We have no original texts; the earliest texts that we have are fragments of copies of copies.
Yes, but the parent was making a valid point, which is that translation is irrelevant since we have copies in Greek and Hebrew. I've heard the argument a number of times that "oh we have no idea what the Bible originally said because it's been translated so many times" like it was a game of Telephone, which is a complete non sequitur and I have no idea where people get it from.
The issue of manuscript variation is a different and valid one but I hate it when people bring up the number of translations like it's meaningful somehow.
I would bet claiming copyright on something like that wouldn't hold up in court, based on the precedent of Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.. Admittedly that case only dealt with two-dimensional images, but the basic principle they held is that "slavish" copying of a public domain work isn't good enough to merit new copyright protection, no matter how much work it took. Of course, it would still be a pain in the ass to establish this in court if they decided to go after you.
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I can definitely vouch for the fact that English fansubs circulate among Japanese users, I've downloaded some with Japanese filenames from Japanese P2P users. I would imagine that the big central fansub torrent sites are more convenient to get stuff from than messing with WinMX/Winny, especially if the subbing group uses OGM or something similar so the subs can be turned off.
If small changes are possible, what mechanism would stop those small changes from accumulating to the point where the organisms are of different types, however you define that? The process hasn't been directly observed because it's extremely slow and wouldn't be expected to occur in historical lengths of time. (Yes, I'm assuming an old earth, but that's even better substantiated than evolution is.)
Also, with regards to your link, I'm not sure why evolutionists would be "astonished" by particularly rapid evolution; nothing in evolutionary theory says that changes *have* to be slow. Ever hear of punctuated equilibrium?
Those were the good ol days. Between 1-2 days to generate each picture. Now we can do it in a matter of seconds on the average PC. Takes all the pride of accomplishment out of it when it's that simple.
Ahh, but that's the thing about fractals. Sure, it's a lot faster at first, but go deep enough and things will get just as slow as they were in the good ol' days:P
Yes, but he mentioned buying the same *kind* of software now, not necessarily the same titles. Also if he had no money when he was a kid he didn't cost them any potential sales.
You mean... like that certain style of coding so that (a) the sections on the left overlaps the story listing, and (b) the page becomes impossibly wide ? Funny definition of "correctly"
That's actually a Gecko bug, not Slashdot's fault, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21752 7 (which can't be directly linked from Slashdot).
The Patriot Act is hundreds of pages long, and only a couple bits are actually controversial. The "flip" is him saying that most of it is needed, and the "flop" is him saying that some of it needs fixing. Where's the contradiction?
I don't see, however, how you can group all Bush supporters into a "stupid" group because of the attitudes of some.
Did you RTFA? Of course it would be wrong to call Bush supporters "stupid" because of a few. But the whole point of the article is that a set of polls have shown that substantial majorities (i.e. not "some") of Bush supporters have incorrect beliefs.
Virii is completely bogus, but viri isn't valid either. That link is probably showing the genitive (standard practice for Latin dictionaries), not the plural. Virus was an uncountable noun in Latin (just like "slime" is in English), so the only possible plural in English is viruses. Check this out for an in-depth discussion.
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You don't suppose that that's exactly what the original poster was referring to?
There is no such thing as a legal anime Bittorrent unless you live somewhere like Iran that hasn't signed any copyright treaties.
Yes, but the parent was making a valid point, which is that translation is irrelevant since we have copies in Greek and Hebrew. I've heard the argument a number of times that "oh we have no idea what the Bible originally said because it's been translated so many times" like it was a game of Telephone, which is a complete non sequitur and I have no idea where people get it from.
The issue of manuscript variation is a different and valid one but I hate it when people bring up the number of translations like it's meaningful somehow.
Phishing using the names of real companies is trademark infringement and the subcommittee is responsible for copyrights, trademarks, and patents.
So, in other words, you're talking out of your ass and no one should pay attention to you?
They did use dual power supplies, both circuits were shut off.
It's a trademark application, nothing has been approved yet.
I would bet claiming copyright on something like that wouldn't hold up in court, based on the precedent of Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.. Admittedly that case only dealt with two-dimensional images, but the basic principle they held is that "slavish" copying of a public domain work isn't good enough to merit new copyright protection, no matter how much work it took. Of course, it would still be a pain in the ass to establish this in court if they decided to go after you.
I can definitely vouch for the fact that English fansubs circulate among Japanese users, I've downloaded some with Japanese filenames from Japanese P2P users. I would imagine that the big central fansub torrent sites are more convenient to get stuff from than messing with WinMX/Winny, especially if the subbing group uses OGM or something similar so the subs can be turned off.
Also, I've seen plenty of horrible typography in fansubs too. At least the boring standard DVD font is easy to read.
Also, with regards to your link, I'm not sure why evolutionists would be "astonished" by particularly rapid evolution; nothing in evolutionary theory says that changes *have* to be slow. Ever hear of punctuated equilibrium?
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http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB/CB901_2.htm
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/punc-eq.html
Congratulations, you missed the joke.
"Microevolution is distinct from macroevolution."
"Macroevolution has never been observed."
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"Microevolution is distinct from macroevolution."
"Macroevolution has never been observed."
"The most primitive cells are too complex to have come together by chance."
The Accalim? Isn't that one of the ranks of fallen angels or something?
Not to mention "tonsilitus" (tonsillitis)...
It's bad enough when I see it from AOL n00bs, but a news article?
Ahh, but that's the thing about fractals. Sure, it's a lot faster at first, but go deep enough and things will get just as slow as they were in the good ol' days :P
Yes, but he mentioned buying the same *kind* of software now, not necessarily the same titles. Also if he had no money when he was a kid he didn't cost them any potential sales.
That's actually a Gecko bug, not Slashdot's fault, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21752 7 (which can't be directly linked from Slashdot).
The Patriot Act is hundreds of pages long, and only a couple bits are actually controversial. The "flip" is him saying that most of it is needed, and the "flop" is him saying that some of it needs fixing. Where's the contradiction?
Did you RTFA? Of course it would be wrong to call Bush supporters "stupid" because of a few. But the whole point of the article is that a set of polls have shown that substantial majorities (i.e. not "some") of Bush supporters have incorrect beliefs.
Virii is completely bogus, but viri isn't valid either. That link is probably showing the genitive (standard practice for Latin dictionaries), not the plural. Virus was an uncountable noun in Latin (just like "slime" is in English), so the only possible plural in English is viruses. Check this out for an in-depth discussion.