All except for blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, but the jury's out on exactly what that means. The explanation I've heard is that the Holy Spirit is God in you, basically, providing your link to God the Father. If you blaspheme against the Father or the Son, the link remains so you can ask for forgiveness. If you blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, the link is lost and you couldn't be forgiven from a more technical point of view than anything else.
Even beyond all that, I've never heard an explanation of how one would go about blaspheming against the Holy Spirit.
Bond? Do your homework! Everyone (that is, everyone who grew up in the UK in the past 30 years or so) knows that The Weatherman was one of the Bananaman villains, working under General Blight!
I played through Sands of Time on the PC using a cheap PS2 rip off controller. I'm now playing through the same game on the Wii (yeah, I like the game so much I've now go the Gamecube version)using a Nintendo Wavebird, which is an evolution of the N64 controller.
I can tell you without any hesitation that the Playstation style controller is a piece of crap compared to the Wavebird, for one simple reason. On the Wavebird, the left analog stick is directly where your thumb naturally falls. On the PS controller, you have to bend your thumbs inwards. It's a subtle difference, but a key one.
I remember reading that U2 had such a good record deal, that the band were guaranteed £3 between them from each record sale. On a CD costing £12-15 retail, that's a hell of a lot. It sucks that their manager thinks that's not enough.
by selling a set with a plan to building the shape/figure on the front surely they are removing the element of innovation.
Not sure how you leap to that conclusion... It's not like you're obliged in any way to only build what's on the box. You can build that, then build something else, or never build it at all. It's a supplement to innovation, not a limitation.
This is about writing an email while talking on the phone
When I was younger (like, 10 years old) it was quite common that my mum was on the phone when I wanted to ask her something. I'd write a note on a bit of paper and thrust a pen in her direction, so she could write a response. She seemed to cope pretty well with that, even if she happened to be talking Finnish on the phone and writing in English to me. I don't doubt that she had to compromise on the attention she gave it to each, but it's still pretty impressive when I think back to it.
"Telecommute" is a stupid word - the literal meaning of the word is completely at odds with the meaning of the word as it is used. Telecommute means to travel a long distance. Tele means far, commute means to travel, particularly to work. Hence telecommute means to travel a long distance to work. The roots are similar to television (literally far seeing) and telephone (lterally far hearing).
However, telecommuting - as the word is used - is the problem, not the solution. The problem is having to commute a long way to work. The solution is using technology to allow you to work from home, which is not what telecommute means at all. Obviously whoever coined the word thought "tele" sounded suitably technological, so decided to use that. A far better word for the solution would be "e-commuting" or something similar, even if it does involve the much overused "e-" prefix. At least that would make sense.
The Wii drive is amazing. I'm normally very careful with it, to make sure I always put the Gamecube discs right into the centre of the slot, so it can guide them in straight. The other day my hand shook, and I ended up putting a Gamecube disc in right at the edge. It pulled it in, whirred for a little bit longer than usual, then got on with business like nothing had happened. The mechanics in there must be amazing, that it can pull in a disc from any point in the slot and figure out what to do with it.
During my time working IT support in a school, I had to replace a whole bunch of broken floppy drives. I found all sorts in there... pencils, pens, coins, bits of computer mouses, bits of paper, Polo mints... And yes - also the fronts of tray loading CD drives.
Well, if it says the world cannot be moved, then obviously heliocentrism is out because that requires the earth to move around the sun. That seems to implicitly endorse the geocentric view.
You obviously missed the bit where I said that the idea that "the world cannot be moved" can be interpreted as you like. Curious that you're interpreting it more strictly, just so that you can attempt to discredit the Bible.
But that's because it's convenient for communication. They're not stating explicitly that the earth doesn't move, and they're not claiming to have any authority from God.
Fair enough. And maybe the Bible is talking figuratively or poetically.
The biggest mistake you're making is assuming that the Bible is a science textbook. It's not. It's the history of God's salvation. You shouldn't look on it to explain science, any more than you should look to Einstein to save you.
No, it says nothing about pillars. It says that the world cannot be moved, but you can interpret that any way you like. As for the sun and stars moving in the sky... even astronomers talk about stars moving across the sky, just because it's simpler than talking in terms of the relative motion of the two.
Either the earth orbits the sun or it doesn't. All available evidence says it does, and some stupid old book written by ignorant stone-age people says it doesn't.
The Bible doesn't say that, I'm afraid. It makes no mention of which one orbits the other. There's only a very small number of passages that could possibly suggest that the sun goes round the earth, and even they need to be fairly aggressively interpreted with a view to reaching that conclusion. It's my understanding that the contention that the earth doesn't move in any way originates in the Biblical idea that humans are the pinnacle of God's creation. Some believers assume on this basis that our planet must be the immovable centre of the universe. The non-Biblical leap occurs between humans being important and the earth being the centre of the universe - there is simply nothing in the Bible to suggest that this is the case, and it is a purely human invention based on our ideas of what it means to be important.
