Without a doubt, the Chinese government is oppressive (an understatement) and stomps on every core facet of freedom known to man. That said however, I'm rather optimistic about the future of China. Given these new rules and regulations being churned out by the CCP, I see this as an act of desperation by those trying to cling onto power and control over the masses.
I know a girl that is currently living in Shanghai whom I speak with on Skype on regular bases. From what I've learned, there is a major culture divide. Everyone in their late 30s and below has embraced the philosophies of the western world in regards to freedom of expression. Even the taboo of sexuality is starting to make its rounds on the Chinese side of the Internet. Basically, China is on the verge of a revolution. And if the CCP is not careful, we can soon expect to witness its demise.
Of course, this will not happen until AFTER they try and invade Taiwan in order muster up Patriotism among the Chinese people. But in fact, the exact opposite may end up starting the revolution in China.
Ya, it's called the "Nuclear Option". Personally, it should be used to remove filibusters. It does do a damn bit of good except to waste time on the floor with our tax dollars. Just vote on it with a yes or no. Simple as that.
Remember, everything including the Constitution can and should be sacrificed as long as it hurts Bush. After all, he is the great evil...bla bla bla.
We have too many liberal pussies (socialism/ anti-war advocates) on this forrum. Is it any wonder why geeks get the shit kicked out of them? Pansies. Somethings are WORTH fighting for...including the Constitution.
Conveying a message correctly does not equate to being intellectual. If you think it does, then you're just an elitist prick. Take your post for example. While your grammar may be correct, you point exudes prejudice as opposed to intelligence.
You can't simply enact a law that forces everyone to walk on glass so as to not offend anyone. The truth is, anyone and everyone gets angry or offended from time to time, but you will never have total control of how that person feels. Feelings require personal responsibility. What this law would do is effectively relinquish personal responsibility to someone else by virtue of blame.
We should not live in a world where we have to fear speaking our minds. If you are offended because of what I say, then tough shit. This rule also applies to me as well by the way.
I agree that religion is a form of self-governance among society. But, I do not agree that religion is used explicitly as a form of governance. That said however, social control over others is done out of fear of being seen as a betrayer to the very God/s they pray too (do as God would intend or you will be punished...etc).
Actually, we should be supporting space tourism be the private industry. Now, most of us could give a rats ass about some rich people getting their jollies off in space. However, private investment and competition will do FAR more good then what our government can provide. Also, political in-fighting will only harm NASA worse.
Eventually, all of this private funding will help foster a new space race. Chances are, science in space will be riding on the coat tales of the entertainment industry. I'm sure with todays technology, the private sector will develop a cheap way of sending man back to the moon as a resault of capitol spent on R&D
You are wrong on so many accounts it's rather scary.
1. The bible belt has nothing to do with the distruction of eastern civilization. If anything, you will find most if not all major global terrorist activity by religious zelots are those who practice the faith of Islam. That is a fact.
2. Iraq not only was, but still IS harbouring terrorists. In fact, Al Qaeda even said so as much. And their main reason for being there is to explicitly prevent democrocy as it goes against the faith of Islam (their words, not mine).
3. As for violent enemies, they are already there. However, now we know what it takes to identify, isolate, and expunge them from society that wishes to do harm to innocent civilians. Remember, we are not at war with Iraq. We are at war with Islamic radicals on Iraqi soil. Keep that in mind next time you hear of a bombing at local mosque...again *sigh*.
Trolltech sounds so...dubious. I mean, when I think of Trolltech, I think of spyware. Hell, anything that is profession with the name "Troll" rubs me the wrong way.
I can imagine their future... "The current stock value of Trolltech rose to 300 dollars a share..."
Iraq was just a pawn in grand scheme of things. We needed a stratigic place on the global chess board in order to when this war against islamic fantics. In order achive the goal, you must look beyond Iraq.
If we don't keep those religious zelots in check in the ME (and they do want the distruction of western civilization, can't argue it any other way), eventually an atomic bomb will be smuggled in.
Let me tell you something, it's going to cost a shitload more then $300 billion to cleanup a leveled city and the ramifications there-of in the future. Not to mention the millions of lives lost....
