First off, technically we are still at war with N. Korea. Second, We would get our collective asses kicked if we went into Korea, and even IF we push back the N. Koreans all the way to China's border, whats to keep China and there million man army from getting twitchy and launching a counter attack on the US like they did the last time??
War benefits no one, and especially with Dubyia in office, all bets are off to any logical resolution if N. Korea does launch a cyber attack, but the US will lose HANDS DOWN, a lot worse than the N. Koreans, if we get into a real war over there.
Obligatory Joke: Besides why would we go over there they don't have any oil...
I don't care how "rehabilitated" that person might be, I want to know what they did.
This just buys into the culture of fear that Americans have been culled into through a Republican reign of terror, (The control of all branches of government during the last four years, and the control of 3/4 of the branches of government 4 years before that.)
No, the AC is right (which you might not see if you are browsing at 1), when he quotes the 8th amendment, that to brand a person a criminal for the rest of his life, despite serving his debt to society, (if current sentencing guidelines are inadequate then the SENTECING guidelines need to be changed) is cruel and unusual punishment.
Why do you think that a good majority of people in prison are repeat offenders? I suspect part of the reason is because once they get out of prison they are unable to get high paying good jobs because people are afraid of them and not willing to give them a chance to show they have improved themselves.
No, I don't want to know if there is a convicted child molester by me, because I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he has reformed himself, and is able to become a useful member of society. Who knows, maybe he was caught in some legal gray area (consent laws are really screwy in America, with TONS of exceptions, especially for those who are in their High School years) just because he got caught in a loop hole with in the law that doesn't mean he should go around wearing a scarlet 'A' for the rest of his life.
Our entire penitentiary system needs an over haul, and part of that needs to come in keeping Criminal Records from the eyes of the public. There needs to be a record kept, for repeat offenders, and sentencing guidelines adjusted accordingly. I personally think a lot more time needs to be invested in psychological counseling of inmates, job skills creation through education, etc. With out a plan such as this, we will not be solving the problem that has brought the person with in questionable status of his society. Only then will the people who come out of the 'system' be able to become reintegrated back into society, and only when they are treated as equal will they want to stay with in that society.
How does it feel to support a political party that grabs 90% of the felon vote?
It feels pretty damn good actually. That means that there is something fundementally wrong with our country and its laws, particuarly the so-called "War on Drugs" which incarcerates more people in this country than Murder or Rape.
Personally I have no problems with ex-Felons voting once they have served their sentance, which includes parole or probation. Though I also feel that we need to seal all crimal records from public view once the person has served there time. All in the interest in helping the person re-integrate back into socity.
...but consumers get much more out of corporations than shareholders like jobs and actual goods and services.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Buisnesses create jobs thats a good one! Maybe in India, China, or some other unregulated job market where they can pay their "employees" (read: SLAVE) 10 cents an hour. But in the US the propegation of buisness + political lobbying = McJobs for the average American.
Sure we may get goods and services from buisnesses but who can afford them but the upper 1% when the rest of the country is working a slave wage job for $5.50 an hour?
"The creature in RotJ is only similar to a sandworm in that it is large and has a tentacled mouth; it isn't even motile."
OK, I always thought the creature in ROTJ looked a lot like the Audrey II (the planet) in Little Shop of Horrors, just a deffrent color and a little bigger. If I remember right, it was a lucasfilm production.;-)
Easy to say if your in a dorm, or have a fiber connection, but alas most people who want to use p2p have cable or dsl which caps upload speed in favor of faster download speeds.
The thing is... Jesus *wasn't* of Nazareth. He was from Bethlahem.
eh, it depends. Yeah he was born in Bethlehem, but he grew up in Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth is how the Jews refer to him in the New Testament, (obviously overlooking his birth place).
Perhaps Jesus the *Nazarene*, although that is certainly debatable.
Its pretty well excepted that John the Baptist is considered a Nazarene, whether or not Jesus is, as you say, debatable, though if it was a debate I would also claim Jesus was an Essenes, just to raise the stakes a little;-)
Religion is about picking an idea about the way you think the world works and.....NEVER CHANGING IT...
Funny, but I consider myself religious, and I constantly change my views, on everything. From the Nature of God, ( I don't even like the term "God"), to the true Nature of Jesus of Nazareth, (I don't like calling the man Jesus "Christ"). Those are just some that are off the top of my head.
