I dont want you on the road if your drunk, sleepy, or on legal OR illegal medication that adversely affects your thoughts or sight. Alcohol happens to be one type of drug that induces a specific distortion of thought and vision loss (and is one of the most popular due to legality). For that matter, I dont want you reading, eating, or doing other things while driving.
Frankly, you deserved it. Given you are in the USA, a Cop saw your erratic driving and had the forethought to pull you over on cause. And you evidently failed the sobriety test.
Oh well. I drink at home mainly (one drink out max per 2 hours, and I weigh 300 and am 6'5). Perhaps you ought to only do that too.
Well, what you said does have a point about what the citizens see corruption in the US government and those around us.
However, I remind myself about a story what my Spanish professor said about Mexico...
We were talking about the blue plate specials and came up was a description of the roads. If you had a 4 lane road (2 each direction) and public opinion wanted 6 lanes, they would remove the paint for the 4 lanes, and then apply paint for six lanes. They would not resize the road or any type of major work. Of course, "public opinion" was the people who paid the most to the local government.
Another thing I am reminded of is how Mexico encourages their citizens to break US laws by coming here and working. It is really interesting in that it's a felony in Mexico for: 1. to gain employment if one is not a citizen and 2. for an employer to hire a non-citizen. Quite the double standard.
The real question here is whether it is in the public interest to have a heavily fragmented market of incompatible cellular networking.
Yes, it is their equipment, but it would be illegal to use it on public airspace. Is it in our best interest to allow companies to sell back what was once a public commons?
Well according to my TI-86 calc, (if trillion = 10^12) 370 trillion mi is 62.94 LY. 904 is 153.78 LY
According to Celestia, HD 189733 is 62.795 Ly away from Sol. " " HD 209458 is 153.56 LY away from Sol.
Whats neat is the most recent version of Celestia has planet "b" on the further away one. Kinda cool to see the absolute brightness when grazing its surface. It'd look really hot.
---So I've been waiting for IPTV. Technically, I don't understand why it would be so difficult to do. I mean, Comedy Central's Motherload already does it. Only crappily. You can't actualy get the full show, and the picture is *really* *really* small. But I guess there are other reasons that I may never fully understand. Though, in my naivate, I'm going to suggest greed as being on the top of the list.
---And as the article pointed out, Youtube and Joost serve two different purposes. I mean, I guess it would be nice to get anything I wanted on Youtube, but the clips I've seen are never the full show, and once again, that is what I'd like. Watching short clips of a funny show just aggrevate me.
---It's not that it's impossible to come up with a new sales-model. They just have no interest in doing so.
Well, it seems your only real answer is Piratebay. It really is a shame, isnt it? The copyright violators will have the best rights, yet the honorable among us will be taken advantage of time and time again.
---But once switching and useful computing occurs, information theory requires heat be generated. You know, thermodynamic and all that.
Information theory says nothing about the amount of heat of a system. Read my prior post about this.
In fact, it is your AND gate that creates heat. Any information-destructive process creates heat. And, well, modern CPU's destroy a lot of information.
---Give us an example of when anticompetitive behavior is good.
Behavior? How about demanding that the government recognizes that there is one physical line phone network and that one company should maintain it.
Lemee see... Ma Bell got more rural and sparsely populated communities wired with phones than did any other provider. That was because they were under contract for the whole USA. I'd trade back to 1 phone company if everybody would be wired up with optical or DSL.
And then, the second they start trying to screw us, break em up in to real small pieces. It worked the last time (wink wink).
You know, I wonder what the overall effects are of radiation...
Yes, we know that more radiation causes increased mutation, and that high levels can kill. But I wonder if radiation is actually good in low to moderate levels in that we enhance evolution.
I'm reminded of a recent documentary about Chernobyl in which nature has reclaimed the whole area, even with "high levels" of radiation. If nature can thrive there (along with genomic data proving roughly 10 million years evolved), why cant we?
If anything, I'd be very interested in a few studies of low to mild continuous doses of radiation.
---Well, as much as I hate M$, I do not understand why a US citizen wants to help a country, who is one of the biggest enemies of the US.
