Who said humans have ANY privacy rights. AfC The only privacy rights humans have are the ones we barely give lip service to.
Groups like ISIS happen because we're more concerned about doing all of our daily tasks in secret rather than being safe.
Groups like ISIS, and Governments in general, happen because of the inate human desire to be able to tell fellow human beings what to do, and how to think, and how to act. And make it stick. AfC
No, it just means that your country has more in common with countries like Iran or Soviet era Russia than you'd like to admit.
You haven't seen my anti-US-government rants, have you?
These days the U.S. Constitution would count as an anti-US-government rant so that's not exactly a distinguishing feature.
There are a number of USA citizens who really, REALLY, need to understand this.
OoMGFs(TM, One of my greatist fears) is that some of these citizens do understand; they just don't care! The US Constitution is simply a dated concept that is getting in the way of... I don't know; profits, power? Some other lame-ass failing of the human condition?
Where freedom refers to the the government being free to fuck you over as much as they want!
With apologies to Mr. Greenwood:
"..and I'm proud to be an American, where at least I think I'm freeeeee..."
Probably shouldn'ta said that.
Ah, there is a sound like that of an lp being brought to an abrubt halt that would be apropriate at the end of that quote! Could anyone tell me how to represent that on "paper"?
I read Arthur C. Clarke's stuff when I was young (and no, this was not last week!). As well as Heinlein, Asimov, PJ Farmer, and many, many others. I was enthralled and entranced. The spirit of exploration has been deep seated within me since those days.
When I read the comments for this topic, I am struck by:
1) The number of people who share my love of exploration, discovery, and maybe a chance to save the species. This number is woefully small.
2) The number of people who have no sense of awe, excitement of discovery, no desire to look past their own immediate universe. people to whom the horizon marks the end of the universe. This is, then as now, too many.
If we (the rest of us) listen to the nay-sayers, we will still be sitting, fighting over the girls and land, on this wore-out world, when the sun goes nova. And that will be sad.
I'm not trying to insult anybody. And my conversation style, grammer and spelling, tend to leave a lot to be desired.
One thing I find rather striking as I browse through these comments: There are those who side with the despotic dictators of the world, and those who don't.
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Humans have too many privacy rights as it is.
Who said humans have ANY privacy rights. AfC The only privacy rights humans have are the ones we barely give lip service to.
Groups like ISIS happen because we're more concerned about doing all of our daily tasks in secret rather than being safe.
Groups like ISIS, and Governments in general, happen because of the inate human desire to be able to tell fellow human beings what to do, and how to think, and how to act. And make it stick. AfC
...Better than "Inote", IMHO.
or: icash, icred, imoney, etc.
5.- G.O.D.
"Greenbacks On Demand" - I tried to find a good "G" word for this. Better than "Green Stuff" at least. That could have gotten weirdly ugly!
"Gold On Demand" - Good. The way things probably should be. But, in this context (humorous), seems kind of out-of-place.
"Gnote on Demand" - What we probably will end up with, sigh. Fuck lot better than "Inote", IMHO.
What the hell is up with you people over there in the US.
So, you think everyone here, or even most US citizens are religious bigots?
Using _your_ logic, Europe must have 742.5 mIllion peadophiles (minus, of course, the number of kids living over there).
Yea. I didn't think so.
... "free speech" (which is only supposed to apply to governments, btw) ...
uhm. Explain, please.
All they need to do is learn how to drive.
Is an External Ventricular Drainage a device or procedure in the treatment of Ebola?
We need a rating of -1, Retarded
I think the above post is underated
No, it just means that your country has more in common with countries like Iran or Soviet era Russia than you'd like to admit.
You haven't seen my anti-US-government rants, have you?
These days the U.S. Constitution would count as an anti-US-government rant so that's not exactly a distinguishing feature.
There are a number of USA citizens who really, REALLY, need to understand this.
OoMGFs(TM, One of my greatist fears) is that some of these citizens do understand; they just don't care! The US Constitution is simply a dated concept that is getting in the way of ... I don't know; profits, power? Some other lame-ass failing of the human condition?
Where freedom refers to the the government being free to fuck you over as much as they want!
With apologies to Mr. Greenwood:
"..and I'm proud to be an American, where at least I think I'm freeeeee..."
Probably shouldn'ta said that.
Ah, there is a sound like that of an lp being brought to an abrubt halt that would be apropriate at the end of that quote! Could anyone tell me how to represent that on "paper"?
Where freedom refers to the the government being free to fuck you over as much as they want!
With apologies to Mr. Greenwood:
"..and I'm proud to be an American, where at least I think I'm freeeeee..."
Probably shouldn'ta said that.
I read Arthur C. Clarke's stuff when I was young (and no, this was not last week!). As well as Heinlein, Asimov, PJ Farmer, and many, many others. I was enthralled and entranced. The spirit of exploration has been deep seated within me since those days.
When I read the comments for this topic, I am struck by:
1) The number of people who share my love of exploration, discovery, and maybe a chance to save the species. This number is woefully small.
2) The number of people who have no sense of awe, excitement of discovery, no desire to look past their own immediate universe. people to whom the horizon marks the end of the universe. This is, then as now, too many.
If we (the rest of us) listen to the nay-sayers, we will still be sitting, fighting over the girls and land, on this wore-out world, when the sun goes nova. And that will be sad.
I'm not trying to insult anybody. And my conversation style, grammer and spelling, tend to leave a lot to be desired.
... a forgettable Atlantic columnist...
There, fixed that for ya!
Et tu ACutus?
Why, exactly, are you posting as an Anonymous Pussy?
One thing I find rather striking as I browse through these comments: There are those who side with the despotic dictators of the world, and those who don't.