"Foundation and Earth" seemed to indicate that even the Mule's interference was preplanned from the very beginning by Daneel Something-something (the robot from that series that start with "Caves of Steel"). "Prelude to Foundation" seemed to go further and suggest that Seldon and robo-dude colluded on the whole thing, and that the "inaccuracies" in Seldon's psychohistorical forumlas would be used to advance the real agenda. Whatever it was. I didn't care by that point because I hate needless cross-overs.
Of course, I like to pretend Asimov never wrote FaE or anything after that, so take everything with a few moles of NaCl (or whatever; I think I flunked chem but I can't remember that semester).
Your reply fails to argue for his (NASA head) mismanagement, and simply goes back to irrelevant criticisms of Bush. I offer no defense for the administration (only the NASA guy), and suddenly I'm a "Bush hack." All I see here is argumentum ad odium, guilt by association, and simple ad hominem.
Present one of this guy's policies that has contributed significatly to the decline of NASA in the last 30 years, and I'll concede that he's an ignorant jackass. Until then, I still don't see any substance to your criticism.
I don't understand what you're complaining about. This guy isn't doesn't like frivolous expenditure of money, and somehow he's a bad guy? Would you have preferred more of the do-nothing status quo?
Sounds like you don't like him simply because he's a Bush appointee, which is hardly relevant in this case. Besides, he right. NASA has been horribly mismanaged for the lat three decades, and it's time someone on the inside came out and said that.
But the indications are that the ozone layer will not be back to its pre-industrial condition for at least another 50 years.
Considering it took 200 years for us to get the ozone where it is (assuming, for the sake of argument, that we are in fact the cause), I find it amazing that it will only take 50 years. A long time for a human, a split-second for nature.
It would: provide for human habitation, be a veritable hotbed for xenobiology, and provide the chemical components for fuel cells and even rocket propellant.
No, it would simply provide a means for crackpot pseudo-scientists to complain about us ruining the precious Martian ecosystem ("Where there's water, there's life! Proof of life on Mars!1!!!").
Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go register the www.redpeace.org domain to head them off.
This is the same RIAA that sells our children Devil's music! Where is the extreme right when you need them??
We've got a plan. Make sure Metallica makes so much money they'll never want to bother putting out another devil-filled album to influence our children. For the greater good, and all.
Given the success of WoW, are there any plans/contingencies/what-if's floating around Blizzard regarding MMORPG's based on other successful Blizzard titles?
It's hard to get good help when you're a homocidal madman with a freakshow hairdo.
Kim Il Jong is now sporting a more conservative crew-cut these days, ever since the Ministry Of Making Everyone The Same has decided that long or strange hairdo's are for counter-cultural revo-- err... dissidents. And you don't want to be a dissident in NPRK.
Over and over, God punished his people when they sinned. Fortunately for us, he doesn't deal with sin the same way today.
Heretic! Heh, just kidding. Very excellent and informative post. I do disagree with the above statement, since I believe that God treats us as he has always treated us; with grace, patience, and forgiveness. Time after time God's people have treated him like Hosea's harlotous wife treated him. Nevertheless, he continues to pursue his people with zeal.
As a Christian, I can look back at the pentateuch and the books of the prophets and find constant references to God's grace (long list of broken covenants, with God always fulfilling his promise regardless), and realize that the God of Abraham is the God of halivar (535827).
Nope. Lot was generally a bad guy, and Bible doesn't gloss over this. Lot is only spared from the desctruction of Sodom because his brother, Abraham, asked God to save him. Lot himself chose to split from Abraham and do his own thing (i.e. left God's chosen band). All of his children were evil and their descendants were enemies of Isreal.
So, no... I don't think the Bible is trying to say the "here, take my daughter" thing was very good at all.
one need only look as far as Job's daughters antics in the book of Genesis to see that the Bible is no authority on sexual morality.
Job's children died in the first chapter of Job when a wall fell on them. Perhaps you mean Lot's daughters? And the Bible called them evil. I don't get your statement.
Sorry for the off-topic post. I just like to make sure people who criticize the Bible at least get the stories right.:)
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"Foundation and Earth" seemed to indicate that even the Mule's interference was preplanned from the very beginning by Daneel Something-something (the robot from that series that start with "Caves of Steel"). "Prelude to Foundation" seemed to go further and suggest that Seldon and robo-dude colluded on the whole thing, and that the "inaccuracies" in Seldon's psychohistorical forumlas would be used to advance the real agenda. Whatever it was. I didn't care by that point because I hate needless cross-overs.
Of course, I like to pretend Asimov never wrote FaE or anything after that, so take everything with a few moles of NaCl (or whatever; I think I flunked chem but I can't remember that semester).
Please. Not even a beowulf cluster of robot doctors can save that dead horse.
Your reply fails to argue for his (NASA head) mismanagement, and simply goes back to irrelevant criticisms of Bush. I offer no defense for the administration (only the NASA guy), and suddenly I'm a "Bush hack." All I see here is argumentum ad odium, guilt by association, and simple ad hominem.