Well DUH!! Greenpeace is all about making sure nature still has checks and balances at keeping the human population from growing and/or less of a resource impact on Earth.
Anything that will allow for human prosperity is anti-green as it threatens Mother Nature by virtue of our presence.
It takes less then 24 hours to matabolize alcohol. THC on the other hand has an effect that can be graphed on a curve that lasts up to 72 hours. If you can get modify THC to matabolize in less then 24 hours, maybe a new form of MJ can be brought to the market.
I agree. In fact, I smoked a dooby now and then with a friend of mine. Honestly, the stuff just isn't for me. I prefer the nice buzz of beer myself. Oh well, to each his own I guess.
On a serious note, we are talking about polititions of all stripes and party affiliation. They only give a damn about their vain political power and what it provides them vs the common man such as you an I
Ok..good. So we throw up reflective dust to block out sunlight.
Now, what happens when the time comes to clean it up? You can't actually call for megamaid to suck all that shit up you know. Talk about jumping out of the toaster and into liquid nitrogen.
Actually, it's banned out of "national security" reasons. The reason being, productivity would plummit if everyone started smoking this stuff casually. Due to the drop on GDP, the government would get less tax revenue. Yet, you will never see a ban on caffeen.
Remember! Productivity = Wealth = Power. You should be lucky smoking grass doesn't give you the death penalty for "treason"
From what I've been told, all military drives have platters made of glass sub strate. As such, they shatter when explosives inside the casing discharging. All it takes is a command and you get an instant maraca for a musical instrument.
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Without a doubt, the Chinese government is oppressive (an understatement) and stomps on every core facet of freedom known to man. That said however, I'm rather optimistic about the future of China. Given these new rules and regulations being churned out by the CCP, I see this as an act of desperation by those trying to cling onto power and control over the masses.
I know a girl that is currently living in Shanghai whom I speak with on Skype on regular bases. From what I've learned, there is a major culture divide. Everyone in their late 30s and below has embraced the philosophies of the western world in regards to freedom of expression. Even the taboo of sexuality is starting to make its rounds on the Chinese side of the Internet. Basically, China is on the verge of a revolution. And if the CCP is not careful, we can soon expect to witness its demise.
Of course, this will not happen until AFTER they try and invade Taiwan in order muster up Patriotism among the Chinese people. But in fact, the exact opposite may end up starting the revolution in China.
Ya, it's called the "Nuclear Option". Personally, it should be used to remove filibusters. It does do a damn bit of good except to waste time on the floor with our tax dollars. Just vote on it with a yes or no. Simple as that.
Remember, everything including the Constitution can and should be sacrificed as long as it hurts Bush. After all, he is the great evil...bla bla bla.
We have too many liberal pussies (socialism/ anti-war advocates) on this forrum. Is it any wonder why geeks get the shit kicked out of them? Pansies. Somethings are WORTH fighting for...including the Constitution.
Conveying a message correctly does not equate to being intellectual. If you think it does, then you're just an elitist prick. Take your post for example. While your grammar may be correct, you point exudes prejudice as opposed to intelligence.
Its more like a form of social moderation.
Exactly. That's what I ment by "self-governance" in regards to society keeping each other in check without the use of a legal institution.
You can't simply enact a law that forces everyone to walk on glass so as to not offend anyone. The truth is, anyone and everyone gets angry or offended from time to time, but you will never have total control of how that person feels. Feelings require personal responsibility. What this law would do is effectively relinquish personal responsibility to someone else by virtue of blame.
We should not live in a world where we have to fear speaking our minds. If you are offended because of what I say, then tough shit. This rule also applies to me as well by the way.
I agree that religion is a form of self-governance among society. But, I do not agree that religion is used explicitly as a form of governance. That said however, social control over others is done out of fear of being seen as a betrayer to the very God/s they pray too (do as God would intend or you will be punished...etc).
Actually, we should be supporting space tourism be the private industry. Now, most of us could give a rats ass about some rich people getting their jollies off in space. However, private investment and competition will do FAR more good then what our government can provide. Also, political in-fighting will only harm NASA worse.
