A little offtopic, but when my last kid was born, the nurses had my wife hooked up to this machine to monitor things like, you know, heartrate, blood pressure, that sort of thing. I noticed from a distance that every now and then a dialog would appear and they'd click it, and the nurse even started swearing under her breath about it. So I circled behind her to find out what it was.
"Illegal Instruction: 0xffffffff" blah blah you know the rest
I told my wife about it. She said "Why the hell are they running windows in here? This stuff is important!"
Not to mention newer suggestions that there's a number of slow-burning fission reactions going on at the earth's core.
However, the truth is that the inside of the planet is hollow, and populated. There's a star at the center. There's even a small moon! It's a neat place.
I'll tell you what. I see a lot of childish bickering going back and forth. I see developers saying one thing and doing another. I see a company saying one thing and doing another.
I'm going to find me a new CMS. I don't need this shit on my website, there's plenty of other projects out there for me to use.
It's not like Mambo is all that great. Having done a fair amount of third-party component development, and having suffered a fair amount of the third party components that are available, I'm not entirely sure I'm going to be sad. The thing that really irks me is that now I have to migrate my database.
Hm. Anybody up for a python-based CMS that uses Mambo's database?;)
It is admittedly a lot harder than it used to be for a man to walk out on a kid. The point is, though, that he still can.
I'm with you on abortion, I don't like it either, but I have a nagging feeling that if abortion were stopped, women would start being dragged back into the kitchen, you know? I'd hate to see that, too. There are plenty of examples in history where a few had to die for the greater good of many, is this another such example? (I don't really know)
They execute murderers 1) as an example and 2) because at one point it actually was cheaper than housing them for life.
Those are completely the wrong reasons. I mean morally wrong (and I think they're a bit off the fact-nut).
Executions should only happen when there is absolutely no possibility the person is willing to change their behavior to something that doesn't infringe upon other people's rights. Just because you kill one person doesn't mean you should get the death penalty. If you murder 20 people, then maybe we should consider that you're not going to be able to live peacefully in our society.
We don't have any other place to send them, other than prison for life. But what's the purpose of prison? Punishment? Ok, as punishment we're going to lock you up with all your buddies where you'll learn more about how to be a criminal and less about how to live in society with hurting people. That gives you the highest likelihood available that you'll be back.
Interestingly enough, psychologists are uncovering all sorts of wonderful information that seems to indicate that society makes criminals, and if society would just quit doing it, the problem would be solved without all these moral dilemmas.
Looks like society is the real instigator of crime. Let's execute that instead.
p.s., what is this, flame day? First Intelligent Design, now abortion and death penalty.
I think God's getting ready to pull the rapture down. I wish he'd hurry. I've got a pipe bomb with Jesus written all over it, and I'm a-itchin' to use it.
I'm guessing Viet Nam, which, if I understand it correctly was conducted like no war had ever been conducted before in history (until it got repeated in Iraq. You know what I mean, "Victory is around the corner, just stay there a little bit longer, spend a little bit more money, and we're done!").
Good, now we can split off and argue about Iraq. Can it get any more offtopic now?;)
What about "My boyfriend hid my birth control pills and poked holes in all the rubbers, then promised to marry me if I was pregnant. I didn't find out he was married until I was already 5 months into it! I'm only 17, if my parents find out about this, my dad's going to kick my ass. It won't be a question of abortion, it'll be a miscarriage after the beating he gives me. What can I do?"
There are lots of ways a woman can have consensual sex with the intent of having a child only to find out later that the situation has completely changed and she's about to get stuck with a child. Show me a ban on abortion that accounts for that (I can just about guarantee you Bush isn't going to come up with one).
You left out a word, and it's crucial to the meaning of your statement.
There are 1,000's of US citizen's (sorry for being US-centric) going to foreign countries to adpot as there is a severe SHORTAGE of white children that can be adopted.
The fundamental issue is that women and men should be equal in society, insofar as they each have the same opportunities to excel or fail on their own relative merits as individuals, not as a man or a woman.
Now, I can screw some chick off the street, get her pregnant, and refuse to support the kid.
What can a woman do that is semantically equivalent to the level of irresponsibility accorded a man?
Abortion isn't pretty, but it's the only equalizer currently available. (and before y'all start suggesting adoption to me, remember you're the ones arguing that it's nearly impossible for a mother to give up a kid for adoption, but it's still relatively easy for an irresponsible man to look at his newborn kid and say "Nope, I'm still leaving, cya")
Scariest thing I ever saw. When my wife was in the hospital for our third kid, before the kid was delivered, they had her hooked up to all the sensors. The computer controlling the sensor was sitting on a table next to the bed, of course.