Whats an enemy? Back in the early 80's, we helped Saddam in power, along with weapons and training to overthrow the previous government. And look what we did last month: We Hanged him. Cuba once was with the USSR, but the USSR is no more. Cuba is its own entity, with little external support. And we STILL dont do business with them.
What are they going to do? Launch their cigars at us?
---If they are using M$ windows, let them use it and let them pay US in licensing costs and what not. Why liberate them them from another US stronghold.
They, like most third world countries, cannot and will not pay license fees on software. It's better to get them off the habit so other countries can make dealings with them proper... and hopefully the US will turn around. My god, The Wall Fell, USSR is no more, China is becoming more capitalist. Why do we hate Cuba still? The old mans about dead anyways.
---Oh I know why: Because Stallman does not care what happens to US. Given the chance, I am sure he had no problem helping the terrorist countries like Libya, Iran and Syria.
Troll alert. Troll alert.
Keyboard has been disabled due to stupid allegory to puppet governments to Cuba.
---Microsoft could have handled this differently and spun the whole thing to their advantage. This could have been a "Genuine Advantage" moment. "See? Make sure your pre-installed software comes with the original disks and software keys! We'll let you off the hook, but all you out there please learn from Mr. Ponosov's predicament and deal only with reputable certified Microsoft resellers" or some such.
But what indicates legitimate software? When we deal with 2nd and 3rd world countries, we see lots of counterfeit rings. Many of them do have the tech to duplicate all the holographics and "genuine" stuff. How do you tell if the CD is legit, or if the serial number is legit, or if your CoA is legit? And for that matter, what exactly is needed to "prove" that you are, indeed, running legit software?
---But instead they turned the other cheek, and a teacher almost was sentenced to prison in Siberia over something as simple as missing software keys. And a Russian judge showed more compassion and understanding of the matter than Bill Gates. Those are the facts, and they do not look good. This is, and rightfully should be, a PR nightmare for Microsoft.
This obviously is being played from the top (eg: Putin). This very issue deals with intellectual "property" and how it is respected in non-US countries. It also is a trust issue... If you're in the USA, Gates makes a lot of tax revenue, and keeps the govt happy. Now, what's happening software-wise in all those versions of Windows? The key: Do you trust your computer systems running a foreign countries OS?
---A shame really. The Gates Foundation gives away piles of cash for humanitarian goals, but events like this let you know where that money is really coming from. And what people behind it are really like. Business first, before anything else, always.
And those kids in Africa. We can _never_ forget those kids in Africa (yawn). But throw the "evul piraters" in prison.
1: Administrator buys what he thinks is a legit copy. It isnt. 2: Gorbachev AND Gates are tossing words around. Erm, HOLY SHIT. Big names in each corner. 3: Russia already has warned any researcher in coming to the USA (dmitri skylarov vs adobe) 4: Do we trust a US company or open source that anybody can review? China already supports Red Flag Linux. 5: Putin came out in defense of the administrator. What he says, goes.
Need we say more? The cards are stacked against MS. They back off, and then they go "soft" on copyright violations, but they are the big bullies if they do go ahead.
---Since you are running a kindergarten, I really believe there should be no technology at all.
Since it's raining outside, I think you're stupid. See how your sentence structure makes no sense?
---There could be educational games, sure, but nothing that involves technology.
No electricity for the lights, and no clean water. It uses... (shudder) TECHNOLOGY!!!!!
---This is entirely unscientific, but I have a gut feeling
When I have a "gut feeling", I usually need to go to the bathroom.
---that a lot of the autism and similar developmental problems stem from the fact that people these days are not getting enough social interaction anymore.
Oh, autism (YAWN). And, what is your supposed definition of autism?
---Technology should not be in a kindergarten, the time when children have the cognitive abilities to take an advantage of that will be later on.
Yep. No electricity, no clean water, no lights, no nothin... Technology is evvvvul and will autize the little kids brains!!
---i believe there are a few cases where a bonfide memeber of the press has the right to protect their sources
Who decides who the bonafide members are? They arent elected, and there is no exemption in the law for "shielding" anybody. Even the president isnt immune from being forced to give up testimony and/or evidence to a grand jury. However, arguments made in a grand jury are secret, as illegal evidence can come out (eg: they can ignore warrants, but they lose it in a public trial). Even the Abraham Lincoln Grand Jury indictments are secret to this day.
