They don't hurt me. What is it that makes you so vulnerable? And no, my daughter wasn't that vulnerable as a child. I taught her sticks and stones very early and it worked. She dealt with bullies on her own.
"And it's not just the values, of course, but also the fact that the society is very stratified."
That looks falsifiable, let's find out. If social stratification were a root cause of bullying, then there should definitely be a disproportionate amount of bullying going from one strata to another and lesser amounts within the same level. Oops.
No, and you're obviously not old enough to remember. Didn't occur. There have opponents to every war the US has been in (presuming you meant the US). Try again.
Exactly. Watched a TV prog on methods for time travel. One method was to take an infinitely dense disk and spin it at infinite speeds and walk the circumference against the spin I think.
The short of it - there are no possible scenarios.
Point zero zero zero two percent of the population doesn't really constiture "the public". The public simply wants to use the device, not tinker with it any more than the public tears down their car engines for fun.
Most "mythical" cities have turned out to be real.
A baseless assumption, but let's go with it.
Odds are there was a city...
No. Just like with a coin, the odds on the next flip remain the same. Atlantis being an actual site is true or not. Just because other cities (I really don't recall all that many verified finds) have been found says not one thing about the odds of this one being found, or real. The fact that Plato named his work "Dramatic Dialogues", says a bit more.
Because having the trait of being unfalsifiable is and always has been the hallmark of a con job. "Trust me" as opposed to "Check it out yourself".
It is completely logical that a book promoting a certain religion would have nothing in it allowing you to falsify its concepts or deity. If there had been, they would have been used to prove the concepts or deity false.
Also, many "scientists" know God does exist just like they know the sun will rise. Why is that?
Here's how science works. You come up with a proof that shows your deity exists. We (generally) then get to pick it apart. If it fails, you must return with another that doesn't fail before we accept your premise. If succeeds, and it provides proof of deity, then we (generally) would have to accept that deity.
And they make an interesting bookend to the greeners who want technology removed 'for the good of the planet'. Both sides are chock full of Luddite dumbasses.
Point one: No kidding. I raised a daughter. Well within her bounds by age ten, much less thirteen.
Point two: Tough. Wrong epithet. One the kid knew was very wrong. Also wrong on it's being a private forum. Anyone logged on or looking over a shoulder can read it.
This is slash-dot, right? Was it encrypted? If not, noobs or not serious about privacy and deserving anything dished out, right?
The restraint is they are *not* being taken to court. Being suspended or expelled is the lesser result (libel can be a felony). They broke the law and libeled someone. They knew they were doing it, but didn't spend any time thinking. Just like most law breakers. They knew what the term meant and knew what it could do. They're not six, they're twelve. Hell, the schools themselves have been telling them about pedos for years. You can tell all this because they're admitting it, not acting bewildered. Too bad they caused themselves problems with their actions. That's an education.
I look around and see more innovation occurring than at any other time in history. The sheer number of things occurring is mind boggling. Anyone who can't see the innovation is too narrowly focused.
You mean like Google pays people to keep those cookies around that track and report on things you do without your consent? Google simple doesn't like being done to as it does.
"Cars are far less dangerous weapons than handguns."
People have been purposely run over and killed. Dead is dead.
"They take much longer to load,"
I can start my car and get it moving in maybe five seconds.
"they can't be concealed,"
But they are commonly out and about, looking for all the world like transportation.
"and they are likely to harm anyone actually trying to use one as a weapon."
See number. Add to that smashing someone into a building. Air bags go off and the only one hurt seriously is the dead guy.
"You can't unthinkingly pull out a car when an argument gets a bit too heated."
You can't unthinkingly pull out a gun either. It takes a decision. But yes, people have run other people in the heat of anger.
"You can't rob a convenience store by pulling a car on them."
Cars have been driven through convenience store fronts to perform robberies.
"You can't use a car to hijack a plane."
This one you got right.
You can use one to stop a plane from taking off or landing though.
Actually, I would agree with that. His type have no actual party affiliation, only self. Radical and violent out-layers are to be disowned and disparaged by all.
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Don't download it. Said by a very hare core atheist of some 40+ years.
They don't hurt me. What is it that makes you so vulnerable? And no, my daughter wasn't that vulnerable as a child. I taught her sticks and stones very early and it worked. She dealt with bullies on her own.
"And it's not just the values, of course, but also the fact that the society is very stratified."
