From the government's perspective, they are simply another 501(c)3 like any other. Churches that stray outside that statute often lose their tax-exempt status.
When I play on my laptop at work, the thing I miss more than anything is my Razer Naga. Seriously the best mouse I've ever purchased. I only wish all Razer products were that high in quality: my Razer Lycosa often freaks out and ignores certain keys. Very annoying.
Yes. I was referring to AC who counts himself a part of "poor America." There is a man sleeping on a bench 100 ft from my window that could show him a thing or two.
Americans have no clue what "poor" means. They own cars, computers, an XBox, and a smartphone, but go one week with Ramen and they're crying famine. Give me a break.
Here in the US, we are so stupid to think that Iran scientists and government have nothing better to do than sit around a table and come up with stories to tell the world; for no purpose or goal at all?
*snicker* Ok. I'll bite. How's that cure for AIDS coming along?
If this comes to pass, the entirety of mankind's future scientific progress will be driven by the single-minded purpose of killing you before you posted this.
He will be replaced by Arwen instead. Also, Bilbo will not find the ring in Gollum's cave. Gandalf will hand it to him with the sword and say "Here, I got these for you."
Times change, and so do words. "Democracy" today is an umbrella term that the ancient Greeks would probably have disagreed with. But I also support being more precise about our federalist, limited-democratic republic.
The speed at which it disseminates affects accessibility. Accessibility affects control.
Back in the dark ages, only the priest class could write; therefore, information was controlled by priests. Enter the printing press, now everyone can read their own copy of the Bible, and the church begins losing control. Same with early broadcasting; you had two classes: content creators, and consumers. Consider how print newspapers are going out of business. The old masters of information are becoming irrelevant in the face "crowd-sourced" content creation. There are teenagers on Youtube with more viewers than some prime-time TV shows. Your (as a lay-person's) ability to disseminate ideas and get them heard is greater now than ever before.
I'm seeing politicians collaborating with each other digitally on statecraft, and I begin thinking about how long before we have the ability to collaborate with them.
And yes, the fact that it was on an iPad is largely irrelevant. If it had been replaced with a smartphone, or a notebook lappy, the story would still be historically important.
And that parchment paper was 'changing our schemas' (whatever that means) compared to a chisel and stone tablets....
Absolutely. From cave painting to papyrus to monastic manuscript-keeping to Gutenburg to the telegraph to the modern internet. Each stepping stone had (and has) profound impact not just on how we communicate, but also on our worldviews. (Aside: a "schema" is a framework or pattern we apply to our perception of reality to help us organize and understand it. In the most general terms, it's 'how we think about things').
The only difference is that they now have a spell checker and can email the document around.
This is actually pretty incredible, from a historical perspective.
This is news because it represents how modern technology is completely changing our schemas. When I think of writing a constitution, I immediately think of twenty old white men sitting around a table scritching out their ideas on parchment paper. We associate that scene, and others like it, with erudition, social revolution, and defining epochal moments. It may be that in 200 years, millions of Hungarians will have the same feelings inspired by scenes of relatively young technophiles collaborating wireless-ly over their iPads.
As a lover of technology, I consider this to be a pretty big deal, whether you think the iPad is crap or not.
There is the big difference in that when Glen Cook kills off an awesome character, they're usually doing something awesome at the time. When GRRM kills off an awesome character, they go down like a little bitch. It's always anti-climactic and disappointing.
Whether you liked it before, or hated it, it's now an Assange fan club, of no real importance or effectiveness. Beware the cult of personality, even those would ostensibly believe in similar causes to you.
In modern politics, it is necessary to consider the opposition either evil or stupid. Believing otherwise would require thoughtful consideration of their positions, which is way too hard for the average American.
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If you didn't think the replies to the actual (albeit fake) question were interesting, this may not be the site for you.
Fukushima is not a modern plant.
From the government's perspective, they are simply another 501(c)3 like any other. Churches that stray outside that statute often lose their tax-exempt status.
