It's creepy the things people use social networking tools for, sometimes. It's like going down to the local bar and yelling out the results of your blood tests to whatever yobboes happened to be in earshot.
I've seen nearly that very thing. Two former HS classmates of mine are my "friends" (take note of the quotes) on Facebook. One day I saw friend #1 make a "wall" comment to friend #2 about the results of her OB/GYN visit. Seriously people, wtf!?
Hey, I make my living working at a bicycle company, you insensitive clod!
(OK, you Brits have some funny expressions, and this one I'd never heard before. In fact, your comment is only one of six matches on Google for the quoted phrase "mad as bicycles".)
I used the phrase "social Darwinism" rather pointedly, to illustrate a flaw. But if that's a tenet of libertarian philosophy, that scares the hell out of me.
And please tell me your "purely evil" comment is hyperbole; lest you believe such a thing really IS purely evil, you may need some perspective.
We don't need to waste more time on the many who amount to nothing, but we do need to nurture the intelligent and motivated, for it is they who move society forward.
I see, so the theory is that those who are worthy will lift themselves up by their own bootstraps, and those who cannot shouldn't be lifted by another. Pretty clear cut. Very much a social "Darwinism" approach. Say, can I borrow your crystal ball this weekend?
That reminds me, I'd like to tell you about some other great movies I've seen, including The Passion of the Christ, Titanic, The Usual Suspects and The Sixth Sense.
It's really a fascinating story. A full nine years before the film was created, Ira Glass and crew at This American Life did a podcast on the event. Have a listen. http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=168
Do you really think they look equivalent? I'd say Mr Blackwell's "eunicycle" is not exactly self-balancing in the same manner as this possible Honda product. Look at his arms out to his sides, constantly "assisting" the allegedly self-balancing device.
Impressive, but not on the level of what Honda seems to have done. I suppose at the very least they'd have entirely different applications.
Here's one which many people don't know about -- our "common banana" and the fact that the cavendish is dying as did its predecessor for some of the same short-sighted reasons.
...is just how laughably cheap people can be bought for. Two grand and some gift cards? SERIOUSLY? You'd go to jail for that?
On the contrary... they would not go to jail for that. It's their own ignorance and stupidity which cause them to be so easily bought -- and to believe that they won't go to jail because they won't get caught. Criminals are not exactly known for their brains.
Wrong. Those are designations of origins. Champagne and Parma are actual places. You can make parmesan or champagne, but you can't call it such (in Europe, anyway) because such a designation would denote that the foodstuff actually came from that region, and if it sucked, it would reflect poorly on the region.
I wonder if there's any laws in Mexico (or US) for the product known as Tequila. Contrast Tequila with mezcal, and only the latter ever contains a "worm", etc.
I'm not proposing anything at all. Really what I'm saying is that many (most?) of us live in places where inexplicable open carry will garner you strange looks, avoidance, and so on. Just because it's legal doesn't mean I'd treat you the same as everybody else. Hold it against me if you like, but it's my prerogative.
You're right -- the system is mostly worthless to the civilian. The original intent of the color-coded scheme was to provide guidance to law enforcement agencies. Each color actually corresponds to specific guidelines for them.
I'm not defending the program as such -- just clarifying the DHS's original intent as best I understand it.
Carrying a gun != threatening someone else. A holstered/slung firearm represents no threat to anyone except hoplophobes that pass out at the mere sight of weaponry.
I'm a gun owner. I don't have phobias. And yet if I were taking a walk around my state's capital square and witnessed an apparent civilian with a rifle "safely slung" over their shoulder, you'd better fucking believe I'd wonder about intent. And then I'd quickly guide my family away in the opposite direction (.
In certain contexts, the only purpose to openly carry in this manner would be to make some kind of political statement.
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It's creepy the things people use social networking tools for, sometimes. It's like going down to the local bar and yelling out the results of your blood tests to whatever yobboes happened to be in earshot.
I've seen nearly that very thing. Two former HS classmates of mine are my "friends" (take note of the quotes) on Facebook. One day I saw friend #1 make a "wall" comment to friend #2 about the results of her OB/GYN visit. Seriously people, wtf!?
Allow me to answer your question, with a question.
If only 1.5% of your cake consisted of strawberries .... but fewer than 0.1% of your cake consisted of feces, what is the real problem with your cake?
To quote Adam Savage of Mythbusters, "There's poo everywhere!!"
Even the most wasteful of Stupid Virtual Memory Tricks aren't going to put a lot of pressure on 64-bit addressing any time soon.
You heard it here first, folks: 64-bit ought to be enough for anybody.
