If I see another of your posts using 'praps' as opposed to 'perhaps' I am seriously going to fucking shoot somebody. That usage is almost as irritating as emote-icons and substituting alternate symbols in words.
Perhaps your post subject should read 'The problem? Censorship!'. I don't know; I could be wrong.
ps. Nothing personal is being implied by this post. I am just mentioning some of my pet peeves in order to make myself feel more important.
I'm a junior(3rd year) computer science student. We don't learn anything specific enough to be outdated. 15 week semesters fly by, the only thing that there is time to learn are generalities(theory).
You can't get a 'tech education' in most 4 year colleges/universities. They leave that to the real world; certifications, on the job, technical schools, etc.
I only got it to run in software mode on a 486 and it was ugly but the FPS was ok. I soon upgraded to a Pentium and an early 3Dfx display adapter so I could experience the full goodness that was quake.
>>> disregarding the fact that they WILL become adults if allowed to.
>> No, they MIGHT become adults if allowed to be birthed. Don't discount murder, accident, and illness.
>It requires an overt act to prevent it from becoming one.
Not necessarily, genetic defects kill people all the time--I also can't see how natural disasters and true accidents(e.g. falling down a well, drowning) can be classified as either overt or covert.
>In the mean time, I think you should look at some >of the points of grandparent again--humans are VERY good at rationalizing >things when they feel that something is in their own best interests.
I think that was one of the overall points in my original post, I think some of the idea I was trying to convey was lost.
I agree that humans are good at rationalizing. I was saying that it should be expected. The real problem is who should determine what's right and wrong?
Why do people even connect the cloning issue to abortion? As mentioned elsewhere there are many ways to get stem cells; liposuction, mis-carriages, etc. Would not using aborted material for experiments reduce the demand for abortion? No way. So...in a way it would be even more of a waste of life if we didn't put what others have killed toward helping people.
disregarding the fact that they WILL become adults if allowed to.
No, they MIGHT become adults if allowed to be birthed. Don't discount murder, accident, and illness.
Well, a murder, accident, or illness would be things that do not ALLOW them to become adults, so the original poster's statement is true.
I didn't mean that comment to sound like I was trying to refute anything, I was just trying to point out that life, and it's continuation aren't guaranteed.
But... I'll agree with the pro-choice folks that this shouldn't be an issue up for debate in Congress or anything. If everyone would just grow up and make *intelligent* choices, and not be dicks, there wouldn't be a whole lot of need for abortions in the first place.
I agree completely, but you can't keep all humans from making bad choices, and mistakes. We can do our best and endeavor to improve ourselves, that's about it.
While at the same time saying that human beings in fetal form have NO rights and are useless
I rather think that we are saying that they are in fact, usefull.
disregarding the fact that they WILL become adults if allowed to.
No, they MIGHT become adults if allowed to be birthed. Don't discount murder, accident, and illness.
All the contradictions only serve to confirm one fact: Human's will do what they want to do in any given circumstance because we believe we have the right to what we want.
Not all humans will do _anything_ though. I'm not really sure what contradictions you're pointing to, they seem to be more differences of opinions.
When we needed land, we decided that the native inhabitants were only savages and killed them, moved them.
Yeah well tough, that's human nature. When your family/group needs something, or it is percieved that they need something, you aquire it. Is that right to our Western ideals? No. Is that how it works? Sure is.
When we needed manual labor for agricultural work, we went and got slaves because we had conveniently deemed them non-human.
Not all slave owners believed Africans to be non-human but viewed them as cheap labor and treated them fairly well. When it's to their own advantage humans _will_ go along with the group.
When we (humanity) decided that our woes were jew-induced, we decided they were not human and killed them.
I think you're a little bit off your fucking rocker on this one. One group of humans decided this; they lied, cheated, stole, betrayed, and played on basic human fears to accomplish this. The one thing that does bug me is that some of the businesses that enabled Nazi Germany to kill Jews so efficiently weren't punished for their crimes. *cough*IBM*cough*
Don't kid yourselves.
Americans were born to kid themselves. We're different, we're better but it's not our fault that we're fat and stupid. We've got guns! WEeeE!
Agreed. Our local cinema chain was just bought out by Regal Cinema Corp. They used to show trivia and word games/puzzles before the movie started. Now all you get are commercials the whole god damned time.
Weee! I'm going to get to the movie early, pay way to much for everything, and watch the brainwash reels.
he would say that -- because this guy has software already in progress. that's time that the company doesn't have to wait for their product. the company also doesn't have to tie up in house people for development of the software. there are a lot of benefits.
It would be stupid to tell them you would do it for 1/4 the price that they could do it themselves. They probably aren't going to pay you 19,500 but you have the possibility of getting significantly more than 5,000. They'll think they got a great deal and be happy. You'll think you're being paid well, will work harder because of it, and be happy.
I just got an SL-5500. Any tips on software resources? There seem to be _loads_ of sites on the 'net for it but I was just curious if you had any favorites so I could remove the chaff a little easier.
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That's what the WiFi is there to help out with.
And...nobody is too old for that joke!
If I see another of your posts using 'praps' as opposed to 'perhaps' I am seriously going to fucking shoot somebody. That usage is almost as irritating as emote-icons and substituting alternate symbols in words.
Perhaps your post subject should read 'The problem? Censorship!'. I don't know; I could be wrong.
ps. Nothing personal is being implied by this post. I am just mentioning some of my pet peeves in order to make myself feel more important.
I'm a junior(3rd year) computer science student. We don't learn anything specific enough to be outdated. 15 week semesters fly by, the only thing that there is time to learn are generalities(theory).
