No dog is the direct product of nature evolution but rather is the direct product of human breeding programs.
Er, sorry, no. Dogs are the product of natural evolution, which includes human breeding programs. In other words, dogs as a species changed in various ways affected by their living in proximity to, and interacting with, humans. This is no less "natural" than, say, predators and prey developing different ways to catch/evade each other, or symbiotic species developing a dependence on each other. The idea that "nature" somehow stops once you get to humans, and everything we do is its own separate domain, is misleading.
Anything that gets more brazilians off this planet must be a good thing, right?
So the Brazilians are smart enough to launch a rocket into space, and your best comeback is a display of racist ignorance straight out of the nineteenth century?
What's this? I clicked on the word "karma" and got some damn wiccan page talking about some religious concept they stole from the Hindus. I always thought "karma" was what I'll lose by posting this message.
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I'd say that, generally, old-school hackers are more respectful of intellectual property than new-school hackers.
Are these the same old-school hackers who learned to pick locks at MIT to gain access to the mainframe? Who used to hack people's passwords and leave them messages explaining that all their files should be accessible to everyone? The same old-school hacker culture that produced Richard Stallman?
I like it... it's like it's not just obsolete, it's absolutely obsolete.
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All right, who's the joker who gave an "Insightful" mod to a post with "LOL" in the title? Twice? Mod him back down or I'll take away your AOL account.
Considering there is already a Constitutional amendment preventing the ownership of human beings, I don't think anyone would have much success trying to patent them.
Then again, I didn't think combovers, algorithms, or using a laser pointer to exercise cats would be patented either.
What happens when we start to clone the "perfect" human for soldiers?
Do us a favor: Please do not base your concepts of medical ethics on Star Wars. The idea that cloning will lead to the breeding of some super-army is balderdash. First of all, cloning just produces an embryo, which still has to gestate inside a human host for nine months and be raised to adulthood for eighteen years. You're not going to be able to grow a clone army overnight; if you wanted more soldiers, it'd be much easier to reinstate the draft. Second, one's genetic makeup plays a far less significant role in determining one's ability as a soldier than one's character, skills, and training-- things that can't be cloned. Don't worry, the Clone Wars won't be coming anytime soon, if ever.
RFID tags? Oh, no! You mean the government will be able to tell, from literally dozens of feet away, where I bought my underwear? I guess I'd better ask some basement-dwelling libertarian conspiracy theorist with a tenuous grasp of the English language what to do to prevent this dystopian nightmare from coming true!
We don't want every crackpot in the country involved
Of course not. Lyndon LaRouche is crackpot enough to go around. Unfortunately, the scheming oligarchy of international financiers have conspired to keep him off the ballot.
Oh, for fuck's sake. You guys have a political system that makes it essential impossible for anyone without multi-millions in backing to get anything like enough coverage to let voters know that they have choices outside the dualistic monopoly of the Democrats and Republicans, and you still think it's a bad idea for him to bring some attention to that fact?
Funny thing, that. Whenever I express displeasure about the practices of, say, certain software companies or pharmaceutical giants, and suggest that maybe the government should regulate them, I always get the same response from libertarians: "But you're free to start your own company and compete with them. Nyah." When I point out that I don't have the spare billions lying around to do so, the response is always something along the lines of "Well, it sucks to be you."
So, to the libertarians who complain that it's just too hard to break into the American political scene without millions to invest, I have this to say: Well, it sucks to be you.
IMHO, they were willing to go to jail in order to stand up for Americans' right to know through free speech. As candidates that will be appearing on ballots all over America, don't Americans have the right to see how they will stack up against democrats and republicans that have long been what most have consitered the only choices?
I believe it is the libertarians themselves who often point out the important distinction between the right to speak and the right to be heard. The government may be prohibited from silencing me if I try to speak my mind, but they are not required to give me airtime on national TV. Nor are they required to force a private organization to let me in to their debates. If Mr. Bigshot Libertarian wants America to hear his great message of unregulated markets, let him buy his own damn airtime.
Doctrinally a bit of a mess, though. Well, all this stuff about the rocks forming over billions of years. Not exactly an A-one theory with our lot. Oh, not criticizing, no, just... not the creation as we see it...
So you live on a diet consisting exclusively of salt, sand, battery acid, and water? What, are you some kind of robot? If so, what are your powers? Do you use them for good, or for awesome?
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No dog is the direct product of nature evolution but rather is the direct product of human breeding programs.
Er, sorry, no. Dogs are the product of natural evolution, which includes human breeding programs. In other words, dogs as a species changed in various ways affected by their living in proximity to, and interacting with, humans. This is no less "natural" than, say, predators and prey developing different ways to catch/evade each other, or symbiotic species developing a dependence on each other. The idea that "nature" somehow stops once you get to humans, and everything we do is its own separate domain, is misleading.
Ah socialism, take from the upper middle class and give to the lower middle class
What does paying for WiFi access with tax money have to do with workers' control of factories?
Anything that gets more brazilians off this planet must be a good thing, right?
