Most vegans I know eat honey, and love to drink beer. Beer is made out of the exploded corpses of millions of little yeasty dudes, and honey is a biproduct of the enslavement of bees. What's wrong with eating a worm to sustain one in space where local farmers with organic hippie-farms are hard to find?
I think a large part of the problem is, these people are crooked. Stealing out of newspaper machines? Pretty damned low. Chances are, you give a job like that, and he's going to steal from you, too -- so you fire him within a week. Unemployable, he continues stealing until he gets a nailed and sent to jail where he doesn't have to pay rent. So really, sometimes these guys are just doing whatever they can to make a buck.
I should clarify -- I'm not saying that Rowling is better (or worse!) than any other author. But, the books were a smash hit for a reason -- they're easy to read, yet fun for even mature readers who grew up on Tolkien, Jordan, and Williams. I merely claim that there is merit to her writing. I also claim that one shouldn't pigeonhole her too fast, because she hasn't been at this for very long, and she may yet drastically change her style, for better or worse.
While you may consider Rowling and Tolkien to be incomparable, they are not. GP was comparing the relative benefit of reading books by three authors, weighing them on the amount of exposure to relevant cultural memes. GP claims that Rowling and Tolkien lack in this department, where Sir Terry excels. I tend to agree. For example, I recently read Making Money, and found it to be remarkably relevant given the world's current financial crisis.
Now, it may be unfair to compare Tolkien and Rowling to you, but Tolkien is dead, and we've had decades to analyze his work. Rowling's writing is incredibly readable -- have you tried to read Silmarillion?
Because building hardware & software is profitable for very many companies; and getting something certified as secure enough for the NSA is pretty hard work. If they release the toolchain, it's one less thing to worry about leaking from the developer, and they have more access to better software.
Right... but somebody MITM's both the CA and PayPal, they can run an encrypted server "at" https://www.paypal.com/ -- and you just got phished, despite whatever precautions you thought would save you.
Peer-reviewed journals print things like this all the time. It doesn't mean it is correct or deep.
There... fixed that for you. You aren't incorrect, but your statement indicates a bias against information based on its source. That's an ad hominem argument, and is logically unsound. If you spot a problem in the paper, point it out.
Oh man, that's f'd up. If that's your view, it's like restricting yourself to eating viable fetuses because you don't agree with cannibalism. How do these people live with themselves?
No. Can't you read? I kill to eat. I don't "antagonize" (by which, you must mean agonize?) about any of it. I'm just bothered by people who get all huffy about "the lives of animals". Plants are just as precious. Which is to say, edible.
Some people have a problem killing sentient animals to eat.
There, fixed that for you. Some of us think that all life should be respected, and are at peace with the notion that life depends on death in a very fundamental way. Plants can't effectively communicate with you. Who's to say they don't have feelings?
If GP's joy comes from eating junkfood, and GP eats lots of junk food, by definition, that would not be really sad. It would be really joyful. By definition! You should read more carefully. Your brain won't age as quickly if you do.
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Most vegans I know eat honey, and love to drink beer. Beer is made out of the exploded corpses of millions of little yeasty dudes, and honey is a biproduct of the enslavement of bees. What's wrong with eating a worm to sustain one in space where local farmers with organic hippie-farms are hard to find?
GP: "Party X shot themselves in the foot by performing action Y. That was stupid!"
P: "You're smoking crack! Action Y would be stupid! Party X would never do that!"
huh?
I think a large part of the problem is, these people are crooked. Stealing out of newspaper machines? Pretty damned low. Chances are, you give a job like that, and he's going to steal from you, too -- so you fire him within a week. Unemployable, he continues stealing until he gets a nailed and sent to jail where he doesn't have to pay rent. So really, sometimes these guys are just doing whatever they can to make a buck.
I always wondered what the remaining 5% of computer science majors did, who didn't end up working minimum wage jobs at McBurger Queen...
What's that you say? There are pornographies which involve tits on the internets? Society has truly reached a new low.
(tardclue: I don't think you need to "Rule 34" tits)
I should clarify -- I'm not saying that Rowling is better (or worse!) than any other author. But, the books were a smash hit for a reason -- they're easy to read, yet fun for even mature readers who grew up on Tolkien, Jordan, and Williams. I merely claim that there is merit to her writing. I also claim that one shouldn't pigeonhole her too fast, because she hasn't been at this for very long, and she may yet drastically change her style, for better or worse.
While you may consider Rowling and Tolkien to be incomparable, they are not. GP was comparing the relative benefit of reading books by three authors, weighing them on the amount of exposure to relevant cultural memes. GP claims that Rowling and Tolkien lack in this department, where Sir Terry excels. I tend to agree. For example, I recently read Making Money, and found it to be remarkably relevant given the world's current financial crisis.
Now, it may be unfair to compare Tolkien and Rowling to you, but Tolkien is dead, and we've had decades to analyze his work. Rowling's writing is incredibly readable -- have you tried to read Silmarillion?
Why is the QUEEN so special that she can give people special titles?
Simple, really. She's got the specialest title. Ergo, she may dispense with special titles as she pleases.
Duke Nukem Forever!
Oh wait, wrong list. Sorry.
Fix it yourself, then. Slash is GPL'd.
So, where's the money for the GPS units and readers, and the maintenance thereof going to come from?
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Because building hardware & software is profitable for very many companies; and getting something certified as secure enough for the NSA is pretty hard work. If they release the toolchain, it's one less thing to worry about leaking from the developer, and they have more access to better software.
Hey man, just 'cause most CS majors end up working a register at burger king, a CS degree isn't a prerequisite to the job.
The truth is often funny. Consider, for example, the platypus.
Perhaps you'd have more control over your psyche if you didn't recreationally ingest neurotoxins?
Right... but somebody MITM's both the CA and PayPal, they can run an encrypted server "at" https://www.paypal.com/ -- and you just got phished, despite whatever precautions you thought would save you.
Peer-reviewed journals print things like this all the time. It doesn't mean it is correct or deep.
There... fixed that for you. You aren't incorrect, but your statement indicates a bias against information based on its source. That's an ad hominem argument, and is logically unsound. If you spot a problem in the paper, point it out.
Not goth, you cad. She was Victorian!
Oh man, that's f'd up. If that's your view, it's like restricting yourself to eating viable fetuses because you don't agree with cannibalism. How do these people live with themselves?
No. Can't you read? I kill to eat. I don't "antagonize" (by which, you must mean agonize?) about any of it. I'm just bothered by people who get all huffy about "the lives of animals". Plants are just as precious. Which is to say, edible.
Some people have a problem killing sentient animals to eat.
There, fixed that for you. Some of us think that all life should be respected, and are at peace with the notion that life depends on death in a very fundamental way. Plants can't effectively communicate with you. Who's to say they don't have feelings?
So God wants us to eat people, too, right? Seriously, though. If people have a problem with killing to eat, they shouldn't eat vegetables, either.
If GP's joy comes from eating junkfood, and GP eats lots of junk food, by definition, that would not be really sad. It would be really joyful. By definition! You should read more carefully. Your brain won't age as quickly if you do.
Sage is pretty awesome. [disclaimer: I'm a Sage dev]