Its funny that you say that religion traps you into only thinking one way, when, in fact I have always thought the opposite. Check out my post earlier, I mention that it is key to have an open mind as a requisite to acquiring ANY knowledge.
Jesus of Nazareth himself, as Joseph Smith puts it:
...received not of the fulness at first, but continued from grace to grace, until he received a fulness...
Granted the thought that even Jesus of Nazareth sinned will start a Mormon crying blasphemy, still, I hold to the belief that we (inclusive of Jesus of Nazareth), are here on Earth are here to learn from our experiences, and better ourselves.
In many ways I am a Mormon Atheist, Deist. I see the terms "God", "Heavenly Father", and "Jesus Christ" as elitist references, and in believing whole heartedly that not only are with co-eternal with what we claim to be "God", we are also co-equal, (This one belief alone was the main reason the Jews wished to kill the man Jesus of Nazareth, because he claimed himself equal with "God").
For the most part I believe in the definition of a Deist, that "God", "...created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena...". Obviously I disagree with the last part that "God" gives "...no supernatural revelation."
Some Jewish leaders believe this still to be true and want to wipe out the Palestinians.
Actually, contrary to actual belief, many Orthodox Jews don't even want a State of Israel, and are of the mindset that the current state of Israel keeps the Messiah from returning.
Knowing full well of my propensity for getting into a religious discussion, and also the fact that I have often been modded "Flambait" or "Troll", most likely from some/.er Mormon who disagrees with my Un Orthodox views on Mormonism. (We need special moderation rules for moderating religious/political discussions, or no moderation at all on religious/political articles, though real trolls would take over, ala GNAA, etc) I am going to don my Asbestos suit, and make a few comments.
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On the contrary, they are mutually exclusive. Religion means building a view of the universe based on myths, old-wives tales and cult brainwashing. In religion, nothing can be questioned or challenged...
I will agree with you that old school religion, (protest ism and catholicism) are built upon illogical myths, old-wives tales and cult brainwashing, Mormonism is of a completely deferent spectrum. When I speak of Mormonism in general I speak of the religion that Joseph Smith believed in, for if he were alive today, the Mormons would excommunicate him in a less-than a heartbeat. Mormonism today is falling in line with mainline protestant group think, and, while not sliding as fast of the Community of Christ (formally known as the 'Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'), if trends continue, with in 20 to 30 years, many of the doctrines that have made Mormonism a unique branch of Christianity, ( I would debate as a Mormon that Mormons are NOT Christians, and thats not a bad thing;-) ) will be extinguished, and Mormonism will be just another protestant denomination. But I digress...
The religion of Joseph Smith, is based on individual acquisition of knowledge. The formula for acquisition of knowledge is given in the Book of Mormon, of which Joseph translated, as Read, Ponder, Pray, or specifically:
Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts. And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
Joseph Smith further clarifies this in Doctrine and Covenants Section 9 Verse 8:
But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
If truly followed this method of acquisition of knowledge will work, with the consent modifier that one has at least an impartial judgment that what one studies MAY be true. Impartial judgment is a key to acquisition of knowledge even with in the scientific world, and is also a requisite to the acquisition of knowledge religiously.
If one has an "Open Mind" or as Moroni puts it a "sincere heart, with real intent" an answer will be given. It's just a matter of sincerity and humility. Again, much the same with the acquisition of Scientific knowledge, if one is stubborn and set in ones ways, your acquisition of knowledge will be severely limited because of your inability to "think outside the box".
Sadly, Mormons today rarely, if ever apply this formula for the acquisition of knowledge, to ask with a sincere hear, with real intent. Instead the general population is mired by group think, unable to think for themselves, which i
Far be it for me to agree with an AC but he has a point. Especially this,
I also find that most of the people who eschew formal training in the area of coding have rarely written anything of significant algorithmic complexity.
You can not really grasp programming with out a SOUND foundation in mathematics, at least, any type of effective programming. Computer Science is nothing more than Applied Mathematics, (which is one reason your true nerds are Math majors, NOT CS majors). Sure you can write programs without even the most basic foundations of mathematics, but if you want to write efficient, really good programs, you need to have a sufficient knowledge of advanced mathematics, (IE Calculus, Number theory, etc) in order to write truly spectacular software, (or design spectacular hardware).
