why does the existence of other simpletons like yourself mean that the simpleton's view of the world is verified?
do you say rape is ok because you heard someone brag about rape? no? then why is it ok in your mind to see the world as a war between religions because you see some morons thinking like that? there isn't another narrative possible in your mind? no, according to you, some moron somewhere is a religious bigot, therefore, in your mind, the current dominant story is religious bigotry. that's how you view the world?
listen, asshole: the world will be saved by the moderates. and until you understand that the moderates will carry the day and control the narrative, and not the extremists, then you are part of the problem. capisce?
so understand why you need to stop being part of the problem, or kindly shut the fuck up, you fucking moron
yes, i am filled with hate at the unintelligent of this world
the unintelligent like yourself, who wish to turn a war between moderates, of any religion, versus extremists, of any religion, into a war between christians and muslims
i have no doubt that there are plenty of simpletons, like you, who agree with other simpletons about how the world supposedly works
the reality is moderates, of any religion, versus extremists, of any religion
to the extent that reality is christian versus muslim, is only to the extent that intelligent people, christian and muslim, can't keep the lid on you fucking morons
you do realize there are more players in the world than just the americans
if you see the actions of everyone else in the world as just a reflection of what the usa did or does, you're just showing how uneducated you are and how poor your understanding of how the world really works is
in a way, you are saying only the americans can be responsible for anything that happens in the world. this is a wonderful way of saying everyone else is an immature dependent child that perpetually needs americans to take responsibility for everything. i don't believe that, you do
do you know how the world gets rid of american dependence? by taking responsibility for their own actions. in countries where most people understand this, the usa is not a commanding influence. in countries where people think like you, dependence on the usa is continuing
when you take responsibility for your own fate, only then do you control it. when you blame everything that happens on someone else, you are simply a dependent child
i'm 67.32% sure that you are a troll, but just in case you are not:
osama bin laden fought in the name of a strict interpretation of islam, to rebirth the caliphate in the medieval sense. this is not a cause of freedom
fundamentalist religion, whether muslim, christian, jewish, or whatever, is a form of enslavement far worse than anything the usa stands for. and yes: the usa has done plenty in the world that hurts the cause of true freedom
but only a complete moron would identify someone fighting for something a hell of a lot less free, as a freedom fighter
you know, it's possible that a throwaway comment on a comment board doesn't crystallize someone's entire thinking. i'm glad you feel the need to condemn because i didn't address every nuance of meaning, so thanks for that
no one anywhere thinks the war is over. its just a victory in a battle in a larger war
if you don't understand why its important to celebrate your victories when you have them, then your comment tells us nothing about reality, only something about your mentality that dysfunctional
Absolutely. Bin Laden isn't an enemy of the USA, he is an enemy of civilization itself. In his thinking is the downfall of us all, of every religion, every race, and every nationality. He won't be the last to think like him, but it's nice to land a big fish. The fishing goes on, but today we celebrate the rightful end of one big grade AAA asshole.
My last day of work at the World Trade Center was September 10, 2001. I remember turning around, looking at a lone guitarist playing near that fountain with the Globe sculpture, it was a beautiful Monday night, around 9 pm. I had worked late, so I was going to show up late to work on Tuesday. I woke up to my phone ringing off the hook. I lost my job, but compared to what others lost, I lost nothing.
The people who died that day were liberal and conservative, but all were American. Bin Laden hated us all, just because we were American. So please, no political games here. This isn't about left and right, this is about a cowardly attack on all of us, as Americans. As a hardcore liberal, I embrace my fellow Americans who are conservative on this good news for us all.
Come together, as Americans, left and right, lose the useless political snark and sniping, and celebrate this asshole's death. Good fucking riddance.