Hmm, bio-passenger turns to jelly... sounds like a plausible plot line from Fringe.
Mad as bicycles that lot.
Hey, I make my living working at a bicycle company, you insensitive clod!
(OK, you Brits have some funny expressions, and this one I'd never heard before. In fact, your comment is only one of six matches on Google for the quoted phrase "mad as bicycles".)
Sounds to me that your wife's practice would be more helped by a document management system rather than a VCS.
My God... you're not bluffing!
http://sttng.epguides.info/?ID=322
Somebody mod this guy +1 Informative.
I used the phrase "social Darwinism" rather pointedly, to illustrate a flaw. But if that's a tenet of libertarian philosophy, that scares the hell out of me.
And please tell me your "purely evil" comment is hyperbole; lest you believe such a thing really IS purely evil, you may need some perspective.
We don't need to waste more time on the many who amount to nothing, but we do need to nurture the intelligent and motivated, for it is they who move society forward.
I see, so the theory is that those who are worthy will lift themselves up by their own bootstraps, and those who cannot shouldn't be lifted by another. Pretty clear cut. Very much a social "Darwinism" approach. Say, can I borrow your crystal ball this weekend?
Talk to someone at a Trek dealer. You'll be much better served. http://locator.trekbikes.com/locator/search.
It's certainly not the first time I've seen this meme, but can someone tell me where it originates? Is it yet another product of 4chan?
Gee, thanks for the spoilers!
That reminds me, I'd like to tell you about some other great movies I've seen, including The Passion of the Christ, Titanic, The Usual Suspects and The Sixth Sense.
It's really a fascinating story. A full nine years before the film was created, Ira Glass and crew at This American Life did a podcast on the event. Have a listen. http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=168
Yeah, I was thinking about all these details and pulling a Joe Wilson.
me: "You lie!"
Blue corvette with three gringos heading south
Those are some very close friends.
So, you're saying they're three amigos?
Do you really think they look equivalent? I'd say Mr Blackwell's "eunicycle" is not exactly self-balancing in the same manner as this possible Honda product. Look at his arms out to his sides, constantly "assisting" the allegedly self-balancing device.
Impressive, but not on the level of what Honda seems to have done. I suppose at the very least they'd have entirely different applications.
Here's one which many people don't know about -- our "common banana" and the fact that the cavendish is dying as did its predecessor for some of the same short-sighted reasons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana#Pests.2C_diseases.2C_and_natural_disasters
I sometimes wonder what the old variety would taste like, etc. I guess we'll never know.
...is just how laughably cheap people can be bought for. Two grand and some gift cards? SERIOUSLY? You'd go to jail for that?
On the contrary... they would not go to jail for that. It's their own ignorance and stupidity which cause them to be so easily bought -- and to believe that they won't go to jail because they won't get caught. Criminals are not exactly known for their brains.
Wrong. Those are designations of origins. Champagne and Parma are actual places. You can make parmesan or champagne, but you can't call it such (in Europe, anyway) because such a designation would denote that the foodstuff actually came from that region, and if it sucked, it would reflect poorly on the region.
I wonder if there's any laws in Mexico (or US) for the product known as Tequila. Contrast Tequila with mezcal, and only the latter ever contains a "worm", etc.
I'm not proposing anything at all. Really what I'm saying is that many (most?) of us live in places where inexplicable open carry will garner you strange looks, avoidance, and so on. Just because it's legal doesn't mean I'd treat you the same as everybody else. Hold it against me if you like, but it's my prerogative.
Just because one's behavior is well within their legal rights does NOT mean people around you will treat you the same.
Personally I can't distinguish between someone with a political chip on their shoulder vs a complete nutjob.
You're right -- the system is mostly worthless to the civilian. The original intent of the color-coded scheme was to provide guidance to law enforcement agencies. Each color actually corresponds to specific guidelines for them.
I'm not defending the program as such -- just clarifying the DHS's original intent as best I understand it.
Carrying a gun != threatening someone else. A holstered/slung firearm represents no threat to anyone except hoplophobes that pass out at the mere sight of weaponry.
I'm a gun owner. I don't have phobias. And yet if I were taking a walk around my state's capital square and witnessed an apparent civilian with a rifle "safely slung" over their shoulder, you'd better fucking believe I'd wonder about intent. And then I'd quickly guide my family away in the opposite direction (.
In certain contexts, the only purpose to openly carry in this manner would be to make some kind of political statement.
Q: What do you call a thousand lawyers launched into space?
A: a good start!
Which gives rise to the question...
Don't you mean, "Which begs the question..."?!
(ducks)