There is no scientific evidence whatsoever for what you say.
The fact is that people who smoke cannabis regularly do think differently, but not less effectively. Some people become far more creatively gifted under the influence of cannabis. Listen to any good music lately? Some people become better writers. Some become better scientists.
At least if you go by a record of achievement, there is nothing to your contention that cannabis causes negative social costs. Cannabis prohibition, however, has tremendous social costs.
A law against cocksucking is easy to repeal, you say? As a pot smoker, I think I can sympathize and say that is utter bullshit. A law that makes what you do a felony means you can't speak against the law without admitting yourself to be a felon, or at least bringing suspicion upon yourself even if you are careful.
If the only people who can speak up for cocksuckers are non-cocksuckers, it's not going to be the highest of their priorities to change the law.
But prove I'm wrong, seriously. It's legal to suck cock if that's your bag. But how about getting the laws changed on pot?
Not all domain names are good, some can be made valuable by a slew of marketing and excellent service, but at a basic level some names are worth a lot even if you put up the crappiest website with the worst marketing. Sex.biz was a good example.
I really want to talk with someone who has an interest in working out a better domain name pricing system, whether some form of self-assessed valuation or auction-based acquisition. If there were a bidding process for what annual rate a name was worth based on market value, it would let cheap domains be cheap and valuable domains be put to productive use rather than squatted.
"(There was a theory that such people also gravitate toward research science fields, such as chemistry and medicine, for unknown reasons, though I haven't heard whether this was ever checked out.)"
Research science fields and other areas that require many years of education are mentally demanding but not physically demanding for the most part. Could it be that they have less soreness that the heroin relieves?
Actually, the pirates are motivating a lot of investment in the technology to protect identity online. Privacy activists care deeply about these issues and study them in mostly academic ways, but developing a user experience that will be seamless enough to be used by many people requires a lot of actual user testing. Pirates are performing a valuable service in their way, regardless of the ethical implications of unauthorized and uncompensated copying.
And who would elect the auditors, or if the auditors are appointed, whoever appointed them would hold supreme power over the legislature. And who would then audit the auditors?
As I read the OP, he was forced by Microsoft to pony up if he wanted to continue running Windows. It's not a question of whether he was right to have used it without paying in the first place, but the fact that he was now faced with the need to pay for something.
And when he had to put his money down, he was more willing to put it down on Xandros than Windows.
But the court's decision says that if you try to complain within the system, you can be disciplined for that. Conversely, if you go public with your complaint, you are protected by the first amendment. So the court is reversing your argument and giving higher protection to the public disclosure than going through "proper channels."
Does it seem like Books.by.net and Music.by.net or adult-oriented content addresses like Porn.by.net would be valuable?
It is generally the case that.com names are worth considerably more than.net. But consider a marketing campaign for a company that is selling cars online, by web or by net so to speak. A TV ad could say, "Shop for a new car at Cars by net," while showing "Cars.by.net" on the screen.
Sure, "Cars dot com" works as well or better, but that one's taken, and so is almost every other "Product dot com" domain. So the question is, would "Cars.on.com" be better than "Cars.by.net"?
Which is the more valuable domain space?
I'm asking sincerely, even though I have a self-interested motivation in doing so. I've literally been told by some appraisers that By.net should be worth 10-25% of what By.com would be, and it just doesn't make any sense at all.
"convicted felons can't own a firearm or vote. Does that go against the constitution?"
Yes, actually (though caselaw may say otherwise).
A person who is convicted of a non-violent felony ought not to be precluded from self-defense, and if the law she was convicted of violating (such as possession of marijuana, for instance) is a political issue, denying her right to vote effectively disenfranchises her from participation in the process of repeal.
dada21: I don't believe anyone ever does anything out of the kindness of their heart. I have yet to meet a person (even the diehard communists I know) who don't do everything out of self sufficiency and personal profit.
radtea: You need to get out more. And open your eyes. You are living in poverty while surrounded by riches.
dada21: I travel almost 90 days a year on average -- including visiting almost every continent at least once every 3-4 years. I meet with elite and poor people, every day. Don't tell me what I need to do.
