And a lone observer like you can dismiss it with an anecdote. Which is why people have to compare notes across wide areas... which is pretty much what they're doing, if you read the article.
No, that's not what "they" are doing. The person in the article is looking on the internet for OTHER anecdotes that agree with his, and shockingly enough, he found them. That is not research, nor data collection, nor "wisdom of the crowds."
Babbling about a widespread acorn shortage based on individual posts on the internet is like assuming all women like golden showers because there are a whole lot of websites and BB posts that say so. So whip it out and try it with your SO and see what happens.
But it was a criminal act - there is a law that makes it criminal. Was it intended to cover what she did? Not really, but RICO was never intended to cover abortion protesters and tobacco companies. I'm not saying I like it, but I'm not going to shed a tear over her fate and I'm not going to worry about filling in my address when I sign up to websites as 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Bullshit. Using false info to register for a website is like speeding - it IS illegal even though everyone does it, but no one cares unless you are doing something REALLY stupid or it's a pretext for investigating something else. Guess what - they've been doing it that way for decades and civilization hasn't collapsed. Don't like it? Don't speed or violate the TOS.
As millions of high school wrestlers will attest, wearing an impermeble garment can be done. Hell, I used to SLEEP in a loose PVC top to sweat off water before a match. The possible consequences include dehydration, heat stroke/exhaustion, and repelling your love ones with your stench.
I think it's clear that Obama is doing the best he can to not be a criminal, excluding lobbyists from his administration for example. Maybe give the guy a chance before you call him an outlaw? Jeez....
Are you kidding? We berate ALL politicians here - why does Obama get a pass?
Oh, I forgot - he's for Change. And apparently was born without original sin...
What annoys people the most is the ringtone, and that can be turned off. Stopping them from yapping is where ushers come in - if theyre going to yap on a cell phone, they will do the same with another person sitting next to them.
If we really wanted to take care of this "problem", there is a simple solution. The FCC mandates that all cell phones, when they receive a certain signal, switch to vibrate. When that signal goes away, they switch back. Then you license the signal transmitters on an individual basis with a substantial fee. That way, it is unlikely for Joe Jokester to get one, but businesses that think it is worth it will spend the money.
Too bad they caught fire on atmospheric entry. But yeah.
I, for one, welcome our new burnt-to-a-crisp-exploded-on-impact-mutant-space-arachnid-overlords.
You are whistling in the wind - it has the tools dropped by that astronaut. Using space junk to create a heat shield and an armored vehicle, it is even now advancing on Russia for its revenge. Then it will come to get those who mocked it.
Tell me - what are you three going to do after January 20, 2009? What will fill the gigantic void in your life and ability to express thoughts and feelings? Because, sooner or later, people are going to get tired of the constant, droning, repetitive rant that makes up your daily existence...Oh, wait - that's already happened.
I'm reminded of the scene where, at a banquet full of notables, the artist/gadfly type turns over a goblet, pops his glass eye out, looks at it and says "Watch them", places it on the upturned goblet, and leaves.
I'm half tempted to poke my own eye out just to be able to pull that off at parties.
Really? The "main international aggressor for the past 60 years"?
Yeah. I can't think of a single instance of any other nation doing anything aggressive over the past sixty years.
And we all know about those massive amounts of territory the US has added to its borders since 1948.
Yeah, but all those were STILL the fault of the US for not stopping them.
I just listened to the Kojo Nnamdi show with 5 or 6 guests telling me all about what the US needs to do about the war in the Congo. Or what the UN needs to do. Not 1 single word about Belgium or Great Britain or France or any other of the countries that fucked up Africa to begin with. But it's still the US's responsibility, apparently.
Yesterday they announced that taking cholesterol drugs when healthy is a good thing. I told my wife that no one is healthy anymore; we are all simply waiting for a chronic disease to strike.
Today 10% of China's population is declared "sick". So now we don't have to wait for a disease to strike us - we already are diseased, but the doctors haven't told us what we have yet.
"We just need him to bring the troops home and repair our international image."
I agree with the former, but if I did it, it wouldn't help things internationally. I'd pull ALL our troops out of everywhere but CONUS and other states/possessions.
I read a columnist that made an interesting point. He theorized that, for middle and upper class whites, a vote for Obama was a way to finally "prove" they weren't racists. And by the looks of the coverage after the election, it appears to have worked - story after story about how groundbreaking it was, and interviews with minorities who are finally convinced they can be successful, and international coverage about how we have left our racist past behind.
Somehow, I don't think it's all going to work out that way.
Because it's always better to limit someone's choice "for their own good". If I want a $100 TV and a $50 converter instead of a $300 digital model, that's just too damned bad - I'm getting that 16:9 aspect ration whether I want it or not.
"Oh, sorry, do you mean the rights you chose are somehow more valuable than mine?"
Yes, that is exactly what he means. If I took away his camera for the movie he's making (BTW, how long does it take? That's been his sig forever)he would have a 1st Amendment seizure. But he has no problem taking away my gun which will probably do a lot less damage than his movie will.