---sighting danger to their lives or the families, but there certainly isn't anything that protects video evidence of punks running riot in the streets.
There is no legal standing for ignoring a subpoena duces takem, no matter who you are. If you want to shield somebody, prepare for a nice stay in a "hotel".
---and the fact that it's g8 protestors makes me thing even less of them. they are scum, completely devoid of any reason.
I have no opinion of the g8 summit or the opposers.
Why do "Journalists" have the special right to not give up information to a corut demanding it?
I would understand if it was about him, you know, fifth amendment and all.
But does he have some special credential that signifies him a journalist and immune from the eyes of the court? For that matter, is there any laws that discern high-profile journalists? If there are state laws, why are there?
I'm just questioning the reasoning behind different "class" of citizens.
1: Eliminate graphic lag. It makes the game unplayable even on minimal settings. (Im playing on a laptop bought last december.. nice one at that)
2: Get epic out fast. 20 levels is not enough.
3: No Linux client.. I dont think there's a linux server either. Game stopper right there.
4: Not enough spells, classes, or goodies. PrC with NWN1 and expansion packs are much better. Even PrC 2.2 + super-spell pack was toasty fun;) Walls of Ice and other nifty placable spells
5: Im guessing the same stupid limits will be in place too.. I havent checked em: max +20 ab, max +12 statup (stuff like that the PrC has had to build around)
The NWN makers wont like it, but I consider PrC essential to any mod, including the original 3. This is also why I wont buy the downloadable ones as you cant apply PrC. In essence, the only really good thing about NWN2 is the DM toolsets. They're nice. But that's it.
---I'm sure Nick Gisburne is a nice guy and all but you'll excuse me if I'm hesitant to go just by the word of one of the parties to the dispute. Either I would like to hear both sides, his and google's, or at least a report by a neutral third party that has done some research.
True, but Google's not talking (why would they...) and no "researcher" third party investigates the truthfullness of blogs.
It is stated that he does regularly post atheistic videos from many other bloggers. That is for certain. And frankly, Im downloading the avi of the "banned video" to see what it has.
---Everyone feels the temptation to exaggerate their case when they feel they've been wronged and it is all to easy to jump to outraged conclusions about why some action was taken.
He may not have namesake for credibility, but he has plausibility to claim that he was banned for "inflaming moslems". Right now, it can be safely stated that it is "bad" to make fun of Islam. It just seems logical that an international search engine caters neutrally to as many people who use it?
---I remember, a week or two after september 11th, me and my father were riding our bikes down the road, and a minivan driver asks us for direction. He was dark skinned, and the first thing he said to us was "Please, I am not an Arab." Can you believe that? The area I live in is fairly culturally and racially diverse, and seems in no way discriminatory, yet this man thought he had to say he was not of a certain race to talk to us safely.
A follower of Christ (As most Christians are not) would help regardless of skin color. Thats whats in the golden rule. And the Golden Rule is codified in other non-violent religions.
---Arabs and Islam have been demonized for ages, and more so now in this "post 9/11 world" than ever, it would seem. Now, think about those political cartoons that Islam was so terribly intolerant of. They showed a religious figure as a terrorist, using his "towel" to hold a bomb. This wasn't just against the religion, this was against a whole group of people, painting a whole religion with one brush. Would a Christian be happy to see a cartoon of Jesus dressed as a klansman? Or maybe Jesus stabbing an Arab child through the heart with a cross? Perhaps some, but the majority would see this as an insult and a totally unfair generalization.
I want you to do something: Go find the bulletin boards that are meant for Arabic members, or go to Al Jazerra news site. Then go read the spewing hatred from these people over there. So, why cant I make fun of Mohammed? Or is this not gross enough? Yet, I dont feel like sending a pipe bomb to their mailing address... Why are they given a pass on violent childlike behavior when the rest of the world isnt?
