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  1. Re:Quantum is just another buzzword on A Working Quantum Computer in 3 Years? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I agree with your statement except for the "But now it's actual science and proven."
    We have got to remember that no matter how much we like to think that science can prove something it can't the heart of the scientific theory is to disprove things in other words to be scientific a claim must be falsifiable. Good theories remain just that, theories. Bad theories get falsified and thrown away. The quantum theories are good and so have endured thus far.

  2. x86 != PC on Desktop Linux on x86 - Adapt or Die · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Until Apple releases commercially OS X for running on standard PCs this is not even a factor. Since I seriously doubt that Apple is going to do that any time soon why are people still even going down tis path. There are to many issues with supporting clone PCs for Apple to even want to get into the game at the time being. It is all about user experience and a crashing system because of a driver conflict or something similar leads to a bad user experience.

  3. Re:Okay ... someone give me a good reason why I .. on Marketers Back "Cookies Are Good For You" Campaign · · Score: 1

    Flaimbait eh? more signs of idiots moderating

    Now this bost could be considered flaimbait if it were not for the cogency of my previous post being modded flaimbait.

  4. Re:Okay ... someone give me a good reason why I .. on Marketers Back "Cookies Are Good For You" Campaign · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nope,
    IMNSHO, any site that requires the use of flash, ECMAscript, Java (clientside) or anything else aside from straight *TML is broken and needs fixing.
    A site should be navigable by Lynx on its index page and abide by the previous statement everywhere else.

  5. Re:Bush administration on Shuttles Can't Finish Space Station · · Score: 5, Informative
    well according to this MSNBC article from a bit over 2 weeks ago
    "We have the money to do good things," said Administrator Michael Griffin, who has visited at least seven of NASA's centers since he was appointed in April. During a two-day visit at the home of human spaceflight, he spoke with astronauts, flight directors and other top administrators.

    Griffin said on Tuesday that the agency has received a steady flow of funding, which when adjusted for inflation is comparable to the funding the agency had when it first sent astronauts to the moon during the Apollo program of the 1960s and early 1970s.


    emphisis mine
  6. Re:Verifying the Theory on New Model Solves Grandfather Paradox · · Score: 1

    regarding "past forms"
    It never ceases to amaze me how wrong people can get things. I know of no modern evolutionist of reasonable standing (in the evolutionary scientific community) that even believes that tripe and yet I still hear it spouted.

  7. Short Summary on Comparing Linux and BSD, Diplomatically · · Score: 5, Informative

    To summarrize Linus :
    1)They are different don't try to compare them.
    2)I like Linux better because it agrees with me.
    3) Don't ask me what I wan't in Linux (kernal) from BSD (kernal) because I don't use BSD.

    Basically it was a whole bunch of nothing

  8. Re:sinner on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1

    If you mean that given a choice in the matter Christians should choose not to apply the death penalty I whole heartedly agree with you. On the other hand I recognise it as a right of the govt to use.

  9. Re:sinner on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1
  10. Re:Cohabitation on The Science of Star Wars · · Score: 1
    I never claimed to be able to spell properly :) but at least you read other posts. Though I will say in my defence it was a spell check that changed it and I didn't reread it well enough to catch it (just double checked my spell check and it was actually missing hominem).

    As for it being ad hominem (see i spelled it correctly this time... next time we will just have to see) that's a valid point, but is it fallacious to respond in such a manner? To show that the opposing argument is made from an emotionally charged viewpoint and allow the enthymeme to proceed is valid argumentatively IMU.

  11. Re:Cohabitation on The Science of Star Wars · · Score: 1

    Actually no you misread the GP post it was stated "Unless you're a rabid creationist, the answer must be yes" so a "rabid creationist" would say they were different species .. which I argues the contrary ( as opposed to the contra positive). As for bigotry the term rabid was used and that is a very loaded and bigoted term hence my response. Has the GP said ardent, die-hard, complete or one of very many other terms it would have been a different situation but rabid (anything) are sick and infected with a disease and rabid animals are put down (killed).

  12. Re:Cohabitation on The Science of Star Wars · · Score: 1

    First "his begs the question whether all the "humans" in the SW universe are the same species. Unless you're a rabid creationist, the answer must be yes, " isn't begging the question. Begging the Question is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true.

    However it is not a fallacy to see you are a severe bigot with your statement needing the interjection of "rabid creationist". The most ardent of creationists would argue that all species were created and so humans (or lima beans for that matter) would be the same no matter where you went.

    so I have to give your post -10 out of 10 for soundness -several million for style

  13. Re:sinner on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1

    1)The adversary (ha satan) offers many things he cannot provide, 2) Rev 13 is talking nothing about Govt anything besides wich, do you really want to argue eschatology with me? Because I can do that quite well, since being a conservative realized (bealeian) eschotologist (aka amillinial conservative) in a dispensational seminary I have plenty of practice :)

    Satan is bound from decieving the nations, Christ's Kingdom is now ( heck even the progressive dispy's give me that one eg Bock and Blaising).