Once the tech bubble burst, PHB realized that they could get poorly trained computer professionals cheaper outside the country. So all of you MSCE's, your A+ Certification, gurus lost their jobs cause they could be done cheaper outside the country.
Mid you I don't agree with that line of reasoning, and Bush should be severely punished (IE not elected, or kicked out in a Civil War, which WILL happen if he does get re elected, yeah for Assault Weapons!:-) ) for advocating outsourcing. Still, there are some logical reasons, besides money saving, and CEO salary padding, on why we have lost so many IT jobs here in the US.
The problem is, if they do not get it under balance, the dollar will plummet, and then loose value as people loose faith in it.
This is why OPEC is transitioning over to the Euro from the Doller when it comes to Oil prices. The EU has a far better way of handling there economy responibly then the US. The smart thing to do is to invest in Euro's instead of the doller, or better yet, invest in China's currency, since in the next 10-20 years they WILL be the dominate super power, EXCEDING the US.
My friend, you have never lived in Utah, only until then can you claim CO is a Republician state. Juzt by the mere fact that Dole barely took CO is indicitive of how bi-partisen CO really is.
Proportional representation is the way to go if we are to keep the electorial college, (which IMO, keeping the Electoral college is still going to be the best way to maintain the states power over the Federal goverment, though the Republicians, ala Lincoln can also be blamed for the start of the decline of States rights).
Proportional representation still will not help Utah though. People who have the singled minded view that, along with "the only true church", there is really, "the only true political party". It makes it harder for those Mormons who actually are Democrats to even remain active in a Church where the majority of the population are blind sheep who can't think for themselves.
Ok I was going to use mod points but had to add my 2 cents here.
One important one you forgot to mention was the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Fourth Amendment--we are now required to produce "your papers" on demand from armed agents of the state.
and if you had actually READ the SC decesion ( I actually did) in that case they specficly said that to ID yourself was to just give your name, and also specificly said that to ID yourself did NOT imply that you had to show a drivers license, or other form of goverment ID.
It is still going to be awefully scary if Dubya gets elected for another 4 years, and gets to replace retiring SC justices, especially with news of the "Nuclear" option that it looks like the Republicans are going to start using. With the Judicary stacked in the 'pubs favor, nothing will stop them, from reveresing Roe VS Wade, to invading Iran and North Korea (which would mandate a full scale draft, seeing that we are already running pretty thin with our forces in Afganestan and Iraq).
As long as I can get a Rifle that can hold more than one round in a magzine, (5 will do). If the times comes for revolution, (which if Bush wins a second term, there will be one), all I have to do is kill one solder, pick up his gun and the ammo on him, and procede to kill more solders, pick up their guns and ammo for my friends, and there you have it, we are now equally armed.
Trained is another matter, though there are guns similar to the M16 that one could still get with an Instant Background check.
If a revolution is to suceed, it will only suceed through a carefully laid out stratigy. Given a smart enough mind, and ANY kind of gun this can be brought to pass. Hell, you could "steal" a battalion of tanks if you plan it, (though I would much rather have an M-16 from a dropped solder, than a thank)
ummm, maybe in another city you would be targeted for voting for Kerry and being a Democrat, but considering that one of the sole reasons Illinois is a blue state (if not THE reason) is because the city of Chicago votes strieght Democrat.
I personaly don't have a problem with these camaras, there in public, and as the old arguement goes, your in PUBLIC, there is no expectation of privacy.
Whoa, I think in only 13 episodes the Doc and his Sister developed just fine, maybe even two quickly, (ok that was a lie).
If one looks at some of Joss's other shows (Buffy / Angel), you will see that he *LIKES* to draw things out and not resolve them right away. Besides, it was only 13 episodes. In 13 episodes I have a very hard time finding an ep I don't like (unlike the ST series, Farscape, Stargate SG-1, or even Buffy and Angel). Damn it we need Firefly back! or perhaps a cool comprimise would be to hand over ST from Bermen to Joss, now that would be interesting!:-)
Didn't he say he had a plot and everything for a series?? Kill, errr, *replace* Bermen, with him and then we won't have any more problems.
and just to throw in my two cents, I actually *LIKE* Enterprise (ok not all of the Episodes, but then agian, I don't like every episode of TNG, which is my favorite (yes even over DS9)).