Eventually, all of this private funding will help foster a new space race. Chances are, science in space will be riding on the coat tales of the entertainment industry. I'm sure with todays technology, the private sector will develop a cheap way of sending man back to the moon as a resault of capitol spent on R&D
In that case, maybe you should be modderated as "Troll" being that this is exactly what your post is.
You are wrong on so many accounts it's rather scary.
1. The bible belt has nothing to do with the distruction of eastern civilization. If anything, you will find most if not all major global terrorist activity by religious zelots are those who practice the faith of Islam. That is a fact.
2. Iraq not only was, but still IS harbouring terrorists. In fact, Al Qaeda even said so as much. And their main reason for being there is to explicitly prevent democrocy as it goes against the faith of Islam (their words, not mine).
3. As for violent enemies, they are already there. However, now we know what it takes to identify, isolate, and expunge them from society that wishes to do harm to innocent civilians. Remember, we are not at war with Iraq. We are at war with Islamic radicals on Iraqi soil. Keep that in mind next time you hear of a bombing at local mosque...again *sigh*.
Trolltech sounds so...dubious. I mean, when I think of Trolltech, I think of spyware. Hell, anything that is profession with the name "Troll" rubs me the wrong way.
I can imagine their future... "The current stock value of Trolltech rose to 300 dollars a share..."
Iraq was just a pawn in grand scheme of things. We needed a stratigic place on the global chess board in order to when this war against islamic fantics. In order achive the goal, you must look beyond Iraq.
If we don't keep those religious zelots in check in the ME (and they do want the distruction of western civilization, can't argue it any other way), eventually an atomic bomb will be smuggled in.
Let me tell you something, it's going to cost a shitload more then $300 billion to cleanup a leveled city and the ramifications there-of in the future. Not to mention the millions of lives lost....
Well DUH!! Greenpeace is all about making sure nature still has checks and balances at keeping the human population from growing and/or less of a resource impact on Earth.
Anything that will allow for human prosperity is anti-green as it threatens Mother Nature by virtue of our presence.
Can citizens of the UK vote for change in this area?
It takes less then 24 hours to matabolize alcohol. THC on the other hand has an effect that can be graphed on a curve that lasts up to 72 hours. If you can get modify THC to matabolize in less then 24 hours, maybe a new form of MJ can be brought to the market.
I agree. In fact, I smoked a dooby now and then with a friend of mine. Honestly, the stuff just isn't for me. I prefer the nice buzz of beer myself. Oh well, to each his own I guess.
On a serious note, we are talking about polititions of all stripes and party affiliation. They only give a damn about their vain political power and what it provides them vs the common man such as you an I
Ok..good. So we throw up reflective dust to block out sunlight.
Now, what happens when the time comes to clean it up? You can't actually call for megamaid to suck all that shit up you know. Talk about jumping out of the toaster and into liquid nitrogen.
We don't NEED global freezing 100 years from now.
Or...freedom is power. It's the classic chicken or the egg question
Check out the history of Alcohol Prohibition. Rather interesting. Who knows, might become illigal again. http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studie s/nc/nc2a.htm
Actually, it's banned out of "national security" reasons. The reason being, productivity would plummit if everyone started smoking this stuff casually. Due to the drop on GDP, the government would get less tax revenue. Yet, you will never see a ban on caffeen.
Remember! Productivity = Wealth = Power. You should be lucky smoking grass doesn't give you the death penalty for "treason"
From what I've been told, all military drives have platters made of glass sub strate. As such, they shatter when explosives inside the casing discharging. All it takes is a command and you get an instant maraca for a musical instrument.
You don't. You just program enough AI so it can take over and evolve itself. We just need to write enough software to let "nature/god" take over.
1. Find a rich girl.
2. Knock her up.
3. Shotgun wedding to get promoted to the family.
4...
5.Profit!
Of course. Matter is property too. Thus, the government can redistribute it elsewhere it sees fit. Didn't you know?
Note: I'm in a foul mood today. Gee, I wonder what other news could have caused this?