We should really stop this "Android vs iOS" nonsense. I've never, ever heard someone choosing a phone based on it having iOS or Android.
I chose my iPhone because I have a Mac and it plays nicer with my software like iTunes & iPhoto, etc. So yeah, the OS of the phone was central to my purchase. If there was a cheaper clone that sold iOS based hardware, I might have bought one of those instead.
Didn't some cable TV company already disable the fast forward button during ads?
Comcast disables fast forward on some OnDemand content, but works for DVR recordings.
DVDs don't let you skip ads most of the time.
This is one that really irritates me. Usually if we rent a new release video, i don't mind watching the trailers to see what new stuff is coming out. However, for the movies I buy, I don't want to have to watch them at all if I don't feel like it. Taking away the skip/menu capabilities on privately owned discs is pretty messed up.
I'm surprised that the mute button still works.
Don't give them any ideas. although it would seem to be difficult to implement, since the TV & the media player are typically two different pieces of equipment.
I hear this all the time, but it doesn't seem to make sense to me. How exactly is space expanding, and what exactly is expanding into? For instance, a hot air balloon's surface expands by blowing air into it, and it expands into the surrounding atmosphere. But space itself is not a substance. It is not matter or energy, it's just the gaps between everything else. Likewise the area outside the expansion of matter in the universe should be space as well. Not trolling, just trying to gain a better understanding.
So you prefer a world with patent trolls? That seems to be what your nonsense argument is implying. The system you appear to be in favor of allows the use of the courts by bullies to intimidate anyone they don't like.
The fact that this happened, and with the right result, is a good thing as it confirms that the system is working.
No it isn't. This would be like a malware company going after Norton or Kaspersky because it hurt their distribution model, or if ammunition manufacturers sued bullet-proof vest manufacturers because it makes their product less effective. Yeah, the good guys win, but they ended up having to spend a lot of money to defend themselves unnecessarily.
In any case, how would you see him compared to Hillary?
With Bernie Sanders, there's no mistaking what you'll get. He tells you exactly what he thinks. I probably disagree with him on over half of his positions, but I admire the fact that he honestly says what he believes. If Hillary did that, there's no way she'd get elected. Or Barack Obama for that matter.
Oh, so it's that and not Matthew 5:18 where jeebus says the exact opposite? Silly theist doesn't know his own bronze age sheepherder mythology.
You mean
Matthew 5:18 "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."
Jesus was talking about his death and resurrection. That wasn't even a challenge, try harder next time. Iron sharpens iron, and all that.
The list of what christians are 'supposed' to do but do not do is astonishing. If you take the whole book, then even the crazy ones are hellbound hypocrites. Show me a preacher who doesn't trim the hair on the side of his head for example (expressly fucking forbidden in Leviticus).
Sounds like the only thing you know about the Bible is what you've read on the atheist talking point sites. There's a pretty good reason that Christians don't follow the Levitical laws. See Acts 15 for more info, if you'd like to gain some insight into it.
A judicial court in Italy has ordered the UberPop app to cease offering its services, as it constitutes "competition" again the taxi sector (taxi licenses in Italy are numbered, each can cost more than $ 100k to obtain)
FTFY. A government solution to a government created problem. Granting taxi companies an oligopoly (a monopoly for all intents and purposes), hurts consumers by limiting supply and artificially inflating prices. Get rid of the $100k numbered taxi licenses, and let the market set the price for getting rides. A glut of drivers would result in lower fares, which in turn would cause some drivers to drop out, allowing fares to rise to a reasonable level for both drivers & riders.
If there's concern for safe drivers, that can be handled with an additional test for drivers by their DMV. For instance, the State of Michigan allows drivers to take a chauffeur's test and get the license for an additional $35. This isn't a guarantee of safety, but neither is the $100k medallion system.
The other side of the coin is "living document" where we change the meaning of the words to fit the current times.
I am much more in favor of using the tools given to us to change the Constitution vrs changing it's meaning based on current interpretation.
That's exactly the problem. Nobody wants to amend the Constitution, they want to "interpret" it, as if the meaning of it weren't clear enough as is. You mentioned Prohibition, which I think is one of the best examples. Nobody so far has been able to explain to me why we had to pass a constitutional amendment to outlaw alcohol, but the same thing is not necessary for any other drug. The entire war on drugs is an unconstitutional sham.
