1. Share with those in need (also upheld in the early church
2. Give to others out of your gross not your net and be willing to give more than even you might ordinarily be able to (see the story of the widow in Luke 12:38-44 among others).
3. Give to those in need out of all wealth (not just money) - see the various stories of food given and time / skill set ministries.
4. Don't live beyond your means (various settings here as well - Matthew 5-7 is helpful in general for the whole topic as is much of the book of Luke).
5. Invest appropriately with available means (Matthew 25:14-30 addressing physical and spiritual sense here).
6. Pay taxes to the established government for its maintenance (see Matthew 22).
The list does go on, but there is a short list for you. As to his teaching on resource management in general, I would note the implications of all of the above as well throughout the rest of the NT.
1) a misinformed member of one of the denominations within Christianity or
2) a member of a "sect" in the other sense of the word (a non-standard religious branch not accepted by other branches within Christianity as still falling under the umbrella--in other words, a "cult").
Responsibility for personal action is one of the central tenets of the faith--that God will work it out in the end is true, since Christianity regards no individual as without guilt, but it does not deny personal responsibility in the midst of this. Further, though Christianity preaches forgiveness, this does not equate to license to do whatever (if he objects to this, ask him for his impression of Romans 6, particularly the first half).
Having never missed much not having cable until college... and having not had it (barring a 7 month free cable experience resulting from never having a stable connection) since, I can't say as I'll ever pay anything for hulu. I look at some of the ads and have an account that lets them tailor their marketing (might as well promote their efforts to make it free after all), but I will stop using it if they start charging. Since the digital transition, signal quality in my area has for some reason dropped (i no longer get good over the air with my rabbit ears/ uhf loop combo) and hulu was my last attempt at tv. I may not bother with it at all and I think there are several with a similar attitude. Hulu is the TV companies' way to promote good shows on demand to people who would otherwise not watch tv in many cases. I am, for all intents and purposes, a lost cause to them if they charge and while they may consider it worth it, I think it the long run we are seeing more and more a generation of people who could care less about being couch potatoes.
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That is actually what bothered me more about it all. Parsecs are measurements of length... and Star Wars always used them as measurements of time
Let's not forget "lunarian" as used in many science fiction novels. Wikipedia has a great set extending it back to Lucian's True History. Selenite stems from Greek while Lunarian stems from Latin.
You seem extremely hostile to the idea that government might make better long-term choices than individuals. What's your solution to the problems of overfishing, pollution, hill-cutting mining, clear-cut logging, etc? Let the market sort it out somehow? Trust that Jebus will come back soon so our children's children won't have to deal with a polluted world barren of species diversity? What?
1. I agree that overfishing by the industry has demonstrated need for regulation.
2. Certain industries need to be regulated with regard to pollution while others, which are still regulated, would naturally not have problems without regulation because of the nature of the business. Regulation for this second group of companies simply creates extra expense in the form of time lost due to shutdowns and inspections.
3. strip-mining does occur but is largely unpopular and less cost efficient than many modern mining techniques provided a large enough company foots the bill (smaller companies cannot always afford to improve efficiency) - thus there is partial need for regulation in this area as well.
4. clear-cut logging went out of style ages ago as it was realized by the various logging companies that re-seeding was the only way to ensure their descendants would have jobs.
5. So... in answer to your question, yes, the market will usually sort things out but some regulation is needed.
6. Trusting in Jesus has nothing to do with irresponsibility - in fact, good land / environmental stewardship is a main point in Christian teaching (though not, obviously, directly connected with what makes one a Christian, simply with how one is called to live after). Is this carried out by very many? No. Humans are all hypocritical, but it doesn't change what Christianity seeks to do.
To a certain extent true - but you are forgetting that the whole reason MSFT registered (or whatever the word is) in Nevada is because (at least according to the article), there is no tax at all in that state.
Also, is this not the third or fourth time this has been in the news lately?
There are actually "usage fees" in many places. Court costs apply to individuals and corporations both but are usually tacked on only if you lose whatever case you are presenting / defending.
While the above has been modded flamebait, the poster does have somewhat of a point. If one is part of the crowd of "normal" internet users simply looking at "acceptable" news for the filter-happy country of choice, and if the user is participating in nominally "criminal" activities like downloading bootlegs, the country is not likely to care nor will it matter if the individual user has a means to block detection. The government might well start to care if everything from John Doe's IP address suddenly becomes unreadable nonsense. When this happens, the individual could be added to an extra watchlist regardless. Hiding in the crowd often works best. In fact, it would not surprise me in the least if the Chinese government (or others) have a set level of "appropriate" seditious activity (a la 1984 - some seditious activity is expected and consistent with normal individuals but when it becomes more than ordinary, it gets flagged for attention).
