This particular cultural heritage is pretty nasty and best disposed of. However, the loss of historical evidence and the knowledge that might be gained therefrom is bad. It's also shortsighted to destroy a potential tourist attraction.
The idea that "Sambo" is a slur shows the stupidity of those who think the word derogatory.
"Little Black Sambo" is a fantasy about a black boy who outsmarts a tiger. If you think the story is bad, you must disagree with the notion that blacks are smarter than tigers.
You quote him in full and then ignore what he wrote. Amazing! He wrote "the Pope" which can only mean the current pope, and then wrote "any of the last few". You cite the Crusades, which is hardy recent.
Islam has always been a violent religion, and most of the Crusades were a Christian response to Muslim aggression.
Icahn's reputation compared to others in the field of buying control of companies is pretty good, if what you value is keeping good parts intact and shedding waste.
CPU chips are performance-limited by heat. Adding the regulator on-chip, dumping heat into the chip without adding processing capability, is a net loss.By making the chip bigger, it decreases yield and makes it more expensive to produce. Lose-lose.
For moderate-performance applications where CPU yield is already high, the cost reduction achieved by simplifying the motherboard might make this a winner.
Actually, it's possible to create ammunition that consists of nothing but primer, propellant, and bullet. Hold the bullet and primer in place in a mold, pour in the propellant and let it set until hard.
Although power-brokers exist in both parties - shit-for-brains, amoral Karl Rove for example - they don't have absolute control. If you want to have some positive contribution, work in a primary campaign for the best guy with a reasonable chance.
In my small town, one office and one funding bill were decided by ONE vote in the last election. An individual can make a difference.
High intelligence, alas, is no guarantee of good decisions. Some bright people use their intelligence to dominate others.
Above average intelligence is probably adequate for legislators; what is essential is proper beliefs. Try to define those, and get the general populace to agree to impose the restrictions: what a firestorm that will be!
Why not just regulate and put a serial number in each and every bullet manufactured?
Because it's a stupid idea. Some, not all, bullets deform to an astonishing degree, or even fragment. Try reading a 15 digit serial number off a ragged, expanded bullet.
You may have missed the news. It's possible to drive from France to England, and for even longer it's been possible to swim. It's about the same distance, so it should also be possible to swim from Ireland to England.
Smuggling is at least as old as laws prohibiting free trade.
The reason that the criminality/antigun-law argument is made, is because guns in the hands of law-abiders are weapons against criminals. Banning guns makes life worse for the innocent. It's a relevant argument in context.
The response to "If pies are illegal, only criminals would have pies" is "Yeah? So what?" because pies are not effective weapons against criminals, and because pies aren't weapons that criminals can use. Banning pies, although silly, does not unequally affect the good guys and the bad guys.
And a democratic republic is still a republic. The archetypes are distinct; the structure and actual functioning of the government determines which name is appropriate.
At the very least, there is a difference in emphasis: a republic is more of a representative government, a democracy is more direct control through majority rule. It's an important distinction because representatives can give their full attention to governing, thus are more likely to act on fact than fad.
When the best country on earth is getting worse rapidly, telling someone he should leave if he doesn't agree with the reasons that it's getting worse is unrealistic at best.
OK, I'll refine the definition: taking involves force, intimidation, or fraud. The critical single missing element is consent, which in many cases must be refined to be informed consent
I can't remember the particular author - probably someone like Eric Frank Russell - who made the reasonable assumption that spacemen who slacked on critical housekeeping would tend to end up dead.
Astronauts fix phantom leak of ammonia from cooling system of space station's photovoltaic array.
Word smithing can be difficult, and I agree with you that a standard explicit system of hierarchical phrasing would be a valuable addition to the language.
Creativity is more what is done with what is learned, rather than learning itself. Creativity can be encouraged and to some degree taught, but it is not the fundamental part of education, nor for most people is it the most important part.
If you couldn't figure out a better use for your time than being bored, were you really that smart? I worked math problems when classes got slow, a friend of mine drew cartoons.
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Oh bullcrap. There's a world of difference between it having some value and you being part owner.
They have artillery in their house?
Come to New England and examine all the stone cellar holes.
