There is nothing in the Bible that says that gambling is a sin. Like anything else, you have to read the fine print. And there is no print in the Bible, fine or otherwise, that categorically states that gambling per se is a sin or even immoral.
Of course, gambling away the rent money or taking food out of your child's mouth to gamble IS sinful. But drowning somebody in a river does not automatically mean that water is sinful.
Well darn me to heck for not editing this correctly the first time. The only "kid- and family-friendly" content in HR Giger's work might be for the Osbourne family. I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader where I should have put the ", but" in my post.
... that would be nice places to live. (Well, most of them anyway).
I'm sorry this topic got hijacked. As an animation buff, I consider Miyazaki's work to be some of the finest in the genre today, and I dearly wish his body of work were much larger. Much like HR Giger (Alien), Miyazaki melds a strong sense of the organic into the fantastic in a kid- and family-friendly way. Miyazaki's work extends far beyond just Japanese culture. His vision utilizes influences as diverse as Alice in Wonderland and Jonathan Swift to tell his stories.
Miyazaki's flying machines look like they were grown in some massive garden or hewn out of a redwood tree using an ax, but with the added bonus that they can really fly. His cities are exquisitely and almost painfully rich with detail, with kitschy lofts, alleys, shops, and access roads that meld the charm of Old World Europe with the practicality of a cleaned-up New York City.
Miyazaki obviously cares about place and time every bit as much as character development, which is why it is so easy to get lost in his anime. (My DVD player's pause button gets a workout every time I watch a Miyazaki feature).
There is a refreshing lack of the judgmental in Miyazaki's body of work. Like Samuel Goldwyn, he apparently prefers to let Western Union or NTT relay his messages. While Miyazaki obviously recognizes that there is great evil in the world, he also knows that even the most evil often have valid reasons that they did what they did, and he leaves it up to the audience as the court of last resort when it comes to their "guilt" or "innocence".
And the best part of statements like Princess Mononoke? Miyazaki's creatures and environments are not passive victims or Bambi - they have teeth and claws and weapons of their own, and they are not shy about using them if driven to do so. You gotta respect it when the deer breaks out a Weatherby.454 and starts shooting back.
True. We had a big round of layoffs at my last job a couple of years ago, and the company has subsequently had its network cracked 3 times by "outside elements". One such effort destroyed 5 years worth of customer data as well as the backups. The email address of the manager responsible for most of the headcount reduction is on at least 10 pr0n mailing lists that I know of.
(Word to the wise surviving IT staffer - change the locks on those back doors when your company reduces headcount).
Well, I was going to click on your ad and help pay for your wedding as you spammed in your sig. But since I'm an American, you obviously think that I am too lazy and stupid to click on a link. So I guess you're out of luck. Pay for your own damn wedding.
Stupid idiot used Ron's dead dog's name as the password so it was easy to break into the account -- guess he should have deleted the cc list on the email huh:-)
Huh? What you are describing is accessing an email account without the accountholder's permission, which is technically illegal. Good thing you posted as an AC.
The parent story is woefully inadequate - it doesn't provide enough information about the case to make a determination one way or another. As for the "forgery", did the spoofed email address contain Fitch's full legal name? If not, then its just a frogery (In other words, its satire and Fitch is SOL in the courts).
I've seen articles on CNN , ZDNET , and other places concerning this issue.
I tend to grant Yahoo! the benefit of the doubt on this one. If the man had wanted the contents of his email box to be disclosed to his family, he would (or should) have made arrangements to do so.
Nonsense. The Ferengi were a thinly-veiled stab at North American robber barons of the 19th Century.
Besides, thinly-veiled stabs at the Populist and Free Silver political movements had already been done by L. Frank Baum.
Pretty cool to see Sundance embrace this new form of independent filmmaking and even cooler to see how far it has come since some gamers started making Quake Movies.
Oh yeah. Substituting non-stop CGI and special effects for story have really done wonders for the Star Wars franchise, haven't they.
That's silly the ticket you had at the time it was stolen, was worth however much the lottery jackpot was and so technically you had the jackpot and hence you lost something you had
Wrong. The ticket by itself is worth nothing - it is just a piece of paper until it gets redeemed at the lottery office. The victim in my example had absolutely nothing except a piece of paper, which the mugger took from him. That's why my example was correct - the RIAA bashers seem to think it would be just fine if something like the lottery ticket theft happened. After all, "you can't lose what you never had", which is why they apparently feel no moral dilemma with stealing the profits and the art of others.
Hmmm. So if I win the lottery and a mugger steals my lottery ticket while I am on the way to pick up my first check, I'm just SOL when it comes to recovering the money because "you can't lose something you never had." Fascinating.
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Air Supply and Ashlee Simpson.
I had no idea he has passed. He played a good Duncan Idaho.
Of course, gambling away the rent money or taking food out of your child's mouth to gamble IS sinful. But drowning somebody in a river does not automatically mean that water is sinful.
