Frankly, I'd rather not have to wait 15 minutes.
Moreover, I haven't yet been shown an argument that explains why it hurts me for other people to know my spending habits. If you're not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't be concerned with people watching you.
You know what, if you're embarassed about something you're dong, then you shouldn't be doing it.
One of the simplest codes of moral ethics in the world is this: if you wouldn't be proud to have it printed on a t-shirt and worn by your mother (i.e. "my son masturbates to chinese fetish films") then you shouldn't be doing it. If you cant be proud of your actions, then YOU already know that you're doing something wrong.
Grow up, and admit that everyone deserves to be held morally responsible for everything they do.
As for the specific comment of gay porn being used to lambast family values, that reflects a current failure in most of the world to acknowledge homosexuality and bisexuality as natural: the fact is though, it is as much part of your personality (and thus appropriate to discuss for elections, hirings, etc.) as your skin color, religion, and personal interests.
There are documented cases of old women and young girls (prepubescent) blowing themselves up as terrorist bombers in the name of the Palestinians (both PLA and PLO) in Israel. As such, its not to far a stretch that they could bomb or hijack a plane.
Why on earth should one government change its money so people not even PART of that country can use it better? If the US citizenship has no problem with the money, what do we care if others do? Besides, how _ignorant_ do you need to be in order to not read simple numerals? If you cant read english well enough to identify the numbers 1,5,10,20,50 and 100, then you shouldn't be handling our money.
I cannot believe you misunderstood your own quote:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
If you properly parse the sentence, it is read as the following: "A well regulated militia [which is necessary to the security of a freestate and includes the rights of its people to keep and bear arms] shall not be infringed." In other words, all it says is that the government wont prevent a militia from being able to form, and along with that it wont prevent that militia from arming itself. More importantly, this sort of amendment is rendered meaningless when any and all militias represent a threat to the soveriegnity of the government since the government has a full army that serves as the militia.
You know what, why does a traitor (or any non-US citizen of the US) deserve US rights? If he was arrested for a parallel crime (i.e. being a traitor to the Al Queda) by his compatriots, they wouldn't give him a trial; he didn't offer a trial to the supposed infidels he was trying to kill. I'm sick of people who assault our way of life then proceeding to demand all the rights and priviledges that are provided for and are integral to that very way of life. He needed to make a decision: live as a law-abiding citizen of the US, or abandon us and in doing so abandon our protection. He made his choice, and now he gets to deal with it.
Its nothing like it.
Time Cop: Cops have time-travel tech, and go back in time to prevent bad-guys from using time-travel tech to change history.
Minority Report: Cops have psychics who predict the future, and use that info to prevent bad guys from being bad guys.
Sounds like you _want_ to be a terrorist threat. I cant imagine why you would (a) need 100mb of test films, photos and written reports to make an animated project...I have to feel most of that is redundant. Regardless though, thats not what would make them concerned. What would make them concerned was if those 100mb included explanations of how to construct a bomb; where to get materials, etc. Frankly, you should also realize that its a federal offense, even in jest, to threaten the president of the united states. I feel the man is, at best, an unintelligent politician, but I'd still personally slam you to the ground to protect his life: he's our leader, elected and chosen, and we have to accept that this title comes with respect and protection. Besides, Slashdot then is only protecting itself legally by removing your illegal threats, otherwise they could be held responsible.
Actually, the _real_ simple point of the second amendment was this: when formed, the US government lacked a standing military. Instead, there was a set of local militias, employed by the government. Recall that the second amendment, despite the idiotic misinterpretation of the majority of US citizens, only guarentees arms to members of an ORGANIZED MILITIA.
Moreover, realize that the term "red tape" originated in the requests of those soldiers for their money: they had to camp out on the lawn of the capitol, waiting to fill out paperwork bound _in red tape_.
I have a feeling if Padilla is "sitting" anywhere, its in the lap of a large fellow named Bubba.
Realistically, I severely doubt he has online priviledges in the cement corner of hell our government is holding him (and rightfully so). He's not only a terrorist, but a traitor.
You're a little mistaken, as there are _several_ schools of thought:
1) Destiny. Herein, the universe unfolds in a deterministic way that is entirely based on the original configuration of the universe including it's laws. In this universe, free will is illusory: the world can only exist in a single way.
2) Chaos. Herein, chance plays a function [to varying degrees] in every event, from the subatomic to the universal. In this universe, free will may be free (though its easy to debate).
Now, Chaos has subclasses:
2a) Many-Worlds. This is based off the quantum mechanical theory that there are countless parallel universes, branching from each other at every event as a junction. In this multiverse, there are countless universes that represent every possible configuration of the universe. In such a universe, it is possible that the PreCogs sense the state the future will take in the current universe, then the PreCrime agents prevent that future, pushing the universe into a parallel path. In other words, both futures exist, but PreCrime enables the police to choose a more desireable option.
2b) SingleWorld. This is a varation on the above: there is a single universe, but it has a predictable future state given all the current information. However, PreCogs sense that future state, and provide PreCrime with enough information to alter the configuration and result in a different future. In this world, PreCogs are not "seeing the future," but instead making incredibly accurate predictions based on the current configuration.
There are more, but I'm just making the point that its more complex than you're suggesting...
