the hypocrisy of going out of your way to tell everyone how much you don't care about something. if you don't care, you wouldn't comment. commenting means caring
so if you truly do not care, shut up, and go away, then you've proven you don't care
or, admit that you care, and that you hate yourself for caring. work out your issues, and get back to us
but the issue is traffic flows. las vegas is situated nicely between denver, los angeles, and all the traffic flowing to the east
but in wester ny, you are off center of the boston/ new york/ washington corridor, and off center of the ny-chicago intartubules
is there fibre along the erie canal? (im a complete idiot on this question). it would make sense after all for a toronto/ montreal chicago/ new york city hub to run something there
rehabilitation is often impossible, because, unlike bank robbery, where the underlying drive is legal (desire for cash), but the methods are not, with sex offenders like pedophiles the underlying drive itself (desire for sex with children) is the actual problem. this underlying drive is usually organic: no amount of punishment or treatment can remove it
therefore, i honestly believe that pedophiles should be permanently removed from society
let me say this: i am a liberal. i believe in marijuana legalization, the right to abortion, universal healthcare, stricter control on guns, etc. on most questions you will find me to be leftwards of most
but when i examine the problem of pedophilia, i see it as a "problem" like homosexuality: the desire is innate and organic. however, homosexuals can enter into relationships amongst consenting adults. therefore, there is no rational reason to take issue with homosexuality
however, with pedophiles, you have their sexuality oriented towards children, who have no ability to make informed consent. you can see that pedophiles have basically been biologically cursed. its as if they inherited the gene for huntington's disease or tay-sachs disease: they have, through no fault of their own, been organically and genetically condemned to a life of suffering. they have been endowed with a desire that no society can ever rationally tolerate. i simply see no other way around the problem: pedophiles cannot be rehabilitated and they can not be tolerated. permanent banishment seems to be the only solution. through no fault of their own, pedophiles have been genetically made to be incompatible with human society
but i'm going to assume the error in not understanding is yours, not mine, and i'm going reach for the most radical interpretation of what you are trying to say, and then i'm going to take it very seriously, and then i'm going to get very angry
you walk and hit a ball. any old duffer can do that
is car racing a sport?
like you said, you sit down and push a buttons. now you've added a steering wheel
is poker a sport?
you fiddle with chips and cards. but those poker players are athletes of mental endurance, that's for sure
no, the simple fact is: a sport is anything you want to call a sport, a sport. and if enough people agree with you, it simply is the new truth
why? because there is no linguistic authority that allows people to use words in only proscribed ways. the people own the language, and the people decide what a word means any damn way they please, in aggregate, with no authority. this is simply the evolution of language: all words shift in meaning, constantly. the way you use certain words would be looked at aghast by people from 1960, 1910, 1860, etc. the world is not ending, language is simply evolving, as it always has, and always will
if enough people feel like the word "sports" is being dumbed down too much, a new word will evolve that will come to signify a sport of mighty physical endurance only, like football or cycling... if enough people deem that meaning important, and incorporate it into wide use
why don't you go and invent that derivative word now, or coopt an existing word close in meaning to a new meaning. it happens every day, all the time. go, get the ball rolling, pun intended
where tea party proponents are prudent rational level headed philosophers of responsible fiscal policy
the only tea party i see are a bunch of genuine low iq ignorants whipped into a frenzy by professional radio and television demagogues, and whose only goal is the destruction of government, period, completely unconcerned as to consequences... because its "patriotic"
for accepting a sucky status quo, and therefore becoming a part of the problem with your complacency
i don't accept this status quo, and plenty others don't. we are the ones who will prevail, because what is right is on our side
but go ahead and bet against us. however you should know that cynicism is a poor replacement for real intelligence. the words you have written are impotent: you have no power when you openly and freely, with your own words, disempower yourself and choose acceptance of your own slavery
don't for a moment think how you relate to the world on your cynical terms has any meaning or validity about how i relate to the world on my terms
hey, american acta representatives: you are my representatives. you cannot adequately represent me if you won't even tell me what you are representing in my name. as such, you are not a true representative of the will of the american people, nor are we bound to any agreements you make
your intentions have been revealed to be malicious due to the secrecy you wish to cloak yourself in: there is no honest reason for the secrecy
Encyclopedia Dramatica is believed to be one of the websites that will be banned in Australia under upcoming internet filtering legislation.
The online community Anonymous, which is responsible for several hacking attacks against government websites in protest of the proposed filter, is strongly associated with Encyclopedia Dramatica.
The email from the Human Rights Commission to Evers cites a 2002 court case in which an Australian businessman was able to sue a US company for defamation over an article published online.