Tens of millions of Chinese & Russians along with other eastern European & Asian countries might disagree. I wonder why communists always seem to get a free pass on the tyranny train?
I glanced at the two links and didn't notice anything that says users will be forced to view them. I think it's more of a way of making the news articles display better in Facebook, which is a big problem in particular when viewing Facebook on an "iDevice". I'm sure that as with most things they will let you opt -out or hide material you're not interested in, so it will be a minor annoyance.
As would the AIDs patients in Africa who were scared away from condom use.
This is a nonsensical argument. If the Catholics had as much sway in this arena as you give them, there wouldn't be an AIDS crisis in Africa. The Catholic position on sex is abstinence outside of marriage. If they didn't listen to the Catholics on abstinence, why would they listen to Catholics if they were pushing condoms? There are plenty of valid criticisms against the Catholic church, this is not one of them.
If Islam is like American-style Christianity, its followers actively ignore the words of their own prophet so they can do whatever atrocious shit they wanted to do anyway.
For Christianity, that means hating gays, subjugating minorities, and living a selfish, materialistic life while judging others.
This is actually a pretty common misconception about Islam. You're correct in saying that Christians are hypocrites when they do any of those things, because it runs contrary to the teachings of Christ. You can't say the same about Muslims when they commit acts like this, because they are expressly commanded by Muhammed either in the Quran or the Hadith (honor killings, killing apostates, drawing images of the "prophet", etc.).
Black markets pop up when free markets aren't available. Legalizing drugs would do wonders for the economy. Not only do we spend a heap of money on the war on drugs: militarized police, overburdened legal system and oversaturated prisons, but then there's also the costs in terms of innocent bystanders who are injured or killed in this war. Over 70,000 people have been killed by drug cartels in Mexico alone. How do a lot of terrorists fund their activities? By selling heroin. If they were available for over-the-counter purchase at a reasonable price, like alcohol & tobacco are, it would make a whole world of problems disappear. That's not to say that there wouldn't be new problems in terms of addiction, but these problems would be minor in comparison to the ones we have now.
I don't understand the "atonement through Christ's death". How does the death of someone, especially if they know they are divine and will rise again, atone for the sins of someone else? Is it like if I pay for someone else's parking ticket?
Kind of, but not really. From Leviticus 17:11: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life." So God gave a way for people to atone for their sins through blood sacrifice, otherwise all would perish. However, it's not something he desired; the tribes of Israel were using it as a loophole instead of an actual act of contrition (See Isaiah 1:11-17).
That makes sense in terms of financial punishment, but it doens't make sense for person A to spend time in jail for a murder commited by person B.
Sins are sometimes referred to as debts. For instance, in some Bible translations, you'll see the Lord's Prayer as "forgive us our debts as we forgive others' debts" instead of "forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us." So when you commit a sin, you essentially have a debt that needs to be paid.
Why would God accept payment for that? Surely God knew that Jesus's death was not permanent?
Yes, of course he knew Jesus would be resurrected. That was always a part of the prophecy regarding the Christ. As to why he selected this method to allow all people to atone for their sin, I'm afraid I can't give a complete answer to that, but I'm not sure anyone can. God says in Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways...". From the best of my ability to understand, it has to do with his desire to show mercy to the world, but still uphold justice.
So it seems that you don't have any problem with treating some groups of people as second class citizens, you just want to change which groups those are.
That was a quote from the poster before my poster. I'm disagreeing with his position.
Okay, that makes much more sense. Sorry for the mistake. You know they have quote tags you can use which really helps to clear these things up, especially if the post you are quoting is below a reader's score threshold. It's just <quote>.
You want to treat people as second class citizens because you disagree with their world view.
I'm not really sure why you see this as a problem. Previously you wrote:
There's no reason to be religious in this modern world. People who are religious are idiots and should be treated like second class citizens.
So it seems that you don't have any problem with treating some groups of people as second class citizens, you just want to change which groups those are.
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We should really stop this "Android vs iOS" nonsense. I've never, ever heard someone choosing a phone based on it having iOS or Android.
I chose my iPhone because I have a Mac and it plays nicer with my software like iTunes & iPhoto, etc. So yeah, the OS of the phone was central to my purchase. If there was a cheaper clone that sold iOS based hardware, I might have bought one of those instead.
Didn't some cable TV company already disable the fast forward button during ads?
Comcast disables fast forward on some OnDemand content, but works for DVR recordings.
DVDs don't let you skip ads most of the time.