Ok *IF* this is true, that half went to Gore and half went to Bush, then there SHOULD have conducted the election AGIAN, this time MAKING SURE people fill out their ballots correctly.
Well, I guess we are having a *second* election, just four years later. Too bad FL and a lot of other states will be using computers programed with closed-soucrce software, from a company that has already pledge to give Bush as many votes as possible.
Frankley I wouldln't be surprised if FL votes 100% for GWB this time around, or they might just make it 51% to attract less attention, and too bad about a recount this time cause there will be NO paper ballots.
Not that I won't vote, but with the current trends toward paperless computer voting I really don't think my vote will count. I say if GWB wins we revolt.:-)
Perhaps at the Elementry and even secondary level, floppies are neccesary (due to a lack of funding), but I know at leat at the College my father works out it is pretty much a requirement for all of the professors to have a USB Stick on their key chains.
I for one can't wait for true VR which place the participate in a virtual world much like the Matrix.
What ever happened to VR Helmets and gloves?? I would think those would go well for MMORPG's online. Eventually they'll get better and better, hell, maybe we will invent a way to directly interface our brians with computers, (using our visual cortex directly, instead of through our eyes, to allow us to achieve a more in depth experience when it comes to gaming. Just *THINK* and you can do it. Though keepin mind that others can just *THINK* and do it, so it really amounts to who among us has the greater control over brain functions than others.
Screw that, I would much rather a mercenary / smuggler MMORPG set in Firefly's 'verse than Star Treks.
Star Trek is all about the federation and the SHIPS. At least the Star Trek I remember. sure let someone start out as a lowly red shirt ensign, and make their way up to Captian, and Admiral.
I personally would love it if Universal (who now owns the rights to Firefly, errr, or do they just own the rights to Serenity?? ), would out out a MMORPG of Firefly, and what would be even cooler is if that did well, they could use that as a basis for bringing the show back to TV! Ok Ok Ok I know that is wishful thinking, but it could happen!:-)
This could be great for the francise, in that it would give Berman and the rest of his crew new ideas on how to further milk the geeks of their money. Clearly with the advent of ST: Enterprise, everyone has seen Bermens inability to come up with a single unique idea come full circle. Perhaps he should just give in, great of MMORPG, and let the geeks develop a new story, rip that story off from the MMORPG and BAM, a, yet-another Star Trek series.
Personally I would actually like to be apart of a MMORPG that develops its own plot, (kinda of like Matrix Online), and I would think that this could help out other series that where not popular (at least in the eyes of TV Executives) who could garner more cash to become profitable agian so they can be brought back to TV (Firefly comes to mind, who wouldn't jump at the oppertunity to put together there own rag tag bunch of Sernitiy-ique crew, and fly around the galaxy??? Though I think there would be way too much compition for Kaylee among the geeks in such a MMORPG;-) )
Its probably way to idealistic to hope that an MMORPG could be used to help fund a series that otherwise would not be able to air on TV. I know a lot of people, with semi recent cancling of Farscape and Firefly, have expressed interest in some for of alternate funding for a series that may have a strong following, but not as strong as TV executives would like.
The allies *LET* Russia walk into Germany. Britian's armies were dissimated by the long war and France was out of it for almost the entirty of the war, it was only AFTER D Day that the French could get back into the war, (this is of course, save a few resistance troops that would hassle the German's during Frances occupation).
Of course Russia was a valuable key to the defeat of the Germans, Perhaps I should correct myself when I said it was all the Americans, it was actually the combined strength of the Americans and the USSR that brought Germany to its knees. However this was really the first time the Americans where truly seen as a world power, WW I really just showed that we could be good support troops, WW II showed we could take initative and lead those troops into war (because at the time America came into WW II the Allies where losing the war).
OK, I don't think someone knows there American history very well. America was a third world country from its inception up to the beginning of WW I. The old world didn't even take us seiriously at the end of WW I when we didn't want to push nearly as many reperations agienst Germany. It really wasn't untill WW II that we earned the respect of Europe sense we almost single handled destroyed the Germans.
