You almost had it, but there really isn't much science to support polygraph tests as accurate.
To agree to this, the scientists would be agreeing to allow something to be admitted as scientific evidence that lacks any proof of it working through any sort of science you might want to try on -- it's guessed that it works this way, sometimes it does, and that's good enough?
It's a modern day trial by physical challenge. That's all it is. Junk.
I chickened out, though. When I turned my phone on, I had a signal and all.. but.. the timezone was way, way, way wrong. And it STAYED wrong long after I landed. It only fixed itself when I turned it off for a decent period of time (er, ran the battery dry).
Don't tell the FCC. Or the FAA. You know what, don't tell anybody. Except maybe the GNAA, they seem to be decent young men.
And I may be odd but I like to, you know. Taste my coffee. You can hold all that crap to hide the flavor, I like it, thanks.
Standard American brew is not McDonald's coffee. Starbucks might be close, but meh.
Standard American brew would more likely be gas station coffee, or truck stop coffee, or diner coffee. Which generally isn't all that bad, and I've never run across any that's too hot to drink. Unlike Starbucks, which I can't stand, because it burns the SHIT out of my tongue if I try to drink if before I let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
And by less than ideal, I mean it's like a lawnmower held together with duct tape.
Seriously, they're still having stability / playability issues that are directly related to database issues that were recognized oh, how long ago now? Near 3 years?
That's bordering on obscene, is what that is. I wouldn't buy it.
"Look at the past week and how Shell were forced to relinquish control of a major Oil/Gas project in the Far East of the country."
Shell, Exxon-Mobile..
Russia is shooting themselves in the foot, acting like a spoiled brat. Inviting other kids over to his house to play, and then telling them that the rules are, they drop their toys and leave. Or that they can play with their toys, but they can't touch them, and if they do their toys are forfeit to the household.
Watch foreign investment plummet. The desire to do business with Russia is being killed by the Russian government -- even China plays on a more fair field than this!
Correct me if I'm wrong but you still have shootings in the UK, yes?
Now, we do have them in the US obviously. In my mind, a large problem is the culture in this country AGAINST guns.
Colin Fergusson.
Walked down a NYC subway, executing people. Stopped, reloaded, continued walking. Stopped, and while reloading a second time was stopped.
If people were not so absolutely terrified of firearms, and especially if they were armed themselves, that tragedy -- and many others like it that happen -- would be stopped very quickly.
as for kids finding guns and playing with them.. again, a fault of the anti-gun culture that has taken root in this country. If parents were responsible, they would teach their children gun safety. Personally, I was given my first gun at 6, for christmas. By that time I already knew the names of the important parts of a gun, and I already knew they were Serious Business and NOT to EVER be played with nor EVER pointed at anything you do not intend to kill.
It is only when the parents decide that guns are unsafe around children under any circumstance, and rather than teach their children about them they choose to HIDE the guns from their children and pretend the kids won't ever find them.. THAT is when problems crop up. It's a failing of the parents brought on by an ill-adviced parenting strategy pushed by the anti-gun forces of this nation. Essentially they believe you must hide your guns from your kids and never speak of them because in that way we could breed a generation, hopefully, ignorant of guns and unopposed to the repealing of the second amendment. Along the way kids will die -- a small price to pay.
Think I sound crazy?... think about it, and it actually makes sense:O
The well-regulated militia clause actually is not part of the important phrasing.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"
A well regulated militia is neccessary to the security of a free state. Therefor, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
That's what it says, to use a more.. modern.. parsing.
While I would readily agree that it is significantly LESS neccessary today than at the drafting of the bill of rights, I must point out that that does not guarentee it may not be as relevant, or even moreso, at some point in the future. Further, an out-right ban on firearms would do amazingly little to curtail gun violence in this country (one need look no further than DC, NYC, or.. well, New Jersey entirely to see how ineffective massive gun control laws are -- criminals simply do not turn over firearms, and even if every gun currently in this country was destroyed tomorrow it is mind-blowingly simple to smuggle them across our porous borders. Think how many tons of cocaine make it across every year. Now smuggle something that a dog can't smell. Bam.)
