If if can happen in Germany, what? It can happen anywhere? I don't see your country making BMWs or listening to Hasselhoff CDs! Ihr seid alle Schweine!
Here's a few pics of the Mini-Mag in action. Looks vaguely familiar... Interesting how the cargo capsule seems to release from one end and dock at the other. Very intriguing.
Alright, impending doom might be too harsh. It's more akin to making jokes about Katrina before it happened. After the fact, I'm not so worried about, but laughing at the tragedy someone else *will* experience is far, far different than laughing about it afterwards.
If any army in the world invaded the US, I would expect every citizen to take up arms against them, uniformed or otherwise. Would you still say "Eh, it doesn't matter how they treat us. We're not covered under the Geneva Conventions. We really should have joined the Army, even though the Army was decimated and no longer exists in any recognizable form." War is a last resort, not something we should make any worse than it needs to be. Sure, there's a strong argument that we shouldn't let enemy combatants, lawful or otherwise, return to the battlefield while we're still engaged in combat, but there's an equally strong argument that we should treat them with basic human dignity while they're in our custody. Even if you don't believe that someone should be treated with dignity once they have wronged us (which runs counter to the principles we espouse), you have to consider the practical angle that we're creating poster children for the cause against us. When these people are released -- and short of creating actual martyrs through execution, they WILL be released someday -- they will have enormous political capital and respect among their peers, and stories, likely exaggerated, of how they were treated. What will we say then? "We didn't put their lives at risk, we just made them think their lives were at risk." "We only denied them sleep despite the volumes of evidence that sleep deprivation causes psychosis." "We let them plead their case, we just didn't let them see any of the evidence against them or face their accusers." Perfectly acceptable behavior.
Also, without habeas corpus, how can someone argue whether or not they were an enemy combatant? I'm not saying these people were Red Cross workers, or that this sort of thing needs to be sorted out in the heat of the moment, but for Christ sake.. 4 years? 5 years? At the very least, we should treat these people the way we would want our soldiers treated if they were captured. We might *expect* that they would be treated far worse, and they may *be* treated far worse, but that's doesn't justify anything less than humane and respectful treatment of OUR prisoners. The only way to achieve the sort of respect we want in the world is to give it.
No. As I posted above, "We the people" ALLOW the government to exist. The Constitution is the people telling the government what we will permit of it, not the other way around. At least, that's the way it's supposed to work in a democratic society -- a principle we're ostensibly working so hard to share with everyone around the world.
The Constitution exists to describe the acceptable and appropriate behavior of the government, not the people, and therefore should apply to any and all actions taken by that government, or any agent thereof. It is not acceptable, for example, for the government to go to a foreign country and do human cloning research, not because it is unethical, but because the law forbids the use of government funds to promote such research. Similarly, the Constitution prohibits the government from suspending habeas corpus. It is not about the rights of the people, it's about the permissible behavior of the government, and this is clearly a breach of a restriction explicitly enumerated in the fundamental document of our federal government. The Constitution is essentially saying "We the people grant permission for you the government to exist, provided you follow these stipulations," NOT "We are the government and this is what we will allow you the people to do."
Which is why coming to the States to shop for "expensive" items is a booming industry right now. Back when the AUD was roughly 55% of the USD, I did the same thing there. As a side note, the USD is flushing even further down the international toilet with the recent Fed rate cuts. Enjoy.
I know of specific ancestors who boarded ships with vague notions of their destination and slim possibilities for return. Many families have similar stories.
True, but most of them ended with "No, no, Fancisco.. I said mold! Paved with mold! Mama mia!"
Sort of like the feeling after having unprotected sex with someone you just met. It seems like the best thing at the time, consequences be damned, but the next morning there's the inevitable "Oh man, WTF was I thinking?"
That said, I'd go to Mars in a heartbeat, especially if I was among the first to go. Once there's a colony there, I think it would just become a grass is redder proposition.
Considering "no records will be kept of the match," I think it might be a little difficult to match up players by skill level, eh? Anonymous fighting I like. (Who doesn't? Oh right.. the first rule..) But lack of score.. not so much.
Well, I can't speak for the iPhone, but when we moved out of the states, Cingular (AT&T) unlocked our phone without any fuss. I'd imagine they'd be compelled to do the same with the iPhone, since it costs them nothing really (you can't be a customer if you don't live in their service area) and can only bring bad publicity if they don't.
Of course, that only helps people who are moving.. but who's to say you're not?;)
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This looks like the place. Note also the suspicious-looking red stained ground in the southeast (lower right) corner.
If it can happen in Germany, sigh...
If if can happen in Germany, what? It can happen anywhere? I don't see your country making BMWs or listening to Hasselhoff CDs! Ihr seid alle Schweine!
See Google Groups for the whole thing.
Or, you know.. pay for it.
In parallel Russia, QM explains QM.
Or blog. Really? Vomiting sound? That's a word?
It would fall due to lower demand?!? Oh wait, I see where you're going with this. Folks, this could lead to cheap energy. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!
