Didn't a porn industry spokesperson say once that they didn't mind their porn being shared on p2p services anyway, and that it actually drove up demand?
Having rights and being morally wholesome (or "right") are two entirely different things. You have no right to expect me to hold open the door for you when you have your arms full with groceries, but if I don't, it's pretty much understood that I'm a dick.
Hey, I have better things to do, it's just that after I've finished those, I just keep working my way down the priority list until I begin "lambasting" willy-nilly.
No, it doesn't mean they have to vote again. It means it goes through just as it is. Hence the reason the Supreme Court told Florida to stop the recount - they had to get on with things before January Something-Or-Other for when the Electoral College met and voted for the President. In essence, it comes down to "if you're not ready, tough titty". I don't like it, but that's the way they went with it.
Of course, I could be wrong in my assessment, so if I've piqued your interest enough, perhaps you could look it up and see if I'm right?:]
Saying things you aren't sure may not be admirable, but at least I'm pointing out that I could be wrong:]
That kind of depends on what scares you more... a higher propensity to use these weapons due to low radiation or a great fear of using these weapons due to high radiation.
No. But that's a lot different from, say, building a hugely successful company and using millions of dollars in obscene "lobbying" practices to make yourself even MORE money at the expense of hundreds of thousands of others.
As a general rule, the "common man" (or working person) cannot leverage their 3000$ a month income to make "campaign contributions" and get a nice kickback for it. With that said, however, not all of those who are rich participate in these activities. He should have tried not to use quick newsbites to form his entire answers to all these questions; a little extrapolation would have gone a long way for him, in this case.
It's really sad that they feel they have to fight fire with fire. I genuinely like *much* of what the Green party has to offer in terms of social issues (ie: back the fuck out of my business), as well as its "the people come before the corporations" attitude. however, the statement you quoted just further reinforced the fact that there is _no_ party that represents what I stand for. In most things, I agree with the Greens (at least a bit more so than the Libertarians, at least), but this is something I just can't tolerate. We need to be flexible. Is nuclear power and genetically modified foods a good idea right now? I honestly don't know. I haven't done the research. With that said, however, even if, at this current moment in time, there were grave consequences to using either, that doesn't mean those will always be there. There may come a time when these two examples are very practical. But they don't allow for that.
We really need to get "slashdotted" entered into the Oxford dictionary. Seriously, if "bling-bling" can make its way in, at least something practical AND unobnoxious should get in easily.
Though I must admit, there is some trepidation at the alternative browser approach. Just because the browser isn't used to, say, view webpages, doesn't mean a downloaded jpg (for example) won't be automatically opened in IE (for various reasons). Unless IE can actually be physically uninstalled easily and quickly, the threat still remains.
Not that I'm saying you shouldn't use an alternative browser, it's just that the potential for harm is still there as long as the security hole remains present. And it worries me.
Propaganda isn't always bad, but it should always be treated by the viewing public critically. When everyone treats propaganda as suspect, their mind invariably turns to what are the flaws, where are the gaping holes, and what are possible rebuttals to this propaganda. In essence, it feeds a critical thought process that has been dulled by our ordinary, mundane travails through an advanced, post-industrial consumer-based society.
In essence, it wakes the mind up. By being inflammatory, it (in effect) requires our overworked and overstressed minds to focus on the subject matter at hand, forming their own thoughts, rather than accepting those prepackaged by the conservative/liberal/communist/fascist/whatever media.
The more blatant propaganda we have, the better. Maybe then people will start making up their own damn minds.
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But the stores aren't deciding whether it's good for your children. They're ensuring that YOU have to.
Didn't a porn industry spokesperson say once that they didn't mind their porn being shared on p2p services anyway, and that it actually drove up demand?
Having rights and being morally wholesome (or "right") are two entirely different things. You have no right to expect me to hold open the door for you when you have your arms full with groceries, but if I don't, it's pretty much understood that I'm a dick.
Hey, I have better things to do, it's just that after I've finished those, I just keep working my way down the priority list until I begin "lambasting" willy-nilly.
No, it doesn't mean they have to vote again. It means it goes through just as it is. Hence the reason the Supreme Court told Florida to stop the recount - they had to get on with things before January Something-Or-Other for when the Electoral College met and voted for the President. In essence, it comes down to "if you're not ready, tough titty". I don't like it, but that's the way they went with it.
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Of course, I could be wrong in my assessment, so if I've piqued your interest enough, perhaps you could look it up and see if I'm right?