Thankfully, California's insane laws will soon no longer affect anyone who can buy anything affected by such a law--The people of Texas, Illinois, and New York would like to thank the government of California for its recent decisions on business law which have contributed to increased investment in and migration of business towards our states. Way to take one for the team, California!
The Pontiac Vibe (now only available used) is roughly the same car as the Matrix but the 07 / 08 models both have decent gas mileage (I average 32 - which is above the 08 sticker for combined mileage). It also seems to ride smoother and has the added benefit of being made to Toyota standards without actually being a Toyota. After market additions are also easier to find and cheaper given the street racing following.
Since we eventually even drive vehicles effectively on "automatic," it seems to me that even better would be a two-keyed system that requires two users. Interaction is usually helpful in avoiding mistakes.
How far does "acceptance" go? Being horrified at problems and seeking to address them seems like a proper response--humans are not just machines--emotional responses indicate acceptance on many levels, not just the intellectual.
And while this may or may not apply to your particular comment (depending on your meaning), if we didn't work to remove unnecessary risk from the world, there would be no fire, no stick clubs, and we would all be living in trees trying to hide from tigers and lions--when they didn't just climb up right after us. Many would die before reaching child-bearing age and malnutrition would be constant. I happen to like a world where we try to improve the quality of life.
The depressing thing is, this happened to a co-worker in another office just recently--knowing what's being served up on your own computer is sometimes a good thing.
I would just like the Firefox engine to better parse my delicious favorites--while I know there are some ways to do it, it seems like it ought to be native to have whatever favorites system is in use on a lookup list. This might slow things down a microsecond or two but if I could type "NASA day pic" and have it load NASA's picture of the day website automatically because it was in my favorites (not because it was the first google search), that would be great.
Further, as closed systems, backups are more difficult--I can't have a local copy of my Facebook inbox (which I don't use). With email, I can have a local copy, a server copy, and when some nutball terrorist blows up Google with its backups, I'll still have all my email. Integration with calendars and contact lists across services is also helpful and allows me to separate one job from another and non-work contacts from work contacts (yes, I know about lists in Facebook but this only has limited functionality).
I want to see your remarks as funny--I do. And if I hadn't read the article already (*gasp* I may lose my account now), I probably would, but it would seem that the current problem in conjunction with historical issues with scanning devices make it a rather serious and dark matter for me. There should be hardware locks against overusing the machine. It should have a zero default setting and it should be impossible in the hardware to make the thing go beyond the normal tolerance for an adult with cancer (other invasive issue) and / or a healthy adult (whichever might have the higher tolerance since I would assume healthy people are sometimes scanned to check for cancer and they probably also have the higher tolerance). There is no reason that a normal x-ray machine should be designed to be usable as a fixed in place death ray unless we actually start passing them out to the army for that purpose (though given how slow mid-level radiation poisoning can be, it seems reasonable we have never actually gotten around to using it for more than medicine).
From my own experience in the education sector, I would have to say that one of the main reasons for its failure in urban areas is a tendency to have too little oversight and too quick a tenure time / over-powered unions. Unions themselves recently got me an 800$ raise (not much where I am) rejecting a possible increase of 1 teacher per school as "not what the teachers want" - perhaps more than any other thing, teachers tend to want smaller class sizes and support from administration for discipline / training issues. We seem to have most of that in my current situation (though economically, they too are hit by tax dollars dropping and we, and all other schools, have a chronic need for more staff/pupil).
Most cities in Texas do have non-smoking policies for restaurants... and even for public spaces (we're not that backward;)). This said, it seems like it would be easy to challenge the enforcement of such a law on the basis of the interstate nature of the law. It would effectively require me to have some sort of identification from my state... which might not even offer one apart from a DL. Since not all of us want or need a DL...
The "red matter" would appear to be a common trope used by Abrams throughout his career (per wikipedia, cross-referencing Trek with Alias). This might even be compared with the doves in John Woo films.
What's more, the writers were actually, for all that they often got things wrong, very careful to avoid offending too many people all at once. While there was no special push for one point or another, even the conservative Christian population (~30% of the US) was not alienated... in most episodes, allowing for the show to make its social commentary to as wide an audience as possible.
The Supreme Court would have to do so in the end. How can an OK law be effectively prosecuted against a resident of Texas? If I go there on vacation, there is not a huge sign telling me that I have to have a driver's license or other ID with me at all times or I am guilty of law-breaking. Common sense would demand one if I were driving, but if I am stepping off a bus (which still does not require an ID for boarding), then I fail to see how another state could blast me for coming from a state that does not have a similar requirement. This is where federal oversight is actually a good thing.
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1. Share with those in need (also upheld in the early church
2. Give to others out of your gross not your net and be willing to give more than even you might ordinarily be able to (see the story of the widow in Luke 12:38-44 among others).
