I don't think the idea is that it's cool to drive really fast. That's just what most people do (at least on certain highways).
When you're talking about a six-lane freeway with lots of visibility, I'd say it's arguably quite safe to drive at these speeds so long as there is plenty of room between you and the next car. I agree that life shouldn't have to be race. But, perhaps some people just like to drive at ninety. So long as they're safe and generally courteous in the way they drive (and willing to accept a speeding ticket if it comes their way), I personally don't have a problem with this.
Well, I can tell you that's well below the unofficial Northern California speed limit. Here, everyone drives as fast as they feel like (usually around 90 mph) and the cops pull people over at random. It works out pretty well. Most people can rest assured they won't get a ticket for a number of years, and you get places quicker. Though, I do have a problem with all these damn Hummer H2s going ninety-plus, but, let's face it, a few Deep Impacts every now and then are the price we have to pay for progress.
So all the people that prefer the solid feeling and good pictures of textbooks will have to deal with adapting to on-screen presentations.
This seems like a really bad idea. Why not give students the option of using either electronic or paper-based media. That way students can use what they feel is best-suited to their learning-style/needs.
That's part of what I was getting at. But also, a lot of the familial problems that can lead to criminal behavior or some of the problems people experience as children should be addressed more often. The fact of the matter is that, in many cases, the criminal at one point had the potential to choose to be productive and brilliant in a way other than conducting crime. If there were more resources for troubled children and troubled families, we'd have more productive people who are brilliant at what they do and less criminals filling up the jails. In any event, that's my perspective.
Being a retard and letting something loose beyond your control
We can't overlook the impact of these dumb kids
Actually, I'd say the information available points towards the particular kid in question being something of a genius with some apparent familial/personal problems. Perhaps we should focus on this aspect of things as well.
No. Living as a "Christian" varies drastically depending upon which sect you adhere to. BTW, some sects don't believe he was the son of God. There are also some sects that pretty much think you can believe whatever you want to so long as you think Jesus was cool.
Living as a Jedi depends pretty much on what you individually believe living as a Jedi is. Naturally, this is also true for Christianity. There would be many who disagree with this sentiment, but it's the only non-exclusive criteria possible given the marked differences in beliefs inherent in the spectrum of religious devotion.
Lutherans most certainly DO NOT believe in a literal transformation
From Wikipedia:
"Lutherans subscribe to the doctrine of the Eucharistic Real Presence, believing that the bread and wine truly are the body and blood of Jesus Christ."
and
"Pious Silence - the bread and wine become the real Body and Blood of Christ in a way that is beyond human comprehension; the specific mechanisms and details of this are not possible to understand nor to explain; this view is held by the Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches."
What it says to me is that there's plenty of room for PCs to continue to drive innovation in the world of gaming
Errmm... Ok, let me see, Doom 3 and Half-life 2. Great games, certainly innovative in many ways, old hat in other ways, but that's about all I can think of in terms of big games that came out for PC within the past year, and both of those are either out for consoles or will be coming to a console in the near future. I'm sure some other people can think up a few other recent examples of exemplary PC games, but the fact of the matter is that console gaming is driving the gaming market these days. I remember how it used to be different, but when I browse the PC Gaming aisle these days, it's pretty slim pickings.
Now, if you're talking about innovation in terms of making pretty graphics, then I agree with you 100%.
Well, if you want to get technical, the Christians have had two millenia in this planetary system, whereas the so-called 'Jedi faith' has only had since 1977. Now, its propagation in other planetary systems is purely speculative. If you'd care to speculate, then be my guest.
Living as a 'Christian' is just as ambiguous as living as a 'Jedi.' I should think both are equally attainable in that one can simply state that one is an adherent of such-and-such a belief system and that's good enough for most people.
Living as a Jedi is probably even easier than living as a Christian, since there is no form of written text upon which to base any sort of dogma. Your suggestion that one must be able to create a lightsaber in order to be considered a "true" Jedi seems somewhat fundamentalist to me, and I don't think the 'mainstream' adherents to the Jedi faith would consider it necessary (then again, that is speculation on my part, but it seems likely).
I thought it might be prudent to consider that there are more people who have successfully lived their lives as christians than who can ever live their lives as jedi.
Well, you may want to consider that the Christians have a head-start of two millenia.
Ah, is that what he meant. I'd thought he meant Jungling, indicating that all of the children were advocates of utilizing their collective unconscious by way of the force. Oh well...
I guess now you're going to tell me there are no Freudlings either?
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A good portion of miners in Britain were minors until various laws were passed to prevent the hiring of children for such work.
Though, there are still plenty of countries that don't have such laws and still employ children in these dangerous professions.
I don't think the idea is that it's cool to drive really fast. That's just what most people do (at least on certain highways).
When you're talking about a six-lane freeway with lots of visibility, I'd say it's arguably quite safe to drive at these speeds so long as there is plenty of room between you and the next car. I agree that life shouldn't have to be race. But, perhaps some people just like to drive at ninety. So long as they're safe and generally courteous in the way they drive (and willing to accept a speeding ticket if it comes their way), I personally don't have a problem with this.