And on the screen of that computer, every five minutes or so (until a nurse showed up to dismiss it) was a dialog that said "Illegal instruction at 0x0fffffff" or something to that effect. (I'm sure you all know the dialog I saw)
I was going to go into a Linux sales pitch when I realized two important things. 1. Nurses don't choose the equipment they use and are nowhere in the procurement chain. 2. My wife was having a baby!
Everybody go read Fallen Angels by Larry Niven (et al). You can get it from the Baen Free Library, here.
Why do I think you should all go read it? It's a very interesting alternate presentation of the environmentalist movement, and it was a strong enough presentation that I found my own position being pushed away from where I thought I was going.
Hrmph. Who wants to stop global warming? Those that want to start the overdue ice age!
NO kidding. Formerly the American Space Pick-up Truck, the space shuttle is now the American Space Redneck Pick-up Truck. Now you drive it where you want to go, then you fix it and drive it back home.
They should paint all the wings primer-colored so all the world can see what they're really flying...
Microsoft shipped IE6 long enough in advance of XP so that it could be tested and adopted by web developers. How many people would have switched to XP if it included a new browser that couldn't see shit?
Same thing here. What happens if we boycott IE7? No websites will work with it (few, anyway), so they'll ship IE6 with Vista. Do you really want to keep supporting IE6 for 5+ years?
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"Illegal Instruction: 0xffffffff" blah blah you know the rest
I told my wife about it. She said "Why the hell are they running windows in here? This stuff is important!"
I love my wife. :)
I think you meant Venerial Mounds.
But they didn't invent it, and neither did Darrow, the man credited with inventing it.
However, the truth is that the inside of the planet is hollow, and populated. There's a star at the center. There's even a small moon! It's a neat place.
Now, if I was in this flame war (and if I was a woman), it would read more like this:
Me: You stupid bitch, I ate your sandwich. I thought it would save a few pounds off your fat ass and I hadn't eaten in two days.
Her: At least I'm not blonde!
Me: Your pussy hairs don't lie you little slut.
Her: What?!
Me: That's right. I got pictures. When my dog was licking you in your "sweet spot", and your pussy hairs are blonde alright!
Her: Well, at least I have one!
Me: One what? One brain cell? One ovary? One tit? You're so fat...blahblah
Get the idea?
I don't know what's worse, being incompetent, or getting fired over a lame flame war.
include ('signature.inc');
With any luck, signature.inc includes passwords and usernames and stuff, and I can point my webbrowser at it and see them perfectly.
You should add a .php extension to it to prevent exactly that from happening.
I'll tell you what. I see a lot of childish bickering going back and forth. I see developers saying one thing and doing another. I see a company saying one thing and doing another.
I'm going to find me a new CMS. I don't need this shit on my website, there's plenty of other projects out there for me to use.
It's not like Mambo is all that great. Having done a fair amount of third-party component development, and having suffered a fair amount of the third party components that are available, I'm not entirely sure I'm going to be sad. The thing that really irks me is that now I have to migrate my database.
Hm. Anybody up for a python-based CMS that uses Mambo's database? ;)
It is admittedly a lot harder than it used to be for a man to walk out on a kid. The point is, though, that he still can.
I'm with you on abortion, I don't like it either, but I have a nagging feeling that if abortion were stopped, women would start being dragged back into the kitchen, you know? I'd hate to see that, too. There are plenty of examples in history where a few had to die for the greater good of many, is this another such example? (I don't really know)
Google tells me that's at her tailbone, and that it's apparently the last 5 parts that mark the end of the spine. I'll give it a shot. :)
you would have to be a very radical pro-lifer to be anti-menstruation.
Or you could be male. I'm so sick of my wife complaining about cramps and getting generally bitchy...
They execute murderers 1) as an example and 2) because at one point it actually was cheaper than housing them for life.
Those are completely the wrong reasons. I mean morally wrong (and I think they're a bit off the fact-nut).
Executions should only happen when there is absolutely no possibility the person is willing to change their behavior to something that doesn't infringe upon other people's rights. Just because you kill one person doesn't mean you should get the death penalty. If you murder 20 people, then maybe we should consider that you're not going to be able to live peacefully in our society.
We don't have any other place to send them, other than prison for life. But what's the purpose of prison? Punishment? Ok, as punishment we're going to lock you up with all your buddies where you'll learn more about how to be a criminal and less about how to live in society with hurting people. That gives you the highest likelihood available that you'll be back.