Here's a few pics of the Mini-Mag in action. Looks vaguely familiar... Interesting how the cargo capsule seems to release from one end and dock at the other. Very intriguing.
Alright, impending doom might be too harsh. It's more akin to making jokes about Katrina before it happened. After the fact, I'm not so worried about, but laughing at the tragedy someone else *will* experience is far, far different than laughing about it afterwards.
If any army in the world invaded the US, I would expect every citizen to take up arms against them, uniformed or otherwise. Would you still say "Eh, it doesn't matter how they treat us. We're not covered under the Geneva Conventions. We really should have joined the Army, even though the Army was decimated and no longer exists in any recognizable form." War is a last resort, not something we should make any worse than it needs to be. Sure, there's a strong argument that we shouldn't let enemy combatants, lawful or otherwise, return to the battlefield while we're still engaged in combat, but there's an equally strong argument that we should treat them with basic human dignity while they're in our custody. Even if you don't believe that someone should be treated with dignity once they have wronged us (which runs counter to the principles we espouse), you have to consider the practical angle that we're creating poster children for the cause against us. When these people are released -- and short of creating actual martyrs through execution, they WILL be released someday -- they will have enormous political capital and respect among their peers, and stories, likely exaggerated, of how they were treated. What will we say then? "We didn't put their lives at risk, we just made them think their lives were at risk." "We only denied them sleep despite the volumes of evidence that sleep deprivation causes psychosis." "We let them plead their case, we just didn't let them see any of the evidence against them or face their accusers." Perfectly acceptable behavior.
Also, without habeas corpus, how can someone argue whether or not they were an enemy combatant? I'm not saying these people were Red Cross workers, or that this sort of thing needs to be sorted out in the heat of the moment, but for Christ sake.. 4 years? 5 years? At the very least, we should treat these people the way we would want our soldiers treated if they were captured. We might *expect* that they would be treated far worse, and they may *be* treated far worse, but that's doesn't justify anything less than humane and respectful treatment of OUR prisoners. The only way to achieve the sort of respect we want in the world is to give it.
No. As I posted above, "We the people" ALLOW the government to exist. The Constitution is the people telling the government what we will permit of it, not the other way around. At least, that's the way it's supposed to work in a democratic society -- a principle we're ostensibly working so hard to share with everyone around the world.
The Constitution exists to describe the acceptable and appropriate behavior of the government, not the people, and therefore should apply to any and all actions taken by that government, or any agent thereof. It is not acceptable, for example, for the government to go to a foreign country and do human cloning research, not because it is unethical, but because the law forbids the use of government funds to promote such research. Similarly, the Constitution prohibits the government from suspending habeas corpus. It is not about the rights of the people, it's about the permissible behavior of the government, and this is clearly a breach of a restriction explicitly enumerated in the fundamental document of our federal government. The Constitution is essentially saying "We the people grant permission for you the government to exist, provided you follow these stipulations," NOT "We are the government and this is what we will allow you the people to do."
I'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE BEFORE!
Sorry, if you've never been on a plane, you must hate America!
I don't get it.. I already wear a pig costume with a knife when flying...
You are the online angle. The story is about your rights. Any questions?
Boooooo....
Which is why coming to the States to shop for "expensive" items is a booming industry right now. Back when the AUD was roughly 55% of the USD, I did the same thing there. As a side note, the USD is flushing even further down the international toilet with the recent Fed rate cuts. Enjoy.
Ah, nothing funnier than discussing the impending doom of people you don't know and don't care about! Nice modding.
Hmm, I just assumed it launched yesterday. What? Oh.. no reason.
I know of specific ancestors who boarded ships with vague notions of their destination and slim possibilities for return. Many families have similar stories.
True, but most of them ended with "No, no, Fancisco.. I said mold! Paved with mold! Mama mia!"
Sort of like the feeling after having unprotected sex with someone you just met. It seems like the best thing at the time, consequences be damned, but the next morning there's the inevitable "Oh man, WTF was I thinking?"
That said, I'd go to Mars in a heartbeat, especially if I was among the first to go. Once there's a colony there, I think it would just become a grass is redder proposition.
I mean WTF! {{heart explodes}}
:(
Fixed that for you.
If that's your definition of fixing, I don't ever want to be broken.
Actually, I think the corrosive detergent and bleach present in the wastewater would make laundries a particularly *poor* source of material.
Now public restroom door handles, on the other hand...
Considering "no records will be kept of the match," I think it might be a little difficult to match up players by skill level, eh? Anonymous fighting I like. (Who doesn't? Oh right.. the first rule..) But lack of score.. not so much.
Unlike the single function devices of the past - such as a calculator, which performs at most one function
Woah woah woah.. you've *obviously* never found the joy of 58008
Well, I can't speak for the iPhone, but when we moved out of the states, Cingular (AT&T) unlocked our phone without any fuss. I'd imagine they'd be compelled to do the same with the iPhone, since it costs them nothing really (you can't be a customer if you don't live in their service area) and can only bring bad publicity if they don't.
;)
Of course, that only helps people who are moving.. but who's to say you're not?