And FYI -- no, a citizen-army could not win against the US military in a conventional war..
but foreign insurgent forces seem to do pretty damned well against them. Now imagine, rather than rag-tag groups from 3rd world nations with AK's, you have disgruntled americans with hunting rifles and AR-15s. You lose the language barrier between "good guys" and "bad guys", you lose the culture barrier. You lose the effect that being "somewhere else" has on our troops -- face it, you're more likely to blow stuff up if it's not YOUR stuff, or your FAMILY's stuff, or your COMMUNITY's stuff.
regardless that's beside the point -- the real creamy filling is the first two things I typed:D the "well regulated militia" is not the key clause of the second amendment, merely explaining why the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Throw that out, prior art ABOUNDS. music and video existed on the internet (and even earlier) LONG before Apple got into the game. The iPod was not nearly the first mp3 player. iTunes was not nearly the first source for searching and downloading music to put on an mp3 player. This is.. dumb.
Really, really dumb.
Strangely I feel as if I should go grab my gun, now. Is it time yet, guys?
Bad eating fruit makes for great jelly fruit;) Up until about 7 years ago, we had an age-old cherry tree in our back yard -- with huge, dark, seeded, SOUR cherries. Couldn't eat them, but the birds loved it.. and made for some pretty good pie. Unfortunately before I could get a new one growing, it got diseased and died.. I realized it was probably pretty uncommon too late.
The rose bush.. well. I accidentally replanted it along the alleyway this year. It found a crack in the side of the shed and sent a branch inside, which quickly grew to about 7' long -- and was stark white from the total lack of sunlight. Had to cut it off, threw it out back, and it landed with the cut end in some loose dirt we bought to fill in some holes. And started growing. O_o
I'm honestly scared of this thing. I think one day I'm going to wake up and it'll have grown into the house and be laying in bed next to me.. jaws open..
It does smell wonderful though, when the wind's right it'll fill up my bedroom. On the second story, about 40 feet away.:D
I'm a big fan of smaller, green apples. They're not near as bland as the red ones -- both being commercial varieties -- but I still say the best ones I've ever had came from an old farmer my great aunt lived near.
He made cider, too.
Real cider. Not pasteurized. If you've never had unpasteurized cider, you're missing out -- the cooking changes the flavor, and it's not for the better. The things we do to avoid bacteria!
So while the tasty genes may not exist in the commercial gene pool, they're still out there. Heck, all sorts of old genes are laying around -- there's a whole field of traditional varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers. People collect 'em. Out back I've got a rose bush that's well over 100 years old -- you'll not find anything in the store like it, but it's the HARDIEST rose bush I've ever seen. Survived several replantings, a chewing-to-the-ground by a dog who thought it was yummy.. insane. But it does like blood. Very thorny, and I swear it throws itself out towards flesh...
besides, the only vendors who've got it have been newegg, amazon, blizz, mythic, guildwars, and valve. and that kind nigerian fellow -- but that's an investment, not a vendor. a sure bet, he tells me!
Er, true. But it's not a problem to the extent that the drawbacks to using an email address I check regularly outweigh the benefits -- namely, re: online purchases, the ability to store confirmation numbers and tracking numbers and such and easily access them in the future if need be. or easily recover lost passwords from registration.. that sort of thing.
I just really wonder what people are buying online that results in 3k spams a day. Then again, I've not tried to buy Viagra online yet, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about:D
... I've had the same YAHOO email address for 8-9 years, now. I've used it to register for a plethoria of boards, for buying stuff online, for any games that require registration..
I get maybe 20-40 hunks of spam a day, and 90% of them go right into Mr. Spamfolder. It's up a bit recently I think because of some recent online purchases, but what can you do.
I do have a seperate email address that I use for other registrations, though. For when I don't want people to know it's me, or for when I don't want anyone to be able to follow my trail. That one, actually, doesn't get *any* spam, and it's just a junky mail.com address.
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You seem to be misusing the term "Social Darwinism".
You almost had it, but there really isn't much science to support polygraph tests as accurate.
To agree to this, the scientists would be agreeing to allow something to be admitted as scientific evidence that lacks any proof of it working through any sort of science you might want to try on -- it's guessed that it works this way, sometimes it does, and that's good enough?
It's a modern day trial by physical challenge. That's all it is. Junk.
If you could spiral down the pot, you could encode more than a single rotation..
it's pretty much identical to a record.
There was an x-files show that involved this, too, I think.
SHHH.
I have.
Tried.
Sort of.
And a text message.
