"More seriously, why is there do Christian left in the US?"
Because the Christians that most people see are ones you could compare to the pharisees. They like to broadcast to all about how godly they are and how much better they are (in righteousness) than everyone else, Real Christians don't need to do this, their actions speak for themselves and when asked they will tell the news of Jesus.
Wouldn't Christ's teachings be considered socialist/liberal? I don't remember any of his teachings about rendering ceasar's goods back to the wealthiest 1% or repealing welfare/healthcare for the poor...
"It's been clearly demonstrated that they drop cases when it becomes apparent that they are going after the wrong person."
It's also been clearly demonstrated that they dig their heels in and/or sue children when they are proven wrong in the first place, then when they are ordered to pay court costs for wrongly bringing suit against non-infringers, they appeal the decision.
"It's not a question of how patient he was, or how frustrating it was for him, or how ignorant I am of technical things. It's a question of a man purporting to giving "expert" opinions which are not based on any verifiable methodology worthy of being used in a court of law to support someone's claim against another person for tens of thousands of dollars."
I'd say you did a rather good job at pointing out his inconsistencies and incompetence, when he would futz around with answers that should have been straight forward you drove the point home and kept after him until he commited to an answer, now he will be held to those answers.
I can't believe he actually said network cards don't have IP addresses, computers do...
Not to mention that our children will be running things and thusly providing the infrastructure needed to provide food, shelter, electricity and everything else they will depend on in their elder years.
"Which was fatal when a british torpedo hit the rudder, making it a sitting duck..."
Actually it got stuck in one direction, it was (at the time) heading back to port for repairs but the torpedo stuck the rudder and made the bismark head back out to open sea and the awaiting british naval forces.
(no i'm not a historian but I did watch a special on the history channel last night).
"Jerusalem must/will vanish from the pages of time"/"Jerusalem must/will be wiped off the map"
To-MAY-to/To-MAH-to Repeating the same explanation given above this post:
And for the verbal portion, "wipe off the map" is an English term that carries a rather violent connotation, again it can even imply genocide. The actual Farsi phrase used has no such connotation, it's more equivelent to the English phrase 'this too shall pass.'
So the bad translation wasn't 'tomeytoe tomahtoe' as you try to paint it, and it wasn't just a bad translation either. It was deliberately misleading. Reading the 'translation' that's been plastered all over our media, you hear violent, possibly genocidal threats against a nation. Read the original, or a decent translation, instead, and what you find is merely disapproval of a particular government, and faith that justice will eventually prevail over it./quote?
"Maybe prescribed him a little ADHD medication and validated his feelings." Hitler was on so many painkillers and speed already that Ritalin would have been a step down...
"It shouldn't take much thought to realize why the USA and it's citizens values a westernized Jewish nation more than the other ME nations." Because the Jews control the media?
"Its better for the terrorists to try to attack them than it is to try to attack Jane, mother of four, part-time receptionist downtown, skilled in the use of elevators and fountain pens."
Yes far better for the father of four, husband of Jane to be killed. Awesome logic.
I would say there is a fourth, those who can afford the software but hate the DRM or other preventative (restrictive) measures put in place (like CD protection on games) so they buy a copy and then crack it or also download the DRM free software to use as they wish.
"t's marketted and sold by white people to other white people. The largest rap market is surbanite kids/wiggers."
It might be that way NOW, that's definitely not how it began, and how it was for years during the "worst" portrails, bands like NWA, Easy E, 2 live crew, remember those groups?
Revelations talks about a "star" that falls from heaven and causes the waters to go bitter and kills a 3rd of the ocean. Sounds like this one... in the bible it is referenced as wormwood.
I looked up the wikipedia article to find something quick and dirty that backs up my understanding of the situation, it still supports my side of the argument.
"but the severe embargo(which was only on oil and scrap metal, so it didn't exactly destroy the happiness of the population) didn't begin until 2 years later."
Which resulted in Japan attacking us, yes i seem to be right again as we provoked the attack. BTW, only oil and scrap metal? oil is a pretty big reason since this is what they used for production, heating, transportation, etc...
