...and a growing cult. Not saying the creches are being stolen by the Atheists, probably "just kids." But these days, those Atheists DO get their noses out of joint when confronted with public displays that run counter to their own belief systems.
Not all Atheists are vandalizing extremists, of course. Most of them have moderate beliefs, contribute productively to society, and love America just like you or I.
"Sick" days? That's, like, you're sick, you do no work, you're unproductive, but you still get paid?
Nice gig.
It's always a kick to see how cube-dwellers squeal when one of their work "rights" is threatened; the same cube-dwellers who want to preach to artists, writers and musicians about how they should be earning their keep in "the digital age" and when/when not to expect payment for what kind of work.
perhaps you should try to fix them as any expert in any field should be doing
Experts who are members of the Wikipedia Fraternity, perhaps. Of which there are decidedly few, unless their expertise is in Nerd Culture Politics. Legitimate experts, no matter how well-intentioned, inevitably have better things to do than fight the in-grained biases and deletionism.
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Not to mention "The Incredibles."
I mean, how long do you think some do-gooder who's Doing of The Good involved the typical comic book level of property damage would stay out of court (and bankruptcy) in Real Life?
"Lookit, I don't care if he did just stop an invasion from a Hell Dimension, SOMEBODY'S PAYING FOR THAT GODDAM WINDOW!!"
I hadn't noticed that. How did I miss all the New Year TV specials, the radio stations playing New Year music 24/7, the throngs of New Year shoppers, etc?
Not any more, of course. When I was growing up, there were all these New Year celebrations. I remember the booze, the pointy hats, the grand public displays featuring dioramas of Father Time and Baby New Year. Good times...
Then, some time during the 2020's I think, the protests began. The Chinese were first, of course, complaining that January 1 wasn't their new year, bitching about how offended they were whenever anybody wished them a "Happy New Year!" in the beginning of January. "America is a diverse country," they would say, "and we should respect and honor ALL new year's celebrations equally. And besides, we built your fuckin' railroads, it's the least you could do, right?" The ACLU got involved when the Pagans starting acting up, noting that "The New Year begins November 1. In fact, you wouldn't even have ANY new year if it wasn't for our sun god! Goddam Christians just co-opted our New Year like they did everything else of ours!" The floodgates were opened then. Muslims, Hindus, 7th Day Adventists -- who even *knew* their were enough census-registered Klingons to get tlhIngan Qummem declared a National Bank Holiday every tenth month?
Yeah, "Happy New Year," those were the days. Egg nog and Guy Lombardo, and the ball dropping in Time Square. Back when you could drop balls in Times Square, without the cubes and rhomboids challenging it in the courts...
If "unremarkable bits of plastic" make the children happy, what's the problem with getting them unremarkable bits of plastic and making them happy?
Not everything is about you, hipster. Try being the "fun uncle" instead of the "odd uncle who's always trying to make them into something they're not."
See, I'm not sure that posting narrow-minded, borderline-violent comments on a popular tech message board like Slashdot and providing a link to your employer's homepage is regarded as one of the "Marketing Best Practices" at Harvard Business School.
I mean, come on. It was everything I could do to keep the Star-Spangled Banner from playing spontaneously through my speakers when I read that summary. I appreciate that he is an advocate for Freedom with a capital "F" and all that good stuff, but Christ Almighty, Lessig, learn to pick your spots. It's a movie review!
D00d, if you have either technical or philosophical difficulties making or re-vamping websites to be standards compliant, please contact me via Cmdr Taco. I've got at least a dozen coders and designers with big hearts, open minds, and insane skills who are currently under-employed and would jump at the opportunity for the work.
>>do Catholics believe is it literally the body and blood of Christ?
Yes.
>>Does that mean they think if put to scientific tests the results would yield anything other than bread and wine?
No. Obviously. What's science got to do with faith? If a Catholic *needs* the former, he doesn't have the latter.
To mock Catholicism as believing in zombies and cannibalism is funny, perhaps, albeit at the snarky-guy-at-the-high-school-cafeteria-table level, but it's no more than word play. It's meant to make the Catholic feel weird and uneasy; the Monty-Python-reciter's equivalent of a medieval numerologist showing someone how the letters in their name add up to 666.