Similar myths abound regarding whether the Bible says the earth is flat. To cut a long story short, it says nothing of the sort.
I can't comment on the legality, but I can say it'll be a fucking pain in the ass if they try to shut it down.
My brother and I both like Scrabble - it's one of the few areas our interests coincide and we can actually do something together - but he's 40 miles away. I've got a set of binoculars, but I still can't see the board. We could play by mail, but I'm not sure that'd work quite as well as for chess... As it is, we both own Scrabble sets, and use them to play when we're in person, so why shouldn't there be a convenient solution to the problem of playing when we're apart?
I get the feeling that any solution put forward by Hasbro would involve a subscription, but why should I pay to play a game I already own, just because I'm doing it online? As it is, the Scrabulous folks are providing a valuable service at no cost to Hasbro, except the somewhat nebulous issue of trademark and perhaps copyright infringement. However, I don't see Scrabble sets suddenly ceasing to be popular just because someone has put it online.
Let's just have Scrabulous change the name and be done with it.
The Sands Of Time is probably my favourite game ever, so I'd love to see a great film get made off the back of it... I'm not holding my breath though. I'll probably see it anyway, as I love the game, but I'll be gutted if it's crap and ends up souring the memory of the game.
The whole liquids thing is stupid anyway. All you need are two terrorists and a binary explosive with inert components that are safe enough to be consumed seperately in small quantities.
I'm not sure if such explosives exist, but something along those lines is probably possible.
I will now wait for the FBI/MI6/Gestapo to come and get me.
That's why indirect taxation is a good thing... Example: You can't avoid eating. If you pay a tax on the food you consume, then that's money in the government coffers.
I can't comment on the welfare state system... I agree that it seems to be broken in most every country.
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to deny the existence of the Abrahamic god is an unforgivable sin
Reference plz kthxbye.
All except for blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, but the jury's out on exactly what that means. The explanation I've heard is that the Holy Spirit is God in you, basically, providing your link to God the Father. If you blaspheme against the Father or the Son, the link remains so you can ask for forgiveness. If you blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, the link is lost and you couldn't be forgiven from a more technical point of view than anything else.
Even beyond all that, I've never heard an explanation of how one would go about blaspheming against the Holy Spirit.
Bond? Do your homework! Everyone (that is, everyone who grew up in the UK in the past 30 years or so) knows that The Weatherman was one of the Bananaman villains, working under General Blight!
Damn straight. As I've said in another post here, I'd submit that the Wavebird is the best controller.
I played through Sands of Time on the PC using a cheap PS2 rip off controller. I'm now playing through the same game on the Wii (yeah, I like the game so much I've now go the Gamecube version)using a Nintendo Wavebird, which is an evolution of the N64 controller.
I can tell you without any hesitation that the Playstation style controller is a piece of crap compared to the Wavebird, for one simple reason. On the Wavebird, the left analog stick is directly where your thumb naturally falls. On the PS controller, you have to bend your thumbs inwards. It's a subtle difference, but a key one.
I remember reading that U2 had such a good record deal, that the band were guaranteed £3 between them from each record sale. On a CD costing £12-15 retail, that's a hell of a lot. It sucks that their manager thinks that's not enough.
My money is on a belt fed railgun that fires airport screening devices.
the equivalent of "hitting a target with a Ford Taurus at 380 mph."
Even by slashdot standards, that is a truly spectacular car analogy.
Good job we can all visualise that sort of collision O_o
You think that's embarrassing? I'm saving up to buy that set off ebay and I'm nearly 26.
by selling a set with a plan to building the shape/figure on the front surely they are removing the element of innovation.
Not sure how you leap to that conclusion... It's not like you're obliged in any way to only build what's on the box. You can build that, then build something else, or never build it at all. It's a supplement to innovation, not a limitation.
This is about writing an email while talking on the phone
When I was younger (like, 10 years old) it was quite common that my mum was on the phone when I wanted to ask her something. I'd write a note on a bit of paper and thrust a pen in her direction, so she could write a response. She seemed to cope pretty well with that, even if she happened to be talking Finnish on the phone and writing in English to me. I don't doubt that she had to compromise on the attention she gave it to each, but it's still pretty impressive when I think back to it.
"Telecommute" is a stupid word - the literal meaning of the word is completely at odds with the meaning of the word as it is used. Telecommute means to travel a long distance. Tele means far, commute means to travel, particularly to work. Hence telecommute means to travel a long distance to work. The roots are similar to television (literally far seeing) and telephone (lterally far hearing).
