Alpha male macho bullshit (which you euphemistically call "rough criticism") can't hurt you. It didn't hurt me in high school, either. Nonetheless, my life is better without that in it, and the last thing I want is it infecting my hobbies.
Just in case you missed , it is not the government selling fear thus time (WMD Anyone?), but rather the right wing media.
The left-wing media is mostly selling fear of the right-wing media.
Incidentally, the reason why the left wing isn't as good at the fear thing is because nobody on the left wing would ever consider shovelling millions into "think tanks" whose only job is to think up talking points and Orwellian language when there are hungry people to feed. The right wing doesn't consider that sort of thing to be a waste of money.
As a general rule I agree with you. However, there are a select few movies which are on par with or even better than the book (the movie of The Devil Wears Prada is significantly better than the book) or so different from the book that there's no realistic comparison (Tristram Shandy, Adaptation, probably The Shining).
I'm all for cultural evolution, but do you realise how ridiculous Halloween (or even Hallowe'en) is when it's the middle of Spring and daylight savings time is in effect?
Sigh. The harsh truth is that big power plants are a huge part of the problem. Loss in transmission and distribution in the developed world is around 6-15% depending on where you live and how you measure it. We still generate most of our energy using steam. Most of the heat disappears up flues, and then we use additional energy to heat our homes.
Big central power plants are a stupid idea in the modern world. Lots of small CHP generators around residential areas and a few medium-sized generators around industrial areas make much more sense.
Is "free will" even a clearly defined concept? Some philosophers think not.
No, it's not.
However, while there is no mutually-agreed-upon and clearly-defined definition of "free will", there are some proposed definitions which we can safely rule out. In particular, there are some definitions which require a break of the laws of physics. If that's the case, then the definition is unreasonable.
Gut the military - turn it off entirely - and you just see the spending on entitlements grow as you throw hundreds of thousands onto the street, needing those social programs to stay afloat.
To put it another way, the military is an entitlement programme.
To children: Do you treasure discontent? With Nine Inch Nails should I impale my eyes? And should you copy me and my demise? My brain is limp, my mind to untorment I strive, however Girls of Spice present: With which to procreate my choice should be eludes me, and Physician Dre to me, believes my face effects of stimulant reveals. Since age of twelve, myself I did not feel, my humor hanged. Enraged, I tore the bust from Pamela, and smacking, skid her clothing rearward. Soft, come hither, whore! But no, dear Shady, please that phrase forbid, for she is mine, and I the world abhor.
Not to women, but to people of both sorts throughout the world.
The statement that you're responding to is accurate, even if it's not the whole story.
Similarly, it is 100% accurate that he is an inspiration to geeky gay men. That many geeky non-gay-men find a lot that they recognise in his life is also accurate.
FWIW, I agree with you in the abstract. And I readily concede that it's still happening today; there is a lot of over-medicalisation of "variations of normal" going around.
Nonetheless, this is not relevant to the question of vaccination, and particularly in the case of the MMR vaccine.
Actually, he first leaked to an American documentary filmmaker (Laura Poitras), who then passed him on to another American (Glenn Greenwald), who was a columnist for what is now an international newspaper (the Guardian).
If you think he is not talking to Russian government authorities you are a bit naive.
If you think he knows anything that the Russian government doesn't already know, then you're even more naive than I am.
They don't need to talk to him about what he's leaking. On the contrary, there's far more PR value in letting him be.
As many people have pointed out, the difference between Snowden and everyone who came before him is that Snowden had the decency to send the information to the US people, as opposed to some other government. But apparently he's the traitor.
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Alpha male macho bullshit (which you euphemistically call "rough criticism") can't hurt you. It didn't hurt me in high school, either. Nonetheless, my life is better without that in it, and the last thing I want is it infecting my hobbies.
We're looking for a few good geeks. Chaotic good, to be precise.
Your right to consensual sexual activities ends at my foot.
But, hey, if the entomologist is a consenting adult...