That looks falsifiable, let's find out. If social stratification were a root cause of bullying, then there should definitely be a disproportionate amount of bullying going from one strata to another and lesser amounts within the same level. Oops.
No, and you're obviously not old enough to remember. Didn't occur. There have opponents to every war the US has been in (presuming you meant the US). Try again.
No, it's because thinking isn't a crime, acting on the thoughts may be.
"normal kid's can't function in a Montessori school"
Absolute bullshit. My daughter went to a Montessori school. Their students ranged from the brilliant to the slightly retarded.
Exactly. Watched a TV prog on methods for time travel. One method was to take an infinitely dense disk and spin it at infinite speeds and walk the circumference against the spin I think.
The short of it - there are no possible scenarios.
Point zero zero zero two percent of the population doesn't really constiture "the public". The public simply wants to use the device, not tinker with it any more than the public tears down their car engines for fun.
Most "mythical" cities have turned out to be real.
...
A baseless assumption, but let's go with it.
Odds are there was a city
No. Just like with a coin, the odds on the next flip remain the same. Atlantis being an actual site is true or not. Just because other cities (I really don't recall all that many verified finds) have been found says not one thing about the odds of this one being found, or real. The fact that Plato named his work "Dramatic Dialogues", says a bit more.
Because having the trait of being unfalsifiable is and always has been the hallmark of a con job. "Trust me" as opposed to "Check it out yourself".
It is completely logical that a book promoting a certain religion would have nothing in it allowing you to falsify its concepts or deity. If there had been, they would have been used to prove the concepts or deity false.
Also, many "scientists" know God does exist just like they know the sun will rise. Why is that?
Here's how science works. You come up with a proof that shows your deity exists. We (generally) then get to pick it apart. If it fails, you must return with another that doesn't fail before we accept your premise. If succeeds, and it provides proof of deity, then we (generally) would have to accept that deity.
Go for it.
And they make an interesting bookend to the greeners who want technology removed 'for the good of the planet'. Both sides are chock full of Luddite dumbasses.
Point one: No kidding. I raised a daughter. Well within her bounds by age ten, much less thirteen.
Point two: Tough. Wrong epithet. One the kid knew was very wrong. Also wrong on it's being a private forum. Anyone logged on or looking over a shoulder can read it.
This is slash-dot, right? Was it encrypted? If not, noobs or not serious about privacy and deserving anything dished out, right?
Well writ.
The restraint is they are *not* being taken to court. Being suspended or expelled is the lesser result (libel can be a felony). They broke the law and libeled someone. They knew they were doing it, but didn't spend any time thinking. Just like most law breakers. They knew what the term meant and knew what it could do. They're not six, they're twelve. Hell, the schools themselves have been telling them about pedos for years. You can tell all this because they're admitting it, not acting bewildered. Too bad they caused themselves problems with their actions. That's an education.
I look around and see more innovation occurring than at any other time in history. The sheer number of things occurring is mind boggling. Anyone who can't see the innovation is too narrowly focused.
My insight is that the man was a moron for dickering with his brain case for an 'art project'.
Mandrel, men are paid plus home maintenance. Deal.
You mean like Google pays people to keep those cookies around that track and report on things you do without your consent? Google simple doesn't like being done to as it does.
"Cars are far less dangerous weapons than handguns."
People have been purposely run over and killed. Dead is dead.
"They take much longer to load,"
I can start my car and get it moving in maybe five seconds.
"they can't be concealed,"
But they are commonly out and about, looking for all the world like transportation.
"and they are likely to harm anyone actually trying to use one as a weapon."
See number. Add to that smashing someone into a building. Air bags go off and the only one hurt seriously is the dead guy.
"You can't unthinkingly pull out a car when an argument gets a bit too heated."
You can't unthinkingly pull out a gun either. It takes a decision. But yes, people have run other people in the heat of anger.
"You can't rob a convenience store by pulling a car on them."
Cars have been driven through convenience store fronts to perform robberies.
"You can't use a car to hijack a plane."
This one you got right.
You can use one to stop a plane from taking off or landing though.
Webster's Unabridged:
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a computer program for checking the spelling of words in an electronic document. Also called spelling checker.
[1980-85]
Hell, I find it pretty ironic when an anonymous pedant fucks up tense.
And now you have a broken off screw in your device.
Nice, meaningless statement. How about informing us on what it was like?
Actually, I would agree with that. His type have no actual party affiliation, only self. Radical and violent out-layers are to be disowned and disparaged by all.
Rwanda.