Ha ha ha. You are new to the english language. I utilized a descriptive device known as a "metaphor". It's a comparison between two like or unlike things that does not use the words "like or as"
Ahem. If rape is common enough that a woman needs to be actively concerned, doesn't that indicate a very serious societal problem? Rape, murder, and violent crimes should be rare in a healthy society. After all, we don't all walk around with lightning rods on our heads, "just in case" we get hit by lightning. Actually, I don't -- I don't really know about you, I guess. But I hope not.
Read some of my other posts on this topic. There IS a major societal problem. Even in low-crime areas, rape is a concern, especially for ladies who happen to go to college. Most rapes occur with women who are attending a college, generally aided (if not aided, then I'm sure it doesn't help) by the level of drugs and alcohol that goes around campuses.
How so? For example. If automatic weapons were banned/restricted would that affect hunters. If you are hunting with automatic weapons you need a serious change of attitude.
I'm okay with banning Automatics, but when you say that a 5'2" woman has to fill out a 6" pile of paperwork to get a concealed weapon permit (which is very often declined, unless you've worked for the police department) to carry a small 9mm Glock to protect herself from rapists...it's a bit extreme.
Last time I checked it was illegal to blow up building (I believe this is know as "terrorism"), I'm pretty sure you need a licence to legally obtain nitro or plastic explosives.
It's illegal to steal. It's also illegal to sell stolen property. A law to stop people breaking the law by stealing.
Yes, you can't obtain those, but if you go to your local Home Depot, you have the makings of another OK City bombing. I mean, Tim McVeigh didn't exactly buy the junk mail-order from "blowshitup.com", he got stuff from a local hardware store. Are you going to ban fertilizer now?
Illegal to steal for obvious reasons. Illegal to sell stolen property, because, technically, you have to own something to sell it. If you attempt to misrepresent your proper ownership of an item, it's called fraud.
True, but I'd rather someone come at me with a knife rather than an assult rifle.
You'd rather lie in the street bleeding to death slowly than to get it over with quickly...hmmm....smart.
Yeah, but the FTC also states that these l33t hax0rz, who haven't touched a computer in 10 years of are terrorists, or that they aid them... in the end, every american citizen will end up being arrested!! dumb americans,, making laws that will probably eventually lead to the thier own arrests, almost like suicide, but not as well planned.. lol:)
Well, last time I checked, I wasn't asked about what laws my representatives make. Our congress is no longer under the control of the people anymore. I mean, do you think the "dumb americans" actually voted on the DMCA?
Unless you come from a country like Iraq or China, I'm sure you're used to a representative government and what the problems are.
Yes, yes...I love your logic. Make a law to keep lawbreakers from breaking existing laws.
It's already illegal to shoot someone, but in order to keep people from breaking that law, you create a new law.
Exactly what the world needs, more laws.
All gun laws effect law-abiding citizens that don't generally pull guns and kill people.
The problem isn't the weaponry. If someone wants to kill and a gun isn't available, I'm sure there are other ways to kill someone.
The problem is the person behind the gun. Creating a culture where killing someone is considered a justifiable act, for example, is one cause.
A more effective mental health institution wouldn't hurt, either.
Don't you know? FTC doesn't blame terrorists. It blames l33t hax0rz for their computer problems. Even if their computer isn't on the internet. Or been turned on for the last 10 years. Or don't even have a keyboard and monitor attached. Or a power supply. Okay, it's not really a computer, it was one of the props that came with the desk...
But the question is, do you care about the living things you kill in order to survive? Those plants might very well be capable of feeling pain. I mean, a plant lives, grows, and operates in what would be the most rational and intellegent method of growing. Example: A vine of kudzu has the option of growing wide or narrow. Depending on the light situation, it may spread out or up. Who is to say that the cells of that plant combined do not create an intellegent creature, even with the lack of what it considered a "brain"?
If anything the past has taught us, is that life is full of surprises. Just because something doesn't have organs doesn't mean it doesn't have feelings. If you want to take your vegan beliefs out to examination, I'm sure they will fall under the same things that you probably believe faulty about the average carnivore.
The fact is that you are human. The way of nature is to protect the species that you are a part of, no matter what. You don't often see wolves protecting cows from Coyotes.
So, why don't you Vegans come and rejoin the rest of humanity and do the natural thing. Raise a BBQ Turkey leg with me, and give a hearty "HURRAH!"