3. Give to those in need out of all wealth (not just money) - see the various stories of food given and time / skill set ministries.
4. Don't live beyond your means (various settings here as well - Matthew 5-7 is helpful in general for the whole topic as is much of the book of Luke).
5. Invest appropriately with available means (Matthew 25:14-30 addressing physical and spiritual sense here).
6. Pay taxes to the established government for its maintenance (see Matthew 22).
The list does go on, but there is a short list for you. As to his teaching on resource management in general, I would note the implications of all of the above as well throughout the rest of the NT.
1) a misinformed member of one of the denominations within Christianity or
2) a member of a "sect" in the other sense of the word (a non-standard religious branch not accepted by other branches within Christianity as still falling under the umbrella--in other words, a "cult").
Responsibility for personal action is one of the central tenets of the faith--that God will work it out in the end is true, since Christianity regards no individual as without guilt, but it does not deny personal responsibility in the midst of this. Further, though Christianity preaches forgiveness, this does not equate to license to do whatever (if he objects to this, ask him for his impression of Romans 6, particularly the first half).
Having never missed much not having cable until college... and having not had it (barring a 7 month free cable experience resulting from never having a stable connection) since, I can't say as I'll ever pay anything for hulu. I look at some of the ads and have an account that lets them tailor their marketing (might as well promote their efforts to make it free after all), but I will stop using it if they start charging. Since the digital transition, signal quality in my area has for some reason dropped (i no longer get good over the air with my rabbit ears/ uhf loop combo) and hulu was my last attempt at tv. I may not bother with it at all and I think there are several with a similar attitude. Hulu is the TV companies' way to promote good shows on demand to people who would otherwise not watch tv in many cases. I am, for all intents and purposes, a lost cause to them if they charge and while they may consider it worth it, I think it the long run we are seeing more and more a generation of people who could care less about being couch potatoes.
That is actually what bothered me more about it all. Parsecs are measurements of length ... and Star Wars always used them as measurements of time
Let's not forget "lunarian" as used in many science fiction novels. Wikipedia has a great set extending it back to Lucian's True History. Selenite stems from Greek while Lunarian stems from Latin.
You seem extremely hostile to the idea that government might make better long-term choices than individuals. What's your solution to the problems of overfishing, pollution, hill-cutting mining, clear-cut logging, etc? Let the market sort it out somehow? Trust that Jebus will come back soon so our children's children won't have to deal with a polluted world barren of species diversity? What?
1. I agree that overfishing by the industry has demonstrated need for regulation.
2. Certain industries need to be regulated with regard to pollution while others, which are still regulated, would naturally not have problems without regulation because of the nature of the business. Regulation for this second group of companies simply creates extra expense in the form of time lost due to shutdowns and inspections.
3. strip-mining does occur but is largely unpopular and less cost efficient than many modern mining techniques provided a large enough company foots the bill (smaller companies cannot always afford to improve efficiency) - thus there is partial need for regulation in this area as well.
4. clear-cut logging went out of style ages ago as it was realized by the various logging companies that re-seeding was the only way to ensure their descendants would have jobs.
5. So ... in answer to your question, yes, the market will usually sort things out but some regulation is needed.
6. Trusting in Jesus has nothing to do with irresponsibility - in fact, good land / environmental stewardship is a main point in Christian teaching (though not, obviously, directly connected with what makes one a Christian, simply with how one is called to live after). Is this carried out by very many? No. Humans are all hypocritical, but it doesn't change what Christianity seeks to do.
To a certain extent true - but you are forgetting that the whole reason MSFT registered (or whatever the word is) in Nevada is because (at least according to the article), there is no tax at all in that state. Also, is this not the third or fourth time this has been in the news lately?
There are actually "usage fees" in many places. Court costs apply to individuals and corporations both but are usually tacked on only if you lose whatever case you are presenting / defending.
While the above has been modded flamebait, the poster does have somewhat of a point. If one is part of the crowd of "normal" internet users simply looking at "acceptable" news for the filter-happy country of choice, and if the user is participating in nominally "criminal" activities like downloading bootlegs, the country is not likely to care nor will it matter if the individual user has a means to block detection. The government might well start to care if everything from John Doe's IP address suddenly becomes unreadable nonsense. When this happens, the individual could be added to an extra watchlist regardless. Hiding in the crowd often works best. In fact, it would not surprise me in the least if the Chinese government (or others) have a set level of "appropriate" seditious activity (a la 1984 - some seditious activity is expected and consistent with normal individuals but when it becomes more than ordinary, it gets flagged for attention).
My first memories are of a lynx text browser - and yet it was still somehow possible to create a geocities site that way.