The left-wing media is mostly selling fear of the right-wing media.
Incidentally, the reason why the left wing isn't as good at the fear thing is because nobody on the left wing would ever consider shovelling millions into "think tanks" whose only job is to think up talking points and Orwellian language when there are hungry people to feed. The right wing doesn't consider that sort of thing to be a waste of money.
As a general rule I agree with you. However, there are a select few movies which are on par with or even better than the book (the movie of The Devil Wears Prada is significantly better than the book) or so different from the book that there's no realistic comparison (Tristram Shandy, Adaptation, probably The Shining).
By the way, Paul Hogan was revenge for Don Lane. We're even.
I'm all for cultural evolution, but do you realise how ridiculous Halloween (or even Hallowe'en) is when it's the middle of Spring and daylight savings time is in effect?
It's not the same holiday. Not by a long shot.
FTFY
It's a good thing that all open source audio software systems are robust and high-quality, and nobody has ever had a problem with audio under Linux.
If it makes electric or hydrogen vehicles practical, then less pollution overall.
We're not talking about a brown coal generator in every suburb here.
Sigh. The harsh truth is that big power plants are a huge part of the problem. Loss in transmission and distribution in the developed world is around 6-15% depending on where you live and how you measure it. We still generate most of our energy using steam. Most of the heat disappears up flues, and then we use additional energy to heat our homes.
Big central power plants are a stupid idea in the modern world. Lots of small CHP generators around residential areas and a few medium-sized generators around industrial areas make much more sense.
You laugh, but there's precedent.
No, it's not.
However, while there is no mutually-agreed-upon and clearly-defined definition of "free will", there are some proposed definitions which we can safely rule out. In particular, there are some definitions which require a break of the laws of physics. If that's the case, then the definition is unreasonable.
You also get citizens with PTSD and higher suicide rates. At least the latter won't be a drain on Social Security.
To put it another way, the military is an entitlement programme.
Perhaps the government should provide subsidies to private fire brigades, or private police forces, or private armies.
Oh, wait, they already do that last one.
To children: Do you treasure discontent?
With Nine Inch Nails should I impale my eyes?
And should you copy me and my demise?
My brain is limp, my mind to untorment
I strive, however Girls of Spice present:
With which to procreate my choice should be
eludes me, and Physician Dre to me,
believes my face effects of stimulant
reveals. Since age of twelve, myself I did
not feel, my humor hanged. Enraged, I tore
the bust from Pamela, and smacking, skid
her clothing rearward. Soft, come hither, whore!
But no, dear Shady, please that phrase forbid,
for she is mine, and I the world abhor.
We call our act... the Byrons!
No, I got your point and I agree with it.
Nonetheless, the statement you replied to is not "tripe". It is completely accurate. It's not the complete picture, but no single sentence ever is.
Bleah, editing. By "he", I meant Alan Turing.
The statement that you're responding to is accurate, even if it's not the whole story.
Similarly, it is 100% accurate that he is an inspiration to geeky gay men. That many geeky non-gay-men find a lot that they recognise in his life is also accurate.
FWIW, I agree with you in the abstract. And I readily concede that it's still happening today; there is a lot of over-medicalisation of "variations of normal" going around.
Nonetheless, this is not relevant to the question of vaccination, and particularly in the case of the MMR vaccine.
Both of my kids, when they were in the age range 4-7. Neither were scared of needles, and the doctor gives you a jelly bean.
Actually, he first leaked to an American documentary filmmaker (Laura Poitras), who then passed him on to another American (Glenn Greenwald), who was a columnist for what is now an international newspaper (the Guardian).
If you think he knows anything that the Russian government doesn't already know, then you're even more naive than I am.
They don't need to talk to him about what he's leaking. On the contrary, there's far more PR value in letting him be.
Who says they're false positives?
As many people have pointed out, the difference between Snowden and everyone who came before him is that Snowden had the decency to send the information to the US people, as opposed to some other government. But apparently he's the traitor.