This is one that really irritates me. Usually if we rent a new release video, i don't mind watching the trailers to see what new stuff is coming out. However, for the movies I buy, I don't want to have to watch them at all if I don't feel like it. Taking away the skip/menu capabilities on privately owned discs is pretty messed up.
I'm surprised that the mute button still works.
Don't give them any ideas. although it would seem to be difficult to implement, since the TV & the media player are typically two different pieces of equipment.
I hear this all the time, but it doesn't seem to make sense to me. How exactly is space expanding, and what exactly is expanding into? For instance, a hot air balloon's surface expands by blowing air into it, and it expands into the surrounding atmosphere. But space itself is not a substance. It is not matter or energy, it's just the gaps between everything else. Likewise the area outside the expansion of matter in the universe should be space as well. Not trolling, just trying to gain a better understanding.
So you prefer a world with patent trolls? That seems to be what your nonsense argument is implying. The system you appear to be in favor of allows the use of the courts by bullies to intimidate anyone they don't like.
The fact that this happened, and with the right result, is a good thing as it confirms that the system is working.
No it isn't. This would be like a malware company going after Norton or Kaspersky because it hurt their distribution model, or if ammunition manufacturers sued bullet-proof vest manufacturers because it makes their product less effective. Yeah, the good guys win, but they ended up having to spend a lot of money to defend themselves unnecessarily.
The bad news is that they had to defend themselves in the first place.
In any case, how would you see him compared to Hillary?
With Bernie Sanders, there's no mistaking what you'll get. He tells you exactly what he thinks. I probably disagree with him on over half of his positions, but I admire the fact that he honestly says what he believes. If Hillary did that, there's no way she'd get elected. Or Barack Obama for that matter.
Oh, so it's that and not Matthew 5:18 where jeebus says the exact opposite? Silly theist doesn't know his own bronze age sheepherder mythology.
You mean
Matthew 5:18 "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. "
Jesus was talking about his death and resurrection. That wasn't even a challenge, try harder next time. Iron sharpens iron, and all that.
The list of what christians are 'supposed' to do but do not do is astonishing. If you take the whole book, then even the crazy ones are hellbound hypocrites. Show me a preacher who doesn't trim the hair on the side of his head for example (expressly fucking forbidden in Leviticus).
Sounds like the only thing you know about the Bible is what you've read on the atheist talking point sites. There's a pretty good reason that Christians don't follow the Levitical laws. See Acts 15 for more info, if you'd like to gain some insight into it.
Sure, but a pressure cooker? What is this, the 70s? Does anyone use them in 2015 for anything _except_ bomb construction and cooking meth?
My wife uses hers to can vegetables.
A judicial court in Italy has ordered the UberPop app to cease offering its services, as it constitutes "competition" again the taxi sector (taxi licenses in Italy are numbered, each can cost more than $ 100k to obtain)
FTFY. A government solution to a government created problem. Granting taxi companies an oligopoly (a monopoly for all intents and purposes), hurts consumers by limiting supply and artificially inflating prices. Get rid of the $100k numbered taxi licenses, and let the market set the price for getting rides. A glut of drivers would result in lower fares, which in turn would cause some drivers to drop out, allowing fares to rise to a reasonable level for both drivers & riders.
If there's concern for safe drivers, that can be handled with an additional test for drivers by their DMV. For instance, the State of Michigan allows drivers to take a chauffeur's test and get the license for an additional $35. This isn't a guarantee of safety, but neither is the $100k medallion system.
The only reason she has any power or credibility what so ever is because of Feminists.
FTFY.
We're already seeing the major liberal newspapers turn on her and this early in the game that is an indication that it is already over.
That's all a ruse. Once she's received the nomination, they will all be circling the wagons around her to shield her from any scrutiny.
The other side of the coin is "living document" where we change the meaning of the words to fit the current times.
I am much more in favor of using the tools given to us to change the Constitution vrs changing it's meaning based on current interpretation.
That's exactly the problem. Nobody wants to amend the Constitution, they want to "interpret" it, as if the meaning of it weren't clear enough as is. You mentioned Prohibition, which I think is one of the best examples. Nobody so far has been able to explain to me why we had to pass a constitutional amendment to outlaw alcohol, but the same thing is not necessary for any other drug. The entire war on drugs is an unconstitutional sham.
The Communists were less Evil...