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No, that's not what "they" are doing. The person in the article is looking on the internet for OTHER anecdotes that agree with his, and shockingly enough, he found them. That is not research, nor data collection, nor "wisdom of the crowds."
Babbling about a widespread acorn shortage based on individual posts on the internet is like assuming all women like golden showers because there are a whole lot of websites and BB posts that say so. So whip it out and try it with your SO and see what happens.
But it was a criminal act - there is a law that makes it criminal. Was it intended to cover what she did? Not really, but RICO was never intended to cover abortion protesters and tobacco companies. I'm not saying I like it, but I'm not going to shed a tear over her fate and I'm not going to worry about filling in my address when I sign up to websites as 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Bullshit. Using false info to register for a website is like speeding - it IS illegal even though everyone does it, but no one cares unless you are doing something REALLY stupid or it's a pretext for investigating something else. Guess what - they've been doing it that way for decades and civilization hasn't collapsed. Don't like it? Don't speed or violate the TOS.
Remember, Al Capone was convicted on tax evasion.
As millions of high school wrestlers will attest, wearing an impermeble garment can be done. Hell, I used to SLEEP in a loose PVC top to sweat off water before a match. The possible consequences include dehydration, heat stroke/exhaustion, and repelling your love ones with your stench.
He's fine, and yes, that is his nickname in short correspondence. Thanks for asking.
Are you kidding? We berate ALL politicians here - why does Obama get a pass?
Oh, I forgot - he's for Change. And apparently was born without original sin...
What annoys people the most is the ringtone, and that can be turned off. Stopping them from yapping is where ushers come in - if theyre going to yap on a cell phone, they will do the same with another person sitting next to them.
If we really wanted to take care of this "problem", there is a simple solution. The FCC mandates that all cell phones, when they receive a certain signal, switch to vibrate. When that signal goes away, they switch back. Then you license the signal transmitters on an individual basis with a substantial fee. That way, it is unlikely for Joe Jokester to get one, but businesses that think it is worth it will spend the money.
I point you toward "Space Oddity" by David Bowie. He beat you to it by 30-some years.
That's what the spider WANTS you to think.
Ahem.
[whinyvoice]But the US does it toooo![/whineyvoice]
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That should be "with fewer digital artifacts".
Take THAT, Mr. Camera Smartypants. You are being punished for the crime of being knowledgeable about an esoteric field, and making us all feel stupid.
Tell me - what are you three going to do after January 20, 2009? What will fill the gigantic void in your life and ability to express thoughts and feelings? Because, sooner or later, people are going to get tired of the constant, droning, repetitive rant that makes up your daily existence...Oh, wait - that's already happened.
I'm reminded of the scene where, at a banquet full of notables, the artist/gadfly type turns over a goblet, pops his glass eye out, looks at it and says "Watch them", places it on the upturned goblet, and leaves.
I'm half tempted to poke my own eye out just to be able to pull that off at parties.
As I write this the ad under this topic is for the Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set.
I think that should settle it.
Yeah, but all those were STILL the fault of the US for not stopping them.
I just listened to the Kojo Nnamdi show with 5 or 6 guests telling me all about what the US needs to do about the war in the Congo. Or what the UN needs to do. Not 1 single word about Belgium or Great Britain or France or any other of the countries that fucked up Africa to begin with. But it's still the US's responsibility, apparently.
Yesterday they announced that taking cholesterol drugs when healthy is a good thing. I told my wife that no one is healthy anymore; we are all simply waiting for a chronic disease to strike.
Today 10% of China's population is declared "sick". So now we don't have to wait for a disease to strike us - we already are diseased, but the doctors haven't told us what we have yet.
"You didn't notice the nipple rings and dark eye shadow being "standard flare" for Circuit City's uniforms?"
If you could have seen nipple rings every time you went to a CC store they would have had a LOT more customers.
"We just need him to bring the troops home and repair our international image."
I agree with the former, but if I did it, it wouldn't help things internationally. I'd pull ALL our troops out of everywhere but CONUS and other states/possessions.
I can hear the howling already...
I read a columnist that made an interesting point. He theorized that, for middle and upper class whites, a vote for Obama was a way to finally "prove" they weren't racists. And by the looks of the coverage after the election, it appears to have worked - story after story about how groundbreaking it was, and interviews with minorities who are finally convinced they can be successful, and international coverage about how we have left our racist past behind.
Somehow, I don't think it's all going to work out that way.
Can we have a discussion on whether Obama will actually follow through on his campaign promises? History (and human nature) argue against it.
He SAYS he wants change - it wouldn't be the first time a politician lied to get elected.
Because it's always better to limit someone's choice "for their own good". If I want a $100 TV and a $50 converter instead of a $300 digital model, that's just too damned bad - I'm getting that 16:9 aspect ration whether I want it or not.
should have bought before - prices jumped almost 50% the day after the election (I'm looking at YOU, Spike!)
"Oh, sorry, do you mean the rights you chose are somehow more valuable than mine?"
Yes, that is exactly what he means. If I took away his camera for the movie he's making (BTW, how long does it take? That's been his sig forever)he would have a 1st Amendment seizure. But he has no problem taking away my gun which will probably do a lot less damage than his movie will.