States' Rights? WTF...talk about a discredited ideology...and in the northeast as well! I'd have expected this sort of thing out of Alabama or something. I suppose those who don't study the past are doomed to repeat it...
Uh, dude? Dr. Sbaitso was nothing more than a talking version of ELIZA. You have a conversation with it. It doesn't read electronic books. Were you trying to be funny, or just ignorant?
Seriously, are you a corporate shill, or are you just repeating advertising campaigns that you saw on TV? I live abroad, which means I'm totally ignorant of what's on these days (but I'm not one of those "I don't own a TV" douchebags), so it's always blatantly obvious when someone begins parroting an advertising slogan. Is it the height of wit these days to repeat ad slogans? Because frankly, I really don't know.
At one point in time, Texas was primarily filled with Texans. After the oil boom in the 80s and the rise of the Sun Belt, tons upon tons upon tons of people relocated to Texas. They didn't care a fig for how Texans did things in the past, and immediately began changing things to suit themselves. Prior to this, Texas and the United States sort of held each other at arm's length, which suited both parties.
Nah. Incompetent, unqualified politicians come and go. The journalists (who are supposed to be our "guardians" of democracy) that can't even bother to fact-check a story are a much, much bigger problem. You see, they're not elected, nor appointed, nor answerable in any way to the people...only management.
You know, aren't we all supposed to treat the differently abled the same as everyone else, instead of holding them to lesser standards and coddling them like defenseless babies?
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Yes, because everyone who works at a shithole job is capable of changing in a flash, uprooting the kids from school, moving to a new city where the weather is uncomfortable, and finding a new, good job elsewhere. A lot of people work shithole jobs, because the alternatives are even worse. I've even had a few myself.
Uh - the analogy from train passenger cars to boxcars full of cattle is pretty obvious. It was not your friend who invented the term, it was a freaking obvious extension. Airline = train, get it?
I disagree. While you parrot the standard party line, the fact is that most "bad men" are: 1) Criminal masterminds, or 2) Not particularly smart. Just the fact that this sort of thing exists serves as a deterrent. You can go on about civil liberties and such, but this sort of thing does work, and intelligence services are not being buried in avalanches of bad data (which is just wishful thinking).
You call it "vigilantism", I call it "living in a community". Shame doesn't keep people in line any more, which is why we have such horrible problems. There is no consequence for behaving criminally or reprehensibly.
Uh, dude? Have you ever actually used hallucinogens before? There's no "crash of withdrawal" because they're not addictive. At least get your drugs straight before you start blaming humans for "allowing" themselves to become so successful.
He's using the term in a derogatory way, to imply that it's something bad. It has nothing to do with the hypocrisy of politicians, which is worldwide and not limited to a select group in the United Kingdom. I suppose as long as it supports the cause, it's acceptable though.
Idiom: A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements.
It's an idiom, it's not supposed to make sense. Durrr.
That solution is culturally as American as apple pie, and something like that is doomed to failure in a place like China. People don't even understand that you're supposed to buy software licenses, that you can't just copy and paste other websites onto your own, and so on.
Oh, so a lifetime of financial crimes and holding back progress on computers is forgiven as soon as you give away your [unusable anyway] massive fortune? Great...
No, it's more like teacher Evelyn can't figure out why the OGG file doesn't open on her machine, and just orders the Encarta CD anyway because it has formats her computer can understand.
I ride an electric moped with lead-acid batteries (a little different from car battery) and I can't go nearly as far when it's freezing outside like it is now.
I've been on the ground for a couple of years now. I even run my own [censored] magazine. I occasionally get to see the mechanisms of control in action, and they simply don't fuck around when it comes to national security. There have been a few demonstrations, and they get cleaned up right quick. This doesn't even count the huge number of pro-Communist citizens, who will enforce the government's will without any prodding.
A big problem with your "ideas through cellphones" idea is that the government totally controls all telephone communications. You think NSA bugging was bad? How about when the system is built from the ground up with even more invasive capabilities (ability to block messages, interrupt conversations, etc).
The internet police are pretty good about cleaning up forums. Sure it's whack-a-mole but they keep on whacking and keep the board clean. For the overseas disruptive internet sites, there is the great firewall or the fact that they're in obscure foreign languages. Lots of people don't like the Party, but there's no way for them to really get together or organize without being shut down.
You're talking about the bottom-feeders and the midrange employers...the less-desirable ones. Rest assured, in the high end of employers, your grades do count very much, and six months of internship with Red State Flyover Co., Inc. will not avail you one bit. Don't assume that your own experience extends everywhere.
Never noticed the connection? That's what it's named after, man. They came out in the same year, 1994...I thought it was blazingly obvious. "Har har I gave my software a ridiculous name, now everyone will have to use it"
PS it's not a slur against the disabled, get your head out of that victim-as-hero nonsense. Gimp means...well...how shall I say this? Do you know Mr. Slave from Southpark? A gimp is a leather-wearing gay S&M freak.