When I play on my laptop at work, the thing I miss more than anything is my Razer Naga. Seriously the best mouse I've ever purchased. I only wish all Razer products were that high in quality: my Razer Lycosa often freaks out and ignores certain keys. Very annoying.
Yes. I was referring to AC who counts himself a part of "poor America." There is a man sleeping on a bench 100 ft from my window that could show him a thing or two.
Americans have no clue what "poor" means. They own cars, computers, an XBox, and a smartphone, but go one week with Ramen and they're crying famine. Give me a break.
*snicker* Ok. I'll bite. How's that cure for AIDS coming along?
If this comes to pass, the entirety of mankind's future scientific progress will be driven by the single-minded purpose of killing you before you posted this.
You haven't seen it animated and CGI'd yet. It's just a concept scketch. It could still be bad-ass when fully rendered.
He will be replaced by Arwen instead. Also, Bilbo will not find the ring in Gollum's cave. Gandalf will hand it to him with the sword and say "Here, I got these for you."
Sorry to spoil the surprise.
And a good French mirepoix in Italian cooking was Napoleon's dream. What are we on about, again?
Times change, and so do words. "Democracy" today is an umbrella term that the ancient Greeks would probably have disagreed with. But I also support being more precise about our federalist, limited-democratic republic.
Your pledge was a lot weirder than mine. Where did you grow up?
The speed at which it disseminates affects accessibility. Accessibility affects control.
Back in the dark ages, only the priest class could write; therefore, information was controlled by priests. Enter the printing press, now everyone can read their own copy of the Bible, and the church begins losing control. Same with early broadcasting; you had two classes: content creators, and consumers. Consider how print newspapers are going out of business. The old masters of information are becoming irrelevant in the face "crowd-sourced" content creation. There are teenagers on Youtube with more viewers than some prime-time TV shows. Your (as a lay-person's) ability to disseminate ideas and get them heard is greater now than ever before.
I'm seeing politicians collaborating with each other digitally on statecraft, and I begin thinking about how long before we have the ability to collaborate with them.
And yes, the fact that it was on an iPad is largely irrelevant. If it had been replaced with a smartphone, or a notebook lappy, the story would still be historically important.
Absolutely. From cave painting to papyrus to monastic manuscript-keeping to Gutenburg to the telegraph to the modern internet. Each stepping stone had (and has) profound impact not just on how we communicate, but also on our worldviews. (Aside: a "schema" is a framework or pattern we apply to our perception of reality to help us organize and understand it. In the most general terms, it's 'how we think about things').
This is actually pretty incredible, from a historical perspective.
This is news because it represents how modern technology is completely changing our schemas. When I think of writing a constitution, I immediately think of twenty old white men sitting around a table scritching out their ideas on parchment paper. We associate that scene, and others like it, with erudition, social revolution, and defining epochal moments. It may be that in 200 years, millions of Hungarians will have the same feelings inspired by scenes of relatively young technophiles collaborating wireless-ly over their iPads.
As a lover of technology, I consider this to be a pretty big deal, whether you think the iPad is crap or not.
There is the big difference in that when Glen Cook kills off an awesome character, they're usually doing something awesome at the time. When GRRM kills off an awesome character, they go down like a little bitch. It's always anti-climactic and disappointing.
I think you need an updated copy of the Audobon Society Troll Spotting Guide.
GP did have some lovely plumage, though, am I right?
As is yours.
Actually, many of this nation's defining moments are a direct result of bad reporting. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
Whether you liked it before, or hated it, it's now an Assange fan club, of no real importance or effectiveness. Beware the cult of personality, even those would ostensibly believe in similar causes to you.
T-Shirt's with his picture? Seriously?
Why are you even on Slashdot, then? Where are YOUR priorities?
In modern politics, it is necessary to consider the opposition either evil or stupid. Believing otherwise would require thoughtful consideration of their positions, which is way too hard for the average American.
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Everybody here understands exactly what happened. Nobody cares about the semantics. You have contributed nothing.