Saying things you aren't sure may not be admirable, but at least I'm pointing out that I could be wrong
yes, polecat_redux (779887), you are.
Yeah, and drop a spent booster rocket on a school and see how fast this technicallity is rendered toothless.
That kind of depends on what scares you more... a higher propensity to use these weapons due to low radiation or a great fear of using these weapons due to high radiation.
I'm scared shitless either way.
No. But that's a lot different from, say, building a hugely successful company and using millions of dollars in obscene "lobbying" practices to make yourself even MORE money at the expense of hundreds of thousands of others.
As a general rule, the "common man" (or working person) cannot leverage their 3000$ a month income to make "campaign contributions" and get a nice kickback for it. With that said, however, not all of those who are rich participate in these activities. He should have tried not to use quick newsbites to form his entire answers to all these questions; a little extrapolation would have gone a long way for him, in this case.
It's really sad that they feel they have to fight fire with fire. I genuinely like *much* of what the Green party has to offer in terms of social issues (ie: back the fuck out of my business), as well as its "the people come before the corporations" attitude. however, the statement you quoted just further reinforced the fact that there is _no_ party that represents what I stand for. In most things, I agree with the Greens (at least a bit more so than the Libertarians, at least), but this is something I just can't tolerate. We need to be flexible. Is nuclear power and genetically modified foods a good idea right now? I honestly don't know. I haven't done the research. With that said, however, even if, at this current moment in time, there were grave consequences to using either, that doesn't mean those will always be there. There may come a time when these two examples are very practical. But they don't allow for that.
:(
Sigh. Sadness.
You're assuming it was definitely there. It may not have been. In which case, it isn't his problem at all, it's the vendor he purchased from.
Can't we go to just ONE other planet without scattering our garbage about willy-nilly?!?!
I so I wish I had some mod points for you. That definitely made me laugh out loud.
No, software should work AND look pretty. Just because form follows function doesn't mean it should be completely disregarded.
I do. By the time I was content, I just dropped about 1600$ in a week's time.
:(
Visa loves me, now.
We really need to get "slashdotted" entered into the Oxford dictionary. Seriously, if "bling-bling" can make its way in, at least something practical AND unobnoxious should get in easily.
Aye, I understand that, but I primarily meant for John Q. User, not myself. :]
Easily simplified to one word:
Jackasses.
Though I must admit, there is some trepidation at the alternative browser approach. Just because the browser isn't used to, say, view webpages, doesn't mean a downloaded jpg (for example) won't be automatically opened in IE (for various reasons). Unless IE can actually be physically uninstalled easily and quickly, the threat still remains.
Not that I'm saying you shouldn't use an alternative browser, it's just that the potential for harm is still there as long as the security hole remains present. And it worries me.
Really? It loads pages faster for me. Sure, the initial start up time is worse, but...
:P
Just because you took his comment out of context doesn't mean he's a troll.
BUT IT'S ON THE INTRAWEB!!!!
(please forgive my use of all caps. I did, indeed, mean to yell...for some semblance of dramatic effect.)
Actually, you don't have to prove you're not intending to commit a crime. That's the beauty of innocent until proven guilty.
They could still make your life a living hell just by trying to prove it, though, so your harassment statement stands. Eep!
That's an oversimplification at best.
Propaganda isn't always bad, but it should always be treated by the viewing public critically. When everyone treats propaganda as suspect, their mind invariably turns to what are the flaws, where are the gaping holes, and what are possible rebuttals to this propaganda. In essence, it feeds a critical thought process that has been dulled by our ordinary, mundane travails through an advanced, post-industrial consumer-based society.
In essence, it wakes the mind up. By being inflammatory, it (in effect) requires our overworked and overstressed minds to focus on the subject matter at hand, forming their own thoughts, rather than accepting those prepackaged by the conservative/liberal/communist/fascist/whatever media.
The more blatant propaganda we have, the better. Maybe then people will start making up their own damn minds.
Don't worry, eventually the'll make a "does-not-effect-us-in-a-very-direct-way-ninety-fi ve-percent-of-the-time.slashdot.org" subdomain soon enough.
As much as I love to pay attention to what happens in the rest of the world, the truth is, it rarely has any direct effect on our lives.
Then again, for the times it does, it is nice to hear about it.
Yay for contradicting myself in my own post!
there's a huge difference between not presuming to legislate morality and having no morals at all.