i am for better tactics in the war/ maintenance function: healthcare, not prisons, for example
however, we can't even control oxycodone distribution and abuse, and that's a completely artificial substance for healthcare
and you really think the market for meth will be controlled if we regulate it and tax it?
nevermind that this is a substance that does grave medical harm to people. you want us to freely sell such a substance?
no
we treat people for addiction rather than throwing them in prison, yes
but we also still crack down on the supply and demand. we don't regulate and tax a highly addictive and medically harmful substance: more people will simply be addicted and damaged, and society is not going to subsidize and tolerate this tragedy
we're going to do our best to make sure you don't get meth. and if you still get it, we'll treat you
we're not going to make it easier to get meth. that simply means easier medical harm and addiction
you say it is already easy to get meth? so this means we should make it even more easy?
i'm attacking the notion that because the "war" goes on forever it is invalid. you also need to take the trash out every thursday. is that an argument to end "the war on trash"? no, some functions of society are just maintenance functions that never end
i'm not defending us drug policy, it's poor tactics. and some substances need to be legal. but i'm attacking the notion that just because there's demand and supply for something, therefore it needs to be accepted
example: something like meth has a lot of supply and demand. meth also creates horrible costs to individuals and society. such that attacking the meth supply and demand chain has direct costs, and secondary costs. but if meth use is minimized to some extent because of the "war", that pays dividends in the form of less overall costs for individuals and society in regards to the harm that meth does. such that fighting meth is worth it
it's a case-by-case basis. just because marijuana is legalized (and should be legalized) doesn't mean all drugs should be. each substance has to be evaluated individually
it seems that the Tor system is compromised by the snoops.
(facepalm)
tor was MADE BY the snoops, FOR the snoops
it started as a us naval research lab project to allow spies and dissidents in hostile countries to communicate with the us spy network without fear of being spied on by hostile governments
let me repeat: tor was made by the american government
of course it's been decentralized since then, but you're an idiot if you don't think they still don't have their hooks in it
you are free associating and winding up at an incongruous thought
helium is associated only with old, deep natural gas deposits. it collects there because radioactive elements decay deep in the earth, releasing helium, and that helium has to go somewhere. if it doesn't percolate up and vent into the atmosphere, it collects with likewise entrapped methane gas deposits
meanwhile, natural gas from landfills would not have this helium, as it is a much more shallow and much more recent source of methane, it hasn't been around long enough to gather very slowly formed byproducts of radioactive decay
in a society where people always do whatever the hell they want with no regard for responsibility, you get absolute authoritarianism, because somebody has to make the assholes pay
in a society where people always acts responsibly, you have the utopian libertarian ideal society of 100% freedom
of course, neither extreme actually happens, but the point is, the more people behave responsibly, the more true freedom everyone has, and the less people beahve responsibly, the more people have to depend upon the state to make society function
when the consequence hurts me as well, i have a right to have a say in that behavior
because i love freedom crushing authority?
no, because i love MY freedom
and i don't want my freedom oppressed by that from which a lot of freedom oppression in this world actually comes from: not the stereotypical government goon, but from my fellow citizen who is an irresponsible moron
more like "your freedom to swing your fists ends at my nose"
i can't play my music at 3 am, i impinge on my neighbor's right to sleep
i can't speed 120 mph on the highway, i impinge on other driver's right to live
i can't smoke in the office, i impinge on my fellow worker's right to breathe
and when the boss/ police/ landlord comes by and complains, there will be some, like yourself, who in their immaturity, will see it as the state taking away their rights, when the only person infringing on other people's rights is you
the historical events that served as the basis for the fourth amendment
and exactly the type of abuse the NSA is perpetrating on the american people
what we are talking about with the NSA program is a thorough, gross violation of and clear, undeniable contradiction to a founding principle of this country
If the task sounds daunting, the truth is even worse. Wood is working on another book about King, but in 2010 he learned he had Lou Gehrig’s disease, and 80 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis.
