Rapidly reproducing groups with a central decision-making, top-down authority structure are VERY compatible with democracy: Lots of votes, all toeing the line.
Alright, yes, incompatible with the intention of democracy, since we're being pedantic.
Of course, not with close friends, but you can look at how people in a bus or a subway will stare at the floor and try their best not to make eye contact.
Depending on where you live, they may just not want to get stabbed.
It's a common name for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, you know, the Inquisition. I think it was called the "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office" for a while (gotta love those names).
I never got what the big deal was with The Pope anyways.
He is imbued with divine authority (passed down from Simon Peter) over the entire Church, by Jesus our Lord and Savior. He's preserved from erring in matters of faith or morality by Divine Will.
He's just as human as you or I, so his interpretations can be just as flawed as yours or mine, yet elected by his own circle of peers, instead of by the masses that follow his orders.
Heh, yeah, I'm sure the Catholic Church is downright distraught that their authority does not derive from the will of the masses. That seems to be one of the main problems with the institution these days: it's deeply, utterly, incompatible with any notions of democracy or egalitarianism. Of course, we're all lowly sinners in the eyes of The Lord, it's just that He seems to have decided to elevate some above others in the Earthly life.
I'm a little curious about what that comment is based on. Actually, I'm not quite sure what it means for a company - an entity that exists for the sole and express purpose of making money - to be considered greedy. Are there many generous companies, too?
Ok, less than 100,000,000 million people were killed in all wars in the 20th century (never mind that most were not killed with guns) - even if we don't count the actual guns the military has, most guns were never used to kill someone.
Let's be honest, 90% of guns are used to kill people.
So, the numbers are from a few years ago, but from what I can find there are about 10,000 homicides and 16,000 suicides a year committed using guns in the US. On the other hand, the US civilian population is estimated to possess over 200,000,000 firearms (65,000,000 handguns).
I am not even any sort of gun "enthusiast", but that statement is pretty ridiculous.
When their agenda includes banning a legal product because they think it sends the wrong message, then they've crossed the line.
Kind of an interesting qualifier: how much use is it trying to ban an illegal product? Come to think of it, if advocating banning legal products is always wrong, how do products become illegal in the first place?
It's not the entire system, it's on a per-app basis. It means the app whose window is under the cursor hasn't responded to events in a few seconds. You can still switch apps and continue working elsewhere.
Yeah, that's how it's supposed to work, but that's not always the case in real life. And hey, I don't even have a Mac of my own, so the fact that I've seen this more than once (on different machines) is somewhat troubling.
Wait, "even" OS X? OS X has some of the worst multitasking of any modern OS. It has an honest to god busy cursor that indicates that the entire system is locked up, no less. Seriously, the entire system goes away because of a user action. In 2010.
They decide if these are both Canis canis subspecies yet?
I'm pretty sure that there is no such thing as "Canis familiaris", and Canis lupus familiaris is a subspecies of Canis lupus (as is Canis lupus lupus). Don't know if that's relatively recent, though.
When looking for easy ones to remember, may as well go with Felis catus - that's got the common name right in it.
To shore up the numbers, memorize one of the ones where they just doubled up on the same root (presumably out of laziness): Mus musculus, Pan paniscus, Gallus gallus, etc.
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Rapidly reproducing groups with a central decision-making, top-down authority structure are VERY compatible with democracy: Lots of votes, all toeing the line.
Alright, yes, incompatible with the intention of democracy, since we're being pedantic.
Well, when you explain it, that does sound better than turning the child rapists over to the police.
Of course, not with close friends, but you can look at how people in a bus or a subway will stare at the floor and try their best not to make eye contact.
Depending on where you live, they may just not want to get stabbed.
There's no such thing as the 'Holy Office'.
It's a common name for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, you know, the Inquisition. I think it was called the "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office" for a while (gotta love those names).
Also, "pontifical secrets" just sounds filthy.
they still often aren't adapted well to coexisting
But... what about all those bumper stickers? Are you saying they mean nothing???
I never got what the big deal was with The Pope anyways.
He is imbued with divine authority (passed down from Simon Peter) over the entire Church, by Jesus our Lord and Savior. He's preserved from erring in matters of faith or morality by Divine Will.
He's just as human as you or I, so his interpretations can be just as flawed as yours or mine, yet elected by his own circle of peers, instead of by the masses that follow his orders.