----I doubt very much that Islam is somehow less tolerant of insults to it than any religion is. I can certainly say that Muslims in general are pretty fucking pissed at being called terrorists, and their religion being constantly demeaned. Of course, if they complain about it, the western world uses their offence as a mark of a religion intolerant of critique. It is a snowball effect that makes the Iraq War just that much easier for Americans to swallow.
Ok, so I wont call them terrorists. Now, how about women's rights? Ok, how about being exerted under Sharia law? I dont like that. Or, if you convert, you have a 'death sentence'. Nice, so much for try before you buy. Or do you agree with stonings of adulterers? Sorry, but breaking of vows isnt equal to murder in my opinion. What? Your kid stole something? Off with his hand! Do it again and he gets stoned. Oh, you're not Muslim? Then you get inferior treatment, second class citizen. Back of the bus.
Im sorry, but their idea of equality, penal code, and fairness are equal to the stone ages (or 100 years ago for womens voting rights here in the US). If they want every country to be under this rule, I WILL call them terrorists.
---Youtube blocking the video is a step in the wrong direction. They are pretending Muslims are children. The effect will just be more people believing it. And on the other side of the world, the hatred will just make Muslims think of Americans less highly in general.
They think fear can convert people. I will spit on the ashes of Mohammed's fat hairy mole before I will convert to that excrement of a religion. Yes, I have read the Koran, and no, I do not agree with it in most places.
---Well, I agree with you on the guns thing. I'm fully licenced to own weapons, but I hate the restrictions placed on us.
At least to me, guns have been in my life. I know how to use pistols, rifles and shotguns, along with cleaning them. To not acknowledge that as a sovereign right of the people would lead back down to where we (the US) was before the revolutionary war: unrepresented taxation, evil and sadistic punishments, no penal rights, national power over the states'.
I see guns as the final reset switch on a bad government.
---On the other hand, I absolutely disagree with you about the US government being corrupt. You have THE most honest government on the earth today.
Im sure you dont keep up on our sports stuff, but recently, many counties (US - State - County - Township is the relationship of 'parts' here) are being forced to pay for a stadium here in Indianapolis, IN. This tax is going to be added upon most sales as 1% extra. Where is representation?
Here in Indiana last year, our Governor ( Governor is to State as President is to Nation) sold off a 200+ mile stretch of road to a business in Spain/Australia. I have no quarrels in selling property, but public land should stay public. This governor is selling our own road rights from under us. BTW, this "deal" lasts for 75 years. This is our land, yet we have no representation.
Across our nation, we have the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our percent felon rate even exceeds what Russia has. In our country, when you are/have been a felon, you do not qualify to vote for the rest of your life. Add this to the ever-creeping list of felonies and we have untold millions of people who are disenfranchised.
From living here, we see many evils and corrupt behaviors. Did you know that here, a corporation can take your land if 1: they like it a lot 2: get approval from the local planning board 3: declare your house "uninhabitable" ? And it was Merck who did this despicable behavior... and they won too.
And remember, who is it who unbalances governments? Yes, our leader. (spit) Afghanistan was at least legitimated, but Iraq was not by any means. A puppet dictator who kills his own is not a US national security risk. But now, we are the world's targets.
---I'm sure that this sounds pretty sad to you, but it's the unfortunate truth. I wish our government was as reasonable as yours.
That'd be mighty interesting.. Wanna trade countries when Hillary Clinton gets in?
What I find interesting, Doc Ruby, is when a kid is at school and does a crime.
Does the school not hold guardianship when he/she is there? From what I have gathered (at least in Indiana), it does.
Why doesnt the school get in trouble: eg the principal, teachers, or guidance councel? Strange it only applies to the parents, not the guardians they spend at 8+ hours mandated a day...
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Im a 25 old male who drinks a lot.
I dont want you on the road if your drunk, sleepy, or on legal OR illegal medication that adversely affects your thoughts or sight. Alcohol happens to be one type of drug that induces a specific distortion of thought and vision loss (and is one of the most popular due to legality). For that matter, I dont want you reading, eating, or doing other things while driving.
Frankly, you deserved it. Given you are in the USA, a Cop saw your erratic driving and had the forethought to pull you over on cause. And you evidently failed the sobriety test.