Dow Jones & Co Inc ended up paying the defendant, mining entrepreneur Joseph Gutnick, $580,000 in fees and damages.
Evers wrote that he had been advised never to return to Australia.
"My counsel has advised me that I can never under any circumstances visit my family in Sydney again, nor otherwise make any appearances on Australian soil," he wrote.
"Here's to the hidden cost of freedom."
so basically, you're ok with edgy internet content in the free world... unless you piss off australians. and if you do, and you happen to be australian as well, then say goodbye forever to your homeland and your family and friends
seriously, australians: what the fuck is wrong with your fucking government? i feel like i'm reading about iran or north korea sometimes when i read stuff like this
australians: fix your broken fucking government. yesterday. thank you
if, after the lengthy political and legal fight that would finally expose his google buzz messages to american officials, chinese officials, via their google hackers, would have already probably read them a long time ago
apparently his work history includes working with coffee, and that always comes in handy in an often environment
so this gosling fellow has a leg up on the competition in this downsized employment search market right there. at the very least a little chit chat about his experiences being a barista can break the ice in a job interview
a book, a movie, a recorded tune: impossible to control in the internet age
of course, artists will still make money off of media, via ancillary means (live concerts, cinema houses, paperbacks), its just that the traditional media companies aren't necessary any more as distributors. there job now is to simply die, though they obviously aren't doing it quietly
there is a tendency in the west to extend corporatism as much as possible. when the truth is, owning a monopoly on an intellectual product stifles true capitalism, like any monopoly. a society truly wedded to the ideals of a free market is one which understand monopolies and oligopolies are artificial construct which stifle free trade. as such, the monopolies granted by the idea of intellectual property are anti-capitalistic, and those who champion a world without intellectual property are not "socialists" or "communists", but are actually hewing to free market principles to the fullest. creeping corporate power is a threat to the free market, no matter how many in the west confuse corporate bloat with the ideal of a free and fair market place
intellectual property also impoverishes our cultural space. all for the sake of overextending a philosophical idea that has no place in the modern world
death to the concept of intellectual property
of course, it makes no matter how many legislators media companies buy off to extend this failed philosophical idea: the internet merely renders all those laws unenforceable and moot
and i believe the universe is constant across time and space. that the expansion we see cosmologically is only local, where elsewhere it could be contracting. the universe is like the surface of the ocean on a windy day, forever and in all directions
i think the big bang theory is extrapolating too much from the data. and in fact, its very judeochristian: there really doesn't need to be a creation event you know. there is no god and the universe has simply been around forever and will be around forever and stretches infinitely everywhere
you honestly can not perceive that a fucking probe would, by obvious simple logic an elementary school kid could understand, be more expensive?
life support: food water air waste management electrical (huge amount needed)
probe: electrical (much tinier amount needed)
these simple, plainly obvious, easily comprehensible, mundane, face value facts honestly escapes you?
are you going to babble at me about a geocentirc universe again as if that is even a remotely appropriate analogy? i mean seriously WTF? am i arguing with an 11 year old here? LOL
you are not bright, or a very good troll: its hard to feign stupidity in a sustained manner as you seem to be doing
why can't you see something as insanely obvious as the fact that a probe is a hell of a lot cheaper than sending up something that needs to support a human being?
what is your iq? why can't you process the simple cognition required to understand this kindergarten level exercise in compare and contrast?
"i want studies! i want scientific proof! i want a demonstration!"
