We only get one piece of information to judge this one on. "Can you participate in the economic system without this chip/implant/tag?"
If the answer is no, then maybe you need to go and check out the New Testament.
If the answer is yes then move along, Damien and his creepy friends aren't here.
Problem being that Revelation has evidently not happened yet. Problem also being that a fair few "prophecies" from the Old Testament came true - to the letter.
God, after all, is a rather clever Chap.
It would be a bit spooky, to say the least, if a world economic system came into force that required everyone being marked with a tag of some sort, without which you were homeless, foodless and helpless and it be "just co-incidence" that it was written about 2000 years ago. (In a time BEFORE the means for such a system were even imaginable).
Oh well, if Gordon says it will make me safer then I feel safer already.
No, it's no good, it doesn't work. If Gordon wants me to feel safer then perhaps he would like to have Tony arrested and handed to the UN for trial and he can hand himself over at the same time for financing terrorism and robbing pension funds.
Not the Mark of the Beast. (Unless I can't go to work/shopping without one, then it's brown trouser time).The problem comes when they claim it will stop terrorism - like in Spain, where it didn't. The biggest problem comes with the cost per citizen and inevitability of it all being messed up and going hopelessly over budget and not working anyway. And it will give the police even more of an excuse to be over the top and oppressive with anyone who "might be an immigrant". There'll be tears before bedtime over all this.
The licensing scheme is most curious. There's still a potential problem. In the UK we have 5 "terrestrial channels" of which two - BBC1 & 2 are covered by the license.
This effectively means that for the other three channels their audience is held captive to the BBC license fee. (Think of a government backed license fee for PC's, initiated by Microsoft that every computer owner HAD to pay even if they used a Mac or Linux). So the BBC acts as a sort of highwayman for television viewers in the UK. You cannot buy a license free tv that doesn't show BBC channels either. The other main point is this, since the David Kelly affair the BBC has had much of it's journalistic teeth pulled and the content and style of much of the news is "headlines for tellytubbies people" stuff. Happy, orange people with no minds, recite platitudes and propaganda with a dazzling smile and buckets of utterly fake concern in their voices. Lament for a BBC now lost and gone.
Universities are supposed (ideally) to provide educational specialisation to the top 10 percent of minds. If you make them accessible to 30% or 40% then you end up with a lot of third rate minds about. Since they ought not to be there and cannot cope you either drop standards to include them, teach mickey mouse degree subjects or refuse them entry in the first place.
As has already been observed, Mr. Bliars idea that 50% of all children going to universtiy is somehow a sign of a nation of intellectual heavyweights is flawed on so many levels.
Enter cynic mode; Question - How do you keep an entire class of people quiet and obedient?
Answer; saddle them with SO much debt (student loans and fees) in their early years that all they can do is spend their lives chasing payrises and promotions in an attempt to pay it off.
Speaking as a parent in the UK I have to agree with the general sentiment of the article, though I can't speak about the percentages, not being in possession of the statistics. One only has to listen to the Universities saying "we now have to set basic literacy and numeracy tests for all 18 year olds as part of the entrance process" to know that something is very wrong.
It's the "all shall have prizes" culture where children aren't told "that's wrong, go and do it again" lest we scar them for life and someone brings a law suit.
Hmmmm.
I sort of meant the message rather than the literal sequence of letters as originally written down. Example; Let mercy triumph over judgement. As long as it is faithfully translated the meaning remains the same. To take that sentence and make it into say; "Let mercy triumph over judgement if the accused can pay a hefty bribe" would be to unfaithfully translate it. Of course, the Bible being closed source only works if you actually believe in/fear God. If neither of those describes your inner state then I guess anything goes and my original post falls down somewhat.
I've just come back from the afore mentioned Expo, I've been there for the whole thing (though not the awards dinner). There were women there. And I don't mean the "sprayed on trousers / slightly too tight t-shirt promo types" though they were there too. There were actually quite a few women, of all ages, still out numbered, but much more than last year.
Between the "in what way has the "American control of the internet" thus far been at fault - it works for me?" school and the "how can one country have control over such a global thing?" school.
One representative from EVERY country on earth appointed to a global body that controls the net is the ONLY natural/obvious/fair solution.
And from the first of December to whenever the season starts again, the hurricanes are not allowed out to play and must wait in the waiting room of waitingness where they must endeavour to get along without trading blows.
"We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States"
Great. An unviewable putdown.
How much energy and resources does it take to make 1 e-book versus 1 real book?
I would imagine the paper book wins.
But an e-reader could display a 1000 books? 10,000 books?
Which uses more energy and resources now and what about on Easter Island where there are no trees?
Betcha hadn't thought of that eh?
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And if users play the Vista start up sound backwards they hear Steve Ballmer whispering "please don't use Linux".
Yup, me too. Got a Mac Mini, it's over there under half an inch of dust. OSX? Give me a break. Twee, over-animated irritating nonsense.
Of course, it has nothing at all to do with all those nukes they set off in Nevada in the 1950's.