Tens of millions of Chinese & Russians along with other eastern European & Asian countries might disagree. I wonder why communists always seem to get a free pass on the tyranny train?
So I don't understand why this seems to come as a surprise to a lot of people.
It goes against the dumb jock/wimpy nerd stereotypes most people have.
I glanced at the two links and didn't notice anything that says users will be forced to view them. I think it's more of a way of making the news articles display better in Facebook, which is a big problem in particular when viewing Facebook on an "iDevice". I'm sure that as with most things they will let you opt -out or hide material you're not interested in, so it will be a minor annoyance.
As would the AIDs patients in Africa who were scared away from condom use.
This is a nonsensical argument. If the Catholics had as much sway in this arena as you give them, there wouldn't be an AIDS crisis in Africa. The Catholic position on sex is abstinence outside of marriage. If they didn't listen to the Catholics on abstinence, why would they listen to Catholics if they were pushing condoms? There are plenty of valid criticisms against the Catholic church, this is not one of them.
If Islam is like American-style Christianity, its followers actively ignore the words of their own prophet so they can do whatever atrocious shit they wanted to do anyway.
For Christianity, that means hating gays, subjugating minorities, and living a selfish, materialistic life while judging others.
This is actually a pretty common misconception about Islam. You're correct in saying that Christians are hypocrites when they do any of those things, because it runs contrary to the teachings of Christ. You can't say the same about Muslims when they commit acts like this, because they are expressly commanded by Muhammed either in the Quran or the Hadith (honor killings, killing apostates, drawing images of the "prophet", etc.).
Black markets pop up when free markets aren't available. Legalizing drugs would do wonders for the economy. Not only do we spend a heap of money on the war on drugs: militarized police, overburdened legal system and oversaturated prisons, but then there's also the costs in terms of innocent bystanders who are injured or killed in this war. Over 70,000 people have been killed by drug cartels in Mexico alone. How do a lot of terrorists fund their activities? By selling heroin. If they were available for over-the-counter purchase at a reasonable price, like alcohol & tobacco are, it would make a whole world of problems disappear. That's not to say that there wouldn't be new problems in terms of addiction, but these problems would be minor in comparison to the ones we have now.
I don't understand the "atonement through Christ's death". How does the death of someone, especially if they know they are divine and will rise again, atone for the sins of someone else? Is it like if I pay for someone else's parking ticket?
Kind of, but not really. From Leviticus 17:11: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life." So God gave a way for people to atone for their sins through blood sacrifice, otherwise all would perish. However, it's not something he desired; the tribes of Israel were using it as a loophole instead of an actual act of contrition (See Isaiah 1:11-17).
That makes sense in terms of financial punishment, but it doens't make sense for person A to spend time in jail for a murder commited by person B.
Sins are sometimes referred to as debts. For instance, in some Bible translations, you'll see the Lord's Prayer as "forgive us our debts as we forgive others' debts" instead of "forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us." So when you commit a sin, you essentially have a debt that needs to be paid.
Why would God accept payment for that? Surely God knew that Jesus's death was not permanent?
Yes, of course he knew Jesus would be resurrected. That was always a part of the prophecy regarding the Christ. As to why he selected this method to allow all people to atone for their sin, I'm afraid I can't give a complete answer to that, but I'm not sure anyone can. God says in Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways...". From the best of my ability to understand, it has to do with his desire to show mercy to the world, but still uphold justice.
And now I noticed you used the quote tags in your reply to me. I really need to get more sleep, 4 hours a night ain't cutting it. :-/
So it seems that you don't have any problem with treating some groups of people as second class citizens, you just want to change which groups those are.
That was a quote from the poster before my poster. I'm disagreeing with his position.
Okay, that makes much more sense. Sorry for the mistake. You know they have quote tags you can use which really helps to clear these things up, especially if the post you are quoting is below a reader's score threshold. It's just <quote>.
God I miss the days of good cellphones. My Nokia N82 was epic in battery life. Back when Nokia made the absolute best cellphones in the solar system.
I highly doubt it. If you were serious, you'd still have one, since there are still *plenty* of old-style phones available. Would you really trade whatever you have now for one of these?
You want to treat people as second class citizens because you disagree with their world view.
I'm not really sure why you see this as a problem. Previously you wrote:
There's no reason to be religious in this modern world. People who are religious are idiots and should be treated like second class citizens.
So it seems that you don't have any problem with treating some groups of people as second class citizens, you just want to change which groups those are.