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Frankly, I'd rather not have to wait 15 minutes. Moreover, I haven't yet been shown an argument that explains why it hurts me for other people to know my spending habits. If you're not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't be concerned with people watching you.
You know what, if you're embarassed about something you're dong, then you shouldn't be doing it. One of the simplest codes of moral ethics in the world is this: if you wouldn't be proud to have it printed on a t-shirt and worn by your mother (i.e. "my son masturbates to chinese fetish films") then you shouldn't be doing it. If you cant be proud of your actions, then YOU already know that you're doing something wrong. Grow up, and admit that everyone deserves to be held morally responsible for everything they do. As for the specific comment of gay porn being used to lambast family values, that reflects a current failure in most of the world to acknowledge homosexuality and bisexuality as natural: the fact is though, it is as much part of your personality (and thus appropriate to discuss for elections, hirings, etc.) as your skin color, religion, and personal interests.
There are documented cases of old women and young girls (prepubescent) blowing themselves up as terrorist bombers in the name of the Palestinians (both PLA and PLO) in Israel. As such, its not to far a stretch that they could bomb or hijack a plane.
Actually, the quote is: "Look at all that pink and purple." "Our money sure is gay."
Why on earth should one government change its money so people not even PART of that country can use it better? If the US citizenship has no problem with the money, what do we care if others do? Besides, how _ignorant_ do you need to be in order to not read simple numerals? If you cant read english well enough to identify the numbers 1,5,10,20,50 and 100, then you shouldn't be handling our money.
I cannot believe you misunderstood your own quote: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" If you properly parse the sentence, it is read as the following: "A well regulated militia [which is necessary to the security of a freestate and includes the rights of its people to keep and bear arms] shall not be infringed." In other words, all it says is that the government wont prevent a militia from being able to form, and along with that it wont prevent that militia from arming itself. More importantly, this sort of amendment is rendered meaningless when any and all militias represent a threat to the soveriegnity of the government since the government has a full army that serves as the militia.
You know what, why does a traitor (or any non-US citizen of the US) deserve US rights? If he was arrested for a parallel crime (i.e. being a traitor to the Al Queda) by his compatriots, they wouldn't give him a trial; he didn't offer a trial to the supposed infidels he was trying to kill. I'm sick of people who assault our way of life then proceeding to demand all the rights and priviledges that are provided for and are integral to that very way of life. He needed to make a decision: live as a law-abiding citizen of the US, or abandon us and in doing so abandon our protection. He made his choice, and now he gets to deal with it.
Its nothing like it. Time Cop: Cops have time-travel tech, and go back in time to prevent bad-guys from using time-travel tech to change history. Minority Report: Cops have psychics who predict the future, and use that info to prevent bad guys from being bad guys.
Sounds like you _want_ to be a terrorist threat. I cant imagine why you would (a) need 100mb of test films, photos and written reports to make an animated project...I have to feel most of that is redundant. Regardless though, thats not what would make them concerned. What would make them concerned was if those 100mb included explanations of how to construct a bomb; where to get materials, etc. Frankly, you should also realize that its a federal offense, even in jest, to threaten the president of the united states. I feel the man is, at best, an unintelligent politician, but I'd still personally slam you to the ground to protect his life: he's our leader, elected and chosen, and we have to accept that this title comes with respect and protection. Besides, Slashdot then is only protecting itself legally by removing your illegal threats, otherwise they could be held responsible.
Actually, the _real_ simple point of the second amendment was this: when formed, the US government lacked a standing military. Instead, there was a set of local militias, employed by the government. Recall that the second amendment, despite the idiotic misinterpretation of the majority of US citizens, only guarentees arms to members of an ORGANIZED MILITIA. Moreover, realize that the term "red tape" originated in the requests of those soldiers for their money: they had to camp out on the lawn of the capitol, waiting to fill out paperwork bound _in red tape_.
I have a feeling if Padilla is "sitting" anywhere, its in the lap of a large fellow named Bubba. Realistically, I severely doubt he has online priviledges in the cement corner of hell our government is holding him (and rightfully so). He's not only a terrorist, but a traitor.
You're a little mistaken, as there are _several_ schools of thought: 1) Destiny. Herein, the universe unfolds in a deterministic way that is entirely based on the original configuration of the universe including it's laws. In this universe, free will is illusory: the world can only exist in a single way. 2) Chaos. Herein, chance plays a function [to varying degrees] in every event, from the subatomic to the universal. In this universe, free will may be free (though its easy to debate). Now, Chaos has subclasses: 2a) Many-Worlds. This is based off the quantum mechanical theory that there are countless parallel universes, branching from each other at every event as a junction. In this multiverse, there are countless universes that represent every possible configuration of the universe. In such a universe, it is possible that the PreCogs sense the state the future will take in the current universe, then the PreCrime agents prevent that future, pushing the universe into a parallel path. In other words, both futures exist, but PreCrime enables the police to choose a more desireable option. 2b) SingleWorld. This is a varation on the above: there is a single universe, but it has a predictable future state given all the current information. However, PreCogs sense that future state, and provide PreCrime with enough information to alter the configuration and result in a different future. In this world, PreCogs are not "seeing the future," but instead making incredibly accurate predictions based on the current configuration. There are more, but I'm just making the point that its more complex than you're suggesting...