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First off, technically we are still at war with N. Korea. Second, We would get our collective asses kicked if we went into Korea, and even IF we push back the N. Koreans all the way to China's border, whats to keep China and there million man army from getting twitchy and launching a counter attack on the US like they did the last time??
War benefits no one, and especially with Dubyia in office, all bets are off to any logical resolution if N. Korea does launch a cyber attack, but the US will lose HANDS DOWN, a lot worse than the N. Koreans, if we get into a real war over there.
Obligatory Joke: Besides why would we go over there they don't have any oil...
I don't care how "rehabilitated" that person might be, I want to know what they did.
This just buys into the culture of fear that Americans have been culled into through a Republican reign of terror, (The control of all branches of government during the last four years, and the control of 3/4 of the branches of government 4 years before that.)
No, the AC is right (which you might not see if you are browsing at 1), when he quotes the 8th amendment, that to brand a person a criminal for the rest of his life, despite serving his debt to society, (if current sentencing guidelines are inadequate then the SENTECING guidelines need to be changed) is cruel and unusual punishment.
Why do you think that a good majority of people in prison are repeat offenders? I suspect part of the reason is because once they get out of prison they are unable to get high paying good jobs because people are afraid of them and not willing to give them a chance to show they have improved themselves.
No, I don't want to know if there is a convicted child molester by me, because I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that he has reformed himself, and is able to become a useful member of society. Who knows, maybe he was caught in some legal gray area (consent laws are really screwy in America, with TONS of exceptions, especially for those who are in their High School years) just because he got caught in a loop hole with in the law that doesn't mean he should go around wearing a scarlet 'A' for the rest of his life.
Our entire penitentiary system needs an over haul, and part of that needs to come in keeping Criminal Records from the eyes of the public. There needs to be a record kept, for repeat offenders, and sentencing guidelines adjusted accordingly. I personally think a lot more time needs to be invested in psychological counseling of inmates, job skills creation through education, etc. With out a plan such as this, we will not be solving the problem that has brought the person with in questionable status of his society. Only then will the people who come out of the 'system' be able to become reintegrated back into society, and only when they are treated as equal will they want to stay with in that society.
How does it feel to support a political party that grabs 90% of the felon vote?
It feels pretty damn good actually. That means that there is something fundementally wrong with our country and its laws, particuarly the so-called "War on Drugs" which incarcerates more people in this country than Murder or Rape.
Personally I have no problems with ex-Felons voting once they have served their sentance, which includes parole or probation. Though I also feel that we need to seal all crimal records from public view once the person has served there time. All in the interest in helping the person re-integrate back into socity.
...but consumers get much more out of corporations than shareholders like jobs and actual goods and services.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Buisnesses create jobs thats a good one! Maybe in India, China, or some other unregulated job market where they can pay their "employees" (read: SLAVE) 10 cents an hour. But in the US the propegation of buisness + political lobbying = McJobs for the average American.
Sure we may get goods and services from buisnesses but who can afford them but the upper 1% when the rest of the country is working a slave wage job for $5.50 an hour?
"The creature in RotJ is only similar to a sandworm in that it is large and has a tentacled mouth; it isn't even motile."
;-)
OK, I always thought the creature in ROTJ looked a lot like the Audrey II (the planet) in Little Shop of Horrors, just a deffrent color and a little bigger. If I remember right, it was a lucasfilm production.
Easy to say if your in a dorm, or have a fiber connection, but alas most people who want to use p2p have cable or dsl which caps upload speed in favor of faster download speeds.
The thing is... Jesus *wasn't* of Nazareth. He was from Bethlahem.
;-)
eh, it depends. Yeah he was born in Bethlehem, but he grew up in Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth is how the Jews refer to him in the New Testament, (obviously overlooking his birth place).
Perhaps Jesus the *Nazarene*, although that is certainly debatable.
Its pretty well excepted that John the Baptist is considered a Nazarene, whether or not Jesus is, as you say, debatable, though if it was a debate I would also claim Jesus was an Essenes, just to raise the stakes a little
Completely off topic, but oh well...
Religion is about picking an idea about the way you think the world works and.....NEVER CHANGING IT...
...received not of the fulness at first, but continued from grace to grace, until he received a fulness...