We only get one piece of information to judge this one on. "Can you participate in the economic system without this chip/implant/tag?" If the answer is no, then maybe you need to go and check out the New Testament. If the answer is yes then move along, Damien and his creepy friends aren't here. Problem being that Revelation has evidently not happened yet. Problem also being that a fair few "prophecies" from the Old Testament came true - to the letter. God, after all, is a rather clever Chap. It would be a bit spooky, to say the least, if a world economic system came into force that required everyone being marked with a tag of some sort, without which you were homeless, foodless and helpless and it be "just co-incidence" that it was written about 2000 years ago. (In a time BEFORE the means for such a system were even imaginable).
Jam tomorrow.
Oh well, if Gordon says it will make me safer then I feel safer already.
No, it's no good, it doesn't work. If Gordon wants me to feel safer then perhaps he would like to have Tony arrested and handed to the UN for trial and he can hand himself over at the same time for financing terrorism and robbing pension funds.
Not the Mark of the Beast. (Unless I can't go to work/shopping without one, then it's brown trouser time).The problem comes when they claim it will stop terrorism - like in Spain, where it didn't. The biggest problem comes with the cost per citizen and inevitability of it all being messed up and going hopelessly over budget and not working anyway.
And it will give the police even more of an excuse to be over the top and oppressive with anyone who "might be an immigrant".
There'll be tears before bedtime over all this.
The licensing scheme is most curious. There's still a potential problem. In the UK we have 5 "terrestrial channels" of which two - BBC1 & 2 are covered by the license. This effectively means that for the other three channels their audience is held captive to the BBC license fee. (Think of a government backed license fee for PC's, initiated by Microsoft that every computer owner HAD to pay even if they used a Mac or Linux). So the BBC acts as a sort of highwayman for television viewers in the UK. You cannot buy a license free tv that doesn't show BBC channels either.
The other main point is this, since the David Kelly affair the BBC has had much of it's journalistic teeth pulled and the content and style of much of the news is "headlines for tellytubbies people" stuff. Happy, orange people with no minds, recite platitudes and propaganda with a dazzling smile and buckets of utterly fake concern in their voices. Lament for a BBC now lost and gone.
Universities are supposed (ideally) to provide educational specialisation to the top 10 percent of minds. If you make them accessible to 30% or 40% then you end up with a lot of third rate minds about. Since they ought not to be there and cannot cope you either drop standards to include them, teach mickey mouse degree subjects or refuse them entry in the first place.
As has already been observed, Mr. Bliars idea that 50% of all children going to universtiy is somehow a sign of a nation of intellectual heavyweights is flawed on so many levels.
Enter cynic mode; Question - How do you keep an entire class of people quiet and obedient?
Answer; saddle them with SO much debt (student loans and fees) in their early years that all they can do is spend their lives chasing payrises and promotions in an attempt to pay it off.
Speaking as a parent in the UK I have to agree with the general sentiment of the article, though I can't speak about the percentages, not being in possession of the statistics. One only has to listen to the Universities saying "we now have to set basic literacy and numeracy tests for all 18 year olds as part of the entrance process" to know that something is very wrong.
It's the "all shall have prizes" culture where children aren't told "that's wrong, go and do it again" lest we scar them for life and someone brings a law suit.
I'm glad someone said that.
Hmmmm. I sort of meant the message rather than the literal sequence of letters as originally written down. Example; Let mercy triumph over judgement. As long as it is faithfully translated the meaning remains the same. To take that sentence and make it into say; "Let mercy triumph over judgement if the accused can pay a hefty bribe" would be to unfaithfully translate it. Of course, the Bible being closed source only works if you actually believe in/fear God. If neither of those describes your inner state then I guess anything goes and my original post falls down somewhat.
Unfortunately the Chief Coder in the Sky said "change the words in this book and you'll be very very sorry you did". The Bible is NOT open source.
Another company with ideas of global domination. Just what we needed.
...on British TV in the last few years. Granted the ship was 18" long, but she burned good.
Nah, some udder distro I think.
To get you good and used to being scanned so when they bring the implanted chip in you'll be ready and won't worry about it.
Would you like wi-fries with that?
I've just come back from the afore mentioned Expo, I've been there for the whole thing (though not the awards dinner). There were women there. And I don't mean the "sprayed on trousers / slightly too tight t-shirt promo types" though they were there too. There were actually quite a few women, of all ages, still out numbered, but much more than last year.
Slap a $10 per disk tax on Microsoft to cover environmental costs. Coupled with a $500 billion fine if they try to pass the cost on to the customer.
Between the "in what way has the "American control of the internet" thus far been at fault - it works for me?" school and the "how can one country have control over such a global thing?" school. One representative from EVERY country on earth appointed to a global body that controls the net is the ONLY natural/obvious/fair solution.
Waaaah! Linux is outselling Solaris. Well computers are all rubbish anyway. Ha. That told 'em.
And from the first of December to whenever the season starts again, the hurricanes are not allowed out to play and must wait in the waiting room of waitingness where they must endeavour to get along without trading blows.
"We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States" Great. An unviewable putdown. How much energy and resources does it take to make 1 e-book versus 1 real book? I would imagine the paper book wins. But an e-reader could display a 1000 books? 10,000 books? Which uses more energy and resources now and what about on Easter Island where there are no trees? Betcha hadn't thought of that eh?
One word. Trees.