College Education does not equal job training. All of these "fluff" classes are designed to make you a more well-rounded individual, and give you some competence in a variety of disciplines. The reason behind this philosophy is so that you can better see where your special discipline fits in with all the others. For example, it would be dangerous for someone to have a large amount of political power, but be completely ignorant of history. All of the spheres of knowledge intersect.
Anyone who lets a book, or their spiritual advisor (or their government, for that matter) do their thinking for them is dangerous because they have traded reason for the illusion of safety.
If you look inside yourself and cannot honestly determine the basis for your prejudice against homosexuals, you may want to consider the possibility that you have been brainwashed. I've known some homosexuals, and they generally had the same types of strengths and weaknesses that anyone else has.
Nobody claims that groups of people don't make mistakes. Why would religious groups be any different?
Because the true believers think their deity gives the green light for such activity, and that even if the government doesn't sanction it, they're still good with their buddy upstairs and will be rewarded with eternal paradise. That makes these people particularly dangerous.
Playboy magazine had an article some years back during the war on drugs (boy, I'm glad we killed all those drugs and only have partially nude pop stars and terrorists to deal with) comparing typical prison sentences for murder and rape vs. selling LSD to an undercover cop. Guess who the government thinks is more dangerous --- as measured by length of time served?
Microsoft has every right to verify that people using their software do indeed have a license to use their software.
That is not in dispute. By the same token, I have the right not to purchase and use WinXP... and I don't. I wouldn't touch that nasty stuff if it were the last OS on the planet, free or otherwise. If I need Windows for something, I boot Win98.
You should be thankful they're not giving it away free or you could kiss goodbye to something other than Windows ever being on a computer's desktop.
Yeah right. If had a choice between paying $60 for Linux, or accepting $60 from Bill Gates to use WinXP, I would buy Linux. Somehow, I feel I'm not the only person with this sentiment.
It's pretty rare that I find two identical items I'm wanting that close at the same exact time. But given that scenario, If you bid on both you may end up winning both. I prefer to snipe.
In the first place, no one held a gun to his head to make him increase his maximum. In the second place, if he originally thought the item was worth x$, why increase it?
I believe my sentiment was spot on. Thelemic doctrine is to follow the path of your choosing; that is, to follow your will. I have my own moral compass. I do not feel obligated to abide by laws set down by Gods or men --- especially laws I had no part in creating. Wherein lies their authority? The "Rule of Law" as a social contract to keep us from killing one another is one I'm willing to agree to. However, when it is used as a tool by a privileged few to concentrate financial and military power, I am no longer bound by it.
Many corporations tend to follow a strategy of optimization --- minimizing costs (by reducing the number of employees, working the remaining employees off the clock, denying benefits) and maximizing profits. They obey the law, when it is to their advantage.
Governments work the same way. The ultimate goal of many of our representatives is to line their pockets, and reduce our liberties in order to protect their power and wealth. Once again, they obey the law when it suits their purposes.
I have modified my behavior accordingly --- monkey see, monkey do. I obey the law when it suits my purposes, and break it when it suits my purposes and there is minimal risk of being caught.
Don't misunderstand me. I wasn't saying that all punishment should be abolished. I merely think it naive to believe that punishment will completely STOP an activity. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary.
1) There are several forms of punishment other than financial ruin.
2) Do you honestly believe that punishing people ever stopped anything? It might, just MIGHT, stop the person being punished from repeating the behavior. But murder and rape have been punished for a loooooong time, and there are no indications that these activities will ever cease.
Ahh, when I read "25 solar radii" my mind somehow interpreted that as 25 AU, for some weird reason.
Given the scenario, the power rating is multiplied by a factor of about 60 (to one sig-fig). Now, another article claimed the burst only lasted for 0.25 seconds. Therefore, the total energy delivery (to the Earth) of the burst would be equivalent to what Sol delivers in 15 seconds. I don't see what the big deal would be (aside from, perhaps, the frequency of the radiation).
The Sun's emits a total power of P=3.83e26 W. At Earth, the power density is P/4pi(1 AU)^2 or 1362 W/m^2. A power source of P=1e40 W at a distance of 10 lyr gives a power density of 88,912 W/m^2. So, the Earth would receive about 65 times as much power from the magnetar at 10 lyr as it does from the Sun at 1 AU.
That depends on what kind of trillion we are talking about 10^12 or 10^18.
Furthermore, what does it mean for a flare to unleash (pick your favorite number) Watts? That's a power rating and not a total energy output. TFA mentioned 1/10 of a second, but didn't say if that was actually the duration of the event, or just used for comparison purposes.
The U.S. has very low tax rates compared to other industrialed nations.
How about if you integrate over all tax burdens? We have property tax, sin tax, sales tax, income taxes at the federal, state, county, and municipal levels. I'm sure I've left out many more.
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College Education does not equal job training. All of these "fluff" classes are designed to make you a more well-rounded individual, and give you some competence in a variety of disciplines. The reason behind this philosophy is so that you can better see where your special discipline fits in with all the others. For example, it would be dangerous for someone to have a large amount of political power, but be completely ignorant of history. All of the spheres of knowledge intersect.
