In respect to the Kansas Board of Education, I feel it appropriate to present a credible alternative to this "controversial theory that dinsaurs once existed."
It should be noted the reality of the situation is that they were placed here by God to test our faith as Christians. After all, every real Christian knows in their heart that the entire Universe was created in seven days, culminating in the creation of Man (Eve came later). So it is obviously impossible for anything to have been in existence 65 million years ago, with the exception of God, of course, since He is eternal.
-Vel
Personal Disclaimer--------------- Ok, ok. Sorry about the sarcasm. I just felt it had to be said. As crazy as it sounds, I do know people that actually do believe what I have just spouted.:)
A lot of the actual survivors (if not a majority) are actually going away from there for the day for a private moment. They kept making comments to the effect that media was going to ruin it.
You give away a program that looks like it decrypts CSS, works like a CSS decrypter and call it DeCSS. The original DVD decoder is not only licensed, but MPAA is still making money off it.
If not for legal reasons, then for common sense reasons, they deserved to be taken to court.
This would be a much more acceptable method as opposed to the "feature" of the phone company allowing you to opt-out for a $6/month additional fee.
Right now, anyone who calls me gets an automated message (before I hear a ring) that asks if they are a telemarketer and to take me off their list or press '1' to talk to me. No telemarketers since.
The phrase "sell out" as used in the context you're not familiar with is to migrate from a music format that is considered 'hardcore' (aka: non-mainstream) to a format that appeals to the more general populace. Jason once said, "Yeah, we're sellouts. Every night, at every concert."
The difference is mixture of the crowd that shows up now. The concert I went to in Minneapolis just recently was not what I'd consider up to par with their previous gigs. Sure, it was sold out and they really catered to the crowd which are good things. But I partly went to the concert knowing that I'd feel, for one night, that I'd fit in. Be amongst kindred spirits. I was shocked to find out that I was actually a minority and felt slightly uncomfortable in the midst of the '90210' crowd.
Its kind of like having CT & Hemos announce that they have the personal integrity and desire to run/. off of a Win2K box. After all, they're running on the platform they want to run it on, how could that be construed as selling out?
from Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who said it is "sickening to know that our art is being traded like a commodity rather than the art that it is."
Personally, I view 'commodity' as a type of goods exchanged for money. People on Napster are getting it free, right? I cannot imagine that people would download the music for its value as a commodity. If I were to download it (no point, I have the CDs) it would be solely because I consider their music very moving pieces of art. Its the closest I can come to that feeling of seeing them live, in concert.
As far as I can guess, the only people making money (significant $$$) are Metallica, their label, and Ticketmaster. Unless someone can point to me that someone unauthorized is making a lot of money off of this (reducing "potential sales" doesn't count).
To Lars, James, Kirk, & Jason: These "looters" are not commodity dealers...they're fans. Fans view your music as art. Some of the best sh*t out there! It won't ever be a commodity unless you sell out. When the line gets drawn in the sand, like it is now, we expect you to stand with us because you claim to be "just lucky fans who go up on stage and perform." The day you alienate yourselves from your fans is the day Metallica dies. Simple as that.
Ok, sorry about the ranting...just not something I like see so early in the morning. Having your favorite band annouce to the whole world, "Hey! We've truly sold out and we support Da Man!" is not something that puts you in a good mood.
Perhaps we should set up waiting limits and monitoring of people who attend plumbing conventions? "Sorry, sir, there is a mandatory background check on all people that want to buy pipe."
Ok...sorry about wh0ring but my sarcasm took the better of me. >;)
At risk of setting myself up as bait for a good flame, I'll say your claims about milk and oranges is complete bunk.
For instance, humans have an estimated existence time of only a hundred thousand years, IIRC. So your claim on time frames is slightly exaggerated. Milk and milk products have been popular for a very long time. Long before the advent of big corporations. Cheese and butter have been around for a long time as well. I believe the Israelites described Canaan as the "land of milk & honey" to Moses. Some African cattle herders drink milk as well as the blood of the cattle they herd, I can't imagine that even they have succumbed to the "marketing tools" of big business.
Oranges. Ummm, ever hear the word "scurvy?" Yes, they didn't have pasteurized, vitamin D fortified oranges but they still used them as a source of vitamin C.
Of course, I can't say I disagree with the claims to smoking or MS...I personally think those two comments are dead on. >;)
I also mostly agree with your claims to big business as well. The alternative isn't necessarily non-milk/non-orange products but perhaps purchasing those commodities from small farmers/non-corporate entities. I know that I do.
Ja, vell, admittin' dat yur livin in Minnesota vasn't too smart eeder. Now yoo'll hav all dose Scandinavian hackers stoppin by an sayin "Hallo! Ain't Linux great!"