I chickened out, though. When I turned my phone on, I had a signal and all.. but.. the timezone was way, way, way wrong. And it STAYED wrong long after I landed. It only fixed itself when I turned it off for a decent period of time (er, ran the battery dry).
Don't tell the FCC. Or the FAA. You know what, don't tell anybody. Except maybe the GNAA, they seem to be decent young men.
Starbucks coffee is too hot, too.
And I may be odd but I like to, you know. Taste my coffee. You can hold all that crap to hide the flavor, I like it, thanks.
Standard American brew is not McDonald's coffee. Starbucks might be close, but meh.
Standard American brew would more likely be gas station coffee, or truck stop coffee, or diner coffee. Which generally isn't all that bad, and I've never run across any that's too hot to drink. Unlike Starbucks, which I can't stand, because it burns the SHIT out of my tongue if I try to drink if before I let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
I think this would be more analogous to a lid holding up under normal driving, but failing to contain the coffee while doing 50 on a rough dirt road.
Seriously, busted LCDs? That takes a fair bit of force.
Blizzard's engine is less than ideal.
And by less than ideal, I mean it's like a lawnmower held together with duct tape.
Seriously, they're still having stability / playability issues that are directly related to database issues that were recognized oh, how long ago now? Near 3 years?
That's bordering on obscene, is what that is. I wouldn't buy it.
"Look at the past week and how Shell were forced to relinquish control of a major Oil/Gas project in the Far East of the country."
Shell, Exxon-Mobile..
Russia is shooting themselves in the foot, acting like a spoiled brat. Inviting other kids over to his house to play, and then telling them that the rules are, they drop their toys and leave. Or that they can play with their toys, but they can't touch them, and if they do their toys are forfeit to the household.
Watch foreign investment plummet. The desire to do business with Russia is being killed by the Russian government -- even China plays on a more fair field than this!
Sometimes it's worth the time in traction.
Your hostile tone belies the bevy of good advice you bestow
haha
"You're bidding on Sony Playstations, 3 of them."
mod auction +5 clever (or is that +5 slimy?)
Correct me if I'm wrong but you still have shootings in the UK, yes?
... think about it, and it actually makes sense :O
Now, we do have them in the US obviously. In my mind, a large problem is the culture in this country AGAINST guns.
Colin Fergusson.
Walked down a NYC subway, executing people. Stopped, reloaded, continued walking. Stopped, and while reloading a second time was stopped.
If people were not so absolutely terrified of firearms, and especially if they were armed themselves, that tragedy -- and many others like it that happen -- would be stopped very quickly.
as for kids finding guns and playing with them.. again, a fault of the anti-gun culture that has taken root in this country. If parents were responsible, they would teach their children gun safety. Personally, I was given my first gun at 6, for christmas. By that time I already knew the names of the important parts of a gun, and I already knew they were Serious Business and NOT to EVER be played with nor EVER pointed at anything you do not intend to kill.
It is only when the parents decide that guns are unsafe around children under any circumstance, and rather than teach their children about them they choose to HIDE the guns from their children and pretend the kids won't ever find them.. THAT is when problems crop up. It's a failing of the parents brought on by an ill-adviced parenting strategy pushed by the anti-gun forces of this nation. Essentially they believe you must hide your guns from your kids and never speak of them because in that way we could breed a generation, hopefully, ignorant of guns and unopposed to the repealing of the second amendment. Along the way kids will die -- a small price to pay.
Think I sound crazy?
The well-regulated militia clause actually is not part of the important phrasing.
:D the "well regulated militia" is not the key clause of the second amendment, merely explaining why the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"
A well regulated militia is neccessary to the security of a free state. Therefor, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
That's what it says, to use a more.. modern.. parsing.
While I would readily agree that it is significantly LESS neccessary today than at the drafting of the bill of rights, I must point out that that does not guarentee it may not be as relevant, or even moreso, at some point in the future. Further, an out-right ban on firearms would do amazingly little to curtail gun violence in this country (one need look no further than DC, NYC, or.. well, New Jersey entirely to see how ineffective massive gun control laws are -- criminals simply do not turn over firearms, and even if every gun currently in this country was destroyed tomorrow it is mind-blowingly simple to smuggle them across our porous borders. Think how many tons of cocaine make it across every year. Now smuggle something that a dog can't smell. Bam.)