My point still seems to stand that we had no reason to tell Japan what to do or try and force them to our will by cutting off one of their major imports (your trying to tell me that Oil was not considered necessary?!?) and they responded accordingly.
My point also seems to stand that they would not have joined aggressions with Germany unless forced to do so, the original pact they signed was to safeguard "In case of an attack by the Soviet Union against Germany or Japan, the two countries agreed to consult on what measures to take "to safeguard their common interests"."
Are you trying to say that Germany invaded Russia prior to 1941?!?
"You could buy gas on even days but not odd days."
Just to be pedantic, depending on your license plate you could buy gas on even OR odd days (had to do with an odd or even number on your plate) but not both. Just wanted to clear that up.
I kept at it, kept trying new reps, the most you'll get over the phone is them testing with their remote diagnostics, but if you persist they will send someone to come to the house and try the lines. Once in a while you can get a good tech who will test the line from your house to the CO.. I had driven it myself (the lines are above ground so I could actually follow them) and i knew i was well within the distance limit, i just found a tech who listened and found the extra loop...
Don't let them say you are unavailable, get them to come out to your house to do an actual line test, then you can talk to the tech.
IT took me 6 months from beginning to end, but this was before anyone else in my neighborhood had it, should be easier for you if others already have the service and are farther away.
"You piss on people, cut their heads off with shovels, douse them with gasoline and throw lit matches on them"
That might be what you did but it sure as hell wasn't what I did in the game, see this is the whole point, games are subjective, you get just as much out of them as what you actively put into them. Just like life.
Just because you CAN do these things in the game (way to bitch about free will btw) doesn't mean you have to.. You know what my kid did in GTA? Drove around arresting criminals and driving sick people to the hospital, she is 10 btw.
OR maybe I just missed the "must piss on dismembered head mission" in postal?
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"More seriously, why is there do Christian left in the US?"
Because the Christians that most people see are ones you could compare to the pharisees. They like to broadcast to all about how godly they are and how much better they are (in righteousness) than everyone else, Real Christians don't need to do this, their actions speak for themselves and when asked they will tell the news of Jesus.
Wouldn't Christ's teachings be considered socialist/liberal? I don't remember any of his teachings about rendering ceasar's goods back to the wealthiest 1% or repealing welfare/healthcare for the poor...
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"sensible as punching a baby bear in front of its mother."
But what if the baby bear has it coming? It takes a forest to raise a bear, or so they say...
"but my distinct opinion is Ray Beckerman is a dick."
I object!
Lacks foundation.
"So yeah, if you really want to be sure, nuke the drive,"
From Orbit?
"Ughhh. I'm up to 40 and reading. This is like a Mongolian version of Law and Order."
I object!!
lack of foundation.
"It's been clearly demonstrated that they drop cases when it becomes apparent that they are going after the wrong person."
It's also been clearly demonstrated that they dig their heels in and/or sue children when they are proven wrong in the first place, then when they are ordered to pay court costs for wrongly bringing suit against non-infringers, they appeal the decision.
"It's not a question of how patient he was, or how frustrating it was for him, or how ignorant I am of technical things. It's a question of a man purporting to giving "expert" opinions which are not based on any verifiable methodology worthy of being used in a court of law to support someone's claim against another person for tens of thousands of dollars."
I'd say you did a rather good job at pointing out his inconsistencies and incompetence, when he would futz around with answers that should have been straight forward you drove the point home and kept after him until he commited to an answer, now he will be held to those answers.
I can't believe he actually said network cards don't have IP addresses, computers do...
"Survival of the species."
Not to mention that our children will be running things and thusly providing the infrastructure needed to provide food, shelter, electricity and everything else they will depend on in their elder years.
"Which was fatal when a british torpedo hit the rudder, making it a sitting duck..."
Actually it got stuck in one direction, it was (at the time) heading back to port for repairs but the torpedo stuck the rudder and made the bismark head back out to open sea and the awaiting british naval forces.
(no i'm not a historian but I did watch a special on the history channel last night).