Personally, Bemidji is much more scenic. It could also be done at Itasca SP. Hang out at the headwaters of the Mississippi, talk Linux, drink a little and thank god that none of us actually brought snowshoes!
-Vel
P.S. Its even closer to the geek compound than England so perhaps CT and Hemos could make it.
Hopefully ESR would agree with me on this point but the main reason adult citizens of the US are allowed to bear arms is because we *are* the US's last line of defense.
I don't claim to be in love with my gun because I'm not. But I do have one. I also know how to properly handle it with responsibility. Every teen interested in the use of firearms was "required" (by the community we lived in) to take a firearms safety class and actually pass with a level of knowledge in the responsibility that goes with gun ownership.
Do I live in fear that someone will break into my house and rob me at gunpoint? No. As of right now, the community I live in is friendly one where I say "Hello!" to one neighbor each morning and occasionally take turns shovelling driveways with my other neighbor.
Of course the flip side of this is if someone did break into my house, I'd confront them with necessary force. I'm not going to go running around my house with guns blazing. That would add an undue amount of pressure to the situation. I'll give them the option of leaving the premises empty-handed, provided they haven't harmed my family. Considering the alternative of going up against a roomful of angered Norwegians, I figure they'd appreciate the offer of a painless way out.
Firearm use as a weapon is warranted, IMO, only when it is absolutely necessary.
Comparing the US statistics only with those from UK, Switzerland and Japan isn't exactly showing the whole picture.
As a general rule, the US is a conglomeration of various cultures, not merely those of the Japanese, Swiss, and British immigrants. How do the statistics of Japan compare to that part of the US population that considers itself Japanese American? How do the statistics look across the demographic plane of the US?
Say you link to decss.zip on someone else's location. What is to stop them from changing decss.zip to be a zip file of pr0n pics? Suddenly, things aren't so exact. Sure, you have a good idea that perhaps you are getting DeCSS source code by linking to it directly but you don't know for sure until actually download it and look. And just because you download it today and verify the contents are correct does not indicate that it won't be different tomorrow.
Wasn't it in California that MS made the big "$400 Rebate" fiasco? Could people use this for a free Dreamcast by cancelling the $22/month? I'm just curious...
...but not posting it in a timely manner *cough* last week *cough* tends to be pretty embarrassing.
And not just for me.
I had this submitted last Wednesday or Thursday. The aforementioned article pretty much answered my question.
Idea for the next version of/. source: a method of retracting submissions once they become too old. Believe me, I would have taken advantage of that feature last Friday.
Poplars are generally the tree of choice for primarily one reason: growth. It is one of the fastest growing and one of the most common trees of North America. It also has a tendency to be hardy.
Poplars also have a different root system than what most perceive to be the "standard tree root system." They can shoot off runners that will grow into trees. Within a short geological instant, a forest of poplars can be grown with a strong, interwoven root system. In this case, the root system can be viewed with some qualities as a sponge, in an environmental sense.
Oak trees don't do that. Wheat doesn't do that. Algae doesn't do that.
A few plants in a pond do work just as well: Cattails are one of them. Moss is another.
Unfortunately, moss is generally hard to grow and takes a long time to have enough in a biosystem to make a really strong impact. If you want to go the moss route, you need an established biosystem: a peat bog.
Swamp/Marshland is the best natural filtering system North America has. There are actually a few towns that do utilize this efficiently yet they still get a lot of red tape because because mother nature isn't as 100% monitorable/predictable as a human-made waste treatment center.
Other downside is: not too many people like living by swampland.
So does the US Govt. We don't see them harshly cracking down on whitehouse.com... Of course, they tried to cut off all forms of communication out of Kosovo during their little stint there...
Upon taking a second look I noticed a few more things. (I can't edit my own post unfortunately.)
1) The scene with the knife looks hand-made. It also doesn't have that metallic shininess that would give it an obvious metal look so the dagger could adhere to the authenticity of the story.
2) I saw the token person with Tlelaxu eye replacements. At least they had that.
3) The close-up of Stilgar was displaying a stilsuit breathing tube, which he wasn't wearing while he wasn't outside. I sill don't see the rest of the stilsuit either.
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Sheesh! What vicious thing did soybeans do to you to make you want to murder them and eat their curds?
There is nothing wrong with responsible hunting. Of course, that's strictly an opinion (backed by scientific fact).
Join PETV, People for the Ethical Treatment of Vegetables!
-Veldrane
In respect to the Kansas Board of Education, I feel it appropriate to present a credible alternative to this "controversial theory that dinsaurs once existed."
:)
It should be noted the reality of the situation is that they were placed here by God to test our faith as Christians. After all, every real Christian knows in their heart that the entire Universe was created in seven days, culminating in the creation of Man (Eve came later).
So it is obviously impossible for anything to have been in existence 65 million years ago, with the exception of God, of course, since He is eternal.