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States' Rights? WTF...talk about a discredited ideology...and in the northeast as well! I'd have expected this sort of thing out of Alabama or something. I suppose those who don't study the past are doomed to repeat it...
"I once preached peaceful coexistence with Windows. You may laugh at my expense - I deserve it."
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Uh, dude? Dr. Sbaitso was nothing more than a talking version of ELIZA. You have a conversation with it. It doesn't read electronic books. Were you trying to be funny, or just ignorant?
Seriously, are you a corporate shill, or are you just repeating advertising campaigns that you saw on TV? I live abroad, which means I'm totally ignorant of what's on these days (but I'm not one of those "I don't own a TV" douchebags), so it's always blatantly obvious when someone begins parroting an advertising slogan. Is it the height of wit these days to repeat ad slogans? Because frankly, I really don't know.
At one point in time, Texas was primarily filled with Texans. After the oil boom in the 80s and the rise of the Sun Belt, tons upon tons upon tons of people relocated to Texas. They didn't care a fig for how Texans did things in the past, and immediately began changing things to suit themselves. Prior to this, Texas and the United States sort of held each other at arm's length, which suited both parties.
Nah. Incompetent, unqualified politicians come and go. The journalists (who are supposed to be our "guardians" of democracy) that can't even bother to fact-check a story are a much, much bigger problem. You see, they're not elected, nor appointed, nor answerable in any way to the people...only management.
You know, aren't we all supposed to treat the differently abled the same as everyone else, instead of holding them to lesser standards and coddling them like defenseless babies?
Yes, because everyone who works at a shithole job is capable of changing in a flash, uprooting the kids from school, moving to a new city where the weather is uncomfortable, and finding a new, good job elsewhere. A lot of people work shithole jobs, because the alternatives are even worse. I've even had a few myself.
Uh - the analogy from train passenger cars to boxcars full of cattle is pretty obvious. It was not your friend who invented the term, it was a freaking obvious extension. Airline = train, get it?
I thought all this "we live in a functional fascist theocracy" insanity was supposed to go away when Bu$hitler left office?
I disagree. While you parrot the standard party line, the fact is that most "bad men" are: 1) Criminal masterminds, or 2) Not particularly smart. Just the fact that this sort of thing exists serves as a deterrent. You can go on about civil liberties and such, but this sort of thing does work, and intelligence services are not being buried in avalanches of bad data (which is just wishful thinking).
You call it "vigilantism", I call it "living in a community". Shame doesn't keep people in line any more, which is why we have such horrible problems. There is no consequence for behaving criminally or reprehensibly.
Uh, dude? Have you ever actually used hallucinogens before? There's no "crash of withdrawal" because they're not addictive. At least get your drugs straight before you start blaming humans for "allowing" themselves to become so successful.
He's using the term in a derogatory way, to imply that it's something bad. It has nothing to do with the hypocrisy of politicians, which is worldwide and not limited to a select group in the United Kingdom. I suppose as long as it supports the cause, it's acceptable though.
What's with the homophobia, man? Please cease with derogatory comments about homosexuals.
That explains why the robber used at bat`leth...he's a star trek nerd too. Even your common criminals are geeky there.
It's an idiom, it's not supposed to make sense. Durrr.
That solution is culturally as American as apple pie, and something like that is doomed to failure in a place like China. People don't even understand that you're supposed to buy software licenses, that you can't just copy and paste other websites onto your own, and so on.
Oh, so a lifetime of financial crimes and holding back progress on computers is forgiven as soon as you give away your [unusable anyway] massive fortune? Great...
No, it's more like teacher Evelyn can't figure out why the OGG file doesn't open on her machine, and just orders the Encarta CD anyway because it has formats her computer can understand.
I ride an electric moped with lead-acid batteries (a little different from car battery) and I can't go nearly as far when it's freezing outside like it is now.
I've been on the ground for a couple of years now. I even run my own [censored] magazine. I occasionally get to see the mechanisms of control in action, and they simply don't fuck around when it comes to national security. There have been a few demonstrations, and they get cleaned up right quick. This doesn't even count the huge number of pro-Communist citizens, who will enforce the government's will without any prodding.
The internet police are pretty good about cleaning up forums. Sure it's whack-a-mole but they keep on whacking and keep the board clean. For the overseas disruptive internet sites, there is the great firewall or the fact that they're in obscure foreign languages. Lots of people don't like the Party, but there's no way for them to really get together or organize without being shut down.
You're talking about the bottom-feeders and the midrange employers...the less-desirable ones. Rest assured, in the high end of employers, your grades do count very much, and six months of internship with Red State Flyover Co., Inc. will not avail you one bit. Don't assume that your own experience extends everywhere.
PS it's not a slur against the disabled, get your head out of that victim-as-hero nonsense. Gimp means...well...how shall I say this? Do you know Mr. Slave from Southpark? A gimp is a leather-wearing gay S&M freak.