Peanut butter in moderation isn't really that bad.. lots of sugar, yes, but protein and carbs too. It's better than potato chips, ice cream, and cookies, in any case. Bodybuilders love that stuff.
But it's also the fact that if the US military is so great and the soldiers did such a great thing by losing their lives in the battle of Iraq why throw all of that way in such a short period? At the very least let's be honest about what soldiers are and that is a disposable resource for the wealthy in the US to with as they please. They're not some great honourable warriors because if we genuinely though that we wouldn't be throwing away all their work so quickly.
Which is exactly why many conservatives were against Obama pulling out of Iraq, and warned about the consequences, but they got called warmongers and had insufficient pull. Many would also see 10 years as more than enough time. The same is going to happen in Afghanistan though.
OTOH.. judging by recent events as well as old, I think the middle east is basically hopeless at this point, the cradle of civilization is likely to be the grave of it as well.
Because Iraq was such a paradise before the US invasion? You all seriously have forgotten, or maybe too young to actually remember. The only difference was the country was run by secular despots before instead of religiously fanatical despots. There was torture, imprisonment and death all around in both cases.
Perhaps the next step then is to start labeling people as "culturephobes", and add that heinous thought-crime to the current popular bag along with homophobe, racist, bigot, and redneck.
Indeed. Rehabilitation only works on people who want to be rehabilitated. The prison system is basically a massive failure if that's it's primary goal.
With my current understanding or lack thereof, I have logical splinter in my eye with the whole space/time fabric itself expanding / "think surface of a balloon" thing meaning galaxies are flying apart.
Mind you, I'm an armchair cosmologist at best, so mine is more an interested layman's point of view; so I'm all ears (eyes) for an explanation. I'm not trying to refute the standard understanding here, or look smarter-than-thou, I just see what looks like a logical conundrum, what with my limited grasp of cosmology, and am asking where I'm riding off the rails.
Okay, space is expanding. All of space. The universe itself. That is, the space-time fabric is expanding. I have no problem with that. But this would mean, not only the space between galaxies, but the space within galaxies as well; and everything within their star systems, and then everything that comprises their stars, planets, asteroids, etc.. Meaning the galaxies themselves are expanding at the same rate the space between them is, isn't it? Everything, large or small, is expanding together as the space-time fabric swells/stretches/grows?
Even the space between atoms should be expanding too, because space is space.
Wouldn't that just mean that since everything is expanding together, from a relative viewpoint, nothing is really changing? Aren't we all growing in size along with the rest of the universe right now?
Go back to the balloon model a second: if I draw five 2cm diameter dots on a balloon that's 25% inflated, let's say those five dots represent galaxies: now, inflate the balloon to full size- 100%. The dots now measure ~ 8cm in diameter (actually I'm not sure it'd be 8cm, but the general principle holds) Not only did the blank space increase, but so did the size of the dots. Relative to the size of the dots/galaxies themselves, the distance between them is still the same relative percentage of what it was before.
So.. how is it that inter-galatic space is expanding, but relative to that, intra-galatic space isn't? Is it due to gravity? Or maybe the proposed dark matter that encircles galaxies?
That's not right; only from the light's perspective maybe.. it's still "only" traveling at 186kmph a second, it's not truly instantaneous. And I've never heard of the theory that suggests that if a person leaves earth and travels near light speed he'll be younger when he returns. He might not have aged, but not younger... unless he actually exceeds light speed.
Duh, did anyone say it was a surprise?
US hacking attempts get reported when they're discovered, likewise goes for everyone else too; or is there some reason they shouldn't be?
This. It just seems fscking stupid to me to assign genders to inanimate objects and then mandate confusing, different verb forms based on that (conjugations? I'm not a language major). A barn is a barn is a barn, a house is a house, a bicycle is a bicycle. They have no genders.
Granted, English is a pretty fucked up language in other ways (there are more exceptions to the "rules" than there are rules; good luck figuring how to spell or pronounce anything if you don't know) but at least it it's not gender based, and I prefer it's word order.
Also, I don't like heavily inflected languages too much, all that declension causes apprehension and dissension, not to mention I need suspension from all that tension. Failing this in school can lead to detention and even suspension.
So basically, is Apple's CEO saying that Apple users are idiots?
Actually, yes, I think that's a fair conclusion - not that all Apple users are idiots (I'm one), but that is what he's basically intimating by making that ludicrous remark. How could anyone confuse phones? Even if you're totally illiterate, or English isn't your language, the iPhone has a distinctive look that hasn't changed in years, plus a big honkin' Apple logo on the back.