Funny, but I consider myself religious, and I constantly change my views, on everything. From the Nature of God, ( I don't even like the term "God"), to the true Nature of Jesus of Nazareth, (I don't like calling the man Jesus "Christ"). Those are just some that are off the top of my head.
Its funny that you say that religion traps you into only thinking one way, when, in fact I have always thought the opposite. Check out my post earlier, I mention that it is key to have an open mind as a requisite to acquiring ANY knowledge.
Jesus of Nazareth himself, as Joseph Smith puts it:
D&C 93: 13
Granted the thought that even Jesus of Nazareth sinned will start a Mormon crying blasphemy, still, I hold to the belief that we (inclusive of Jesus of Nazareth), are here on Earth are here to learn from our experiences, and better ourselves.
In many ways I am a Mormon Atheist, Deist. I see the terms "God", "Heavenly Father", and "Jesus Christ" as elitist references, and in believing whole heartedly that not only are with co-eternal with what we claim to be "God", we are also co-equal, (This one belief alone was the main reason the Jews wished to kill the man Jesus of Nazareth, because he claimed himself equal with "God").
For the most part I believe in the definition of a Deist, that "God", "...created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena...". Obviously I disagree with the last part that "God" gives "...no supernatural revelation."
Some Jewish leaders believe this still to be true and want to wipe out the Palestinians.
Actually, contrary to actual belief, many Orthodox Jews don't even want a State of Israel, and are of the mindset that the current state of Israel keeps the Messiah from returning.
Knowing full well of my propensity for getting into a religious discussion, and also the fact that I have often been modded "Flambait" or "Troll", most likely from some /.er Mormon who disagrees with my Un Orthodox views on Mormonism. (We need special moderation rules for moderating religious/political discussions, or no moderation at all on religious/political articles, though real trolls would take over, ala GNAA, etc) I am going to don my Asbestos suit, and make a few comments.
;-) ) will be extinguished, and Mormonism will be just another protestant denomination. But I digress...
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On the contrary, they are mutually exclusive. Religion means building a view of the universe based on myths, old-wives tales and cult brainwashing. In religion, nothing can be questioned or challenged...
I will agree with you that old school religion, (protest ism and catholicism) are built upon illogical myths, old-wives tales and cult brainwashing, Mormonism is of a completely deferent spectrum. When I speak of Mormonism in general I speak of the religion that Joseph Smith believed in, for if he were alive today, the Mormons would excommunicate him in a less-than a heartbeat. Mormonism today is falling in line with mainline protestant group think, and, while not sliding as fast of the Community of Christ (formally known as the 'Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'), if trends continue, with in 20 to 30 years, many of the doctrines that have made Mormonism a unique branch of Christianity, ( I would debate as a Mormon that Mormons are NOT Christians, and thats not a bad thing
The religion of Joseph Smith, is based on individual acquisition of knowledge. The formula for acquisition of knowledge is given in the Book of Mormon, of which Joseph translated, as Read, Ponder, Pray, or specifically:
Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts. And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
Moroni 10:3-5
Joseph Smith further clarifies this in Doctrine and Covenants Section 9 Verse 8:
But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
D&C 9: 8
If truly followed this method of acquisition of knowledge will work, with the consent modifier that one has at least an impartial judgment that what one studies MAY be true. Impartial judgment is a key to acquisition of knowledge even with in the scientific world, and is also a requisite to the acquisition of knowledge religiously.
If one has an "Open Mind" or as Moroni puts it a "sincere heart, with real intent" an answer will be given. It's just a matter of sincerity and humility. Again, much the same with the acquisition of Scientific knowledge, if one is stubborn and set in ones ways, your acquisition of knowledge will be severely limited because of your inability to "think outside the box".
Sadly, Mormons today rarely, if ever apply this formula for the acquisition of knowledge, to ask with a sincere hear, with real intent. Instead the general population is mired by group think, unable to think for themselves, which i
Far be it for me to agree with an AC but he has a point. Especially this,
:-) ) for advocating outsourcing. Still, there are some logical reasons, besides money saving, and CEO salary padding, on why we have lost so many IT jobs here in the US.
I also find that most of the people who eschew formal training in the area of coding have rarely written anything of significant algorithmic complexity.
