while one would hope that americans would hold the high ground and apply a higher standard, where in our constitution or body of laws does it say that we will do same? Or where does it say that the bill of rights applies to foreign citizens captured on foreign soil while they were in the act of attacking US military forces??
How does US laws apply in a foreign country on foreign citizens? As far as facts is concerned, these people were not attacking US forces, they were defending themselves against invading US forces.
Much like it should be presumed that if armed robber came into MY house, I would be labeled as defending myself, not attacking.
Maybe this is the "Long Tail" of false prophets and rumor-mongers. Also, it's easy to know that "some" information on the web might be false. It's much harder to critically evaluate and cross-reference everything you read. Hell, some information on TV might be false, but it gets believed by people for the same reason....laziness and apathy (and of course I'll admit that I'm guilty of this as well).
So basically what you're saying is that you own the Ronco Rotisserie, complete with the giant syringe masking as the "flavour injector".
I'm getting modded into oblivion for this. But here is my point.
Where I'm from the large chain bookstore Chapters/Indigo essentially has forced all small bookstores to close. Somewhat like how Walmart causes small mom and pop stores to go bankrupt trying to compete.
Having stated the economic situation, pretty soon you will have no other choice but to go to Chapters/Indigo if you want to purchase a book, or Walmart if you're looking for household items.
Now, having essentially a monopoly, the respective owners decide because a particular product is offensive to them, they choose not to sell it, thereby imposing THEIR moral values on the rest of us that are not so fortunate to own the store.
I'm not saying we should force them to sell anything, but when you are a single entity (either owner/corporation) controlling the free will of those around you, it's something to take into consideration.
For example, say I was living in a religious city, and I want to buy contraceptives, but it is against the moral values of the owner of the only pharmacy in town to sell them. Does that mean I do not have to right to purchase it?
Basically, what I'm trying to get across, despite the many moderations is that as a monopoly, we need to watch out for monopoly imposed moral values. The values of the entire population should not be controlled by the few who louder voices.
As for a solution to this? I have no solid idea, it is a tough one to decide.
Well, if you take a step further by allowing corporations and businesses to censor certain products at what point will you find out that you aren't able to even find whatever it is that you are looking for because other people deem it against their morals to sell it.
Not to say that it will ever happen, but just acting as Devil's Advocate.
I never said it wasn't within their power to censor, however, doesn't it mean that having a corporate level censorship just negate the ESRB ratings, relegating them to next to useless?
Flamebait? Fuck you mods! I'm Johnny Storm trying to save the day
They have sort of them same policy at Chapters/Indigo, where the owner/CEO/whatever title would basically say what gets stocked based on how she personally feels about the book.
You know mastadons were herbivores (barring the occasional insect they get with their foliage), right? You might have gotten trampled by one, or gored by one of their tusks, but not eaten by.
Unless this was some sort of ice age factory farm, where they fed even herbivores with the remains of other animals...?
You know, this is not common knowledge, but that's how the Mad Mastadon epidemic started way back when.
They had to cull the herd, but didn't realize how extensive the disease had spread. Turns out every Mastadon they had had contracted Mad Mastadon disease. Hence they were all killed. This is why Mastadons are extinct.
Too bad Penmanship isn't held to a high degree of respect these days, otherwise a simple Sharpie and some good handwriting could do the job of a CD label printer.
Granted, it only happens once in a while, but it still happens. And I don't consider 10$ a lot of money, so why not buy it just in case?
Buy one? Why not just recycle the one from an older computer?
When building my new rig, I frankensteined the floppy from the old one to the new temporarily just for the install, and ripped it out afterwards because it just looked terrible to have a floppy drive. Sooo early 90s...
First of all... 'bureaucracy' isn't so much the issue as it is the difference in application.
X Prize competitors only had to kiss the rim of space and come back. NASA needs to be able to lift a couple of tonnes of equipment into space for a duration of time.
If X Prize competitors are able to do that, then you might have some justification in your arguments, but for now you're comparing a glider against a concorde.
We can get you at any time. You are not safe. Be afraid.
Personally if I were a terrorist, I don't think that would be my message.
First off, for me to be a "terrorist/freedom fighter" I would have exhausted all my other options.
To set it up, your country has been bombing the crap out of mine. Regardless of the target being military or not, my life is pretty shitty. I have no easy means to access the necessities of life. Water works is destroyed because it was a strategic target, transportation links destroyed, food is hard to obtain.