Heh, yeah, I'm sure the Catholic Church is downright distraught that their authority does not derive from the will of the masses. That seems to be one of the main problems with the institution these days: it's deeply, utterly, incompatible with any notions of democracy or egalitarianism. Of course, we're all lowly sinners in the eyes of The Lord, it's just that He seems to have decided to elevate some above others in the Earthly life.
According to Catholics, anyway.
I'm a little curious about what that comment is based on. Actually, I'm not quite sure what it means for a company - an entity that exists for the sole and express purpose of making money - to be considered greedy. Are there many generous companies, too?
a gross misrepresentation of the original intent (it had nothing to do with their status as human beings)
Really, the debate on how the census should count people who are property had nothing to do with their status?
Don't forget to include the military.
Ok, less than 100,000,000 million people were killed in all wars in the 20th century (never mind that most were not killed with guns) - even if we don't count the actual guns the military has, most guns were never used to kill someone.
Sure, I have no idea how much pirated stuff/pr0n is moved via BT, but more than five thousand terabytes is a lot.
Wasn't the last estimate something like 1/3 of the internet?
Let's be honest, 90% of guns are used to kill people.
So, the numbers are from a few years ago, but from what I can find there are about 10,000 homicides and 16,000 suicides a year committed using guns in the US. On the other hand, the US civilian population is estimated to possess over 200,000,000 firearms (65,000,000 handguns).
I am not even any sort of gun "enthusiast", but that statement is pretty ridiculous.
I'm not saying anything about regulation, one way or the other, but do you really want to use the software industry as a benchmark of quality?
Aren't companies obliged to purge these records after some time, just like say, google, is obliged to purge search records?
Don't think I've heard of that. I'm pretty sure, at best, there are limits on how long they are required to keep the records.
When their agenda includes banning a legal product because they think it sends the wrong message, then they've crossed the line.
Kind of an interesting qualifier: how much use is it trying to ban an illegal product? Come to think of it, if advocating banning legal products is always wrong, how do products become illegal in the first place?
She's lucky: if, instead of an LED she was exposed to a microwave and non-dairy creamer, she could've been turned into a mouse!
Whether it's morally right or wrong is dependent on your society.
Yeah, no, whether it's considered morally right or wrong in your society is dependent on your society, not whether it actually is.
I'm not saying I like it, but I'll respect Thailand's right to govern itself.
Their right to govern themselves doesn't actually impact on us having opinions on how they go about doing it.
It's not the entire system, it's on a per-app basis. It means the app whose window is under the cursor hasn't responded to events in a few seconds. You can still switch apps and continue working elsewhere.
Yeah, that's how it's supposed to work, but that's not always the case in real life. And hey, I don't even have a Mac of my own, so the fact that I've seen this more than once (on different machines) is somewhat troubling.
even OS X fails this test
Wait, "even" OS X? OS X has some of the worst multitasking of any modern OS. It has an honest to god busy cursor that indicates that the entire system is locked up, no less. Seriously, the entire system goes away because of a user action. In 2010.
I know, I know: (-100, Not an Apple Fanboy)
Then we can look forward to a movie 10 years late, substantially overbudget, yet still looks half-done.
Well, not everyone can compete with the polished perfection of Michael Bay movies.
Because 3D movies couldn't possibly be a pointless gimmick, there must be something wrong with my vision.
I'd attempt an eye-roll, but I'm sure I have an undiagnosed problem with ocular dexterity that prevents me from doing it correctly.
... Molten Boron!
They decide if these are both Canis canis subspecies yet?
I'm pretty sure that there is no such thing as "Canis familiaris", and Canis lupus familiaris is a subspecies of Canis lupus (as is Canis lupus lupus). Don't know if that's relatively recent, though.
When looking for easy ones to remember, may as well go with Felis catus - that's got the common name right in it.
To shore up the numbers, memorize one of the ones where they just doubled up on the same root (presumably out of laziness): Mus musculus, Pan paniscus, Gallus gallus, etc.
For starters, it's the coolest brown dwarf ever discovered
Maybe to astronomers, but most people will think it's pretty lame.
Why has it persisted for so long?
Do other massive storms on gas giants dissipate quickly?
Why is it red?
Is there something baffling about it being red? We may not know its exact composition, but it's hardly a "mystery".