dude, none of these things are a replacement for THOUGHT
also, you're overplaying the control delay issue, really
there's little in space exploration that is time critical (well, timing on propulsive fires to enter orbits properly is extremely time critical, but that's all programmed and automatic anyways)
we're not remotely shooting al qaeda thugs running away, we're looking at rocks, which have been sitting there for millenia, and will be waiting for millenia. sure, the commands to properly prospect that rock might take 2 weeks rather than 2 minutes by human hand, but who cares? plus, he's tightly coordinating with earth anyways, so all of his actions are control delayed bureaucratically
getting someone up there to prospect that rock means you are sending out one hundred less unmanned missions. i'd rather have 99 more missions with horrible time lag than one guy who can prospect a rock faster
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the hypocrisy of going out of your way to tell everyone how much you don't care about something. if you don't care, you wouldn't comment. commenting means caring
so if you truly do not care, shut up, and go away, then you've proven you don't care
or, admit that you care, and that you hate yourself for caring. work out your issues, and get back to us
downtown las vegas to the hoover dam is 25 miles
everything else is desert
that's about the entire story
if the dam wasn't built, there would be no las vegas. the building of the dam allowed las vegas to exist
but the issue is traffic flows. las vegas is situated nicely between denver, los angeles, and all the traffic flowing to the east
but in wester ny, you are off center of the boston/ new york/ washington corridor, and off center of the ny-chicago intartubules
is there fibre along the erie canal? (im a complete idiot on this question). it would make sense after all for a toronto/ montreal chicago/ new york city hub to run something there
i would have said that a datacenter in las vegas makes no sense
but of course, i'm forgetting the hoover dam: guaranteed cheap power
which makes sense, because the hoover dam is the only reason las vegas can exist as a city in the first place
so for any of you datacenter builders of the future: look for intersections of traffic flows and hydroelectric dams
is high among sexual offenders
rehabilitation is often impossible, because, unlike bank robbery, where the underlying drive is legal (desire for cash), but the methods are not, with sex offenders like pedophiles the underlying drive itself (desire for sex with children) is the actual problem. this underlying drive is usually organic: no amount of punishment or treatment can remove it
therefore, i honestly believe that pedophiles should be permanently removed from society
let me say this: i am a liberal. i believe in marijuana legalization, the right to abortion, universal healthcare, stricter control on guns, etc. on most questions you will find me to be leftwards of most
but when i examine the problem of pedophilia, i see it as a "problem" like homosexuality: the desire is innate and organic. however, homosexuals can enter into relationships amongst consenting adults. therefore, there is no rational reason to take issue with homosexuality
however, with pedophiles, you have their sexuality oriented towards children, who have no ability to make informed consent. you can see that pedophiles have basically been biologically cursed. its as if they inherited the gene for huntington's disease or tay-sachs disease: they have, through no fault of their own, been organically and genetically condemned to a life of suffering. they have been endowed with a desire that no society can ever rationally tolerate. i simply see no other way around the problem: pedophiles cannot be rehabilitated and they can not be tolerated. permanent banishment seems to be the only solution. through no fault of their own, pedophiles have been genetically made to be incompatible with human society
but i'm going to assume the error in not understanding is yours, not mine, and i'm going reach for the most radical interpretation of what you are trying to say, and then i'm going to take it very seriously, and then i'm going to get very angry
you walk and hit a ball. any old duffer can do that
is car racing a sport?
like you said, you sit down and push a buttons. now you've added a steering wheel
is poker a sport?
you fiddle with chips and cards. but those poker players are athletes of mental endurance, that's for sure
no, the simple fact is: a sport is anything you want to call a sport, a sport. and if enough people agree with you, it simply is the new truth
why? because there is no linguistic authority that allows people to use words in only proscribed ways. the people own the language, and the people decide what a word means any damn way they please, in aggregate, with no authority. this is simply the evolution of language: all words shift in meaning, constantly. the way you use certain words would be looked at aghast by people from 1960, 1910, 1860, etc. the world is not ending, language is simply evolving, as it always has, and always will
if enough people feel like the word "sports" is being dumbed down too much, a new word will evolve that will come to signify a sport of mighty physical endurance only, like football or cycling... if enough people deem that meaning important, and incorporate it into wide use
why don't you go and invent that derivative word now, or coopt an existing word close in meaning to a new meaning. it happens every day, all the time. go, get the ball rolling, pun intended
where tea party proponents are prudent rational level headed philosophers of responsible fiscal policy
the only tea party i see are a bunch of genuine low iq ignorants whipped into a frenzy by professional radio and television demagogues, and whose only goal is the destruction of government, period, completely unconcerned as to consequences... because its "patriotic"
for accepting a sucky status quo, and therefore becoming a part of the problem with your complacency
i don't accept this status quo, and plenty others don't. we are the ones who will prevail, because what is right is on our side
but go ahead and bet against us. however you should know that cynicism is a poor replacement for real intelligence. the words you have written are impotent: you have no power when you openly and freely, with your own words, disempower yourself and choose acceptance of your own slavery
don't for a moment think how you relate to the world on your cynical terms has any meaning or validity about how i relate to the world on my terms
you could easily do a study showing 100% of paper currency is radioactive! OMG!
there's always a stray radioactive isotope somewhere. its the basis for carbon dating. this "drugs are on money!" hysteria is laughable
hey, american acta representatives: you are my representatives. you cannot adequately represent me if you won't even tell me what you are representing in my name. as such, you are not a true representative of the will of the american people, nor are we bound to any agreements you make
your intentions have been revealed to be malicious due to the secrecy you wish to cloak yourself in: there is no honest reason for the secrecy
negotiate in good faith or don't negotiate at all
i thought aunty's penalty for serious crimes was exile into the desert outside bartertown
Joseph Evers, of encyclopedia dramatica, whose experience might be instructive for the creator of wikileaks:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/1028037/encyclopedia-dramatica-owner-could-face-charges
so basically, you're ok with edgy internet content in the free world... unless you piss off australians. and if you do, and you happen to be australian as well, then say goodbye forever to your homeland and your family and friends
seriously, australians: what the fuck is wrong with your fucking government? i feel like i'm reading about iran or north korea sometimes when i read stuff like this
australians: fix your broken fucking government. yesterday. thank you
australia is a fucking disgrace
if, after the lengthy political and legal fight that would finally expose his google buzz messages to american officials, chinese officials, via their google hackers, would have already probably read them a long time ago
apparently his work history includes working with coffee, and that always comes in handy in an often environment
so this gosling fellow has a leg up on the competition in this downsized employment search market right there. at the very least a little chit chat about his experiences being a barista can break the ice in a job interview
how fast can he type?
