"The tomato=fruit idea was introduced long after the classification as a vegetable as well established.
The reason for the reclassification of tomatos by the biologists was that they started to buy into the evolutionary classification schemes. So the taxonomy was redefined to fit the new theory."
What's the seed-bearing part of an apple tree? An apple. The seed-bearing part of an orange tree? An orange. And what part of a freakin' tomato plant holds the seeds?
A carrot is a vegetable. Celery is a vegetable. Lettuce is a vegetable. Potatoes... who the fuck cares about a potato is. But just because people are more likely to slice it up and put it in sandwiches or salads than eat it whole doesn't make a tomato a vegetable. Heck, some salads include slices of apples; does that make an apple a vegetable?
And the sad thing is I bet you're a biology major as well.
"they had a machine that would give them money and all they did was use media player ?"
Tinkering with a public terminal like that would be a misdemeanor at worst. Getting money that isn't yours out of the machine sounds like wire fraud, which ends you up in a federal "pound you in the ass" prison for a few years. It doesn't matter how stupid Diebold was any more than "They left the doors unlocked!" gets you out of a theft conviction.
He's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Mark Maughan pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.
"Did attacking a military base require revenge in the form of destroying cities? (Your suggestion is that it did.)"
Did Hiroshima and Nagasaki not hold signifigant military targets? As compared to, say, Kyoto?
"would it have been possible for him given internal politics? If not, did the US military know that?"
Considering the internal politics you mention, would it have been possible for the Japanese to swallow surrender without the use of multiple nuclear weapons? Don't forget about the coup the Impirial Army tried to stage to prevent Hirohito from surrendering even after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
"Why not out past Tokyo harbour, in full view? Consider it a warning shot, factor in cultural elements."
Compare this to your next question.
"Given that one is convinced that nuking a city was necessary, was it necessary to nuke a second city?"
Why didn't they surrender after the first? Why were there still higher-ups in the army willing to stage a coup to prevent surrender even after the second and after the Soviet Union made their "me, too!" war declaration?
"North Korea... (doesn't) have delivery systems that can reach the US"
Even if you ignore Guam and the Marianas there's this little place you might not have heard of called Alaska. And unlike Guam and the Marianas they have votes in Congress, so it doesn't even matter if you've heard of it or not.
Reminds me of the old (cir. 1980's) Trivial Pursuit question "What is the closest communist country to the United States?" and everybody tried to answer "Cuba."
"It's always a surreal experience to read some US citizens blabber about neuclear war as if it not was a total destruction of civilizations as we know it."
Ah, yes. "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."
Part of the parent's point was that the US is probably best prepared to survive nuclear attacks because we don't just throw our hands up and say "Fuck it, we're all going to die anyway." People have actually considered the what-ifs beyond just renting some bad 80's movies.
"Fucking moron : your family will die just as readily as mine."
Actually, considering that the US population seems to have one of the most homogeneous population distributions on the planet (especially away from the coasts), non-US families are probably more likely to die because they're more likely to live closer to a target.
"little internal communication system that they have working at their office that functions like the badge communicators from ST:TNG."
The communicators in Star Trek can reach across interplanetary distances and don't even have to worry about line-of-sight. These things probably won't work more than 500 yards off of the interstate.
We should use this for the demarkation between "asteroid" and "planet." An asteroid is one big chunk of rock. A planet is a bunch of little rocks held together by their own gravity.
If Pluto primarily orbits the sun and it's dense enough to hold on to an atmosphere from time to time, why shouldn't it be considered a planet?
"When I was a kid I had a large mural on my bedroom wall that showed the classic photo of the Earth viewed from the surface of the Moon."
If it was the same one I had then it wasn't real. I noticed that the picture of the earth was "north is up," but with most of the lunar landing taking place near the moon's equator and the earth being so close to the horizon north would be sideways.
I believe it was a picture of the earth taken by an Apollow crew en route and then pasted onto a picture of a reasonable-looking lunar landscape.
"Nintendo technically should call it Gameboy 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. "
"Technically?" What, is there some IEEE platform naming standard I don't know about?
Besides, "technically" the thing is called a Game_Boy. "Gameboy" looks like it has three syllables, or it just makes you too lazy to reach for the space bar.
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"The tomato=fruit idea was introduced long after the classification as a vegetable as well established.
The reason for the reclassification of tomatos by the biologists was that they started to buy into the evolutionary classification schemes. So the taxonomy was redefined to fit the new theory."
What the FUCK have you been smoking in your pipe?
Fruit (froot) [n]--the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
What's the seed-bearing part of an apple tree? An apple. The seed-bearing part of an orange tree? An orange. And what part of a freakin' tomato plant holds the seeds?
A carrot is a vegetable. Celery is a vegetable. Lettuce is a vegetable. Potatoes... who the fuck cares about a potato is. But just because people are more likely to slice it up and put it in sandwiches or salads than eat it whole doesn't make a tomato a vegetable. Heck, some salads include slices of apples; does that make an apple a vegetable?
And the sad thing is I bet you're a biology major as well.
Let me guess: Your text editor of choice is ed, isn't it?