You can not really grasp programming with out a SOUND foundation in mathematics, at least, any type of effective programming. Computer Science is nothing more than Applied Mathematics, (which is one reason your true nerds are Math majors, NOT CS majors). Sure you can write programs without even the most basic foundations of mathematics, but if you want to write efficient, really good programs, you need to have a sufficient knowledge of advanced mathematics, (IE Calculus, Number theory, etc) in order to write truly spectacular software, (or design spectacular hardware).
Once the tech bubble burst, PHB realized that they could get poorly trained computer professionals cheaper outside the country. So all of you MSCE's, your A+ Certification, gurus lost their jobs cause they could be done cheaper outside the country.
Mid you I don't agree with that line of reasoning, and Bush should be severely punished (IE not elected, or kicked out in a Civil War, which WILL happen if he does get re elected, yeah for Assault Weapons!
The problem is, if they do not get it under balance, the dollar will plummet, and then loose value as people loose faith in it.
This is why OPEC is transitioning over to the Euro from the Doller when it comes to Oil prices. The EU has a far better way of handling there economy responibly then the US. The smart thing to do is to invest in Euro's instead of the doller, or better yet, invest in China's currency, since in the next 10-20 years they WILL be the dominate super power, EXCEDING the US.
Colodrado is a clear Rebublican state.
My friend, you have never lived in Utah, only until then can you claim CO is a Republician state. Juzt by the mere fact that Dole barely took CO is indicitive of how bi-partisen CO really is.
Proportional representation is the way to go if we are to keep the electorial college, (which IMO, keeping the Electoral college is still going to be the best way to maintain the states power over the Federal goverment, though the Republicians, ala Lincoln can also be blamed for the start of the decline of States rights).
Proportional representation still will not help Utah though. People who have the singled minded view that, along with "the only true church", there is really, "the only true political party". It makes it harder for those Mormons who actually are Democrats to even remain active in a Church where the majority of the population are blind sheep who can't think for themselves.
Ok I was going to use mod points but had to add my 2 cents here.
One important one you forgot to mention was the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the Fourth Amendment--we are now required to produce "your papers" on demand from armed agents of the state.
and if you had actually READ the SC decesion ( I actually did) in that case they specficly said that to ID yourself was to just give your name, and also specificly said that to ID yourself did NOT imply that you had to show a drivers license, or other form of goverment ID.
It is still going to be awefully scary if Dubya gets elected for another 4 years, and gets to replace retiring SC justices, especially with news of the "Nuclear" option that it looks like the Republicans are going to start using. With the Judicary stacked in the 'pubs favor, nothing will stop them, from reveresing Roe VS Wade, to invading Iran and North Korea (which would mandate a full scale draft, seeing that we are already running pretty thin with our forces in Afganestan and Iraq).
As long as I can get a Rifle that can hold more than one round in a magzine, (5 will do). If the times comes for revolution, (which if Bush wins a second term, there will be one), all I have to do is kill one solder, pick up his gun and the ammo on him, and procede to kill more solders, pick up their guns and ammo for my friends, and there you have it, we are now equally armed.
Trained is another matter, though there are guns similar to the M16 that one could still get with an Instant Background check.
If a revolution is to suceed, it will only suceed through a carefully laid out stratigy. Given a smart enough mind, and ANY kind of gun this can be brought to pass. Hell, you could "steal" a battalion of tanks if you plan it, (though I would much rather have an M-16 from a dropped solder, than a thank)
ummm, maybe in another city you would be targeted for voting for Kerry and being a Democrat, but considering that one of the sole reasons Illinois is a blue state (if not THE reason) is because the city of Chicago votes strieght Democrat.
I personaly don't have a problem with these camaras, there in public, and as the old arguement goes, your in PUBLIC, there is no expectation of privacy.
Whoa, I think in only 13 episodes the Doc and his Sister developed just fine, maybe even two quickly, (ok that was a lie).
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If one looks at some of Joss's other shows (Buffy / Angel), you will see that he *LIKES* to draw things out and not resolve them right away. Besides, it was only 13 episodes. In 13 episodes I have a very hard time finding an ep I don't like (unlike the ST series, Farscape, Stargate SG-1, or even Buffy and Angel). Damn it we need Firefly back! or perhaps a cool comprimise would be to hand over ST from Bermen to Joss, now that would be interesting!
