Let's be glad you weren't the one making the decisions when the gasoline engine was invented. Unless, of course you prefer to walk or ride a horse everywhere you go.
There is no "plague" of lawsuits, the way you are trying to present it.
You obviously have never watched any daytime television. Any given commercial break has a few ambulance chasers asking if you've been hit by an 18-wheeler, or hit by a drunk, or took Fen-fen, or got injured on the job. And then you said this with a straight face:
including marketing that was deliberately designed to appeal to children...
When you start busting people for thought crimes you start busting them for what you think they think and statutory rape is a crime of fact, i.e. it doesn't matter what they think, it matters what they did.
If you believe that, then walk into a bank wearing a ski mask.
500 miles of directed movement per flight, which includes a "very generous" add'l 100 miles? Have you seen a flight profile? Contrary to what you may think, the shuttle does not launch straight up 200 miles, then make a hard turn to achieve 17500 mph orbital velocity. Nor does it come straight down - it actually begins deorbit around Australia.
But to even go into that vein to define commuting miles shows a significant ignorance of the hazards of life in orbit. Temperatures that swing hundreds of degrees every 90 minutes, no atmosphere so you better hope that cabin doesn't leak, flying debris that could literally put a hole right through you, no gas stations, no place to pull over to the side of the road...
Nice rant, but you layed out your bias too thick to be taken seriously.
Geologists mostly work for the oil business, which is where most of the money for the entire science comes from, their peers who review, their "next gig pool".
Great generalization - it adds nothing to your argument. And why do you deem a geologist as unqualified? Apparently knowledge and expertise are all about the piece of paper that has your name on it - you have to be better than a geologist or an Adjunct professor to know anything about this topic. Let's hope you never have to hire anyone - if you can only see as deep as someone's title, you're as bad a judge of aptitude as you are at forming an effective argument.
So it buys us a few more years...I'm just wondering what's been happening the last 2 or 3 - it seems we've been stuck with the 3 GHz processors for a little too long now.
to not have to be afraid of the police
i'm gonna go tell my neighbor to be afraid of himself. ya know, being a black and a county sheriff and all.
seriously man, you just said that blacks have to be afraid of the police. wtf.
I would. Child abuse is a pretty serious accusation. "Raising kids to believe in mythology is child abuse." Sounds like if you bring your kid to church, that's equivalent to starving them, beating them, or maybe just locking them in a closet for weeks at a time.
Godwin's law should have a cousin that could be invoked here.
This surprises me - I'll often use the lyrics & google to find out the artist and title of a song. Then I'll hit Napster and buy it. Meh - these guys truly just don't get it.
Yeah I'm shocked - shocked there's only 13 abuses. Judging by some of the ranting that goes on here, you'd think we'd all at least know someone that's been subject to this abuse.
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Let's be glad you weren't the one making the decisions when the gasoline engine was invented. Unless, of course you prefer to walk or ride a horse everywhere you go.
There is no "plague" of lawsuits, the way you are trying to present it.
You obviously have never watched any daytime television. Any given commercial break has a few ambulance chasers asking if you've been hit by an 18-wheeler, or hit by a drunk, or took Fen-fen, or got injured on the job. And then you said this with a straight face:
including marketing that was deliberately designed to appeal to children...
What's the difference?
I go to the office every few months, but it turns out to be more of a social event. I get a lot more done when I'm at home.
When you start busting people for thought crimes you start busting them for what you think they think and statutory rape is a crime of fact, i.e. it doesn't matter what they think, it matters what they did.
If you believe that, then walk into a bank wearing a ski mask.
no - just non-evil.
Obviously you're not a golfer.
500 miles of directed movement per flight, which includes a "very generous" add'l 100 miles? Have you seen a flight profile? Contrary to what you may think, the shuttle does not launch straight up 200 miles, then make a hard turn to achieve 17500 mph orbital velocity. Nor does it come straight down - it actually begins deorbit around Australia.
But to even go into that vein to define commuting miles shows a significant ignorance of the hazards of life in orbit. Temperatures that swing hundreds of degrees every 90 minutes, no atmosphere so you better hope that cabin doesn't leak, flying debris that could literally put a hole right through you, no gas stations, no place to pull over to the side of the road...
Nice rant, but you layed out your bias too thick to be taken seriously.
Geologists mostly work for the oil business, which is where most of the money for the entire science comes from, their peers who review, their "next gig pool".
Great generalization - it adds nothing to your argument. And why do you deem a geologist as unqualified? Apparently knowledge and expertise are all about the piece of paper that has your name on it - you have to be better than a geologist or an Adjunct professor to know anything about this topic. Let's hope you never have to hire anyone - if you can only see as deep as someone's title, you're as bad a judge of aptitude as you are at forming an effective argument.
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$500? Guess you've never built a mame cabinet...
Sting, duh.
Testing is for cowards. What, you don't have confidence in what you do? ;)
Owning Google? Yeah, if you're alright with getting paid $1 per year. Sheesh.
Totally agree - I stopped by an orphanage last week, you should've seen all the video games.... [/sarcasm] So yeah, your point really doesn't apply.
...I can then use my kock key and ...
Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Use it!
Butthead: Huh huh...like...rock on with your bad self.
So it buys us a few more years...I'm just wondering what's been happening the last 2 or 3 - it seems we've been stuck with the 3 GHz processors for a little too long now.
A dollar? Well, at least you've got a realistic idea of what your fictional poem will be worth. :)
$10k/kg? You're off by a factor of roughly 2.20462262.
to not have to be afraid of the police
i'm gonna go tell my neighbor to be afraid of himself. ya know, being a black and a county sheriff and all. seriously man, you just said that blacks have to be afraid of the police. wtf.
I would. Child abuse is a pretty serious accusation. "Raising kids to believe in mythology is child abuse." Sounds like if you bring your kid to church, that's equivalent to starving them, beating them, or maybe just locking them in a closet for weeks at a time.
Godwin's law should have a cousin that could be invoked here.
This surprises me - I'll often use the lyrics & google to find out the artist and title of a song. Then I'll hit Napster and buy it. Meh - these guys truly just don't get it.
I thought they outlived their usefulness...
This time lag is where the pirates are operating.
I agree that is part of the motivation - but what about people that just want free movies?
Yeah I'm shocked - shocked there's only 13 abuses. Judging by some of the ranting that goes on here, you'd think we'd all at least know someone that's been subject to this abuse.