Anyone who lets a book, or their spiritual advisor (or their government, for that matter) do their thinking for them is dangerous because they have traded reason for the illusion of safety.
That's fine. Just don't spit on them --- at least not in Oklahoma.
If you look inside yourself and cannot honestly determine the basis for your prejudice against homosexuals, you may want to consider the possibility that you have been brainwashed. I've known some homosexuals, and they generally had the same types of strengths and weaknesses that anyone else has.
Nobody claims that groups of people don't make mistakes. Why would religious groups be any different?
Because the true believers think their deity gives the green light for such activity, and that even if the government doesn't sanction it, they're still good with their buddy upstairs and will be rewarded with eternal paradise. That makes these people particularly dangerous.
Ahhh, but can tits ever really be overexposed???
Playboy magazine had an article some years back during the war on drugs (boy, I'm glad we killed all those drugs and only have partially nude pop stars and terrorists to deal with) comparing typical prison sentences for murder and rape vs. selling LSD to an undercover cop. Guess who the government thinks is more dangerous --- as measured by length of time served?
You left out tits.
Microsoft has every right to verify that people using their software do indeed have a license to use their software.
... and I don't. I wouldn't touch that nasty stuff if it were the last OS on the planet, free or otherwise. If I need Windows for something, I boot Win98.
That is not in dispute. By the same token, I have the right not to purchase and use WinXP
You should be thankful they're not giving it away free or you could kiss goodbye to something other than Windows ever being on a computer's desktop.
Yeah right. If had a choice between paying $60 for Linux, or accepting $60 from Bill Gates to use WinXP, I would buy Linux. Somehow, I feel I'm not the only person with this sentiment.
In that case, snipe with a little tabbed browsing action.
It's pretty rare that I find two identical items I'm wanting that close at the same exact time. But given that scenario, If you bid on both you may end up winning both. I prefer to snipe.
In the first place, no one held a gun to his head to make him increase his maximum. In the second place, if he originally thought the item was worth x$, why increase it?
Learn to snipe, cherry boy.
I believe my sentiment was spot on. Thelemic doctrine is to follow the path of your choosing; that is, to follow your will. I have my own moral compass. I do not feel obligated to abide by laws set down by Gods or men --- especially laws I had no part in creating. Wherein lies their authority? The "Rule of Law" as a social contract to keep us from killing one another is one I'm willing to agree to. However, when it is used as a tool by a privileged few to concentrate financial and military power, I am no longer bound by it.
Let me put it this way:
Many corporations tend to follow a strategy of optimization --- minimizing costs (by reducing the number of employees, working the remaining employees off the clock, denying benefits) and maximizing profits. They obey the law, when it is to their advantage.
Governments work the same way. The ultimate goal of many of our representatives is to line their pockets, and reduce our liberties in order to protect their power and wealth. Once again, they obey the law when it suits their purposes.
I have modified my behavior accordingly --- monkey see, monkey do. I obey the law when it suits my purposes, and break it when it suits my purposes and there is minimal risk of being caught.
Aleister Crowley said it best, "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law."
Don't misunderstand me. I wasn't saying that all punishment should be abolished. I merely think it naive to believe that punishment will completely STOP an activity. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary.
Two things:
1) There are several forms of punishment other than financial ruin.
2) Do you honestly believe that punishing people ever stopped anything? It might, just MIGHT, stop the person being punished from repeating the behavior. But murder and rape have been punished for a loooooong time, and there are no indications that these activities will ever cease.
Patience is a virtue.
As Frank (Keith David) said in John Carpenter's They Live, "Yeah, well I'm all out".
What makes you think the lines are the same length when I enter as they are when I leave?
If a supermarket has long lines, I'll drop my stuff and leave.
... I've always wondered if other people do that. I just dump it right on the floor and leave while cursing up a storm.
Heh heh heh
Ahh, when I read "25 solar radii" my mind somehow interpreted that as 25 AU, for some weird reason.
Given the scenario, the power rating is multiplied by a factor of about 60 (to one sig-fig). Now, another article claimed the burst only lasted for 0.25 seconds. Therefore, the total energy delivery (to the Earth) of the burst would be equivalent to what Sol delivers in 15 seconds. I don't see what the big deal would be (aside from, perhaps, the frequency of the radiation).
I'm not following your math.
The Sun's emits a total power of P=3.83e26 W. At Earth, the power density is P/4pi(1 AU)^2 or 1362 W/m^2. A power source of P=1e40 W at a distance of 10 lyr gives a power density of 88,912 W/m^2. So, the Earth would receive about 65 times as much power from the magnetar at 10 lyr as it does from the Sun at 1 AU.
That depends on what kind of trillion we are talking about 10^12 or 10^18.
Furthermore, what does it mean for a flare to unleash (pick your favorite number) Watts? That's a power rating and not a total energy output. TFA mentioned 1/10 of a second, but didn't say if that was actually the duration of the event, or just used for comparison purposes.
The U.S. has very low tax rates compared to other industrialed nations.
How about if you integrate over all tax burdens? We have property tax, sin tax, sales tax, income taxes at the federal, state, county, and municipal levels. I'm sure I've left out many more.
That's exactly right! If we allow them to monitor the kids too closely, who will grow up to be president???