RTFCTMP, my friend.
My undying thanks and respect. (And stuff - I've got a potato gun around here somewhere. One owner, takes any size spud, rapid-fire).
Well darn me to heck for not editing this correctly the first time. The only "kid- and family-friendly" content in HR Giger's work might be for the Osbourne family. I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader where I should have put the ", but" in my post.
I'm sorry this topic got hijacked. As an animation buff, I consider Miyazaki's work to be some of the finest in the genre today, and I dearly wish his body of work were much larger. Much like HR Giger (Alien), Miyazaki melds a strong sense of the organic into the fantastic in a kid- and family-friendly way. Miyazaki's work extends far beyond just Japanese culture. His vision utilizes influences as diverse as Alice in Wonderland and Jonathan Swift to tell his stories.
Miyazaki's flying machines look like they were grown in some massive garden or hewn out of a redwood tree using an ax, but with the added bonus that they can really fly. His cities are exquisitely and almost painfully rich with detail, with kitschy lofts, alleys, shops, and access roads that meld the charm of Old World Europe with the practicality of a cleaned-up New York City. Miyazaki obviously cares about place and time every bit as much as character development, which is why it is so easy to get lost in his anime. (My DVD player's pause button gets a workout every time I watch a Miyazaki feature).
There is a refreshing lack of the judgmental in Miyazaki's body of work. Like Samuel Goldwyn, he apparently prefers to let Western Union or NTT relay his messages. While Miyazaki obviously recognizes that there is great evil in the world, he also knows that even the most evil often have valid reasons that they did what they did, and he leaves it up to the audience as the court of last resort when it comes to their "guilt" or "innocence".
And the best part of statements like Princess Mononoke? Miyazaki's creatures and environments are not passive victims or Bambi - they have teeth and claws and weapons of their own, and they are not shy about using them if driven to do so. You gotta respect it when the deer breaks out a Weatherby .454 and starts shooting back.
Phoenix was also the tutor of Achilles. Does this mean they're going to make this sucker wear armored high-top sboes this time?
(Word to the wise surviving IT staffer - change the locks on those back doors when your company reduces headcount).
Well, I was going to click on your ad and help pay for your wedding as you spammed in your sig. But since I'm an American, you obviously think that I am too lazy and stupid to click on a link. So I guess you're out of luck. Pay for your own damn wedding.
Ted Kennedy: Shut up or I'll take you for a little drive.
Hillary Clinton: Shut up or we're going to have a pleasant day out at Fort Marcy Park.
Sheila Jackson Lee: Shut up or you'll be keeping the flag company on Mars.
Barbra Streisand: Shut up or I'll sing.
Tell it to the criminals. No wait - I'll tell them - one piece of fully-jacketed lead at a time.
American gun nuts: it's not 1890 anymore. Realize that your dangerous "hobby" is a part of the past, and let it go.
Molon Labe, Canuck.
My personal favorite (obviously a Pump Up The Volume fan)
Don't worry, 17 "Mike Hunt"s are already listed on the CD. Its nice to see that we're sending our sense of humor along with our hardware.
Huh? What you are describing is accessing an email account without the accountholder's permission, which is technically illegal. Good thing you posted as an AC.
The parent story is woefully inadequate - it doesn't provide enough information about the case to make a determination one way or another. As for the "forgery", did the spoofed email address contain Fitch's full legal name? If not, then its just a frogery (In other words, its satire and Fitch is SOL in the courts).
Fat-finger "whitehouse.org" instead of "whitehouse.gov" some time.
Shouldn't the training video cover using a hook instead of a mouse then?
(This would also make using a keyboard very problematic. Not to mention the parrot poop all over the monitor).
I tend to grant Yahoo! the benefit of the doubt on this one. If the man had wanted the contents of his email box to be disclosed to his family, he would (or should) have made arrangements to do so.
If you could fit a 6th Century Scandinavian warrior inside that thing, would that make it a Beowulf server?
Nonsense. The Ferengi were a thinly-veiled stab at North American robber barons of the 19th Century. Besides, thinly-veiled stabs at the Populist and Free Silver political movements had already been done by L. Frank Baum.
If Microsoft ever offers a crapware detector, that will kill then delete two birds with one stone.
Oh yeah. Substituting non-stop CGI and special effects for story have really done wonders for the Star Wars franchise, haven't they.
Wrong. The ticket by itself is worth nothing - it is just a piece of paper until it gets redeemed at the lottery office. The victim in my example had absolutely nothing except a piece of paper, which the mugger took from him. That's why my example was correct - the RIAA bashers seem to think it would be just fine if something like the lottery ticket theft happened. After all, "you can't lose what you never had", which is why they apparently feel no moral dilemma with stealing the profits and the art of others.
Hmmm. So if I win the lottery and a mugger steals my lottery ticket while I am on the way to pick up my first check, I'm just SOL when it comes to recovering the money because "you can't lose something you never had." Fascinating.