So the Brazilians are smart enough to launch a rocket into space, and your best comeback is a display of racist ignorance straight out of the nineteenth century?
The "worst" American tourist, is the oil rich, no brain texan with the loud hat, louder belly, and even louder mouth.
I'll thank you not to refer to our President as a "tourist."
Mmm sweet karma.
What's this? I clicked on the word "karma" and got some damn wiccan page talking about some religious concept they stole from the Hindus. I always thought "karma" was what I'll lose by posting this message.
I'd say that, generally, old-school hackers are more respectful of intellectual property than new-school hackers.
Are these the same old-school hackers who learned to pick locks at MIT to gain access to the mainframe? Who used to hack people's passwords and leave them messages explaining that all their files should be accessible to everyone? The same old-school hacker culture that produced Richard Stallman?
I like it... it's like it's not just obsolete, it's absolutely obsolete.
All right, who's the joker who gave an "Insightful" mod to a post with "LOL" in the title? Twice? Mod him back down or I'll take away your AOL account.
I have to say, though, the Inkulator's results look better than what I've seen from toonshader.
Considering there is already a Constitutional amendment preventing the ownership of human beings, I don't think anyone would have much success trying to patent them.
Then again, I didn't think combovers, algorithms, or using a laser pointer to exercise cats would be patented either.
What happens when we start to clone the "perfect" human for soldiers?
Do us a favor: Please do not base your concepts of medical ethics on Star Wars. The idea that cloning will lead to the breeding of some super-army is balderdash. First of all, cloning just produces an embryo, which still has to gestate inside a human host for nine months and be raised to adulthood for eighteen years. You're not going to be able to grow a clone army overnight; if you wanted more soldiers, it'd be much easier to reinstate the draft. Second, one's genetic makeup plays a far less significant role in determining one's ability as a soldier than one's character, skills, and training-- things that can't be cloned. Don't worry, the Clone Wars won't be coming anytime soon, if ever.
The sites are about Van Hollen
Dude, buzkill... I went there thinking the site was about Van Halen...
Karl Rove once spent a lot of time and money buying up anti-Bush domain names, then redirecting them to the Bush webpage.
You want a police state with RFID tags?
RFID tags? Oh, no! You mean the government will be able to tell, from literally dozens of feet away, where I bought my underwear? I guess I'd better ask some basement-dwelling libertarian conspiracy theorist with a tenuous grasp of the English language what to do to prevent this dystopian nightmare from coming true!
We don't want every crackpot in the country involved
Of course not. Lyndon LaRouche is crackpot enough to go around. Unfortunately, the scheming oligarchy of international financiers have conspired to keep him off the ballot.
Oh, for fuck's sake. You guys have a political system that makes it essential impossible for anyone without multi-millions in backing to get anything like enough coverage to let voters know that they have choices outside the dualistic monopoly of the Democrats and Republicans, and you still think it's a bad idea for him to bring some attention to that fact?
Funny thing, that. Whenever I express displeasure about the practices of, say, certain software companies or pharmaceutical giants, and suggest that maybe the government should regulate them, I always get the same response from libertarians: "But you're free to start your own company and compete with them. Nyah." When I point out that I don't have the spare billions lying around to do so, the response is always something along the lines of "Well, it sucks to be you."
So, to the libertarians who complain that it's just too hard to break into the American political scene without millions to invest, I have this to say: Well, it sucks to be you.
IMHO, they were willing to go to jail in order to stand up for Americans' right to know through free speech. As candidates that will be appearing on ballots all over America, don't Americans have the right to see how they will stack up against democrats and republicans that have long been what most have consitered the only choices?
I believe it is the libertarians themselves who often point out the important distinction between the right to speak and the right to be heard. The government may be prohibited from silencing me if I try to speak my mind, but they are not required to give me airtime on national TV. Nor are they required to force a private organization to let me in to their debates. If Mr. Bigshot Libertarian wants America to hear his great message of unregulated markets, let him buy his own damn airtime.
There is another system which abolishes elections and career politicians altogether.
a Simpsons episode, a show which pretty much defines post-modern humor.
Moe: It's po-mo.
Homer: What?
Moe: Postmodern.
Homer: What?
Moe: Weird for weird's sake.
You can do anything with Mambo... anything at all. The only limit is yourself.
Oh wait, no, I'm thinking of this.
Doctrinally a bit of a mess, though. Well, all this stuff about the rocks forming over billions of years. Not exactly an A-one theory with our lot. Oh, not criticizing, no, just... not the creation as we see it...
Oh, and I am sorry about the "...of fish."
And it won't kill you to read this.
A new denial of service attack is spreading through the wild. It involves hurling feces...
And it's called "politics."
organic chemicals + you = death.
So you live on a diet consisting exclusively of salt, sand, battery acid, and water? What, are you some kind of robot? If so, what are your powers? Do you use them for good, or for awesome?
So what does it mean if I caught the Vonnegut reference immediately but have no idea what The Recruit is?