-Vel
Personal Disclaimer---------------
Ok, ok. Sorry about the sarcasm. I just felt it had to be said. As crazy as it sounds, I do know people that actually do believe what I have just spouted.
You sound like you're from Minnesota.
>;)
-Vel
A lot of the actual survivors (if not a majority) are actually going away from there for the day for a private moment. They kept making comments to the effect that media was going to ruin it.
-Vel
You give away a program that looks like it decrypts CSS, works like a CSS decrypter and call it DeCSS. The original DVD decoder is not only licensed, but MPAA is still making money off it.
If not for legal reasons, then for common sense reasons, they deserved to be taken to court.
Hehehe...I'm sorry but I couldn't resist.
-Vel
This would be a much more acceptable method as opposed to the "feature" of the phone company allowing you to opt-out for a $6/month additional fee.
Right now, anyone who calls me gets an automated message (before I hear a ring) that asks if they are a telemarketer and to take me off their list or press '1' to talk to me. No telemarketers since.
-Vel
The phrase "sell out" as used in the context you're not familiar with is to migrate from a music format that is considered 'hardcore' (aka: non-mainstream) to a format that appeals to the more general populace.
/. off of a Win2K box. After all, they're running on the platform they want to run it on, how could that be construed as selling out?
Jason once said, "Yeah, we're sellouts. Every night, at every concert."
The difference is mixture of the crowd that shows up now. The concert I went to in Minneapolis just recently was not what I'd consider up to par with their previous gigs. Sure, it was sold out and they really catered to the crowd which are good things. But I partly went to the concert knowing that I'd feel, for one night, that I'd fit in. Be amongst kindred spirits. I was shocked to find out that I was actually a minority and felt slightly uncomfortable in the midst of the '90210' crowd.
Its kind of like having CT & Hemos announce that they have the personal integrity and desire to run
-Vel
Here is what I thought was the real kicker:
from Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who said it is "sickening to know that our art is being traded like a commodity rather than the art that it is."
Personally, I view 'commodity' as a type of goods exchanged for money. People on Napster are getting it free, right?
I cannot imagine that people would download the music for its value as a commodity. If I were to download it (no point, I have the CDs) it would be solely because I consider their music very moving pieces of art. Its the closest I can come to that feeling of seeing them live, in concert.
As far as I can guess, the only people making money (significant $$$) are Metallica, their label, and Ticketmaster. Unless someone can point to me that someone unauthorized is making a lot of money off of this (reducing "potential sales" doesn't count).
To Lars, James, Kirk, & Jason:
These "looters" are not commodity dealers...they're fans. Fans view your music as art. Some of the best sh*t out there! It won't ever be a commodity unless you sell out. When the line gets drawn in the sand, like it is now, we expect you to stand with us because you claim to be "just lucky fans who go up on stage and perform."
The day you alienate yourselves from your fans is the day Metallica dies. Simple as that.
Ok, sorry about the ranting...just not something I like see so early in the morning. Having your favorite band annouce to the whole world, "Hey! We've truly sold out and we support Da Man!" is not something that puts you in a good mood.
-Vel the Darkelord
People don't kill people, lead pipes kill people.
Perhaps we should set up waiting limits and monitoring of people who attend plumbing conventions? "Sorry, sir, there is a mandatory background check on all people that want to buy pipe."
Ok...sorry about wh0ring but my sarcasm took the better of me. >;)
-Vel
At risk of setting myself up as bait for a good flame, I'll say your claims about milk and oranges is complete bunk.
For instance, humans have an estimated existence time of only a hundred thousand years, IIRC. So your claim on time frames is slightly exaggerated. Milk and milk products have been popular for a very long time. Long before the advent of big corporations. Cheese and butter have been around for a long time as well.
I believe the Israelites described Canaan as the "land of milk & honey" to Moses.
Some African cattle herders drink milk as well as the blood of the cattle they herd, I can't imagine that even they have succumbed to the "marketing tools" of big business.
Oranges. Ummm, ever hear the word "scurvy?" Yes, they didn't have pasteurized, vitamin D fortified oranges but they still used them as a source of vitamin C.
Of course, I can't say I disagree with the claims to smoking or MS...I personally think those two comments are dead on. >;)
I also mostly agree with your claims to big business as well. The alternative isn't necessarily non-milk/non-orange products but perhaps purchasing those commodities from small farmers/non-corporate entities. I know that I do.
-Vel
Ja, vell, admittin' dat yur livin in Minnesota vasn't too smart eeder. Now yoo'll hav all dose Scandinavian hackers stoppin by an sayin "Hallo! Ain't Linux great!"
>;)
-Vel
Disclaimer: I don't need a Bork translator.
Personally, Bemidji is much more scenic. It could also be done at Itasca SP. Hang out at the headwaters of the Mississippi, talk Linux, drink a little and thank god that none of us actually brought snowshoes!