In reality, I think he's full of shit, and just trying to make excuses for Androids popularity and Apple's loss of market share. Mind you, I have nothing against iPhones, in fact I use one, and I like it. Very stable, very fast, the apps do what I need them to do, I don't need to hack this and that and customize my icons, blah blah. (besides, jailbreaking allows all that). But I have a Nexus 7 too. It's all good.
Apple needs to accept the fact that Android is steep competition for them, and stop making silly, insulting excuses.
Well the very fact that rather than engage in intelligent discourse, some butthurt lefty has decided to mod me "troll" ( not even "overrated"), speaks volumes about their maturity. Seriously, defending MSLSD as an objective news organization? That's batshit insane, like claiming Fox isn't conservative. This kind of thing just makes the left look worse.
With the idealogical drift in the US, MSNBC is considered "left", but in worldwide terms I think "center-left" would be more accurate. For the actual left, try Democracy Now... but we'll accept "MSNBC is a mouthpiece for the Dems" as a correct answer. Thanks fer playin!
That "ideological drift" is a myth.
Imagine in 1979, or even 1999, the US congress (or even state legislatures) seriously discussing or pushing for:
Gay rights and marriage: No one, not even the democrats, would've touched that with a 20 ft pole back then.
Marijuana decriminalization/ legalization? Aw hell no, ya "druggie". Not even with a 40 ft pole.
Amnesty for illegal aliens? Are you loco?
Abolishing capital punishment? That was just starting. Fewer states now use it than ever in the US's history.
Religion in government? Always been there, at least, in living memory. In fact, during his election campaign, people had a big issue with JFK because he was catholic, not protestant. Presidents have always prayed in office, mentioned "god" and sworn in on a bible since I can remember, and I'm no spring chicken.
Things only appear to have shifted to the right because they've actually shifted left. Society tends to grow more socially liberal, not less.
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Peanut butter in moderation isn't really that bad.. lots of sugar, yes, but protein and carbs too. It's better than potato chips, ice cream, and cookies, in any case. Bodybuilders love that stuff.
But it's also the fact that if the US military is so great and the soldiers did such a great thing by losing their lives in the battle of Iraq why throw all of that way in such a short period? At the very least let's be honest about what soldiers are and that is a disposable resource for the wealthy in the US to with as they please. They're not some great honourable warriors because if we genuinely though that we wouldn't be throwing away all their work so quickly.
Which is exactly why many conservatives were against Obama pulling out of Iraq, and warned about the consequences, but they got called warmongers and had insufficient pull. Many would also see 10 years as more than enough time. The same is going to happen in Afghanistan though.
OTOH.. judging by recent events as well as old, I think the middle east is basically hopeless at this point, the cradle of civilization is likely to be the grave of it as well.
Because Iraq was such a paradise before the US invasion? You all seriously have forgotten, or maybe too young to actually remember. The only difference was the country was run by secular despots before instead of religiously fanatical despots. There was torture, imprisonment and death all around in both cases.
Oral tradition? :-D
Well said. Sometimes it sounds like they're too eager to jump to conclusions because it's the result they want.
Auðumbla - look her up in Norse mythology
Perhaps the next step then is to start labeling people as "culturephobes", and add that heinous thought-crime to the current popular bag along with homophobe, racist, bigot, and redneck.
..or the other way 'round if she uses a strap on.
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It had to be said. Now it's out of the way at least.
Indeed. Rehabilitation only works on people who want to be rehabilitated. The prison system is basically a massive failure if that's it's primary goal.
With my current understanding or lack thereof, I have logical splinter in my eye with the whole space/time fabric itself expanding / "think surface of a balloon" thing meaning galaxies are flying apart.
Mind you, I'm an armchair cosmologist at best, so mine is more an interested layman's point of view; so I'm all ears (eyes) for an explanation. I'm not trying to refute the standard understanding here, or look smarter-than-thou, I just see what looks like a logical conundrum, what with my limited grasp of cosmology, and am asking where I'm riding off the rails.
Okay, space is expanding. All of space. The universe itself. That is, the space-time fabric is expanding. I have no problem with that. But this would mean, not only the space between galaxies, but the space within galaxies as well; and everything within their star systems, and then everything that comprises their stars, planets, asteroids, etc.. Meaning the galaxies themselves are expanding at the same rate the space between them is, isn't it? Everything, large or small, is expanding together as the space-time fabric swells/stretches/grows? Even the space between atoms should be expanding too, because space is space.