Present one of this guy's policies that has contributed significatly to the decline of NASA in the last 30 years, and I'll concede that he's an ignorant jackass. Until then, I still don't see any substance to your criticism.
I don't understand what you're complaining about. This guy isn't doesn't like frivolous expenditure of money, and somehow he's a bad guy? Would you have preferred more of the do-nothing status quo?
Sounds like you don't like him simply because he's a Bush appointee, which is hardly relevant in this case. Besides, he right. NASA has been horribly mismanaged for the lat three decades, and it's time someone on the inside came out and said that.
From the subject line, I was looking forward to reading a pithy and scathing remark. Now I have to go kick someone.
Hah! I see through your blatant attempt at karma-meta-whoring!
Or is it meta-karma-whoring?
And am I meta-meta-karma-whoring, or meta-karma-meta-whoring, or just plain karma-meta-meta-whoring?
How can anyone hire an MCI (aka Worldcom, aka UUNET) spam supporter? Being with the worst spammy ISP ever should basically make you unemployable.
Yeah, but you get dispensations for doing cool things like inventing the internet.
His bandwidth, it's his to complain about. Fuddruckers should pay him for that portion. Or at least ask nicely.
And will the developer fairly compensate the slaughterhouses for contect he himself hotlinked?
But the indications are that the ozone layer will not be back to its pre-industrial condition for at least another 50 years.
Considering it took 200 years for us to get the ozone where it is (assuming, for the sake of argument, that we are in fact the cause), I find it amazing that it will only take 50 years. A long time for a human, a split-second for nature.
Slashdot said my karma was excellent. Slashdot lied!
It would: provide for human habitation, be a veritable hotbed for xenobiology, and provide the chemical components for fuel cells and even rocket propellant.
No, it would simply provide a means for crackpot pseudo-scientists to complain about us ruining the precious Martian ecosystem ("Where there's water, there's life! Proof of life on Mars!1!!!").
Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go register the www.redpeace.org domain to head them off.
Amazing how if you'd posted one minute earlier, you'd be (+5, Funny) instead of (1, Redundant).
I wonder how many people have posted something along these lines while I was composing this post.
I can't wait for the BFG 10K. Bring the gibbage!
I'd rather not contribute to the demise of my own fair use rights.
If we could get that addon(or maybe it exists?) that would be spectacular for FireFox and it's spread.
That's not the only thing it would spread...
Is it just me, or does this sound like functionality that has been available in Opera for some time now?
Nobody knows, since no one pays for a web browser, regardless of feature-set.
Why don't the devs speak for themselves?
Since when do software developers do tech support? I have never worked at a company where this was the case. Why should it be different?
This is the same RIAA that sells our children Devil's music!
Where is the extreme right when you need them??
We've got a plan. Make sure Metallica makes so much money they'll never want to bother putting out another devil-filled album to influence our children. For the greater good, and all.
Down with CD-R's!!!
Given the success of WoW, are there any plans/contingencies/what-if's floating around Blizzard regarding MMORPG's based on other successful Blizzard titles?
It's hard to get good help when you're a homocidal madman with a freakshow hairdo.
Kim Il Jong is now sporting a more conservative crew-cut these days, ever since the Ministry Of Making Everyone The Same has decided that long or strange hairdo's are for counter-cultural revo-- err... dissidents. And you don't want to be a dissident in NPRK.
Implicated? wmv is torture.
>>"However, it is common for many different, unrelated >>Web sites to share the same IP address."
> It is?
Surely you didn't think that for $30 a month Hostway was giving you your own box, did you?
Over and over, God punished his people when they sinned. Fortunately for us, he doesn't deal with sin the same way today.
Heretic! Heh, just kidding. Very excellent and informative post. I do disagree with the above statement, since I believe that God treats us as he has always treated us; with grace, patience, and forgiveness. Time after time God's people have treated him like Hosea's harlotous wife treated him. Nevertheless, he continues to pursue his people with zeal.
As a Christian, I can look back at the pentateuch and the books of the prophets and find constant references to God's grace (long list of broken covenants, with God always fulfilling his promise regardless), and realize that the God of Abraham is the God of halivar (535827).
This is an illustration of how GOOD Lot is.
Nope. Lot was generally a bad guy, and Bible doesn't gloss over this. Lot is only spared from the desctruction of Sodom because his brother, Abraham, asked God to save him. Lot himself chose to split from Abraham and do his own thing (i.e. left God's chosen band). All of his children were evil and their descendants were enemies of Isreal.
So, no... I don't think the Bible is trying to say the "here, take my daughter" thing was very good at all.
one need only look as far as Job's daughters antics in the book of Genesis to see that the Bible is no authority on sexual morality.
:)
Job's children died in the first chapter of Job when a wall fell on them. Perhaps you mean Lot's daughters? And the Bible called them evil. I don't get your statement.
Sorry for the off-topic post. I just like to make sure people who criticize the Bible at least get the stories right.