you can't condemn martin's behavior, it only happened because martin was stalked by an asshole with a gun looking for trouble. zimmerman's behavior made the situation happen
how can you possibly look at martin's behavior and not at all consider zimmerman's behavior? zimmerman's behavior was the behavior that created the whole situation. then, when martin got upset with a creepy weirdo stalking him, as many of us would, the creep killed him
trayvon martin should be in jail for assault
but the reason he is dead is because some mouth breathing moron thinks he has a right to walk around with a gun and play cop on innocent civilians going about their business. that's the problem, that mentality, and that is the reason why an innocent man is dead. that we have laws that somehow support this disgusting behavior represents the downfall of this otherwise great nation
stand your ground laws, carry/ conceal laws: they have to go
and they will go
because one thing is true about wannabe tough guys: they look for trouble. there will be more trayvon martins. and eventually american society will wake up to the vile precedent this case represents. no civil society can tolerate wannabe tough guys walking around with a gun thinking they have a right to profile and stalk innocent people going about their normal business. trayvon martin is dead only because zimmerman had a hard on for confrontation and a gun
losers like zimmerman, empowered, represent nothing but cases of senseless pointless death in general society. no matter how many raging asocial scumbags like you see commenting all over this thread, and in society, who think and act like zimmerman: thinking they have a right to arm themselves and confront innocent civilians going about their business, the logic of what this precedent represents will dawn on the rest of us who can think clearly here
you don't arm cowards and let them police general society according to their prejudicial whims and feeble perceptions
Although lithium is widely distributed on Earth, it does not naturally occur in elemental form due to its high reactivity.[3] The total lithium content of seawater is very large and is estimated as 230 billion tonnes, where the element exists at a relatively constant concentration of 0.14 to 0.25 parts per million (ppm),[37][38] or 25 micromolar;[39] higher concentrations approaching 7 ppm are found near hydrothermal vents.[38]
language never stands still, it constantly evolves, there is no standard
what is idiot to you is normal to someone else, and what is intelligent to you is musty and stale "don't wear white after labor day" anachronism to another
the world changes. deal with it
just take solace in the fact that those writing "LOL WTF;-P" to you in emails will be equally crusty and shocked at the younguns someday
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that's also the moral to the movie "zero dark thirty":
all the torture yielded nothing
classic gumshoe following the leads caught bin laden
i am for better tactics in the war/ maintenance function: healthcare, not prisons, for example
however, we can't even control oxycodone distribution and abuse, and that's a completely artificial substance for healthcare
and you really think the market for meth will be controlled if we regulate it and tax it?
nevermind that this is a substance that does grave medical harm to people. you want us to freely sell such a substance?
no
we treat people for addiction rather than throwing them in prison, yes
but we also still crack down on the supply and demand. we don't regulate and tax a highly addictive and medically harmful substance: more people will simply be addicted and damaged, and society is not going to subsidize and tolerate this tragedy
we're going to do our best to make sure you don't get meth. and if you still get it, we'll treat you
we're not going to make it easier to get meth. that simply means easier medical harm and addiction
you say it is already easy to get meth? so this means we should make it even more easy?
i'm attacking the notion that because the "war" goes on forever it is invalid. you also need to take the trash out every thursday. is that an argument to end "the war on trash"? no, some functions of society are just maintenance functions that never end
i'm not defending us drug policy, it's poor tactics. and some substances need to be legal. but i'm attacking the notion that just because there's demand and supply for something, therefore it needs to be accepted
example: something like meth has a lot of supply and demand. meth also creates horrible costs to individuals and society. such that attacking the meth supply and demand chain has direct costs, and secondary costs. but if meth use is minimized to some extent because of the "war", that pays dividends in the form of less overall costs for individuals and society in regards to the harm that meth does. such that fighting meth is worth it
it's a case-by-case basis. just because marijuana is legalized (and should be legalized) doesn't mean all drugs should be. each substance has to be evaluated individually
it seems that the Tor system is compromised by the snoops.
(facepalm)
tor was MADE BY the snoops, FOR the snoops
it started as a us naval research lab project to allow spies and dissidents in hostile countries to communicate with the us spy network without fear of being spied on by hostile governments
let me repeat: tor was made by the american government
of course it's been decentralized since then, but you're an idiot if you don't think they still don't have their hooks in it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)#History
you are free associating and winding up at an incongruous thought
helium is associated only with old, deep natural gas deposits. it collects there because radioactive elements decay deep in the earth, releasing helium, and that helium has to go somewhere. if it doesn't percolate up and vent into the atmosphere, it collects with likewise entrapped methane gas deposits
meanwhile, natural gas from landfills would not have this helium, as it is a much more shallow and much more recent source of methane, it hasn't been around long enough to gather very slowly formed byproducts of radioactive decay
that doesn't make any sense
it's a gas. it's an elemental gas. and a noble element at that. it can't even be chemically degraded
it's not like an old sweater whose threads have come loose. you can easily extract pure helium from mostly helium mixed with whatever: recycling
it's like you are saying "you can't recycle an aluminum can, you can only throw it out"
of course children's balloons are a waste of helium
i don't trust what the nsa says, does anyone?
they do everything in secret
they've been shown to have reneged on every assurance they've given so far
the nsa is a dagger pointed at the heart of our bill of rights, and operates with impunity of any oversight or control
the entire program needs to be wound down and focused on actual surveillance of actual terrorist targets, not this vacuum cleaner for everything
do we still have the backbone to press our representatives to ensure this is done?