You may be wealthy beyond measure, but if you do not have love then you are impoverished. No amount of money can buy it. The only way you get it is by giving it away.
Phil didn't destroy Genesis, in fact the first couple post-Gabriel albums were quite amazingly good (Wind & Wuthering in particular). But Hackett leaving pretty much destroyed Genesis.
Peter of course needed to leave Genesis because he had accomplished what he needed to with that foundational vehicle, and proceeded then to produce seven albums (Gabriel's seven trumpets, if you like, and as I think he clearly intended).
My ghost likes to travel so far in the unknown My ghost likes to travel so deep into your space
Three dot, a trinity, a way to map the universe, Three dot Four dot, is what will make a square, a bed to build on, it's all there, Four dot
I'm personally fondest of Foxtrot, "Supper's Ready."
There's an angel standing in the sun, And he's crying in a loud voice, "This is the supper of the mighty one." Lord of Lords, King of Kings Has returned to take his children home, To take them to the new Jerusalem.
Of course, some people don't even realize that Genesis is such religious music.
For what it's worth, I listen to a lot of modal music, most of which is considerably closer to minor than major, but Pandora seems to want to say in many cases (even Aeolian -- equivalent to natural minor) that such songs have "Major key tonality." Is this being determined by some tin-eared reviewer or is their software confused?
Carbon dioxide is 27% higher now than any other time over the last 650 000 years. Methane, an even stronger greenhouse gas is 130% higher.
Suppose that this is true. So greenhouse gases were at present-day levels less than a million years ago. That's not such a long geologic time, certainly there were mostly the same species around then as now, we're not talking about some Precambrian period. What caused levels to be so high then? Certainly it wasn't human industrialization.
Climate change is part of the history of the planet, we have ice ages and periods of relative warmth. When we deliberately try to alter climate, we are more likely to cause problems (assuming humans are capable of doing so) than if we let things achieve their natural equilibrium.
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And you're still right. And I'll mention again that I replied on my blog: How to have a democracy.
Look at the upper center of the picture.
There is no scientific evidence whatsoever for what you say.
The fact is that people who smoke cannabis regularly do think differently, but not less effectively. Some people become far more creatively gifted under the influence of cannabis. Listen to any good music lately? Some people become better writers. Some become better scientists.
At least if you go by a record of achievement, there is nothing to your contention that cannabis causes negative social costs. Cannabis prohibition, however, has tremendous social costs.
A law against cocksucking is easy to repeal, you say? As a pot smoker, I think I can sympathize and say that is utter bullshit. A law that makes what you do a felony means you can't speak against the law without admitting yourself to be a felon, or at least bringing suspicion upon yourself even if you are careful.
If the only people who can speak up for cocksuckers are non-cocksuckers, it's not going to be the highest of their priorities to change the law.
But prove I'm wrong, seriously. It's legal to suck cock if that's your bag. But how about getting the laws changed on pot?
Not all domain names are good, some can be made valuable by a slew of marketing and excellent service, but at a basic level some names are worth a lot even if you put up the crappiest website with the worst marketing. Sex.biz was a good example.
I really want to talk with someone who has an interest in working out a better domain name pricing system, whether some form of self-assessed valuation or auction-based acquisition. If there were a bidding process for what annual rate a name was worth based on market value, it would let cheap domains be cheap and valuable domains be put to productive use rather than squatted.
"(There was a theory that such people also gravitate toward research science fields, such as chemistry and medicine, for unknown reasons, though I haven't heard whether this was ever checked out.)"
Research science fields and other areas that require many years of education are mentally demanding but not physically demanding for the most part. Could it be that they have less soreness that the heroin relieves?
Actually, the pirates are motivating a lot of investment in the technology to protect identity online. Privacy activists care deeply about these issues and study them in mostly academic ways, but developing a user experience that will be seamless enough to be used by many people requires a lot of actual user testing. Pirates are performing a valuable service in their way, regardless of the ethical implications of unauthorized and uncompensated copying.