FYI, Solid State Memory and Flash memory are pretty much the same. Solid State RAM is a type of memory installed into certain machines. It is non-volitile (just so you know, silicon_synapse, that means when you turn the machine off, the data is stored, rather than disappearing). With sufficient space on the SSM, an individual can load one's whole OS into physical memory and have it stay. That generally leads to greater performance.
Last time I checked, SSM was twice as much as comparable DRAM.
BTW, I hope someone Meta-mods the off-topic marking for my on-topic proposed answer to the ORIGINAL "Ask Slashdot" question.
...the idea it could've been written by a Autistic Savant? Back then, people who could instantaneously locate patterns and translate languages without even realizing it was looked at as a form of genius, despite the other effects Autism would have.
I'm thinking it could just as easily be a numerical star chart done in a base-8 or base-16 numbering system, which would throw off most regular attempts to decrypt it, especially if they're looking for words, rather than numbers.
This brings to mind an interesting thing on how reverse time travel would effect the Conservation of matter. What if we took all our oil and put it on the machine, went back in time and grabbed an equal amount of oil, would we have twice as much oil as we began, or would paradoxes just fuck us over?
Even if this is something that is expected because it is 'an industry standard', it doesn't make it right.
That's exactly right. Phony numbers in accounting books have been standard in alot of businesses in the past decade. See where it's getting us.
But the answer isn't to bust a couple of guys who do it, but to eliminate the mindset that fosters this behavior. Companies that think they can put out fake benchmarks to make themselves look better are no better than the companies that say their earnings were bigger than they actually were.
First off, learn to type intellegently. It helps you get modded up.
Secondly, don't post anon if you want to say something controversial. It makes you look like a flamebaiting troll.
Third, name one "white" country, as you've so racially polarized that sends its own people off to die here for their own personal benefit. Or that spend millions to develop WMD's to point at our indecent housing and our standardized education.
Fourth, the world is as racist as you want to believe. I'm native american. I don't need you to protect me from the evil white man. I don't think the white man has this big conspiracy to destroy my life. I DO believe, however, that those in this world who have not succeeded have done so due to their lack of initiative and poorly thought out decisions. I don't blame people for their mistakes, but I do expect them to learn from them. If you make credit mistake after credit mistake, and go into bankruptcy twice...it isn't a white man's conspiracy nor is it a racially decadent system that keeps you from getting that Platinum Card.
The people who keep racism alive in this country are the men and women who strive to separate the races by saying that those who have done nothing are racist. People like Jesse Jackson are the most racist people on the planet, and I'm offended, everytime they speak of me like I'm a victim. I've succeeded under my own merits. My friend Tonya, a black girl raised in one of the poorest cities in Georgia, succeeded and is currently studying to be a Genetic Scientist. I've never seen any individual with the drive and initiative to make their dreams come true fail in their endeavor.
People need to take responsibility in this world, or we'll all be wallowing in the mistakes of the past.
Merely repeating what so many millions of ignorant people are willing to believe and state themselves doesn't, in and of itself, make any kind of statement.
The only people I know who watch this show are the UberGeeks. The kind of guys who wear the little Playmates Tricorder toys (purchased on eBay) with their work uniforms. The kinds of people who wear Starfleet uniforms not just to Star Trek conventions, but on dates. The kinds of guys who used to be superstars during the dot-com time.
All the people I know who loved all the other series, but were the big detail guys are iffy on the series.
And the guys who liked ST:TNG, ST:DS9, and some of ST:VOY but not TOS generally hate the show.
I myself am in the last group. I have a few TOS eps I like, but not many. I like the movies, I like TNG, I loved DS9, and VOY was okay. But I saw 3 episodes of Enterprise, and I hate it. I can't watch it.
Now, time to go back to my other nerd occupations.
I have noticed that ever since bush was president, and especially after 9/11, corporations have been attacking free speach left and right.
Well, we could've had Gore, who invented the internet. Either way, we'd have gotten f*cked. Except for the fact that the Entertainment Industry gave twice as much contributions to the Gore campaign. (Ever notice how movie stars are almost always democrats?)
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Ha ha ha. You are new to the english language. I utilized a descriptive device known as a "metaphor". It's a comparison between two like or unlike things that does not use the words "like or as"
But wait...Clinton as the savior of women?
As I remember, he had more sex with more woman than the average stray tomcat.
Ahem. If rape is common enough that a woman needs to be actively concerned, doesn't that indicate a very serious societal problem? Rape, murder, and violent crimes should be rare in a healthy society. After all, we don't all walk around with lightning rods on our heads, "just in case" we get hit by lightning. Actually, I don't -- I don't really know about you, I guess. But I hope not.