Oh well. I drink at home mainly (one drink out max per 2 hours, and I weigh 300 and am 6'5). Perhaps you ought to only do that too.
Well, what you said does have a point about what the citizens see corruption in the US government and those around us.
However, I remind myself about a story what my Spanish professor said about Mexico...
We were talking about the blue plate specials and came up was a description of the roads. If you had a 4 lane road (2 each direction) and public opinion wanted 6 lanes, they would remove the paint for the 4 lanes, and then apply paint for six lanes. They would not resize the road or any type of major work. Of course, "public opinion" was the people who paid the most to the local government.
Another thing I am reminded of is how Mexico encourages their citizens to break US laws by coming here and working. It is really interesting in that it's a felony in Mexico for: 1. to gain employment if one is not a citizen and 2. for an employer to hire a non-citizen. Quite the double standard.
The real question here is whether it is in the public interest to have a heavily fragmented market of incompatible cellular networking.
Yes, it is their equipment, but it would be illegal to use it on public airspace. Is it in our best interest to allow companies to sell back what was once a public commons?
Well according to my TI-86 calc, (if trillion = 10^12) 370 trillion mi is 62.94 LY. 904 is 153.78 LY
According to Celestia, HD 189733 is 62.795 Ly away from Sol.
" " HD 209458 is 153.56 LY away from Sol.
Whats neat is the most recent version of Celestia has planet "b" on the further away one. Kinda cool to see the absolute brightness when grazing its surface. It'd look really hot.
Does it block religious sites??
SIGN ME UP SCOTTY!!
---So I've been waiting for IPTV. Technically, I don't understand why it would be so difficult to do. I mean, Comedy Central's Motherload already does it. Only crappily. You can't actualy get the full show, and the picture is *really* *really* small. But I guess there are other reasons that I may never fully understand. Though, in my naivate, I'm going to suggest greed as being on the top of the list.
---And as the article pointed out, Youtube and Joost serve two different purposes. I mean, I guess it would be nice to get anything I wanted on Youtube, but the clips I've seen are never the full show, and once again, that is what I'd like. Watching short clips of a funny show just aggrevate me.
---It's not that it's impossible to come up with a new sales-model. They just have no interest in doing so.
Well, it seems your only real answer is Piratebay. It really is a shame, isnt it? The copyright violators will have the best rights, yet the honorable among us will be taken advantage of time and time again.
---But once switching and useful computing occurs, information theory requires heat be generated. You know, thermodynamic and all that.
Information theory says nothing about the amount of heat of a system. Read my prior post about this.
In fact, it is your AND gate that creates heat. Any information-destructive process creates heat. And, well, modern CPU's destroy a lot of information.
---Give us an example of when anticompetitive behavior is good.
Behavior? How about demanding that the government recognizes that there is one physical line phone network and that one company should maintain it.
Lemee see... Ma Bell got more rural and sparsely populated communities wired with phones than did any other provider. That was because they were under contract for the whole USA. I'd trade back to 1 phone company if everybody would be wired up with optical or DSL.
And then, the second they start trying to screw us, break em up in to real small pieces. It worked the last time (wink wink).
You know, I wonder what the overall effects are of radiation...
Yes, we know that more radiation causes increased mutation, and that high levels can kill. But I wonder if radiation is actually good in low to moderate levels in that we enhance evolution.
I'm reminded of a recent documentary about Chernobyl in which nature has reclaimed the whole area, even with "high levels" of radiation. If nature can thrive there (along with genomic data proving roughly 10 million years evolved), why cant we?
If anything, I'd be very interested in a few studies of low to mild continuous doses of radiation.
Any of these guys..
---Well, as much as I hate M$, I do not understand why a US citizen wants to help a country, who is one of the biggest enemies of the US.
Whats an enemy? Back in the early 80's, we helped Saddam in power, along with weapons and training to overthrow the previous government. And look what we did last month: We Hanged him. Cuba once was with the USSR, but the USSR is no more. Cuba is its own entity, with little external support. And we STILL dont do business with them.
What are they going to do? Launch their cigars at us?
---If they are using M$ windows, let them use it and let them pay US in licensing costs and what not. Why liberate them them from another US stronghold.