You can't get a 'tech education' in most 4 year colleges/universities. They leave that to the real world; certifications, on the job, technical schools, etc.
I avoid short people because of Napoleon!
I'm not sure I understand the distinction but thanks for the correction if you are indeed correct.
I only got it to run in software mode on a 486 and it was ugly but the FPS was ok. I soon upgraded to a Pentium and an early 3Dfx display adapter so I could experience the full goodness that was quake.
Counterstrike _is_ a Half Life Mod. Most people would call it quality too (most won't brag about the maturity of the players though). (=
IIRC,Doom 3 will be capped at 30 fps so 'us' hardcore gamers aren't going to play it?
Quake 3 was a benchmarking tool, nobody ever played it. But it will most definately run at 50+ fps on the machines described above.
it'll run on 486 machines, what are _you_ on?
just show up to your family's celebration a day late , problem solved...just make sure someone saves you leftovers from din din.
Convenient eh? I just added some tinfoil wings to my tinfoil hat. I'm going to go fly to the moon now!
All I can say is -- HUH?
33 and 1/3
>>> disregarding the fact that they WILL become adults if allowed to.
>> No, they MIGHT become adults if allowed to be birthed. Don't discount murder, accident, and illness.
>It requires an overt act to prevent it from becoming one.
Not necessarily, genetic defects kill people all the time--I also can't see how natural disasters and true accidents(e.g. falling down a well, drowning) can be classified as either overt or covert.
>In the mean time, I think you should look at some >of the points of grandparent again--humans are VERY good at rationalizing >things when they feel that something is in their own best interests.
I think that was one of the overall points in my original post, I think some of the idea I was trying to convey was lost.
I agree that humans are good at rationalizing. I was saying that it should be expected. The real problem is who should determine what's right and wrong?
Why do people even connect the cloning issue to abortion? As mentioned elsewhere there are many ways to get stem cells; liposuction, mis-carriages, etc. Would not using aborted material for experiments reduce the demand for abortion? No way. So...in a way it would be even more of a waste of life if we didn't put what others have killed toward helping people.
disregarding the fact that they WILL become adults if allowed to.
No, they MIGHT become adults if allowed to be birthed. Don't discount murder, accident, and illness.
Well, a murder, accident, or illness would be things that do not ALLOW them to become adults, so the original poster's statement is true.
I didn't mean that comment to sound like I was trying to refute anything, I was just trying to point out that life, and it's continuation aren't guaranteed.
But... I'll agree with the pro-choice folks that this shouldn't be an issue up for debate in Congress or anything. If everyone would just grow up and make *intelligent* choices, and not be dicks, there wouldn't be a whole lot of need for abortions in the first place.
I agree completely, but you can't keep all humans from making bad choices, and mistakes. We can do our best and endeavor to improve ourselves, that's about it.
While at the same time saying that human beings in fetal form have NO rights and are useless
I rather think that we are saying that they are in fact, usefull.
disregarding the fact that they WILL become adults if allowed to.
No, they MIGHT become adults if allowed to be birthed. Don't discount murder, accident, and illness.
All the contradictions only serve to confirm one fact: Human's will do what they want to do in any given circumstance because we believe we have the right to what we want.
Not all humans will do _anything_ though. I'm not really sure what contradictions you're pointing to, they seem to be more differences of opinions.
When we needed land, we decided that the native inhabitants were only savages and killed them, moved them.
Yeah well tough, that's human nature. When your family/group needs something, or it is percieved that they need something, you aquire it. Is that right to our Western ideals? No. Is that how it works? Sure is.
When we needed manual labor for agricultural work, we went and got slaves because we had conveniently deemed them non-human.
Not all slave owners believed Africans to be non-human but viewed them as cheap labor and treated them fairly well. When it's to their own advantage humans _will_ go along with the group.
When we (humanity) decided that our woes were jew-induced, we decided they were not human and killed them.
I think you're a little bit off your fucking rocker on this one. One group of humans decided this; they lied, cheated, stole, betrayed, and played on basic human fears to accomplish this. The one thing that does bug me is that some of the businesses that enabled Nazi Germany to kill Jews so efficiently weren't punished for their crimes. *cough*IBM*cough*
Don't kid yourselves.
Americans were born to kid themselves. We're different, we're better but it's not our fault that we're fat and stupid. We've got guns! WEeeE!
They are waiting for Bush to be out of office. I think it's that simple. It will be a cold day in Hell if Bush is re-elected.
Neat hack though, remember this is Slashdot...
Agreed. Our local cinema chain was just bought out by Regal Cinema Corp. They used to show trivia and word games/puzzles before the movie started. Now all you get are commercials the whole god damned time.
Weee! I'm going to get to the movie early, pay way to much for everything, and watch the brainwash reels.
The special edition of Blade Runner hint's that Deckard is an android.
That's the only version I've ever seen...I was um...sort of a fetus when it was released.
If I had a Million Dollars
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Steve:we wouldn't have to eat craft dinner,
Steve: but we would,
Ed: Heyeaah we'd just eat more!
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True. However the meaning of 'is' can be ambiguous.
he would say that -- because this guy has software already in progress. that's time that the company doesn't have to wait for their product. the company also doesn't have to tie up in house people for development of the software. there are a lot of benefits.
It would be stupid to tell them you would do it for 1/4 the price that they could do it themselves. They probably aren't going to pay you 19,500 but you have the possibility of getting significantly more than 5,000. They'll think they got a great deal and be happy. You'll think you're being paid well, will work harder because of it, and be happy.
I just got an SL-5500. Any tips on software resources? There seem to be _loads_ of sites on the 'net for it but I was just curious if you had any favorites so I could remove the chaff a little easier.