for him to brush up on his vb.net skills
and maybe he should get some ms access experience
a book, a movie, a recorded tune: impossible to control in the internet age
of course, artists will still make money off of media, via ancillary means (live concerts, cinema houses, paperbacks), its just that the traditional media companies aren't necessary any more as distributors. there job now is to simply die, though they obviously aren't doing it quietly
there is a tendency in the west to extend corporatism as much as possible. when the truth is, owning a monopoly on an intellectual product stifles true capitalism, like any monopoly. a society truly wedded to the ideals of a free market is one which understand monopolies and oligopolies are artificial construct which stifle free trade. as such, the monopolies granted by the idea of intellectual property are anti-capitalistic, and those who champion a world without intellectual property are not "socialists" or "communists", but are actually hewing to free market principles to the fullest. creeping corporate power is a threat to the free market, no matter how many in the west confuse corporate bloat with the ideal of a free and fair market place
intellectual property also impoverishes our cultural space. all for the sake of overextending a philosophical idea that has no place in the modern world
death to the concept of intellectual property
of course, it makes no matter how many legislators media companies buy off to extend this failed philosophical idea: the internet merely renders all those laws unenforceable and moot
and i believe the universe is constant across time and space. that the expansion we see cosmologically is only local, where elsewhere it could be contracting. the universe is like the surface of the ocean on a windy day, forever and in all directions
i think the big bang theory is extrapolating too much from the data. and in fact, its very judeochristian: there really doesn't need to be a creation event you know. there is no god and the universe has simply been around forever and will be around forever and stretches infinitely everywhere
for basically confirming you are a complete idiot
you honestly can not perceive that a fucking probe would, by obvious simple logic an elementary school kid could understand, be more expensive?
life support:
food
water
air
waste management
electrical (huge amount needed)
probe:
electrical (much tinier amount needed)
these simple, plainly obvious, easily comprehensible, mundane, face value facts honestly escapes you?
are you going to babble at me about a geocentirc universe again as if that is even a remotely appropriate analogy? i mean seriously WTF? am i arguing with an 11 year old here? LOL
you are not bright, or a very good troll: its hard to feign stupidity in a sustained manner as you seem to be doing
why can't you see something as insanely obvious as the fact that a probe is a hell of a lot cheaper than sending up something that needs to support a human being?
what is your iq? why can't you process the simple cognition required to understand this kindergarten level exercise in compare and contrast?
"i want studies! i want scientific proof! i want a demonstration!"
dude, none of these things are a replacement for THOUGHT
1. something that needs to eat, drink, breathe, piss, and shit
2. something that needs DC current
you tell me which is cheaper to send up
are you feigning incredulity or do you genuinely lack enough cognitive faculties to deduce the fucking obvious?
1. something that needs to eat, drink, breathe, piss, and shit
2. or something that needs DC current
you tell me which is cheaper
are you feigning incredulity or do you genuinely lack enough cognitive facilites to deduce the fucking obvious?
it is to do everything you want to do with manned missions, to achieve every noble goal you passionately write in your comment, MORE CHEAPLY
all you are doing is engaging in a false dichotomy
however, manned is just too expensive, right now
also, you're overplaying the control delay issue, really
there's little in space exploration that is time critical (well, timing on propulsive fires to enter orbits properly is extremely time critical, but that's all programmed and automatic anyways)
we're not remotely shooting al qaeda thugs running away, we're looking at rocks, which have been sitting there for millenia, and will be waiting for millenia. sure, the commands to properly prospect that rock might take 2 weeks rather than 2 minutes by human hand, but who cares? plus, he's tightly coordinating with earth anyways, so all of his actions are control delayed bureaucratically
getting someone up there to prospect that rock means you are sending out one hundred less unmanned missions. i'd rather have 99 more missions with horrible time lag than one guy who can prospect a rock faster
meat bag
(i keed, i keed ;-)
point taken. but i'm arguing on slashdot, not presenting to congress: rhetorical flair trumps polite integrity