This particular cultural heritage is pretty nasty and best disposed of. However, the loss of historical evidence and the knowledge that might be gained therefrom is bad. It's also shortsighted to destroy a potential tourist attraction.
The idea that "Sambo" is a slur shows the stupidity of those who think the word derogatory.
"Little Black Sambo" is a fantasy about a black boy who outsmarts a tiger. If you think the story is bad, you must disagree with the notion that blacks are smarter than tigers.
You quote him in full and then ignore what he wrote. Amazing! He wrote "the Pope" which can only mean the current pope, and then wrote "any of the last few". You cite the Crusades, which is hardy recent.
Islam has always been a violent religion, and most of the Crusades were a Christian response to Muslim aggression.
Icahn's reputation compared to others in the field of buying control of companies is pretty good, if what you value is keeping good parts intact and shedding waste.
CPU chips are performance-limited by heat. Adding the regulator on-chip, dumping heat into the chip without adding processing capability, is a net loss.By making the chip bigger, it decreases yield and makes it more expensive to produce. Lose-lose.
For moderate-performance applications where CPU yield is already high, the cost reduction achieved by simplifying the motherboard might make this a winner.
Actually, it's possible to create ammunition that consists of nothing but primer, propellant, and bullet. Hold the bullet and primer in place in a mold, pour in the propellant and let it set until hard.
Although power-brokers exist in both parties - shit-for-brains, amoral Karl Rove for example - they don't have absolute control. If you want to have some positive contribution, work in a primary campaign for the best guy with a reasonable chance.
In my small town, one office and one funding bill were decided by ONE vote in the last election. An individual can make a difference.
High intelligence, alas, is no guarantee of good decisions. Some bright people use their intelligence to dominate others.
Above average intelligence is probably adequate for legislators; what is essential is proper beliefs. Try to define those, and get the general populace to agree to impose the restrictions: what a firestorm that will be!
Because it's a stupid idea. Some, not all, bullets deform to an astonishing degree, or even fragment. Try reading a 15 digit serial number off a ragged, expanded bullet.
Black powder leaves a lot of corrosive residue. You don't want to use it if you're planning on shooting a lot before taking time off to clean the gun.
That may vary by state. Some states are desperate/vicious, and will tax anything they can.
You may have missed the news. It's possible to drive from France to England, and for even longer it's been possible to swim. It's about the same distance, so it should also be possible to swim from Ireland to England.
Smuggling is at least as old as laws prohibiting free trade.
Some laws are made so that a standard of safety is available. Consider building codes, for instance.
The reason that the criminality/antigun-law argument is made, is because guns in the hands of law-abiders are weapons against criminals. Banning guns makes life worse for the innocent. It's a relevant argument in context .
The response to "If pies are illegal, only criminals would have pies" is "Yeah? So what?" because pies are not effective weapons against criminals, and because pies aren't weapons that criminals can use. Banning pies, although silly, does not unequally affect the good guys and the bad guys.
And a democratic republic is still a republic. The archetypes are distinct; the structure and actual functioning of the government determines which name is appropriate.
At the very least, there is a difference in emphasis: a republic is more of a representative government, a democracy is more direct control through majority rule. It's an important distinction because representatives can give their full attention to governing, thus are more likely to act on fact than fad.
When the best country on earth is getting worse rapidly, telling someone he should leave if he doesn't agree with the reasons that it's getting worse is unrealistic at best.
OK, I'll refine the definition: taking involves force, intimidation, or fraud. The critical single missing element is consent, which in many cases must be refined to be informed consent
I can't remember the particular author - probably someone like Eric Frank Russell - who made the reasonable assumption that spacemen who slacked on critical housekeeping would tend to end up dead.
Astronauts fix phantom leak of ammonia from cooling system of space station's photovoltaic array.
Word smithing can be difficult, and I agree with you that a standard explicit system of hierarchical phrasing would be a valuable addition to the language.
Creativity is more what is done with what is learned, rather than learning itself. Creativity can be encouraged and to some degree taught, but it is not the fundamental part of education, nor for most people is it the most important part.
If you couldn't figure out a better use for your time than being bored, were you really that smart? I worked math problems when classes got slow, a friend of mine drew cartoons.