Read some of my other posts on this topic. There IS a major societal problem. Even in low-crime areas, rape is a concern, especially for ladies who happen to go to college. Most rapes occur with women who are attending a college, generally aided (if not aided, then I'm sure it doesn't help) by the level of drugs and alcohol that goes around campuses.
I have an Athlon 1600. When I first got it, it had an odd smell, too. All I did was run it for 48 hours with lots of cooling. After that, no smell.
Try attaching a drive-bay fan, run the computer for a while, and see if it helps.
Go ask how many guys shot with an Automatic Rifle, as you illustrated in your original example, don't die quickly?
maybe, but I would think that if these people went to MS someone else would take their place, MS doesn't hoard *all* the smart people of the world.
Windows ME was enough proof of that.
How so? For example. If automatic weapons were banned/restricted would that affect hunters. If you are hunting with automatic weapons you need a serious change of attitude.
I'm okay with banning Automatics, but when you say that a 5'2" woman has to fill out a 6" pile of paperwork to get a concealed weapon permit (which is very often declined, unless you've worked for the police department) to carry a small 9mm Glock to protect herself from rapists...it's a bit extreme.
Last time I checked it was illegal to blow up building (I believe this is know as "terrorism"), I'm pretty sure you need a licence to legally obtain nitro or plastic explosives.
It's illegal to steal. It's also illegal to sell stolen property. A law to stop people breaking the law by stealing.
Yes, you can't obtain those, but if you go to your local Home Depot, you have the makings of another OK City bombing. I mean, Tim McVeigh didn't exactly buy the junk mail-order from "blowshitup.com", he got stuff from a local hardware store. Are you going to ban fertilizer now?
Illegal to steal for obvious reasons. Illegal to sell stolen property, because, technically, you have to own something to sell it. If you attempt to misrepresent your proper ownership of an item, it's called fraud.
True, but I'd rather someone come at me with a knife rather than an assult rifle.
You'd rather lie in the street bleeding to death slowly than to get it over with quickly...hmmm....smart.
Yeah, but the FTC also states that these l33t hax0rz, who haven't touched a computer in 10 years of are terrorists, or that they aid them... in the end, every american citizen will end up being arrested!! dumb americans,, making laws that will probably eventually lead to the thier own arrests, almost like suicide, but not as well planned.. lol :)
Well, last time I checked, I wasn't asked about what laws my representatives make. Our congress is no longer under the control of the people anymore. I mean, do you think the "dumb americans" actually voted on the DMCA?
Unless you come from a country like Iraq or China, I'm sure you're used to a representative government and what the problems are.
Yes, yes...I love your logic. Make a law to keep lawbreakers from breaking existing laws.
It's already illegal to shoot someone, but in order to keep people from breaking that law, you create a new law.
Exactly what the world needs, more laws.
All gun laws effect law-abiding citizens that don't generally pull guns and kill people.
The problem isn't the weaponry. If someone wants to kill and a gun isn't available, I'm sure there are other ways to kill someone.
The problem is the person behind the gun. Creating a culture where killing someone is considered a justifiable act, for example, is one cause.
A more effective mental health institution wouldn't hurt, either.
Hey, if you want to go and check which FTC commishes have big penises, that's your decision. I think I'll avoid doing that.
Don't you know? FTC doesn't blame terrorists. It blames l33t hax0rz for their computer problems. Even if their computer isn't on the internet. Or been turned on for the last 10 years. Or don't even have a keyboard and monitor attached. Or a power supply. Okay, it's not really a computer, it was one of the props that came with the desk...
Will someone tell me why this wasn't modded up?
But the question is, do you care about the living things you kill in order to survive? Those plants might very well be capable of feeling pain. I mean, a plant lives, grows, and operates in what would be the most rational and intellegent method of growing. Example: A vine of kudzu has the option of growing wide or narrow. Depending on the light situation, it may spread out or up. Who is to say that the cells of that plant combined do not create an intellegent creature, even with the lack of what it considered a "brain"?
If anything the past has taught us, is that life is full of surprises. Just because something doesn't have organs doesn't mean it doesn't have feelings. If you want to take your vegan beliefs out to examination, I'm sure they will fall under the same things that you probably believe faulty about the average carnivore.
The fact is that you are human. The way of nature is to protect the species that you are a part of, no matter what. You don't often see wolves protecting cows from Coyotes.
So, why don't you Vegans come and rejoin the rest of humanity and do the natural thing. Raise a BBQ Turkey leg with me, and give a hearty "HURRAH!"