To-MAY-to/To-MAH-to Repeating the same explanation given above this post: And for the verbal portion, "wipe off the map" is an English term that carries a rather violent connotation, again it can even imply genocide. The actual Farsi phrase used has no such connotation, it's more equivelent to the English phrase 'this too shall pass.'
So the bad translation wasn't 'tomeytoe tomahtoe' as you try to paint it, and it wasn't just a bad translation either. It was deliberately misleading. Reading the 'translation' that's been plastered all over our media, you hear violent, possibly genocidal threats against a nation. Read the original, or a decent translation, instead, and what you find is merely disapproval of a particular government, and faith that justice will eventually prevail over it./quote?
(I kid i kid)
"Its better for the terrorists to try to attack them than it is to try to attack Jane, mother of four, part-time receptionist downtown, skilled in the use of elevators and fountain pens."
Yes far better for the father of four, husband of Jane to be killed. Awesome logic.
I would say there is a fourth, those who can afford the software but hate the DRM or other preventative (restrictive) measures put in place (like CD protection on games) so they buy a copy and then crack it or also download the DRM free software to use as they wish.
That's the group I am in.
"White houses seem especially vulnerable."
So are the positions of CEO in most modern companies.
it was a wrench, he said that along with how he didn't want to be stuck there anymore...
I thought the old maxim was:
"when you have a hammer everything looks like a nail".
or in this case:
"When in a low oxygen atmosphere, a hammer and chisel seem the appropriate tool for antenna repair"
Talking about Susan Hammer in SJ?
"t's marketted and sold by white people to other white people. The largest rap market is surbanite kids/wiggers."
It might be that way NOW, that's definitely not how it began, and how it was for years during the "worst" portrails, bands like NWA, Easy E, 2 live crew, remember those groups?
Revelations talks about a "star" that falls from heaven and causes the waters to go bitter and kills a 3rd of the ocean. Sounds like this one... in the bible it is referenced as wormwood.
I looked up the wikipedia article to find something quick and dirty that backs up my understanding of the situation, it still supports my side of the argument.
"but the severe embargo(which was only on oil and scrap metal, so it didn't exactly destroy the happiness of the population) didn't begin until 2 years later."
Which resulted in Japan attacking us, yes i seem to be right again as we provoked the attack. BTW, only oil and scrap metal? oil is a pretty big reason since this is what they used for production, heating, transportation, etc...
My point still seems to stand that we had no reason to tell Japan what to do or try and force them to our will by cutting off one of their major imports (your trying to tell me that Oil was not considered necessary?!?) and they responded accordingly.
My point also seems to stand that they would not have joined aggressions with Germany unless forced to do so, the original pact they signed was to safeguard "In case of an attack by the Soviet Union against Germany or Japan, the two countries agreed to consult on what measures to take "to safeguard their common interests"."
Are you trying to say that Germany invaded Russia prior to 1941?!?
"You could buy gas on even days but not odd days."
Just to be pedantic, depending on your license plate you could buy gas on even OR odd days (had to do with an odd or even number on your plate) but not both. Just wanted to clear that up.
I kept at it, kept trying new reps, the most you'll get over the phone is them testing with their remote diagnostics, but if you persist they will send someone to come to the house and try the lines. Once in a while you can get a good tech who will test the line from your house to the CO.. I had driven it myself (the lines are above ground so I could actually follow them) and i knew i was well within the distance limit, i just found a tech who listened and found the extra loop...
Don't let them say you are unavailable, get them to come out to your house to do an actual line test, then you can talk to the tech.
IT took me 6 months from beginning to end, but this was before anyone else in my neighborhood had it, should be easier for you if others already have the service and are farther away.
"You piss on people, cut their heads off with shovels, douse them with gasoline and throw lit matches on them"
That might be what you did but it sure as hell wasn't what I did in the game, see this is the whole point, games are subjective, you get just as much out of them as what you actively put into them. Just like life.
Just because you CAN do these things in the game (way to bitch about free will btw) doesn't mean you have to.. You know what my kid did in GTA? Drove around arresting criminals and driving sick people to the hospital, she is 10 btw.
OR maybe I just missed the "must piss on dismembered head mission" in postal?