Didn't he say he had a plot and everything for a series?? Kill, errr, *replace* Bermen, with him and then we won't have any more problems.
and just to throw in my two cents, I actually *LIKE* Enterprise (ok not all of the Episodes, but then agian, I don't like every episode of TNG, which is my favorite (yes even over DS9)).
Ok *IF* this is true, that half went to Gore and half went to Bush, then there SHOULD have conducted the election AGIAN, this time MAKING SURE people fill out their ballots correctly.
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Well, I guess we are having a *second* election, just four years later. Too bad FL and a lot of other states will be using computers programed with closed-soucrce software, from a company that has already pledge to give Bush as many votes as possible.
Frankley I wouldln't be surprised if FL votes 100% for GWB this time around, or they might just make it 51% to attract less attention, and too bad about a recount this time cause there will be NO paper ballots.
Not that I won't vote, but with the current trends toward paperless computer voting I really don't think my vote will count. I say if GWB wins we revolt.
Perhaps at the Elementry and even secondary level, floppies are neccesary (due to a lack of funding), but I know at leat at the College my father works out it is pretty much a requirement for all of the professors to have a USB Stick on their key chains.
I for one can't wait for true VR which place the participate in a virtual world much like the Matrix.
What ever happened to VR Helmets and gloves?? I would think those would go well for MMORPG's online. Eventually they'll get better and better, hell, maybe we will invent a way to directly interface our brians with computers, (using our visual cortex directly, instead of through our eyes, to allow us to achieve a more in depth experience when it comes to gaming. Just *THINK* and you can do it. Though keepin mind that others can just *THINK* and do it, so it really amounts to who among us has the greater control over brain functions than others.
Screw that, I would much rather a mercenary / smuggler MMORPG set in Firefly's 'verse than Star Treks.
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Star Trek is all about the federation and the SHIPS. At least the Star Trek I remember. sure let someone start out as a lowly red shirt ensign, and make their way up to Captian, and Admiral.
I personally would love it if Universal (who now owns the rights to Firefly, errr, or do they just own the rights to Serenity?? ), would out out a MMORPG of Firefly, and what would be even cooler is if that did well, they could use that as a basis for bringing the show back to TV! Ok Ok Ok I know that is wishful thinking, but it could happen!
This could be great for the francise, in that it would give Berman and the rest of his crew new ideas on how to further milk the geeks of their money. Clearly with the advent of ST: Enterprise, everyone has seen Bermens inability to come up with a single unique idea come full circle. Perhaps he should just give in, great of MMORPG, and let the geeks develop a new story, rip that story off from the MMORPG and BAM, a, yet-another Star Trek series.
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Personally I would actually like to be apart of a MMORPG that develops its own plot, (kinda of like Matrix Online), and I would think that this could help out other series that where not popular (at least in the eyes of TV Executives) who could garner more cash to become profitable agian so they can be brought back to TV (Firefly comes to mind, who wouldn't jump at the oppertunity to put together there own rag tag bunch of Sernitiy-ique crew, and fly around the galaxy??? Though I think there would be way too much compition for Kaylee among the geeks in such a MMORPG
Its probably way to idealistic to hope that an MMORPG could be used to help fund a series that otherwise would not be able to air on TV. I know a lot of people, with semi recent cancling of Farscape and Firefly, have expressed interest in some for of alternate funding for a series that may have a strong following, but not as strong as TV executives would like.
The allies *LET* Russia walk into Germany. Britian's armies were dissimated by the long war and France was out of it for almost the entirty of the war, it was only AFTER D Day that the French could get back into the war, (this is of course, save a few resistance troops that would hassle the German's during Frances occupation).
Of course Russia was a valuable key to the defeat of the Germans, Perhaps I should correct myself when I said it was all the Americans, it was actually the combined strength of the Americans and the USSR that brought Germany to its knees. However this was really the first time the Americans where truly seen as a world power, WW I really just showed that we could be good support troops, WW II showed we could take initative and lead those troops into war (because at the time America came into WW II the Allies where losing the war).
OK, I don't think someone knows there American history very well. America was a third world country from its inception up to the beginning of WW I. The old world didn't even take us seiriously at the end of WW I when we didn't want to push nearly as many reperations agienst Germany. It really wasn't untill WW II that we earned the respect of Europe sense we almost single handled destroyed the Germans.