Interestingly enough, psychologists are uncovering all sorts of wonderful information that seems to indicate that society makes criminals, and if society would just quit doing it, the problem would be solved without all these moral dilemmas.
Looks like society is the real instigator of crime. Let's execute that instead.
Ok, after I take a nap.
I am agnostic, "a", without and "gnostic", knowledge.
YOu could have just said you're ignorant, then you wouldn't have needed to define it for us.
This just muddies the waters. For there to be a crime, there must be mens rea.
And we all know that after a woman gets pregnant, there ain't gonna be no more mens rea tion for some time, now is there?
p.s., what is this, flame day? First Intelligent Design, now abortion and death penalty.
I think God's getting ready to pull the rapture down. I wish he'd hurry. I've got a pipe bomb with Jesus written all over it, and I'm a-itchin' to use it.
I'm guessing Viet Nam, which, if I understand it correctly was conducted like no war had ever been conducted before in history (until it got repeated in Iraq. You know what I mean, "Victory is around the corner, just stay there a little bit longer, spend a little bit more money, and we're done!").
Good, now we can split off and argue about Iraq. Can it get any more offtopic now? ;)
What about "My boyfriend hid my birth control pills and poked holes in all the rubbers, then promised to marry me if I was pregnant. I didn't find out he was married until I was already 5 months into it! I'm only 17, if my parents find out about this, my dad's going to kick my ass. It won't be a question of abortion, it'll be a miscarriage after the beating he gives me. What can I do?"
There are lots of ways a woman can have consensual sex with the intent of having a child only to find out later that the situation has completely changed and she's about to get stuck with a child. Show me a ban on abortion that accounts for that (I can just about guarantee you Bush isn't going to come up with one).
You left out a word, and it's crucial to the meaning of your statement.
There are 1,000's of US citizen's (sorry for being US-centric) going to foreign countries to adpot as there is a severe SHORTAGE of white children that can be adopted.
One word makes all the difference.
The fundamental issue is that women and men should be equal in society, insofar as they each have the same opportunities to excel or fail on their own relative merits as individuals, not as a man or a woman.
Now, I can screw some chick off the street, get her pregnant, and refuse to support the kid.
What can a woman do that is semantically equivalent to the level of irresponsibility accorded a man?
Abortion isn't pretty, but it's the only equalizer currently available. (and before y'all start suggesting adoption to me, remember you're the ones arguing that it's nearly impossible for a mother to give up a kid for adoption, but it's still relatively easy for an irresponsible man to look at his newborn kid and say "Nope, I'm still leaving, cya")
Scariest thing I ever saw. When my wife was in the hospital for our third kid, before the kid was delivered, they had her hooked up to all the sensors. The computer controlling the sensor was sitting on a table next to the bed, of course.
And on the screen of that computer, every five minutes or so (until a nurse showed up to dismiss it) was a dialog that said "Illegal instruction at 0x0fffffff" or something to that effect. (I'm sure you all know the dialog I saw)
I was going to go into a Linux sales pitch when I realized two important things. 1. Nurses don't choose the equipment they use and are nowhere in the procurement chain. 2. My wife was having a baby!
Everybody go read Fallen Angels by Larry Niven (et al). You can get it from the Baen Free Library, here.
Why do I think you should all go read it? It's a very interesting alternate presentation of the environmentalist movement, and it was a strong enough presentation that I found my own position being pushed away from where I thought I was going.
Hrmph. Who wants to stop global warming? Those that want to start the overdue ice age!
You said:
By that logic we could probably save Aviation billions by skipping all the pre flight checks on aircraft too.
But he said: (emphasis mine)
your own designs should be pretty stable and inspected before launch.
So what part of his logic are you having trouble with then? It looks like you're both using the same logic and teh disagreement itself is not logical.
That would have been funnier if I said it right. I wear all-cotton clothing, it's the only proper way to keep cool in the heat.
I've never owned a pair of leather shoes, nor have I ever worn all-cotton clothing.
But I know where I sit on the food-chain. Now where'd I put my steak knife?
NO kidding. Formerly the American Space Pick-up Truck, the space shuttle is now the American Space Redneck Pick-up Truck. Now you drive it where you want to go, then you fix it and drive it back home.
They should paint all the wings primer-colored so all the world can see what they're really flying...
No, no.
Microsoft shipped IE6 long enough in advance of XP so that it could be tested and adopted by web developers. How many people would have switched to XP if it included a new browser that couldn't see shit?
Same thing here. What happens if we boycott IE7? No websites will work with it (few, anyway), so they'll ship IE6 with Vista. Do you really want to keep supporting IE6 for 5+ years?