The submersible will be listening for the distinctive "pinging" noise that these boxes are designed to emit once they are submerged in water. They are supposed to "ping" for thirty days in water as deep as 20,000 feet. Sonar used by surface ships is only good to about a thousand feet of depth - so it is essential to send some "ears" deep beneath the sea in order to find the boxes. These sonar devices can be towed by ships or ply the deep on their own power.
i never thought i was the first person to use that phrase
i was responding to someone who accused me of copypasting my whole post earlier in this thread, then i was responding to you just about how quick search engines return new content
you can see it in postings on this website: technological overconfidence. the inflated sense of mastery over a technology due to technophilia and deriving much personal worth from one's mastery of technology
which is fine when you are talking about space exploration or computers. but nuclear power?
the problem is, accidents happen. they always do. no long winded speech on safety will alter the inevitable. corners are cut, economic considerations bypass longterm challenges, things break and fall apart over time. eventually, you have a nuclear accident. well now, it's a matter of the consequences of the accident. well: you blow up an oil supply depot, collpase a coal mine, undermine a dam, etc: these are awful cataclysmic events. and 5 minutes after it happens, its over. but nuclear power, when you have an accident, it stays with you for centuries. that's the big problem with nuclear power
mankind being too confident in his technological mastery, combined with longterm effects outside of the realm of mankind's normal psychological considerations, and you can see the problem with nuclear power. mankind, in a way, isn't built to handle nuclear power safely, and so we just shouldn't use it
i'm not saying we have better alternatives. and nuclear is great, when it works. and it works 99% of the time. but the problem with nuclear, when it doesn't work that 1% of the time? unlike every other power source, really terrible consequences stay with you for centuries. and so that 1% changes everything about nuclear power in ways that any conscientious person finds very troubling and sobering
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i'm not name calling
i'm making an objective description of your intellectual capacity as demonstrated by how you view the world
it's not nice or civil of me to describe you as a simpleton. however, it is truthful of me
why does the existence of other simpletons like yourself mean that the simpleton's view of the world is verified?
do you say rape is ok because you heard someone brag about rape? no? then why is it ok in your mind to see the world as a war between religions because you see some morons thinking like that? there isn't another narrative possible in your mind? no, according to you, some moron somewhere is a religious bigot, therefore, in your mind, the current dominant story is religious bigotry. that's how you view the world?
listen, asshole: the world will be saved by the moderates. and until you understand that the moderates will carry the day and control the narrative, and not the extremists, then you are part of the problem. capisce?
so understand why you need to stop being part of the problem, or kindly shut the fuck up, you fucking moron
and motivated by extremist beliefs that had nothing to do with the USA
but hey, let's make believe the usa is the only force in the world that makes anything happen, right?
a simpleton i guess can only keep track of one player at a time
when you attack noncombatants by surprise, you are acting cowardly
yes, i am filled with hate at the unintelligent of this world
the unintelligent like yourself, who wish to turn a war between moderates, of any religion, versus extremists, of any religion, into a war between christians and muslims
i have no doubt that there are plenty of simpletons, like you, who agree with other simpletons about how the world supposedly works
the reality is moderates, of any religion, versus extremists, of any religion
to the extent that reality is christian versus muslim, is only to the extent that intelligent people, christian and muslim, can't keep the lid on you fucking morons
a coward attacks noncombatants by surprise. i'm using the word cowardly 100% appropriately
you do realize there are more players in the world than just the americans
if you see the actions of everyone else in the world as just a reflection of what the usa did or does, you're just showing how uneducated you are and how poor your understanding of how the world really works is
in a way, you are saying only the americans can be responsible for anything that happens in the world. this is a wonderful way of saying everyone else is an immature dependent child that perpetually needs americans to take responsibility for everything. i don't believe that, you do
do you know how the world gets rid of american dependence? by taking responsibility for their own actions. in countries where most people understand this, the usa is not a commanding influence. in countries where people think like you, dependence on the usa is continuing
when you take responsibility for your own fate, only then do you control it. when you blame everything that happens on someone else, you are simply a dependent child
you, my little spastic friend, think like a slave
yeah but batman hasn't killed the joker yet
i'm sorry to bookend your eloquent comment with a joke, i'm just so happy right now ;-)
i'm 67.32% sure that you are a troll, but just in case you are not:
osama bin laden fought in the name of a strict interpretation of islam, to rebirth the caliphate in the medieval sense. this is not a cause of freedom
fundamentalist religion, whether muslim, christian, jewish, or whatever, is a form of enslavement far worse than anything the usa stands for. and yes: the usa has done plenty in the world that hurts the cause of true freedom
but only a complete moron would identify someone fighting for something a hell of a lot less free, as a freedom fighter
you have absolutely no fucking clue
you have a simpleton's understanding of the conflict playing out before you
this is not about islam. bin laden and al qaeda have condemned more muslims to death than all military action by americans by orders of magnitude
this is about extremism. bin laden and his ilk hate moderate islam perhaps even more than their xenophobia makes them hate americans and westerners
you're simply an ignorant person who doesn't understand a damn thing about what is going on here
i suggest you grow a brain or get educated about the world you live in before you try opening your ignorant mouth again
you know, it's possible that a throwaway comment on a comment board doesn't crystallize someone's entire thinking. i'm glad you feel the need to condemn because i didn't address every nuance of meaning, so thanks for that
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2118920&cid=35995690
if you can't lose the political obsession, even in a moment like this, you are truly doomed
perspective: focus on that magic word. you have lost it
no one anywhere thinks the war is over. its just a victory in a battle in a larger war
if you don't understand why its important to celebrate your victories when you have them, then your comment tells us nothing about reality, only something about your mentality that dysfunctional
Absolutely. Bin Laden isn't an enemy of the USA, he is an enemy of civilization itself. In his thinking is the downfall of us all, of every religion, every race, and every nationality. He won't be the last to think like him, but it's nice to land a big fish. The fishing goes on, but today we celebrate the rightful end of one big grade AAA asshole.