They, like most third world countries, cannot and will not pay license fees on software. It's better to get them off the habit so other countries can make dealings with them proper... and hopefully the US will turn around. My god, The Wall Fell, USSR is no more, China is becoming more capitalist. Why do we hate Cuba still? The old mans about dead anyways.
---Oh I know why: Because Stallman does not care what happens to US. Given the chance, I am sure he had no problem helping the terrorist countries like Libya, Iran and Syria.
Troll alert. Troll alert.
Keyboard has been disabled due to stupid allegory to puppet governments to Cuba.
---Microsoft could have handled this differently and spun the whole thing to their advantage. This could have been a "Genuine Advantage" moment. "See? Make sure your pre-installed software comes with the original disks and software keys! We'll let you off the hook, but all you out there please learn from Mr. Ponosov's predicament and deal only with reputable certified Microsoft resellers" or some such.
But what indicates legitimate software? When we deal with 2nd and 3rd world countries, we see lots of counterfeit rings. Many of them do have the tech to duplicate all the holographics and "genuine" stuff. How do you tell if the CD is legit, or if the serial number is legit, or if your CoA is legit? And for that matter, what exactly is needed to "prove" that you are, indeed, running legit software?
---But instead they turned the other cheek, and a teacher almost was sentenced to prison in Siberia over something as simple as missing software keys. And a Russian judge showed more compassion and understanding of the matter than Bill Gates. Those are the facts, and they do not look good. This is, and rightfully should be, a PR nightmare for Microsoft.
This obviously is being played from the top (eg: Putin). This very issue deals with intellectual "property" and how it is respected in non-US countries. It also is a trust issue... If you're in the USA, Gates makes a lot of tax revenue, and keeps the govt happy. Now, what's happening software-wise in all those versions of Windows? The key: Do you trust your computer systems running a foreign countries OS?
---A shame really. The Gates Foundation gives away piles of cash for humanitarian goals, but events like this let you know where that money is really coming from. And what people behind it are really like. Business first, before anything else, always.
And those kids in Africa. We can _never_ forget those kids in Africa (yawn). But throw the "evul piraters" in prison.
Lemee see....
1: Administrator buys what he thinks is a legit copy. It isnt.
2: Gorbachev AND Gates are tossing words around. Erm, HOLY SHIT. Big names in each corner.
3: Russia already has warned any researcher in coming to the USA (dmitri skylarov vs adobe)
4: Do we trust a US company or open source that anybody can review? China already supports Red Flag Linux.
5: Putin came out in defense of the administrator. What he says, goes.
Need we say more? The cards are stacked against MS. They back off, and then they go "soft" on copyright violations, but they are the big bullies if they do go ahead.
---Since you are running a kindergarten, I really believe there should be no technology at all.
Since it's raining outside, I think you're stupid. See how your sentence structure makes no sense?
---There could be educational games, sure, but nothing that involves technology.
No electricity for the lights, and no clean water. It uses... (shudder) TECHNOLOGY!!!!!
---This is entirely unscientific, but I have a gut feeling
When I have a "gut feeling", I usually need to go to the bathroom.
---that a lot of the autism and similar developmental problems stem from the fact that people these days are not getting enough social interaction anymore.
Oh, autism (YAWN). And, what is your supposed definition of autism?
---Technology should not be in a kindergarten, the time when children have the cognitive abilities to take an advantage of that will be later on.
Yep. No electricity, no clean water, no lights, no nothin... Technology is evvvvul and will autize the little kids brains!!
meh.
He was subpoenaed.
He did not grant the request of the subpoena.
According to Amendment 5, Bill of Rights, it says "nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"
Due process was made, and he has temporally lost his liberty by being put in jail until he grants the subpoena.
This is how courts should be ran. There's nothing unfair, or evil about this situation.
---i believe there are a few cases where a bonfide memeber of the press has the right to protect their sources
Who decides who the bonafide members are? They arent elected, and there is no exemption in the law for "shielding" anybody. Even the president isnt immune from being forced to give up testimony and/or evidence to a grand jury. However, arguments made in a grand jury are secret, as illegal evidence can come out (eg: they can ignore warrants, but they lose it in a public trial). Even the Abraham Lincoln Grand Jury indictments are secret to this day.