That was in the World Solar Challenge down in Australia.
Well, I can tell you that's well below the unofficial Northern California speed limit. Here, everyone drives as fast as they feel like (usually around 90 mph) and the cops pull people over at random. It works out pretty well. Most people can rest assured they won't get a ticket for a number of years, and you get places quicker. Though, I do have a problem with all these damn Hummer H2s going ninety-plus, but, let's face it, a few Deep Impacts every now and then are the price we have to pay for progress.
So all the people that prefer the solid feeling and good pictures of textbooks will have to deal with adapting to on-screen presentations.
This seems like a really bad idea. Why not give students the option of using either electronic or paper-based media. That way students can use what they feel is best-suited to their learning-style/needs.
Although Mansquito was awesome in its sheer stupity.
No, Mansquito was awesome due to the offalistic explosion of awfulness that inhabited the plot and burst out at random intervals.
Well, most people presumeably involve digital technology in turning the pages. Unless, of course, they turn the pages with their face.
Well, my e-mail server lights on fire, falls over and then sinks into the swamp!
I had the same problem up until about six months ago. Then I got a girlfriend. And I realized what true anguish really is.
Next (non-trolling, rational) question?
Sure, how about this one (and I'm 100% serious this time):
Do you have a sense of humor?
That's part of what I was getting at. But also, a lot of the familial problems that can lead to criminal behavior or some of the problems people experience as children should be addressed more often. The fact of the matter is that, in many cases, the criminal at one point had the potential to choose to be productive and brilliant in a way other than conducting crime. If there were more resources for troubled children and troubled families, we'd have more productive people who are brilliant at what they do and less criminals filling up the jails. In any event, that's my perspective.
Being a retard and letting something loose beyond your control
We can't overlook the impact of these dumb kids
Actually, I'd say the information available points towards the particular kid in question being something of a genius with some apparent familial/personal problems. Perhaps we should focus on this aspect of things as well.
What about when they own nuclear missiles?
Yay for the obscure CB references!
Of course that's possible. However, I have yet to find other online sources on the subject matter besides seriously flakey-looking ones.
No. Living as a "Christian" varies drastically depending upon which sect you adhere to. BTW, some sects don't believe he was the son of God. There are also some sects that pretty much think you can believe whatever you want to so long as you think Jesus was cool.
Living as a Jedi depends pretty much on what you individually believe living as a Jedi is. Naturally, this is also true for Christianity. There would be many who disagree with this sentiment, but it's the only non-exclusive criteria possible given the marked differences in beliefs inherent in the spectrum of religious devotion.
Lutherans most certainly DO NOT believe in a literal transformation
From Wikipedia:
"Lutherans subscribe to the doctrine of the Eucharistic Real Presence, believing that the bread and wine truly are the body and blood of Jesus Christ."
and
"Pious Silence - the bread and wine become the real Body and Blood of Christ in a way that is beyond human comprehension; the specific mechanisms and details of this are not possible to understand nor to explain; this view is held by the Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Churches."
What it says to me is that there's plenty of room for PCs to continue to drive innovation in the world of gaming
Errmm... Ok, let me see, Doom 3 and Half-life 2. Great games, certainly innovative in many ways, old hat in other ways, but that's about all I can think of in terms of big games that came out for PC within the past year, and both of those are either out for consoles or will be coming to a console in the near future. I'm sure some other people can think up a few other recent examples of exemplary PC games, but the fact of the matter is that console gaming is driving the gaming market these days. I remember how it used to be different, but when I browse the PC Gaming aisle these days, it's pretty slim pickings.
Now, if you're talking about innovation in terms of making pretty graphics, then I agree with you 100%.
Well, if you want to get technical, the Christians have had two millenia in this planetary system, whereas the so-called 'Jedi faith' has only had since 1977. Now, its propagation in other planetary systems is purely speculative. If you'd care to speculate, then be my guest.
Living as a 'Christian' is just as ambiguous as living as a 'Jedi.' I should think both are equally attainable in that one can simply state that one is an adherent of such-and-such a belief system and that's good enough for most people.
Living as a Jedi is probably even easier than living as a Christian, since there is no form of written text upon which to base any sort of dogma. Your suggestion that one must be able to create a lightsaber in order to be considered a "true" Jedi seems somewhat fundamentalist to me, and I don't think the 'mainstream' adherents to the Jedi faith would consider it necessary (then again, that is speculation on my part, but it seems likely).
Well, the Lutherans, among others, believe in a literal transformation.
On the other hand most Jedi think they are Luke Skywalker.
This is simply inaccurate. Most Jedi think they are Mark Hamill. And, in many cases, they are.
I thought it might be prudent to consider that there are more people who have successfully lived their lives as christians than who can ever live their lives as jedi.
Well, you may want to consider that the Christians have a head-start of two millenia.
I think you mean "Youngling"
Ah, is that what he meant. I'd thought he meant Jungling, indicating that all of the children were advocates of utilizing their collective unconscious by way of the force. Oh well...
I guess now you're going to tell me there are no Freudlings either?
Naaah...they'll just chop off their kids' hands.
Vader was a Sith at that point, not a Jedi.