Everyday my life is a struggle to see tomorrow. Though I am a civilian, my life is threatened by an errant bomb, or simply just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. If your country would just leave or stop helping my oppressors, things would be better.
I have pleaded with you and your government, neither would listen. Your fellow countrymen are indifferent about the subject because they have no first hand experience with it. They don't know what's happening here.
Living a long happy life is not on the cards for me, but if I can do something to ensure the lives of my family and children can be better than mine, then I will do anything to get that, including giving my life.
So, in order to open the world's eyes to our plight, I will bring some of my daily life to your civilization. I will make sure you and your country sees what it is doing to me and my country.
While I have to run on the street from shelter to shelter in hopes I do not get hit by a bomb, you can stroll and wander on your streets without much care. If you only knew what I have to go through, perhaps you will change how you treat me and my country.
This is what I believe a "terrorist" thinks and feels in his mind right before he detonates himself or crashes his plane. It's desparation that drives these people, not so much insanity.
Put yourself in their shoes, and ask yourself what you would do?
So, if I change a star's position or destroy it, this might change my future? Interesting! I might just decide blow up a planet or two, next time my horoscope tells me about Saturn's bad influence on my health or something like that...
I would say Earth has more of a bad influence on your health than Saturn.
I suggest you blow up Earth and speed up our process to go to Mars.
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while one would hope that americans would hold the high ground and apply a higher standard, where in our constitution or body of laws does it say that we will do same? Or where does it say that the bill of rights applies to foreign citizens captured on foreign soil while they were in the act of attacking US military forces??
How does US laws apply in a foreign country on foreign citizens? As far as facts is concerned, these people were not attacking US forces, they were defending themselves against invading US forces.
Much like it should be presumed that if armed robber came into MY house, I would be labeled as defending myself, not attacking.
Maybe this is the "Long Tail" of false prophets and rumor-mongers. Also, it's easy to know that "some" information on the web might be false. It's much harder to critically evaluate and cross-reference everything you read. Hell, some information on TV might be false, but it gets believed by people for the same reason....laziness and apathy (and of course I'll admit that I'm guilty of this as well).
So basically what you're saying is that you own the Ronco Rotisserie, complete with the giant syringe masking as the "flavour injector".
There's this slot for the CD, it's up where your legs meet your body in the back. Shove it there.
I'm getting modded into oblivion for this. But here is my point.
Where I'm from the large chain bookstore Chapters/Indigo essentially has forced all small bookstores to close. Somewhat like how Walmart causes small mom and pop stores to go bankrupt trying to compete.
Having stated the economic situation, pretty soon you will have no other choice but to go to Chapters/Indigo if you want to purchase a book, or Walmart if you're looking for household items.
Now, having essentially a monopoly, the respective owners decide because a particular product is offensive to them, they choose not to sell it, thereby imposing THEIR moral values on the rest of us that are not so fortunate to own the store.
I'm not saying we should force them to sell anything, but when you are a single entity (either owner/corporation) controlling the free will of those around you, it's something to take into consideration.
For example, say I was living in a religious city, and I want to buy contraceptives, but it is against the moral values of the owner of the only pharmacy in town to sell them. Does that mean I do not have to right to purchase it?
Basically, what I'm trying to get across, despite the many moderations is that as a monopoly, we need to watch out for monopoly imposed moral values. The values of the entire population should not be controlled by the few who louder voices.
As for a solution to this? I have no solid idea, it is a tough one to decide.
Well, if you take a step further by allowing corporations and businesses to censor certain products at what point will you find out that you aren't able to even find whatever it is that you are looking for because other people deem it against their morals to sell it.
Not to say that it will ever happen, but just acting as Devil's Advocate.
I never said it wasn't within their power to censor, however, doesn't it mean that having a corporate level censorship just negate the ESRB ratings, relegating them to next to useless?
Flamebait? Fuck you mods! I'm Johnny Storm trying to save the day
Essentially censorship by corporate zealots!
They have sort of them same policy at Chapters/Indigo, where the owner/CEO/whatever title would basically say what gets stocked based on how she personally feels about the book.
With live action, how are they going to reproduce Megatron?
He's as big as an 18 wheeler truck in robot form, but is a handgun in disguise.
I'd like to see how they pull that off.
What about multilanguage keyboards?
Not everyone uses the Roman Alphanumerics system. Arabic and Asian languages come to mind.
Plus, it would be cool to see what keys are mapped in games like the old school MechWarrior where you had to use pretty much every key.