---sighting danger to their lives or the families, but there certainly isn't anything that protects video evidence of punks running riot in the streets.
There is no legal standing for ignoring a subpoena duces takem, no matter who you are. If you want to shield somebody, prepare for a nice stay in a "hotel".
---and the fact that it's g8 protestors makes me thing even less of them. they are scum, completely devoid of any reason.
I have no opinion of the g8 summit or the opposers.
Why do "Journalists" have the special right to not give up information to a corut demanding it?
I would understand if it was about him, you know, fifth amendment and all.
But does he have some special credential that signifies him a journalist and immune from the eyes of the court? For that matter, is there any laws that discern high-profile journalists? If there are state laws, why are there?
I'm just questioning the reasoning behind different "class" of citizens.
NWN2 isnt worth playing until they can:
;) Walls of Ice and other nifty placable spells
1: Eliminate graphic lag. It makes the game unplayable even on minimal settings. (Im playing on a laptop bought last december.. nice one at that)
2: Get epic out fast. 20 levels is not enough.
3: No Linux client.. I dont think there's a linux server either. Game stopper right there.
4: Not enough spells, classes, or goodies. PrC with NWN1 and expansion packs are much better. Even PrC 2.2 + super-spell pack was toasty fun
5: Im guessing the same stupid limits will be in place too.. I havent checked em: max +20 ab, max +12 statup (stuff like that the PrC has had to build around)
The NWN makers wont like it, but I consider PrC essential to any mod, including the original 3. This is also why I wont buy the downloadable ones as you cant apply PrC. In essence, the only really good thing about NWN2 is the DM toolsets. They're nice. But that's it.
---I'm sure Nick Gisburne is a nice guy and all but you'll excuse me if I'm hesitant to go just by the word of one of the parties to the dispute. Either I would like to hear both sides, his and google's, or at least a report by a neutral third party that has done some research.
True, but Google's not talking (why would they...) and no "researcher" third party investigates the truthfullness of blogs.
It is stated that he does regularly post atheistic videos from many other bloggers. That is for certain. And frankly, Im downloading the avi of the "banned video" to see what it has.
---Everyone feels the temptation to exaggerate their case when they feel they've been wronged and it is all to easy to jump to outraged conclusions about why some action was taken.
He may not have namesake for credibility, but he has plausibility to claim that he was banned for "inflaming moslems". Right now, it can be safely stated that it is "bad" to make fun of Islam. It just seems logical that an international search engine caters neutrally to as many people who use it?
---I remember, a week or two after september 11th, me and my father were riding our bikes down the road, and a minivan driver asks us for direction. He was dark skinned, and the first thing he said to us was "Please, I am not an Arab." Can you believe that? The area I live in is fairly culturally and racially diverse, and seems in no way discriminatory, yet this man thought he had to say he was not of a certain race to talk to us safely.
A follower of Christ (As most Christians are not) would help regardless of skin color. Thats whats in the golden rule. And the Golden Rule is codified in other non-violent religions.
---Arabs and Islam have been demonized for ages, and more so now in this "post 9/11 world" than ever, it would seem. Now, think about those political cartoons that Islam was so terribly intolerant of. They showed a religious figure as a terrorist, using his "towel" to hold a bomb. This wasn't just against the religion, this was against a whole group of people, painting a whole religion with one brush. Would a Christian be happy to see a cartoon of Jesus dressed as a klansman? Or maybe Jesus stabbing an Arab child through the heart with a cross? Perhaps some, but the majority would see this as an insult and a totally unfair generalization.
I want you to do something: Go find the bulletin boards that are meant for Arabic members, or go to Al Jazerra news site. Then go read the spewing hatred from these people over there. So, why cant I make fun of Mohammed? Or is this not gross enough? Yet, I dont feel like sending a pipe bomb to their mailing address... Why are they given a pass on violent childlike behavior when the rest of the world isnt?