My last day of work at the World Trade Center was September 10, 2001. I remember turning around, looking at a lone guitarist playing near that fountain with the Globe sculpture, it was a beautiful Monday night, around 9 pm. I had worked late, so I was going to show up late to work on Tuesday. I woke up to my phone ringing off the hook. I lost my job, but compared to what others lost, I lost nothing.
The people who died that day were liberal and conservative, but all were American. Bin Laden hated us all, just because we were American. So please, no political games here. This isn't about left and right, this is about a cowardly attack on all of us, as Americans. As a hardcore liberal, I embrace my fellow Americans who are conservative on this good news for us all.
Come together, as Americans, left and right, lose the useless political snark and sniping, and celebrate this asshole's death. Good fucking riddance.
turn in your nerd credentials for thinking that would work
additionally, flight data recorders do send out a ping for 30 days:
http://boingboing.net/2009/06/03/miles-obrien-bloggin.html
who have no bleeping clue what a "schengen border" is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement
it burns angels to provide power?
how many years until we reach peak angel?
i never thought i was the first person to use that phrase
i was responding to someone who accused me of copypasting my whole post earlier in this thread, then i was responding to you just about how quick search engines return new content
yeah search engines are getting impressive
if you search for "technological overconfidence" in quotes in google, you get my post as the 7th entry. it's 3:09 EST. i posted 2:24 EST
so that's 45 minutes for my brain fart to go from post lunch mental rambling to global reach
the internet really is an amazing thing
well sycophant, you've been following me around long enough to notice i haven't started to use it. what makes you think i will start now?
eh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q04LPj99ZPc
i pasted it from somewhere between my medulla oblongata and my cerebrum
it's an original post, asshole
go ahead and google, i'll await my apology
you can see it in postings on this website: technological overconfidence. the inflated sense of mastery over a technology due to technophilia and deriving much personal worth from one's mastery of technology
which is fine when you are talking about space exploration or computers. but nuclear power?
the problem is, accidents happen. they always do. no long winded speech on safety will alter the inevitable. corners are cut, economic considerations bypass longterm challenges, things break and fall apart over time. eventually, you have a nuclear accident. well now, it's a matter of the consequences of the accident. well: you blow up an oil supply depot, collpase a coal mine, undermine a dam, etc: these are awful cataclysmic events. and 5 minutes after it happens, its over. but nuclear power, when you have an accident, it stays with you for centuries. that's the big problem with nuclear power
mankind being too confident in his technological mastery, combined with longterm effects outside of the realm of mankind's normal psychological considerations, and you can see the problem with nuclear power. mankind, in a way, isn't built to handle nuclear power safely, and so we just shouldn't use it
i'm not saying we have better alternatives. and nuclear is great, when it works. and it works 99% of the time. but the problem with nuclear, when it doesn't work that 1% of the time? unlike every other power source, really terrible consequences stay with you for centuries. and so that 1% changes everything about nuclear power in ways that any conscientious person finds very troubling and sobering