    In regards to your last question well its obvious isn't it? Christianity has a history of martyrdom. When the Govt requests something we cannot do we then face the consequences and know that just like our fore-runners in the faith we will either be provided with teh grace to endure for teh time or know our real hope is in the resurection and go to our death.

    If you really want to talk about it there are some cogent forums and I wouldn;t mind continuing, I just don;t think /. is the place. Up to you though

  14. Re:Not new.. on Disposable Camcorder · · Score: 1, Funny
    Sorry I couldn't resist this one:
    In short, when the device starts to perform *below* its expected level.
    Oh you mean when you install windows on it?
  15. Re:sinner on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1
    Context context context ... that sermon was in the people not to the govt. in addition to mu comments here I also ask you to make note of john 19:10-11
    10) So Pilate said to Him, "You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?"
    11)Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin."


    and Acts 25:6-12
    6After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.
    7After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove,
    8while Paul said in his own defense, " I have committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
    9But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me on these charges?"
    10But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.
    11"If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar."
    12Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, "You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go."


    it should be noted that in the case of Paul the Caesar he was appealing to was nero ... lest anyone say there was a good roman caesar at the time.
  16. Re:sinner on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1
    Romans 13:1-5 says otherwise and while I am sure you are a fine person when the Bible explicitly states something in contradiction to your belief, please don't mind me when I take in as more authoritative thatn you on any given subject.

    New American Standard Bible (NASB): Romans 13:1-5

    1) Every (A)person is to be in (B)subjection to the governing authorities For (C)there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.
    2) Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
    3) For (D)rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
    4)for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an (E)avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.
    5) Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also (F)for conscience' sake.

    Cross references:
    A Romans 13:1 -> Acts 2:41
    B Romans 13:1 -> Titus 3:1; 1 Pet 2:13
    C Romans 13:1 -> Dan 2:21; 4:17; John 19:11
    D Romans 13:3 -> 1 Pet 2:14
    E Romans 13:4 -> 1 Thess 4:6
    F Romans 13:5 -> Eccl 8; 1 Pet 2:13, 19
  17. Re:sinner on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1

    Gotta argue with the death penalty, there is a significant difference in scripture between the rights and responsibilities of the govt (which G-d put in place) vs. the individual. The death penalty is part of this.

  18. Re:However on Secret Codes Protect Ancient Torahs · · Score: 1

    Be very careful how you phrase things, as theology can vary widely just on nuances. The goyim were grafted into the tree of Messiah the "church" did not replace the remant of believing Jews. As ofr an explicit eschatological reference for ethnic Israel I think you would be hard pressed to find one. I spent 25 pages this last semester arguing that very pount.

  19. Re:Have a taste... on Apple Switching to Intel · · Score: 1

    Keep passing the plate ...

    So do you figure when this completely bombs and goes down in flames they will completely open OS X?

    Man I wish I was at the WWDC then at least I know that Steve's RDF would help me pull through.

    I guess I better start liking the tatse of crow

  20. Re:Enforcing their purpose would be ideal... on New TLDs - Is There Any Real Benefit? · · Score: 1

    I agree and name sitting should be prohibited, if you aren't actively using a domaion name then it should go back in the pool.

  21. Re:Torque on Electric Cars as Fast as Ferraris · · Score: 1

    Of course you were starting it with an electric motor (your starter)

  22. Re:Amen. on SMU Lecturer Takes Heat For Blog · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I can say that anti depressents and other psychiatric meds work for me. I take 2 drugs for issues that I have and both are mapped physically (one a problem with my addreanal gland and regulation of them , the other a problem with the reticular activating system) I have had these conditions for 27 years and for 22 years I went through counseling, trying to just deal with it, and drug cocktails galore. Finally, I found a doctor who diagnosed me properly and changed my meds. One of the drugs is fast acting as in within 10 minutes there is an immediate change the other acts within an hour with its peak in 4 hours. One condistion is known as akankastic disorder the other what you would commonly know as severe ADD. So here I am one person answering your post and saying drugs do have an effect and can change people's personality effectively immediately. I will note that most older drugs do take a week or two to build up to sufficient levels. Also note that I have taken a lot of different medications over the years (currently my meds cost about 600 dollars a month) and even though many of them are supposed to affect the same chemicals since everyone's chemistry is different they may or may not have an effect on any particular individual.

  23. Re:Amen. on SMU Lecturer Takes Heat For Blog · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I am glad you are so knowledgeable in biochemistry and specifically the brain's neuro transmitters. I wish you could have told that to my great grandfather so my grandfather, father and I wouldn't have had top suffer from his obviously not congenital illness.

    The fact is while many meds are over prescribed in the form of designer cocktails there are many people who would not be functional without proper medication.

  24. Why Smart People Defend Bad Ideas on Why Smart People Defend Bad Ideas · · Score: 1

    TFA: From what we know of evolution ...

    I think this is hillareous, and also quite sad ...

  25. Because this is technology we want! on Trans-Atlantic ID Card System · · Score: 1

    from TFAThere were also verification problems with 30 per cent of those whose fingerprint was taken during an enrolment trial of 10,000 volunteers.

    30%! sheesh