----I doubt very much that Islam is somehow less tolerant of insults to it than any religion is. I can certainly say that Muslims in general are pretty fucking pissed at being called terrorists, and their religion being constantly demeaned. Of course, if they complain about it, the western world uses their offence as a mark of a religion intolerant of critique. It is a snowball effect that makes the Iraq War just that much easier for Americans to swallow.
Ok, so I wont call them terrorists. Now, how about women's rights? Ok, how about being exerted under Sharia law? I dont like that. Or, if you convert, you have a 'death sentence'. Nice, so much for try before you buy. Or do you agree with stonings of adulterers? Sorry, but breaking of vows isnt equal to murder in my opinion. What? Your kid stole something? Off with his hand! Do it again and he gets stoned. Oh, you're not Muslim? Then you get inferior treatment, second class citizen. Back of the bus.
Im sorry, but their idea of equality, penal code, and fairness are equal to the stone ages (or 100 years ago for womens voting rights here in the US). If they want every country to be under this rule, I WILL call them terrorists.
---Youtube blocking the video is a step in the wrong direction. They are pretending Muslims are children. The effect will just be more people believing it. And on the other side of the world, the hatred will just make Muslims think of Americans less highly in general.
They think fear can convert people. I will spit on the ashes of Mohammed's fat hairy mole before I will convert to that excrement of a religion. Yes, I have read the Koran, and no, I do not agree with it in most places.
---Well, I agree with you on the guns thing. I'm fully licenced to own weapons, but I hate the restrictions placed on us.
At least to me, guns have been in my life. I know how to use pistols, rifles and shotguns, along with cleaning them. To not acknowledge that as a sovereign right of the people would lead back down to where we (the US) was before the revolutionary war: unrepresented taxation, evil and sadistic punishments, no penal rights, national power over the states'.
I see guns as the final reset switch on a bad government.
---On the other hand, I absolutely disagree with you about the US government being corrupt. You have THE most honest government on the earth today.
Im sure you dont keep up on our sports stuff, but recently, many counties (US - State - County - Township is the relationship of 'parts' here) are being forced to pay for a stadium here in Indianapolis, IN. This tax is going to be added upon most sales as 1% extra. Where is representation?
Here in Indiana last year, our Governor ( Governor is to State as President is to Nation) sold off a 200+ mile stretch of road to a business in Spain/Australia. I have no quarrels in selling property, but public land should stay public. This governor is selling our own road rights from under us. BTW, this "deal" lasts for 75 years. This is our land, yet we have no representation.
Across our nation, we have the highest incarceration rates in the world. Our percent felon rate even exceeds what Russia has. In our country, when you are/have been a felon, you do not qualify to vote for the rest of your life. Add this to the ever-creeping list of felonies and we have untold millions of people who are disenfranchised.
From living here, we see many evils and corrupt behaviors. Did you know that here, a corporation can take your land if 1: they like it a lot 2: get approval from the local planning board 3: declare your house "uninhabitable" ? And it was Merck who did this despicable behavior... and they won too.
And remember, who is it who unbalances governments? Yes, our leader. (spit) Afghanistan was at least legitimated, but Iraq was not by any means. A puppet dictator who kills his own is not a US national security risk. But now, we are the world's targets.
---I'm sure that this sounds pretty sad to you, but it's the unfortunate truth. I wish our government was as reasonable as yours.
That'd be mighty interesting.. Wanna trade countries when Hillary Clinton gets in?
About the Gisburne YouTube stuff : http://gisburne.com/
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He just quotes the Skeptics Annotated Koran. Google Doesnt like that.
---How come so many people in this thread think I said exactly the opposite?
Im sorry, but it's slashdot. Critical thinking is not required. Only being critical is.
What I find interesting, Doc Ruby, is when a kid is at school and does a crime.
Does the school not hold guardianship when he/she is there? From what I have gathered (at least in Indiana), it does.
Why doesnt the school get in trouble: eg the principal, teachers, or guidance councel? Strange it only applies to the parents, not the guardians they spend at 8+ hours mandated a day...
I like Canada, except for that "no guns" thing. I also like Australia, except for that "no guns" thing. Why?
If I live in a possibly corrupt government, I want to be able to defend myself against my government. Look at the US for my example...