1... 2... 3... 3?!?! WHAT?!
Very nice. I like how you think.
Now I can make my circle checkboxes and my square radio buttons!
No, this is like suing someone for distributing an old book you've written withour the person having your permission.
More like suing a library for having old editions of your work.
You know mastadons were herbivores (barring the occasional insect they get with their foliage), right? You might have gotten trampled by one, or gored by one of their tusks, but not eaten by.
Unless this was some sort of ice age factory farm, where they fed even herbivores with the remains of other animals...?
You know, this is not common knowledge, but that's how the Mad Mastadon epidemic started way back when.
They had to cull the herd, but didn't realize how extensive the disease had spread. Turns out every Mastadon they had had contracted Mad Mastadon disease. Hence they were all killed. This is why Mastadons are extinct.
Too bad.. Mastadon burgers were amazing.
Too bad Penmanship isn't held to a high degree of respect these days, otherwise a simple Sharpie and some good handwriting could do the job of a CD label printer.
Granted, it only happens once in a while, but it still happens. And I don't consider 10$ a lot of money, so why not buy it just in case?
Buy one? Why not just recycle the one from an older computer?
When building my new rig, I frankensteined the floppy from the old one to the new temporarily just for the install, and ripped it out afterwards because it just looked terrible to have a floppy drive. Sooo early 90s...
They have better wages that I thought
They give the bonus "reach-around" when you hit your targets on time.
Who wouldn't want to work for EA?
So how do you justify that freedom when you turn left right in front of me or change lanes and crash into someone?
How is your freedom going to protect mine?
It's not so much a nanny state to screw you out of your freedoms, but to look out for the guy who's not imposing his freedom on others.
Of course, you're right, but "stick it in your body" isn't a valid litmus test for environmental safety.
So what would you suggest would be a valid test?
Isn't the suspended airborne particulate matter from carbon burning machines enough of a reason?
Just an FYI, there are cases being reported that the incubation period has dropped to just several months.
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Yikes!
http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?date=2
Abstinence... the boring cure for AIDS.
I, for one would welcome the return of free love of the 60s and 70s with the vaccine.
First of all... 'bureaucracy' isn't so much the issue as it is the difference in application.
X Prize competitors only had to kiss the rim of space and come back. NASA needs to be able to lift a couple of tonnes of equipment into space for a duration of time.
If X Prize competitors are able to do that, then you might have some justification in your arguments, but for now you're comparing a glider against a concorde.
We can get you at any time. You are not safe. Be afraid.
Personally if I were a terrorist, I don't think that would be my message.
First off, for me to be a "terrorist/freedom fighter" I would have exhausted all my other options.
To set it up, your country has been bombing the crap out of mine. Regardless of the target being military or not, my life is pretty shitty. I have no easy means to access the necessities of life. Water works is destroyed because it was a strategic target, transportation links destroyed, food is hard to obtain.
Everyday my life is a struggle to see tomorrow. Though I am a civilian, my life is threatened by an errant bomb, or simply just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. If your country would just leave or stop helping my oppressors, things would be better.
I have pleaded with you and your government, neither would listen. Your fellow countrymen are indifferent about the subject because they have no first hand experience with it. They don't know what's happening here.
Living a long happy life is not on the cards for me, but if I can do something to ensure the lives of my family and children can be better than mine, then I will do anything to get that, including giving my life.
So, in order to open the world's eyes to our plight, I will bring some of my daily life to your civilization. I will make sure you and your country sees what it is doing to me and my country.
While I have to run on the street from shelter to shelter in hopes I do not get hit by a bomb, you can stroll and wander on your streets without much care. If you only knew what I have to go through, perhaps you will change how you treat me and my country.
This is what I believe a "terrorist" thinks and feels in his mind right before he detonates himself or crashes his plane. It's desparation that drives these people, not so much insanity.
Put yourself in their shoes, and ask yourself what you would do?
You could probably substitute Christians/Catholics or any other religion in place of Muslims and your entire comment would still make sense.
That's the unfortunate thing about religion, it never seems to teach acceptance of OTHER religions.
Please, lets be sensible in how we approach the situation.
I'll be sensible once my daily inbox number becomes a sensible amount.
So, if I change a star's position or destroy it, this might change my future?
Interesting! I might just decide blow up a planet or two, next time my horoscope tells me about Saturn's bad influence on my health or something like that...
I would say Earth has more of a bad influence on your health than Saturn.
I suggest you blow up Earth and speed up our process to go to Mars.