Thankfully, California's insane laws will soon no longer affect anyone who can buy anything affected by such a law--The people of Texas, Illinois, and New York would like to thank the government of California for its recent decisions on business law which have contributed to increased investment in and migration of business towards our states. Way to take one for the team, California!
The Pontiac Vibe (now only available used) is roughly the same car as the Matrix but the 07 / 08 models both have decent gas mileage (I average 32 - which is above the 08 sticker for combined mileage). It also seems to ride smoother and has the added benefit of being made to Toyota standards without actually being a Toyota. After market additions are also easier to find and cheaper given the street racing following.
Since we eventually even drive vehicles effectively on "automatic," it seems to me that even better would be a two-keyed system that requires two users. Interaction is usually helpful in avoiding mistakes.
How far does "acceptance" go? Being horrified at problems and seeking to address them seems like a proper response--humans are not just machines--emotional responses indicate acceptance on many levels, not just the intellectual.
And while this may or may not apply to your particular comment (depending on your meaning), if we didn't work to remove unnecessary risk from the world, there would be no fire, no stick clubs, and we would all be living in trees trying to hide from tigers and lions--when they didn't just climb up right after us. Many would die before reaching child-bearing age and malnutrition would be constant. I happen to like a world where we try to improve the quality of life.
The depressing thing is, this happened to a co-worker in another office just recently--knowing what's being served up on your own computer is sometimes a good thing.
I would just like the Firefox engine to better parse my delicious favorites--while I know there are some ways to do it, it seems like it ought to be native to have whatever favorites system is in use on a lookup list. This might slow things down a microsecond or two but if I could type "NASA day pic" and have it load NASA's picture of the day website automatically because it was in my favorites (not because it was the first google search), that would be great.
Further, as closed systems, backups are more difficult--I can't have a local copy of my Facebook inbox (which I don't use). With email, I can have a local copy, a server copy, and when some nutball terrorist blows up Google with its backups, I'll still have all my email. Integration with calendars and contact lists across services is also helpful and allows me to separate one job from another and non-work contacts from work contacts (yes, I know about lists in Facebook but this only has limited functionality).
I want to see your remarks as funny--I do. And if I hadn't read the article already (*gasp* I may lose my account now), I probably would, but it would seem that the current problem in conjunction with historical issues with scanning devices make it a rather serious and dark matter for me. There should be hardware locks against overusing the machine. It should have a zero default setting and it should be impossible in the hardware to make the thing go beyond the normal tolerance for an adult with cancer (other invasive issue) and / or a healthy adult (whichever might have the higher tolerance since I would assume healthy people are sometimes scanned to check for cancer and they probably also have the higher tolerance). There is no reason that a normal x-ray machine should be designed to be usable as a fixed in place death ray unless we actually start passing them out to the army for that purpose (though given how slow mid-level radiation poisoning can be, it seems reasonable we have never actually gotten around to using it for more than medicine).
From my own experience in the education sector, I would have to say that one of the main reasons for its failure in urban areas is a tendency to have too little oversight and too quick a tenure time / over-powered unions. Unions themselves recently got me an 800$ raise (not much where I am) rejecting a possible increase of 1 teacher per school as "not what the teachers want" - perhaps more than any other thing, teachers tend to want smaller class sizes and support from administration for discipline / training issues. We seem to have most of that in my current situation (though economically, they too are hit by tax dollars dropping and we, and all other schools, have a chronic need for more staff/pupil).
Most cities in Texas do have non-smoking policies for restaurants... and even for public spaces (we're not that backward ;)). This said, it seems like it would be easy to challenge the enforcement of such a law on the basis of the interstate nature of the law. It would effectively require me to have some sort of identification from my state... which might not even offer one apart from a DL. Since not all of us want or need a DL...
The "red matter" would appear to be a common trope used by Abrams throughout his career (per wikipedia, cross-referencing Trek with Alias). This might even be compared with the doves in John Woo films.
Scalzi deals with this as well in "Old Man's War" - the religious aspect is highlighted rather than the technological issue of creating a duplicate.
What's more, the writers were actually, for all that they often got things wrong, very careful to avoid offending too many people all at once. While there was no special push for one point or another, even the conservative Christian population (~30% of the US) was not alienated ... in most episodes, allowing for the show to make its social commentary to as wide an audience as possible.
That always bugged me, but then it was the eighties--no one could die a violent bloody death on OTA TV.
The Supreme Court would have to do so in the end. How can an OK law be effectively prosecuted against a resident of Texas? If I go there on vacation, there is not a huge sign telling me that I have to have a driver's license or other ID with me at all times or I am guilty of law-breaking. Common sense would demand one if I were driving, but if I am stepping off a bus (which still does not require an ID for boarding), then I fail to see how another state could blast me for coming from a state that does not have a similar requirement. This is where federal oversight is actually a good thing.