Wouldn't that just mean that since everything is expanding together, from a relative viewpoint, nothing is really changing? Aren't we all growing in size along with the rest of the universe right now?
Go back to the balloon model a second: if I draw five 2cm diameter dots on a balloon that's 25% inflated, let's say those five dots represent galaxies: now, inflate the balloon to full size- 100%. The dots now measure ~ 8cm in diameter (actually I'm not sure it'd be 8cm, but the general principle holds) Not only did the blank space increase, but so did the size of the dots. Relative to the size of the dots/galaxies themselves, the distance between them is still the same relative percentage of what it was before.
So.. how is it that inter-galatic space is expanding, but relative to that, intra-galatic space isn't? Is it due to gravity? Or maybe the proposed dark matter that encircles galaxies?
I find that disturbing. A good scientist should neither eschew a decent hypothesis/theory nor espouse it as dogma.
That's not right; only from the light's perspective maybe.. it's still "only" traveling at 186kmph a second, it's not truly instantaneous. And I've never heard of the theory that suggests that if a person leaves earth and travels near light speed he'll be younger when he returns. He might not have aged, but not younger... unless he actually exceeds light speed.
You do know what satire is, right.... ?
LOL
Wat? I can't unnerstan nuthin u sayin, booyie.
U havnt got enuff swag to hang wit me.
YOLO!
No doubt a lot of iPhone users merit the idiot label. But from a business perspective, Cook made a bad move here.
Get back under your bridge.
Baaaaah...
Duh, did anyone say it was a surprise?
US hacking attempts get reported when they're discovered, likewise goes for everyone else too; or is there some reason they shouldn't be?
They didn't buy it by "mistake" then, they were misled into a different phone by the sales guy.
Gender. As in the blessed lack thereof.
This. It just seems fscking stupid to me to assign genders to inanimate objects and then mandate confusing, different verb forms based on that (conjugations? I'm not a language major). A barn is a barn is a barn, a house is a house, a bicycle is a bicycle. They have no genders.
Granted, English is a pretty fucked up language in other ways (there are more exceptions to the "rules" than there are rules; good luck figuring how to spell or pronounce anything if you don't know) but at least it it's not gender based, and I prefer it's word order.
Also, I don't like heavily inflected languages too much, all that declension causes apprehension and dissension, not to mention I need suspension from all that tension. Failing this in school can lead to detention and even suspension.
man, she's a real beauty, English is
Not the same thing at all. All other words in the sentence remain the same regardless of whether English is a she or he.
So basically, is Apple's CEO saying that Apple users are idiots?
Actually, yes, I think that's a fair conclusion - not that all Apple users are idiots (I'm one), but that is what he's basically intimating by making that ludicrous remark. How could anyone confuse phones? Even if you're totally illiterate, or English isn't your language, the iPhone has a distinctive look that hasn't changed in years, plus a big honkin' Apple logo on the back.
In reality, I think he's full of shit, and just trying to make excuses for Androids popularity and Apple's loss of market share. Mind you, I have nothing against iPhones, in fact I use one, and I like it. Very stable, very fast, the apps do what I need them to do, I don't need to hack this and that and customize my icons, blah blah. (besides, jailbreaking allows all that). But I have a Nexus 7 too. It's all good.
Apple needs to accept the fact that Android is steep competition for them, and stop making silly, insulting excuses.
Rincewind will set things right.
Well the very fact that rather than engage in intelligent discourse, some butthurt lefty has decided to mod me "troll" ( not even "overrated"), speaks volumes about their maturity. Seriously, defending MSLSD as an objective news organization? That's batshit insane, like claiming Fox isn't conservative. This kind of thing just makes the left look worse.
That's a good point. Some of the perceived shift right is correct due to backlash.
With the idealogical drift in the US, MSNBC is considered "left", but in worldwide terms I think "center-left" would be more accurate. For the actual left, try Democracy Now. .. but we'll accept "MSNBC is a mouthpiece for the Dems" as a correct answer. Thanks fer playin!
That "ideological drift" is a myth.
Imagine in 1979, or even 1999, the US congress (or even state legislatures) seriously discussing or pushing for:
Things only appear to have shifted to the right because they've actually shifted left. Society tends to grow more socially liberal, not less.
Thanks for hosting the game!