You just made the conservative case against net neutrality.
Conservatives don't want the liberal internets. They want the conservative networks to control.
What you despise is precisely what they want.
And who would elect the auditors, or if the auditors are appointed, whoever appointed them would hold supreme power over the legislature. And who would then audit the auditors?
As I read the OP, he was forced by Microsoft to pony up if he wanted to continue running Windows. It's not a question of whether he was right to have used it without paying in the first place, but the fact that he was now faced with the need to pay for something.
And when he had to put his money down, he was more willing to put it down on Xandros than Windows.
But the court's decision says that if you try to complain within the system, you can be disciplined for that. Conversely, if you go public with your complaint, you are protected by the first amendment. So the court is reversing your argument and giving higher protection to the public disclosure than going through "proper channels."
Does it seem like Books.by.net and Music.by.net or adult-oriented content addresses like Porn.by.net would be valuable?
.com names are worth considerably more than .net. But consider a marketing campaign for a company that is selling cars online, by web or by net so to speak. A TV ad could say, "Shop for a new car at Cars by net," while showing "Cars.by.net" on the screen.
It is generally the case that
Sure, "Cars dot com" works as well or better, but that one's taken, and so is almost every other "Product dot com" domain. So the question is, would "Cars.on.com" be better than "Cars.by.net"?
Which is the more valuable domain space?
I'm asking sincerely, even though I have a self-interested motivation in doing so. I've literally been told by some appraisers that By.net should be worth 10-25% of what By.com would be, and it just doesn't make any sense at all.
Lott's analysis is in some doubt. Wikipedia has a pretty good article about the controversy.
Felony possession varies by state, presumably. And the constitution has been amended since 1789.
You quoted someone other than me, above.
Also, I'm not much of a fan of the state, I prefer voluntary community. Those who violate our trust, we will not trade with.
"convicted felons can't own a firearm or vote. Does that go against the constitution?"
Yes, actually (though caselaw may say otherwise).
A person who is convicted of a non-violent felony ought not to be precluded from self-defense, and if the law she was convicted of violating (such as possession of marijuana, for instance) is a political issue, denying her right to vote effectively disenfranchises her from participation in the process of repeal.
dada21:
I don't believe anyone ever does anything out of the kindness of their heart. I have yet to meet a person (even the diehard communists I know) who don't do everything out of self sufficiency and personal profit.
radtea:
You need to get out more. And open your eyes. You are living in poverty while surrounded by riches.
dada21:
I travel almost 90 days a year on average -- including visiting almost every continent at least once every 3-4 years. I meet with elite and poor people, every day. Don't tell me what I need to do.
You may be wealthy beyond measure, but if you do not have love then you are impoverished. No amount of money can buy it. The only way you get it is by giving it away.
Latin plurals get messed up a lot, but supernovae is the correct plural of (singular) supernova.
Peter of course needed to leave Genesis because he had accomplished what he needed to with that foundational vehicle, and proceeded then to produce seven albums (Gabriel's seven trumpets, if you like, and as I think he clearly intended).
Of course, some people don't even realize that Genesis is such religious music.
Is there some reason that 90% of what gets posted to Slashdot lately is stuff that was posted to Digg a few hours or a day before?
For what it's worth, I listen to a lot of modal music, most of which is considerably closer to minor than major, but Pandora seems to want to say in many cases (even Aeolian -- equivalent to natural minor) that such songs have "Major key tonality." Is this being determined by some tin-eared reviewer or is their software confused?
Carbon dioxide is 27% higher now than any other time over the last 650 000 years. Methane, an even stronger greenhouse gas is 130% higher.
Suppose that this is true. So greenhouse gases were at present-day levels less than a million years ago. That's not such a long geologic time, certainly there were mostly the same species around then as now, we're not talking about some Precambrian period. What caused levels to be so high then? Certainly it wasn't human industrialization.
Climate change is part of the history of the planet, we have ice ages and periods of relative warmth. When we deliberately try to alter climate, we are more likely to cause problems (assuming humans are capable of doing so) than if we let things achieve their natural equilibrium.