Catholics do believe they consume the Body and Blood of Christ; no, they are not, nor do they believe they are, cannibals. But, gosh durn it if that ain't a real knee-slapper. H'yuk Yuk.
The original dickheads to promote the notion that Christians were cannibals were the Roman pagan propagandists who were trying to stir up public dissent against the new religion and its practitioners. History has recorded how well that worked out for them. I'm confident that the Church, having outlasted the Roman Empire, will survive the juvenile puns of some Internet Tough Guys.
Um, the Vatican hasn't supported Creationism for as long as I've been alive. That's not meant to be a priest in that comic (unless the artist is as ignorant of modern religious beliefs as you are).
I realize that it's trendy to be anti-religion and all, but please... if you're going to jump on the bandwagon try to understand the teensiest background and minimum number of tenets of what it is you are trying to mock, lest you make all the hard-working, educated, clever and industrious atheists look bad.
Call me or e-mail me. I've got e-mail on my cell phone, it makes a plinky sound, I answer it promptly, and it ultimately ends up on my computer where all the real work is done and tracked. If it's urgent, or you have a question requiring nuanced answers, call me. If you're contemplating texting me that you're going to be late or some other little small annoying news, grow a pair quickly and call me instead. I'd rather a phonecall from an adult than a dodgey text from a weasel.
Maybe I'm missing something, but for anyone with a smartphone, texting seems the third wheel on a bicycle.
If you're thinking that your girlfriend is even remotely the kind of woman that would break up with you via a phonecall, then you've got way bigger issues to contemplate than the intricacies of common carrier law.
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Sun should not be charging for their software.
They can make their money on performances and T-Shirts.
"Humorless"
I left out that most Atheist Fundamentalists are humorless and take themselves and their religion ver-r-r-r-ry seriously.
...and a growing cult. Not saying the creches are being stolen by the Atheists, probably "just kids." But these days, those Atheists DO get their noses out of joint when confronted with public displays that run counter to their own belief systems.
Not all Atheists are vandalizing extremists, of course. Most of them have moderate beliefs, contribute productively to society, and love America just like you or I.
"Sick" days? That's, like, you're sick, you do no work, you're unproductive, but you still get paid?
Nice gig.
It's always a kick to see how cube-dwellers squeal when one of their work "rights" is threatened; the same cube-dwellers who want to preach to artists, writers and musicians about how they should be earning their keep in "the digital age" and when/when not to expect payment for what kind of work.
perhaps you should try to fix them as any expert in any field should be doing
Experts who are members of the Wikipedia Fraternity, perhaps. Of which there are decidedly few, unless their expertise is in Nerd Culture Politics. Legitimate experts, no matter how well-intentioned, inevitably have better things to do than fight the in-grained biases and deletionism.
Not to mention "The Incredibles."
I mean, how long do you think some do-gooder who's Doing of The Good involved the typical comic book level of property damage would stay out of court (and bankruptcy) in Real Life?
"Lookit, I don't care if he did just stop an invasion from a Hell Dimension, SOMEBODY'S PAYING FOR THAT GODDAM WINDOW!!"
I hadn't noticed that. How did I miss all the New Year TV specials, the radio stations playing New Year music 24/7, the throngs of New Year shoppers, etc?
Not any more, of course. When I was growing up, there were all these New Year celebrations. I remember the booze, the pointy hats, the grand public displays featuring dioramas of Father Time and Baby New Year. Good times...
Then, some time during the 2020's I think, the protests began. The Chinese were first, of course, complaining that January 1 wasn't their new year, bitching about how offended they were whenever anybody wished them a "Happy New Year!" in the beginning of January. "America is a diverse country," they would say, "and we should respect and honor ALL new year's celebrations equally. And besides, we built your fuckin' railroads, it's the least you could do, right?" The ACLU got involved when the Pagans starting acting up, noting that "The New Year begins November 1. In fact, you wouldn't even have ANY new year if it wasn't for our sun god! Goddam Christians just co-opted our New Year like they did everything else of ours!" The floodgates were opened then. Muslims, Hindus, 7th Day Adventists -- who even *knew* their were enough census-registered Klingons to get tlhIngan Qummem declared a National Bank Holiday every tenth month?
Yeah, "Happy New Year," those were the days. Egg nog and Guy Lombardo, and the ball dropping in Time Square. Back when you could drop balls in Times Square, without the cubes and rhomboids challenging it in the courts...