-Vel
P.S. Its even closer to the geek compound than England so perhaps CT and Hemos could make it.
Hopefully ESR would agree with me on this point but the main reason adult citizens of the US are allowed to bear arms is because we *are* the US's last line of defense.
I don't claim to be in love with my gun because I'm not. But I do have one. I also know how to properly handle it with responsibility. Every teen interested in the use of firearms was "required" (by the community we lived in) to take a firearms safety class and actually pass with a level of knowledge in the responsibility that goes with gun ownership.
Do I live in fear that someone will break into my house and rob me at gunpoint? No. As of right now, the community I live in is friendly one where I say "Hello!" to one neighbor each morning and occasionally take turns shovelling driveways with my other neighbor.
Of course the flip side of this is if someone did break into my house, I'd confront them with necessary force. I'm not going to go running around my house with guns blazing. That would add an undue amount of pressure to the situation. I'll give them the option of leaving the premises empty-handed, provided they haven't harmed my family. Considering the alternative of going up against a roomful of angered Norwegians, I figure they'd appreciate the offer of a painless way out.
Firearm use as a weapon is warranted, IMO, only when it is absolutely necessary.
>;)
-Vel
Comparing the US statistics only with those from UK, Switzerland and Japan isn't exactly showing the whole picture.
As a general rule, the US is a conglomeration of various cultures, not merely those of the Japanese, Swiss, and British immigrants.
How do the statistics of Japan compare to that part of the US population that considers itself Japanese American?
How do the statistics look across the demographic plane of the US?
-Vel
Just what, exactly, is an astrophysician?
-Vel
And under which of these classifications will you put ESR?
I'm sure he'd be very interested to find out that he's suddenly a Facist or a member of the KKK.
-Vel
How about this example?
Say you link to decss.zip on someone else's location.
What is to stop them from changing decss.zip to be a zip file of pr0n pics?
Suddenly, things aren't so exact.
Sure, you have a good idea that perhaps you are getting DeCSS source code by linking to it directly but you don't know for sure until actually download it and look.
And just because you download it today and verify the contents are correct does not indicate that it won't be different tomorrow.
Kind of like QM.
-Vel
Wasn't it in California that MS made the big "$400 Rebate" fiasco?
Could people use this for a free Dreamcast by cancelling the $22/month?
I'm just curious...
-Vel
...but not posting it in a timely manner *cough* last week *cough* tends to be pretty embarrassing.
/. source: a method of retracting submissions once they become too old. Believe me, I would have taken advantage of that feature last Friday.
And not just for me.
I had this submitted last Wednesday or Thursday. The aforementioned article pretty much answered my question.
Idea for the next version of
-Vel
In some countries, speeding will get you shot.
-Vel
How many theatres across America did "Boys Don't Cry" show on?
According to the comments made on "Politically Incorrect," it wasn't widely released either and I believe that one was produced on a $2 mil budget.
-Vel
As far as I know, a Honda Civic is a model of car.
If he was on a motorcycle, I doubt he would have fared as well as he did.
-Vel
Poplars are generally the tree of choice for primarily one reason: growth.
It is one of the fastest growing and one of the most common trees of North America. It also has a tendency to be hardy.
Poplars also have a different root system than what most perceive to be the "standard tree root system." They can shoot off runners that will grow into trees. Within a short geological instant, a forest of poplars can be grown with a strong, interwoven root system. In this case, the root system can be viewed with some qualities as a sponge, in an environmental sense.
Oak trees don't do that.
Wheat doesn't do that.
Algae doesn't do that.
A few plants in a pond do work just as well:
Cattails are one of them.
Moss is another.
Unfortunately, moss is generally hard to grow and takes a long time to have enough in a biosystem to make a really strong impact. If you want to go the moss route, you need an established biosystem: a peat bog.
Swamp/Marshland is the best natural filtering system North America has. There are actually a few towns that do utilize this efficiently yet they still get a lot of red tape because because mother nature isn't as 100% monitorable/predictable as a human-made waste treatment center.
Other downside is: not too many people like living by swampland.
-Vel
So does the US Govt. We don't see them harshly cracking down on whitehouse.com...
Of course, they tried to cut off all forms of communication out of Kosovo during their little stint there...
-Vel
Upon taking a second look I noticed a few more things. (I can't edit my own post unfortunately.)
1) The scene with the knife looks hand-made. It also doesn't have that metallic shininess that would give it an obvious metal look so the dagger could adhere to the authenticity of the story.
2) I saw the token person with Tlelaxu eye replacements. At least they had that.
3) The close-up of Stilgar was displaying a stilsuit breathing tube, which he wasn't wearing while he wasn't outside. I sill don't see the rest of the stilsuit either.
-Vel