"they had a machine that would give them money and all they did was use media player ?"
Tinkering with a public terminal like that would be a misdemeanor at worst. Getting money that isn't yours out of the machine sounds like wire fraud, which ends you up in a federal "pound you in the ass" prison for a few years. It doesn't matter how stupid Diebold was any more than "They left the doors unlocked!" gets you out of a theft conviction.
IANAL, of course.
Gibraltar wants the Brits to keep Gibraltar, probably moreso than the Brits themselves.
The funny thing about "self-determination of peoples" is that they don't always do what people expect them to do.
Did you shoot first or didn't you?
He's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Mark Maughan pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.
If he was any good at what he did, he wouldn't need to sue Google for money.
"Did attacking a military base require revenge in the form of destroying cities? (Your suggestion is that it did.)"
Did Hiroshima and Nagasaki not hold signifigant military targets? As compared to, say, Kyoto?
"would it have been possible for him given internal politics? If not, did the US military know that?"
Considering the internal politics you mention, would it have been possible for the Japanese to swallow surrender without the use of multiple nuclear weapons? Don't forget about the coup the Impirial Army tried to stage to prevent Hirohito from surrendering even after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
"Why not out past Tokyo harbour, in full view? Consider it a warning shot, factor in cultural elements."
Compare this to your next question.
"Given that one is convinced that nuking a city was necessary, was it necessary to nuke a second city?"
Why didn't they surrender after the first? Why were there still higher-ups in the army willing to stage a coup to prevent surrender even after the second and after the Soviet Union made their "me, too!" war declaration?
"North Korea... (doesn't) have delivery systems that can reach the US"
Even if you ignore Guam and the Marianas there's this little place you might not have heard of called Alaska. And unlike Guam and the Marianas they have votes in Congress, so it doesn't even matter if you've heard of it or not.
Reminds me of the old (cir. 1980's) Trivial Pursuit question "What is the closest communist country to the United States?" and everybody tried to answer "Cuba."
Yes, I know it's flamebait.
"It's always a surreal experience to read some US citizens blabber about neuclear war as if it not was a total destruction of civilizations as we know it."
Ah, yes. "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."
Part of the parent's point was that the US is probably best prepared to survive nuclear attacks because we don't just throw our hands up and say "Fuck it, we're all going to die anyway." People have actually considered the what-ifs beyond just renting some bad 80's movies.
"Fucking moron : your family will die just as readily as mine."
Actually, considering that the US population seems to have one of the most homogeneous population distributions on the planet (especially away from the coasts), non-US families are probably more likely to die because they're more likely to live closer to a target.
" Ok, if it was an alien vehicle, but we're aliens on that planet, is it alien?"
Should we call INS?
"little internal communication system that they have working at their office that functions like the badge communicators from ST:TNG."
The communicators in Star Trek can reach across interplanetary distances and don't even have to worry about line-of-sight. These things probably won't work more than 500 yards off of the interstate.
"would you actually have the nerve to steal an organisation or free project's name?"
It seems some would...
Come now! We all know that possession of a recordable media in the year 2030 is considered a felony!
"have the odd spill of red ink on your important work."
You know, your use of this metaphor... Just where exactly do you keep your "important work" and what is it doing there?
"asteroids are rocks"
We should use this for the demarkation between "asteroid" and "planet." An asteroid is one big chunk of rock. A planet is a bunch of little rocks held together by their own gravity.
If Pluto primarily orbits the sun and it's dense enough to hold on to an atmosphere from time to time, why shouldn't it be considered a planet?
"Sure, hotmail was down, boo-hoo. It's a free email service. Deal with it."
Sure, electricity was down for a few days in the northeast. It's just a power outage. Deal with it.
"When I was a kid I had a large mural on my bedroom wall that showed the classic photo of the Earth viewed from the surface of the Moon."
If it was the same one I had then it wasn't real. I noticed that the picture of the earth was "north is up," but with most of the lunar landing taking place near the moon's equator and the earth being so close to the horizon north would be sideways.
I believe it was a picture of the earth taken by an Apollow crew en route and then pasted onto a picture of a reasonable-looking lunar landscape.
"Then take equivalent civilian service. Join the local volunteer fire-dept (that's an out if I'm not mistaken)."
Somehow I doubt it. Even being a member of your state guard (if your state has one) doesn't exempt you from the draft.
I thought running Microsoft bloatware had the same effects on processors.
Why, this CD is the equivalent of 12 normal-speed CDs!
Reminds me of this bit that came out around the time Pakistan got theirs:
Microsoft Conducts Nuclear Tests
" The ARMY can't help with the AOL cd's,"
Yeah, the Army doesn't have as many nuclear weapons as the Navy and the Air Force.
"Nintendo technically should call it Gameboy 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. "
"Technically?" What, is there some IEEE platform naming standard I don't know about?
Besides, "technically" the thing is called a Game_Boy. "Gameboy" looks like it has three syllables, or it just makes you too lazy to reach for the space bar.
"I am an installer for Dish Network & DirecTV. The fact that our government allows cable companies to own television stations is very troubling."
Which is, of course, completely different from News Corp. owning DirecTV.