claiming is correlation itself.
"Data from Mars is only available for three years,"
The icecaps were first seen and described centuries ago, and apprently there was a shrinking trend to be seen over the decades. The photos from orbit have only confirmed what was surmised from ground-based obsrvations.
"Climate dynamics on Mars might be completely different from Earth."
And this is why we should ignore similarities, such as the sun?
Just how much of Firefox is language-dependant to understand? The worst part is the menu bar, and if he's already familiar with the placement of the "File" menu, he likely has no problem.
After all, the bookmark names aren't going to change between different language versions of Mozilla.
Be thankful: my grandfather uses AOL.
This from the author of this statement:Have you considered perhaps that it's you that's biased?
"customer pleasing profit making machine."
Everybody knows those two are mutally exclusive! You can't turn a profit unless you're raping somebody.
"I seem to be having tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle."
You'd rather give them false hope by telling them that we'd have a workaround just as soon as we cure cancer, develop viable fusion and all start driving flying cars?
"Self-sourced grafts and reconstructive surgery sound like a much better idea to me,"
Assuming you have enough skin left to graft?
Brad Pitt's face on a pasty-white 300 lb geek still won't get you any. You'd probably be better off with an ass transplant.
Ed, the Standard Text Editor, needs no such frivilous documentation!
At best, it's only about what a plurality of people are listenin to. Like the old Onion article said, "Majority of Americans Out of Touch with Mainsteam America."
"People who choose one lifestyle over another should not have any requirement to support those who made the other choice or be supported by those who made the other choice."
"Lifestyle choice?" If everybody could afford to "choose a lifestyle," they could also afford to, say, evacuate New Orleans. Reducing something as broad as what you're talking about to a single, personal, conscious choice is disingenuous at best, and is usually a tactic used to blame victims.
Despite the satellites and such you mention, interstate calls in this country still go along landlines. That call from New York to Los Angeles goes through Kansas, and what you are suggesting would leave the citizens of Kansas with no benefit from the land they had to give up for the telephone line through eminent domain. If you don't think such areas should be compensated through something such as the USF, then they should be entited to cut the lines crossing their property. That way, we can all pay $300/mo for satellite phones.
"Society, civilization creates rights."
That's not the legal philosophy of this country. Otherwise society, as represented by Parliament, would have been justified to infringe on the rights of subjects in the North American colonies. This country is founded on an appeal to a source of rights outside of a national government. Some of that appeal is to innate, natural rights, some to the opinions of the individual, but the general theme is an emphatic denial of the view that rights stem from "society" or a government claiming to act in its name.
"I mean, there is no INTRINSIC ownership, past, I am bigger and stronger and can TAKE this/keep you from taking it."
No, government (at least in the United States) comes into play specifically to prevent that. Personal property falls is a part of the right to pursue happiness ("Having Silly Trinket X makes me happy"), and government's role is only to secure that right against the claims of others. But simply being entrusted to protect something isn't the same as owning, controlling or creatin that something.
"Just cause you dont think something isnt WRONG doesnt make it leagle."
Then how about this: the RIAA has conspired with Congress to violate the constitutional requirement that copyrights be for a limited time, extending the limit beyond the life of the creators (to whom the rights are supposed to be secured, the publishers can only act in their name), and indeed beyond the lifespan of any normal human being, to the effect that the limit is a limit in name only.
"There is virtually no punishment for "frivolous lawsuits.""
There is a punishment, the hard part is prooving it beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury.
"Why does the Motherhood of these women matter?"
Because mothers, especially single mothers, have the second-highest political value of all, right behind children. It's all about who you can march out in front of the television cameras.
Nobody cares about the rights of college students.
No, it's OK to be seen as old. It's when girls that age say that you're still young that you need to worry. "Old" doesn't get thrown into jail for statutory rape.
Of course, I've been accused of being "old" even back when I was 18...
"In fact, the listing of b before a, would keep true to the traditional Nintendo reversal of the two."
It's not reversed if you come from a country where they read from right to left, like Japan.
"A reasonable person might well consider an explanation that included the natural evolution of advanced technological civilizations before they resorted to the invention of new particles and laws of physics (as is typically a requirement as soon as you mention 'dark matter')."
You must be new around here. Intelligent Design is rather out-of-vogue around here right now.
"but my dog can (and does) routinely use them,"
That sounds awfully catlike for a dog. Sure it's not a cat in disguise?
No no, we're talking about Nova on PBS, not the Discovery Channel.