Answer is same to both questions.
If "unremarkable bits of plastic" make the children happy, what's the problem with getting them unremarkable bits of plastic and making them happy?
Not everything is about you, hipster. Try being the "fun uncle" instead of the "odd uncle who's always trying to make them into something they're not."
Dude, I appreciate that you may want the pageviews, but consider linking to the source next time. It's how it's done in the Big Leagues.
Really? And it ships for android tomorrow? Fascinating. Almost a coincidence.
I hope he wasn't too anonymous, and that Slashdot is able to cash the check he sent along with his submission...
Or just you?
See, I'm not sure that posting narrow-minded, borderline-violent comments on a popular tech message board like Slashdot and providing a link to your employer's homepage is regarded as one of the "Marketing Best Practices" at Harvard Business School.
I could be wrong, though...
(Clark County Registrar of Voters Larry) Lomax said voters need to have faith in the system.
Pure gold!
I mean, come on. It was everything I could do to keep the Star-Spangled Banner from playing spontaneously through my speakers when I read that summary. I appreciate that he is an advocate for Freedom with a capital "F" and all that good stuff, but Christ Almighty, Lessig, learn to pick your spots. It's a movie review!
D00d, if you have either technical or philosophical difficulties making or re-vamping websites to be standards compliant, please contact me via Cmdr Taco. I've got at least a dozen coders and designers with big hearts, open minds, and insane skills who are currently under-employed and would jump at the opportunity for the work.
Seriously.
Do you also hold the Kennedys responsible for your favorite band never having a hit song?
'round these here parts if you ain't paranoid, you're sheeple. You don't want to be sheeple, do ya?
uh, no. Especially not 'round those there parts. I know what happens to sheeple 'round those there parts...
Um, I hate to be the one who has to break this to you, but Bambi was a fictional cartoon.
>>Anyone who tries to stand between you and your divinity is selling you shit.
Ah. So you're a Buddhist. To each his own.
>>do Catholics believe is it literally the body and blood of Christ?
Yes.
>>Does that mean they think if put to scientific tests the results would yield anything other than bread and wine?
No. Obviously. What's science got to do with faith? If a Catholic *needs* the former, he doesn't have the latter.
To mock Catholicism as believing in zombies and cannibalism is funny, perhaps, albeit at the snarky-guy-at-the-high-school-cafeteria-table level, but it's no more than word play. It's meant to make the Catholic feel weird and uneasy; the Monty-Python-reciter's equivalent of a medieval numerologist showing someone how the letters in their name add up to 666.
Catholics do believe they consume the Body and Blood of Christ; no, they are not, nor do they believe they are, cannibals. But, gosh durn it if that ain't a real knee-slapper. H'yuk Yuk.
The original dickheads to promote the notion that Christians were cannibals were the Roman pagan propagandists who were trying to stir up public dissent against the new religion and its practitioners. History has recorded how well that worked out for them. I'm confident that the Church, having outlasted the Roman Empire, will survive the juvenile puns of some Internet Tough Guys.
He's not serious. He's mocking you. Please, please *don't* chime in. We've got it covered, thanks...
Um, the Vatican hasn't supported Creationism for as long as I've been alive. That's not meant to be a priest in that comic (unless the artist is as ignorant of modern religious beliefs as you are).
I realize that it's trendy to be anti-religion and all, but please... if you're going to jump on the bandwagon try to understand the teensiest background and minimum number of tenets of what it is you are trying to mock, lest you make all the hard-working, educated, clever and industrious atheists look bad.
Call me or e-mail me. I've got e-mail on my cell phone, it makes a plinky sound, I answer it promptly, and it ultimately ends up on my computer where all the real work is done and tracked. If it's urgent, or you have a question requiring nuanced answers, call me. If you're contemplating texting me that you're going to be late or some other little small annoying news, grow a pair quickly and call me instead. I'd rather a phonecall from an adult than a dodgey text from a weasel.
Maybe I'm missing something, but for anyone with a smartphone, texting seems the third wheel on a bicycle.
If you're thinking that your girlfriend is even remotely the kind of woman that would break up with you via a phonecall, then you've got way bigger issues to contemplate than the intricacies of common carrier law.