Could you please repeat what you said? You were in such a hurry saying what you said that i can't tell if you said what you said, or did you say exactly the opposite.
it belongs in philosophy, religion, psychology and/or sociology classes but not in a science class.
OK, so you're trolling, but i'm in a bad temper, so i'll bite.
First of all, creationism has nothing to do with either psychology or sociology. At most, it could be used as an example of how people construct reality, of how they try to bend facts to fit their beliefs.
Philosophy? Umm, yeah. A philosopher would come up with a ton of questions concerning creationism and intelligent design, but hardly any answers.
The job of an editor is not only editorializing, but also (and more importantly) editing the articles submitted. Unfortunately, they seem to be lacking in both departments.
Jesus Fucking Christ. If you don't like it, LEAVE.
Noone's asking the editors to stop doing their work -- i personally would only like them to get some training. How about them taking a few short courses in journalism? Hey, i bet they could even find one online, so that they wouldn't even have to leave their comfy chairs!
and so that Novell employees would experience what their customers experience.
Same difference, except that Microsoft is developing apps only for their own platform. Think of Microsoft employees running "Microsoft products only" as an incentive for them to make better (and more usable) software:7
See, I work in this big time law firm. We are all such great men (we're all white men in our mid-40's) that we don't even have to work anymore to make immense amounts of cash. We have all these junior employees doing all the hard work for us, while we only stand up in the court to make opening and closing speeches (and we're mighty good at making these).
Every once in a while, however, this kind of work gets boring and we need new challenges to keep us motivated. Sure, we could all retire today, but we love our work (every good lawyer loves his work) so much that we want to keep on going and evolving until we die. See, I had this idea one day that if a lawyer keeps practicing his skills, he'll enter some sort of godhood one day. Someday I'll turn this idea into a minor religion and make a fortune on it, but I'm not going into details right now.
Now, what I'm getting at is that every once in a while, we will get bored of our tedious everyday life. When that happens, one of us will come out with a crazy idea (we're always brimming with such ideas, but we'll usually keep them secret)-- like suing Linux, or abolishing software copyright protection. At first, we'll all laugh at how ridiculous that idea is, but after we've stopped laughing, we'll try and get it accomplished. Then it's simply a matter of finding some idiots with too much money at their hands, and we're all set. Let the games begin!
Posting this anonymously, as I fear that my partners or other such groups might want to get back at me for this revelation.
There are several kinds of reality. I'm not going into details here, as it's not necessary. I'll only mention one kind of reality.
Each one of us has their own subjective reality. These might overlap in some respects, but they're never completely the same. My reality is different from yours. In your reality, you didn't write that post until you wrote it. In my reality, you didn't write this post until i looked at it (or, rather, until i looked at the message telling me that you had written a reply to my post). It's really quite simple.
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Thinking is a drug, an addiction. Reasonable people can avoid getting addicted to it, while still "doing" it when necessary. Some are so frightened of the possibility of getting addicted that they simply refuse to think, and indulge in other addictions (like drugs or TV or Slashdot) instead.
And then there are the people that are so addicted to thinking that they have no time for nothing else. They don't even have time to realize their thoughts. Some don't even have the time to properly think about their own thoughts.
I belong in the last category. I do too much thinking. Only when i'm tired will i be able to "do" something (like, say, post this shit on Slashdot).
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Yes, i suppose it's an interesting idea. Any suggestions?
Thank you! I'll be here all night! Not.
But what if it turns out that to understand consciousness, we should have studied stamp collecting?
Are you being curious or are you just pretending to be curious?
Get back to picking cotton, slave! NOW!!!
Yes.
Could you please repeat what you said? You were in such a hurry saying what you said that i can't tell if you said what you said, or did you say exactly the opposite.
No, but thanks to Slashdot, i can not listen to it and not think of Dirk Gently :p
Thank you!
Remember: if a state is conducting it, it's not terrorism. It's simply tyranny (or a 'reign of terror').
I thought the formula was U = 0. But i may be wrong (my knowledge of physics is scarce).
Repeat after me: Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great.
OK, so you're trolling, but i'm in a bad temper, so i'll bite.
First of all, creationism has nothing to do with either psychology or sociology. At most, it could be used as an example of how people construct reality, of how they try to bend facts to fit their beliefs.
Philosophy? Umm, yeah. A philosopher would come up with a ton of questions concerning creationism and intelligent design, but hardly any answers.
I don't know why, but i always liked Tie Fighter more...
*breathe heavily*
Who is this guy, Jon Katz under a false name?
What of the other 50%?
Jesus Fucking Christ. If you don't like it, LEAVE.
Noone's asking the editors to stop doing their work -- i personally would only like them to get some training. How about them taking a few short courses in journalism? Hey, i bet they could even find one online, so that they wouldn't even have to leave their comfy chairs!
Gee, i wonder if he did it on purpose :p
*double-click on 'Post Anonymously'*
With colour schemes like these, it's no wonder Microsoft is winning!
Same difference, except that Microsoft is developing apps only for their own platform. Think of Microsoft employees running "Microsoft products only" as an incentive for them to make better (and more usable) software :7
I do.
See, I work in this big time law firm. We are all such great men (we're all white men in our mid-40's) that we don't even have to work anymore to make immense amounts of cash. We have all these junior employees doing all the hard work for us, while we only stand up in the court to make opening and closing speeches (and we're mighty good at making these).
Every once in a while, however, this kind of work gets boring and we need new challenges to keep us motivated. Sure, we could all retire today, but we love our work (every good lawyer loves his work) so much that we want to keep on going and evolving until we die. See, I had this idea one day that if a lawyer keeps practicing his skills, he'll enter some sort of godhood one day. Someday I'll turn this idea into a minor religion and make a fortune on it, but I'm not going into details right now.
Now, what I'm getting at is that every once in a while, we will get bored of our tedious everyday life. When that happens, one of us will come out with a crazy idea (we're always brimming with such ideas, but we'll usually keep them secret)-- like suing Linux, or abolishing software copyright protection. At first, we'll all laugh at how ridiculous that idea is, but after we've stopped laughing, we'll try and get it accomplished. Then it's simply a matter of finding some idiots with too much money at their hands, and we're all set. Let the games begin!
Posting this anonymously, as I fear that my partners or other such groups might want to get back at me for this revelation.
There are several kinds of reality. I'm not going into details here, as it's not necessary. I'll only mention one kind of reality.
Each one of us has their own subjective reality. These might overlap in some respects, but they're never completely the same. My reality is different from yours. In your reality, you didn't write that post until you wrote it. In my reality, you didn't write this post until i looked at it (or, rather, until i looked at the message telling me that you had written a reply to my post). It's really quite simple.
...not to mention that it's old news: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/08/201520 8
Thinking is a drug, an addiction. Reasonable people can avoid getting addicted to it, while still "doing" it when necessary. Some are so frightened of the possibility of getting addicted that they simply refuse to think, and indulge in other addictions (like drugs or TV or Slashdot) instead.
And then there are the people that are so addicted to thinking that they have no time for nothing else. They don't even have time to realize their thoughts. Some don't even have the time to properly think about their own thoughts.
I belong in the last category. I do too much thinking. Only when i'm tired will i be able to "do" something (like, say, post this shit on Slashdot).
I'm so sorry for having no sense of humour.