Will I have to pay $360,000 to get to it? And does the first half feature Xenu?
FYI, Solid State Memory and Flash memory are pretty much the same. Solid State RAM is a type of memory installed into certain machines. It is non-volitile (just so you know, silicon_synapse, that means when you turn the machine off, the data is stored, rather than disappearing). With sufficient space on the SSM, an individual can load one's whole OS into physical memory and have it stay. That generally leads to greater performance.
Last time I checked, SSM was twice as much as comparable DRAM.
BTW, I hope someone Meta-mods the off-topic marking for my on-topic proposed answer to the ORIGINAL "Ask Slashdot" question.
...the idea it could've been written by a Autistic Savant? Back then, people who could instantaneously locate patterns and translate languages without even realizing it was looked at as a form of genius, despite the other effects Autism would have.
I'm thinking it could just as easily be a numerical star chart done in a base-8 or base-16 numbering system, which would throw off most regular attempts to decrypt it, especially if they're looking for words, rather than numbers.
...it's probably for the same reason that Solid State memory costs more than regular DRAM.
This brings to mind an interesting thing on how reverse time travel would effect the Conservation of matter. What if we took all our oil and put it on the machine, went back in time and grabbed an equal amount of oil, would we have twice as much oil as we began, or would paradoxes just fuck us over?
Even if this is something that is expected because it is 'an industry standard', it doesn't make it right.
That's exactly right. Phony numbers in accounting books have been standard in alot of businesses in the past decade. See where it's getting us.
But the answer isn't to bust a couple of guys who do it, but to eliminate the mindset that fosters this behavior. Companies that think they can put out fake benchmarks to make themselves look better are no better than the companies that say their earnings were bigger than they actually were.
First off, learn to type intellegently. It helps you get modded up.
Secondly, don't post anon if you want to say something controversial. It makes you look like a flamebaiting troll.
Third, name one "white" country, as you've so racially polarized that sends its own people off to die here for their own personal benefit. Or that spend millions to develop WMD's to point at our indecent housing and our standardized education.
Fourth, the world is as racist as you want to believe. I'm native american. I don't need you to protect me from the evil white man. I don't think the white man has this big conspiracy to destroy my life. I DO believe, however, that those in this world who have not succeeded have done so due to their lack of initiative and poorly thought out decisions. I don't blame people for their mistakes, but I do expect them to learn from them. If you make credit mistake after credit mistake, and go into bankruptcy twice...it isn't a white man's conspiracy nor is it a racially decadent system that keeps you from getting that Platinum Card.
The people who keep racism alive in this country are the men and women who strive to separate the races by saying that those who have done nothing are racist. People like Jesse Jackson are the most racist people on the planet, and I'm offended, everytime they speak of me like I'm a victim. I've succeeded under my own merits. My friend Tonya, a black girl raised in one of the poorest cities in Georgia, succeeded and is currently studying to be a Genetic Scientist. I've never seen any individual with the drive and initiative to make their dreams come true fail in their endeavor.
People need to take responsibility in this world, or we'll all be wallowing in the mistakes of the past.
Merely repeating what so many millions of ignorant people are willing to believe and state themselves doesn't, in and of itself, make any kind of statement.
Rediculousness is funny, under any circumstance.
The question is "Who is watching this show?"
The only people I know who watch this show are the UberGeeks. The kind of guys who wear the little Playmates Tricorder toys (purchased on eBay) with their work uniforms. The kinds of people who wear Starfleet uniforms not just to Star Trek conventions, but on dates. The kinds of guys who used to be superstars during the dot-com time.
All the people I know who loved all the other series, but were the big detail guys are iffy on the series.
And the guys who liked ST:TNG, ST:DS9, and some of ST:VOY but not TOS generally hate the show.
I myself am in the last group. I have a few TOS eps I like, but not many. I like the movies, I like TNG, I loved DS9, and VOY was okay. But I saw 3 episodes of Enterprise, and I hate it. I can't watch it.
Now, time to go back to my other nerd occupations.
I wonder if your Patented Slashdot-Sarcasm-Meter is broken. What? You don't have one? Mine was going off the scale on the post you replied to.
I have noticed that ever since bush was president, and especially after 9/11, corporations have been attacking free speach left and right.
Well, we could've had Gore, who invented the internet. Either way, we'd have gotten f*cked. Except for the fact that the Entertainment Industry gave twice as much contributions to the Gore campaign. (Ever notice how movie stars are almost always democrats?)
This just goes to prove...next time, VOTE NADER.
Pentium 2 allowed Al Gore to make the Web.