And FYI -- no, a citizen-army could not win against the US military in a conventional war..
but foreign insurgent forces seem to do pretty damned well against them. Now imagine, rather than rag-tag groups from 3rd world nations with AK's, you have disgruntled americans with hunting rifles and AR-15s. You lose the language barrier between "good guys" and "bad guys", you lose the culture barrier. You lose the effect that being "somewhere else" has on our troops -- face it, you're more likely to blow stuff up if it's not YOUR stuff, or your FAMILY's stuff, or your COMMUNITY's stuff.
regardless that's beside the point -- the real creamy filling is the first two things I typed
Try being a firearms afficionado and watching some action movies.
Better yet, get a room full of WWII buffs, and show them a bunch of WWII films. Record what transpires, because you'll need to review it twice.
It takes two steps to go from the RIAA to the Nazis?
Last I checked I thought they were just one Krystalnacht away from the Teutonic Two-step
Throw that out, prior art ABOUNDS. music and video existed on the internet (and even earlier) LONG before Apple got into the game. The iPod was not nearly the first mp3 player. iTunes was not nearly the first source for searching and downloading music to put on an mp3 player. This is.. dumb.
Really, really dumb.
Strangely I feel as if I should go grab my gun, now. Is it time yet, guys?
I don't WANT a modern monorail, I vastly prefer making references to the Simpsons about a FAILED monorail.
OGDONVILLE!
Yeah, how about you guys out there get to cracking on that bitchin' monorail I've heard so much about before you get any light rail.
haha.. monorail.
Bad eating fruit makes for great jelly fruit ;) Up until about 7 years ago, we had an age-old cherry tree in our back yard -- with huge, dark, seeded, SOUR cherries. Couldn't eat them, but the birds loved it.. and made for some pretty good pie. Unfortunately before I could get a new one growing, it got diseased and died.. I realized it was probably pretty uncommon too late.
:D
The rose bush.. well. I accidentally replanted it along the alleyway this year. It found a crack in the side of the shed and sent a branch inside, which quickly grew to about 7' long -- and was stark white from the total lack of sunlight. Had to cut it off, threw it out back, and it landed with the cut end in some loose dirt we bought to fill in some holes.
And started growing. O_o
I'm honestly scared of this thing. I think one day I'm going to wake up and it'll have grown into the house and be laying in bed next to me.. jaws open..
It does smell wonderful though, when the wind's right it'll fill up my bedroom. On the second story, about 40 feet away.
I'm a big fan of smaller, green apples. They're not near as bland as the red ones -- both being commercial varieties -- but I still say the best ones I've ever had came from an old farmer my great aunt lived near.
He made cider, too.
Real cider. Not pasteurized. If you've never had unpasteurized cider, you're missing out -- the cooking changes the flavor, and it's not for the better. The things we do to avoid bacteria!
So while the tasty genes may not exist in the commercial gene pool, they're still out there. Heck, all sorts of old genes are laying around -- there's a whole field of traditional varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers. People collect 'em. Out back I've got a rose bush that's well over 100 years old -- you'll not find anything in the store like it, but it's the HARDIEST rose bush I've ever seen. Survived several replantings, a chewing-to-the-ground by a dog who thought it was yummy.. insane.
But it does like blood. Very thorny, and I swear it throws itself out towards flesh...
Obviously not...
except, you see. I'm EXTRAODINARILY lazy.
besides, the only vendors who've got it have been newegg, amazon, blizz, mythic, guildwars, and valve. and that kind nigerian fellow -- but that's an investment, not a vendor. a sure bet, he tells me!
Er, true. But it's not a problem to the extent that the drawbacks to using an email address I check regularly outweigh the benefits -- namely, re: online purchases, the ability to store confirmation numbers and tracking numbers and such and easily access them in the future if need be. or easily recover lost passwords from registration.. that sort of thing.
:D
I just really wonder what people are buying online that results in 3k spams a day. Then again, I've not tried to buy Viagra online yet, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about
... I've had the same YAHOO email address for 8-9 years, now. I've used it to register for a plethoria of boards, for buying stuff online, for any games that require registration..
I get maybe 20-40 hunks of spam a day, and 90% of them go right into Mr. Spamfolder. It's up a bit recently I think because of some recent online purchases, but what can you do.
I do have a seperate email address that I use for other registrations, though. For when I don't want people to know it's me, or for when I don't want anyone to be able to follow my trail. That one, actually, doesn't get *any* spam, and it's just a junky mail.com address.