However, telecommuting - as the word is used - is the problem, not the solution. The problem is having to commute a long way to work. The solution is using technology to allow you to work from home, which is not what telecommute means at all. Obviously whoever coined the word thought "tele" sounded suitably technological, so decided to use that. A far better word for the solution would be "e-commuting" or something similar, even if it does involve the much overused "e-" prefix. At least that would make sense.
Stupid English language...
What, and you think the Snes wasn't cutting edge back in the day?
Alternatively, call me in 15 years and let me know if your X360 is still working. Pennies optional.
The Wii drive is amazing. I'm normally very careful with it, to make sure I always put the Gamecube discs right into the centre of the slot, so it can guide them in straight. The other day my hand shook, and I ended up putting a Gamecube disc in right at the edge. It pulled it in, whirred for a little bit longer than usual, then got on with business like nothing had happened. The mechanics in there must be amazing, that it can pull in a disc from any point in the slot and figure out what to do with it.
During my time working IT support in a school, I had to replace a whole bunch of broken floppy drives. I found all sorts in there... pencils, pens, coins, bits of computer mouses, bits of paper, Polo mints... And yes - also the fronts of tray loading CD drives.
I see you've played piggy-chair before.
Well, if it says the world cannot be moved, then obviously heliocentrism is out because that requires the earth to move around the sun. That seems to implicitly endorse the geocentric view.
You obviously missed the bit where I said that the idea that "the world cannot be moved" can be interpreted as you like. Curious that you're interpreting it more strictly, just so that you can attempt to discredit the Bible.
But that's because it's convenient for communication. They're not stating explicitly that the earth doesn't move, and they're not claiming to have any authority from God.
Fair enough. And maybe the Bible is talking figuratively or poetically.
The biggest mistake you're making is assuming that the Bible is a science textbook. It's not. It's the history of God's salvation. You shouldn't look on it to explain science, any more than you should look to Einstein to save you.
No, it says nothing about pillars. It says that the world cannot be moved, but you can interpret that any way you like. As for the sun and stars moving in the sky... even astronomers talk about stars moving across the sky, just because it's simpler than talking in terms of the relative motion of the two.
Either the earth orbits the sun or it doesn't. All available evidence says it does, and some stupid old book written by ignorant stone-age people says it doesn't.
The Bible doesn't say that, I'm afraid. It makes no mention of which one orbits the other. There's only a very small number of passages that could possibly suggest that the sun goes round the earth, and even they need to be fairly aggressively interpreted with a view to reaching that conclusion. It's my understanding that the contention that the earth doesn't move in any way originates in the Biblical idea that humans are the pinnacle of God's creation. Some believers assume on this basis that our planet must be the immovable centre of the universe. The non-Biblical leap occurs between humans being important and the earth being the centre of the universe - there is simply nothing in the Bible to suggest that this is the case, and it is a purely human invention based on our ideas of what it means to be important.
Similar myths abound regarding whether the Bible says the earth is flat. To cut a long story short, it says nothing of the sort.
I can't comment on the legality, but I can say it'll be a fucking pain in the ass if they try to shut it down.
My brother and I both like Scrabble - it's one of the few areas our interests coincide and we can actually do something together - but he's 40 miles away. I've got a set of binoculars, but I still can't see the board. We could play by mail, but I'm not sure that'd work quite as well as for chess... As it is, we both own Scrabble sets, and use them to play when we're in person, so why shouldn't there be a convenient solution to the problem of playing when we're apart?
I get the feeling that any solution put forward by Hasbro would involve a subscription, but why should I pay to play a game I already own, just because I'm doing it online? As it is, the Scrabulous folks are providing a valuable service at no cost to Hasbro, except the somewhat nebulous issue of trademark and perhaps copyright infringement. However, I don't see Scrabble sets suddenly ceasing to be popular just because someone has put it online.
Let's just have Scrabulous change the name and be done with it.
They're working on a movie adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing, Mike Newell is rumoured to be directing. Jordan Mechner wrote the original script (which is a good thing) and someone else has done subsequent drafts.
The Sands Of Time is probably my favourite game ever, so I'd love to see a great film get made off the back of it... I'm not holding my breath though. I'll probably see it anyway, as I love the game, but I'll be gutted if it's crap and ends up souring the memory of the game.
I'm currently playing that game. It's not so fun in the "adult" role.
That's a lot of Abba CDs.
The whole liquids thing is stupid anyway. All you need are two terrorists and a binary explosive with inert components that are safe enough to be consumed seperately in small quantities.
I'm not sure if such explosives exist, but something along those lines is probably possible.
I will now wait for the FBI/MI6/Gestapo to come and get me.
That's why indirect taxation is a good thing... Example: You can't avoid eating. If you pay a tax on the food you consume, then that's money in the government coffers.
I can't comment on the welfare state system... I agree that it seems to be broken in most every country.