there's a reason why they call it disruptive technology, scumbags
we don't need you
in a society where people always do whatever the hell they want with no regard for responsibility, you get absolute authoritarianism, because somebody has to make the assholes pay
in a society where people always acts responsibly, you have the utopian libertarian ideal society of 100% freedom
of course, neither extreme actually happens, but the point is, the more people behave responsibly, the more true freedom everyone has, and the less people beahve responsibly, the more people have to depend upon the state to make society function
that's a very interesting example
it sounds like a premise for a book or movie or tv show
i bet it would be quite successful
when the consequence hurts me as well, i have a right to have a say in that behavior
because i love freedom crushing authority?
no, because i love MY freedom
and i don't want my freedom oppressed by that from which a lot of freedom oppression in this world actually comes from: not the stereotypical government goon, but from my fellow citizen who is an irresponsible moron
more like "your freedom to swing your fists ends at my nose"
i can't play my music at 3 am, i impinge on my neighbor's right to sleep
i can't speed 120 mph on the highway, i impinge on other driver's right to live
i can't smoke in the office, i impinge on my fellow worker's right to breathe
and when the boss/ police/ landlord comes by and complains, there will be some, like yourself, who in their immaturity, will see it as the state taking away their rights, when the only person infringing on other people's rights is you
well said
it is unfortunate so many people out there think freedom means "i can do whatever the hell i want without consequence" like an immature child
and don't understand what freedom really is: something that goes hand in hand with responsibility, as any true adult understands
please note:
where there is no responsibility, there is no freedom
if you don't understand or agree with that statement, you don't even know what freedom really is
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/bombardier.html
"how can it evolve? it will blow up if it doesn't get it just right!"
we should all realize that, unfortunately, creationists will immediately alight upon these gears as "intelligent design" and disproof of evolution
"how can it evolve? if the gears don't mesh, it doesn't move!"
you can't argue with the dull and intellectually dishonest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writ_of_assistance
the historical events that served as the basis for the fourth amendment
and exactly the type of abuse the NSA is perpetrating on the american people
what we are talking about with the NSA program is a thorough, gross violation of and clear, undeniable contradiction to a founding principle of this country
dude's life is horror, all around
but you're talking about people who also use tor to hide activity from the government
(if you don't understand the irony, you don't know anything about tor's history and original purpose)
you can't condemn martin's behavior, it only happened because martin was stalked by an asshole with a gun looking for trouble. zimmerman's behavior made the situation happen
how can you possibly look at martin's behavior and not at all consider zimmerman's behavior? zimmerman's behavior was the behavior that created the whole situation. then, when martin got upset with a creepy weirdo stalking him, as many of us would, the creep killed him
trayvon martin should be in jail for assault
but the reason he is dead is because some mouth breathing moron thinks he has a right to walk around with a gun and play cop on innocent civilians going about their business. that's the problem, that mentality, and that is the reason why an innocent man is dead. that we have laws that somehow support this disgusting behavior represents the downfall of this otherwise great nation
stand your ground laws, carry/ conceal laws: they have to go
and they will go
because one thing is true about wannabe tough guys: they look for trouble. there will be more trayvon martins. and eventually american society will wake up to the vile precedent this case represents. no civil society can tolerate wannabe tough guys walking around with a gun thinking they have a right to profile and stalk innocent people going about their normal business. trayvon martin is dead only because zimmerman had a hard on for confrontation and a gun
losers like zimmerman, empowered, represent nothing but cases of senseless pointless death in general society. no matter how many raging asocial scumbags like you see commenting all over this thread, and in society, who think and act like zimmerman: thinking they have a right to arm themselves and confront innocent civilians going about their business, the logic of what this precedent represents will dawn on the rest of us who can think clearly here
you don't arm cowards and let them police general society according to their prejudicial whims and feeble perceptions
not acceptable
level of paranoia increase: start with a new machine
just using the same machine will id you
no cookies, user accounts, or ip addresses needed
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/01/27/1638216/tracking-browsers-without-cookies-or-ip-addresses
http://panopticlick.eff.org/
agreed
however, the devil is in the details
the price point may be too high, for all time
or the price point may be too high, for now, but later, when lithium is in higher demand, it might make sense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium
is it economically viable to isolate it from the sea?
language never stands still, it constantly evolves, there is no standard
what is idiot to you is normal to someone else, and what is intelligent to you is musty and stale "don't wear white after labor day" anachronism to another
the world changes. deal with it
just take solace in the fact that those writing "LOL WTF ;-P" to you in emails will be equally crusty and shocked at the younguns someday
and online douchebaggery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's_Bay_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartered_company
http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Weyland-Yutani
(ok, the last one not so much)
we must consider the false flag gambit
but there's also the false false flag angle
finally, there is the distinct possibility we could be dealing with a false false false flag attack!
(twiddles fingers, eyes darting)