If I had cockblocked your parents at that one party, I would have interrupted the process even earlier, as your parents would have never had sex and as a result had you as a child.
Conclusion: cockblocking is a sin, and you'll burn in hell for doing it.
I've been getting the chance to post this quotation left and right...
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber barons cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. -C.S.Lewis
You are just as dumb as the GP. First because you use the same stupid tactic. Second, because if America did take th internet away such that you couldn't access it, what you do you with the WWW?
But if Europe did take away the WWW (providing it was possible, which it is not), what would you do with your internet? The entire point of my post was that it was stupid. Here are some words for you to look up and expand your vocabulary: facetious, satirical, mocking
To everyone busy paraphrasing the "hey, but you can't actually control something like the WWW because it's not something physical" argument:
Firstly, under current jurisdiction concepts can be owned and controlled - that's the whole idea behind intellectual property. That wasn't my point though - I wasn't thinking about IP, I was just making a purely hypothetical, not based on reality, argument - my point was that saying 'we made it, and this means we should forever control it' is dumb. I can think of several reasons why the servers should be kept in the US such as stability and lack of censorship (currently; things might change). We were the first to create it, though, is nothing but pure nationalistic dumbness.
We designed it, we built it, we control it. End of story. If they want to use it, great, and they should be thankful to us, like they should be thankful to us for a great many things, for opening it up to everybody around the world. There was no requirement for us to do so.
Europe designed and built the world wide web and should control it. End of story. If Americans want to use it, great, and they should be thankful to us, like they should be thankful to us for a great many things, for opening it up to everybody around the world. There was no requirement for us to do so.
I'm an blubbering idiot. I would have re-hosted the pictures on imageshack or something but I never thought the comments section gets that much traffic.
Recently a guy (sup blairerickson) on a forum I frequent posted a thread about the burning man. In an attempt to dispel some of the (usual) slashdot misinformation, I'm quoting some of what he said
Burning Man is one of those events that a lot of people have heard of but few have any in-depth knowledge of unless you've actually been. So here's a thread to try and explain as many lingering questions people have about this strange phenomenon.
How big is it? There were more than 35,000 people there last year. Here's a shot of the Playa (the place in Black Rock desert where it's held) from outerspace:
Is everybody there all peace love and happiness type hippies? Nope. In fact quite the opposite. There are entire groups built on nothing but raw rage. But there are plenty of hippies too. For some people who go, a lot of Black Rock City is described as a cross between Survivor and Mad Max. Mad Max is the most common answer. Here's some photos to better explain why:
In addition to the flame throwers and anarchy, you can also expect a heavy dose of insane behaviour, giant displays of sexual debauchery, and liberal drug use. Just plain good fun.
Not at all. Surviving in the middle of the Black Rock desert is pretty goddamn tough. You have to bring plenty of gear, supplies, water, and anything you can think of. And you will probably be injured at some point. Goes with the territory. Almost everyone I was with last year was injured. I ended up with a pretty gruesome stab wound (http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/kneescar.jpg) on my leg and a sprained ankle
The galaxy couldn't have 'fallen in' the black hole, more than Earth 'fall in' the sun, or the moon can 'fall' on Earth. Unless something has bled all the angular momentum out, galaxies would just spin around the black hole for some time.
I've been sentenced for a D.U.I. offense. My 3rd one. When I first came to prison, I had no idea what to expect. Certainly none of this. I'm a tall white male, who unfortunately has a small amount of feminine characteristics. And very shy. These characteristics have got me raped so many times I have no more feelings physically. I have been raped by up to 5 black men and two white men at a time. I've had knifes at my head and throat. I had fought and been beat so hard that I didn't ever think I'd see straight again. One time when I refused to enter a cell, I was brutally attacked by staff and taken to segragation though I had only wanted to prevent the same and worse by not locking up with my cell mate. There is no supervision after lockdown. I was given a conduct report. I explained to the hearing officer what the issue was. He told me that off the record, He suggests I find a man I would/could willingly have sex with to prevent these things from happening. I've requested protective custody only to be denied. It is not available here. He also said there was no where to run to, and it would be best for me to accept things . . . . I probably have AIDS now. I have great difficulty raising food to my mouth from shaking after nightmares or thinking to hard on all this . . . . I've laid down without physical fight to be sodomized. To prevent so much damage in struggles, ripping and tearing. Though in not fighting, it caused my heart and spirit to be raped as well. Something I don't know if I'll ever forgive myself for. -A letter to Human Rights Watch...and I'll keep posting this story every time slashdot advocates rape and moderators mod it up.
Watch the movie 'threads' for a good run-down of a post-nuclear war world.
It's not that nuclear blasts will kill everyone. It's that 'developed' countries, especially large metropolian areas, are extremely dependant on others for their survival. Once the infrastructure is gone and panic ensues, there will be no electricity water or food. The economy will be reduced to a barter economy since faith in the monetary system is gone. Hell, even a miniature-by-comparison disaster like New Orleans / Katrina showed signs of anarchy for a while, imagine the hell-on-earth that will erupt if not one, but several major cities are flattened.
P.S. I'm serious, get ahold of and watch Threads, it's a great movie.
Maybe if your government didn't tax gasoline at a rate of over 100% (or in some countries, over 200%) it'd be cheaper? Of course, the US provides money for drilling and tax cuts for oil companies which may or may not be keeping the price down. Personally, I wish government would stop getting involved in both circumstances and let the market sort things out.
Look up negative externalities. Negative externalities, such as, say, pollution or traffic congestion caused by oil consumption, are text-book examples of a market failure in which the market fails to do its job of efficient resource allocation and needs to be regulated.
Markets aren't magical and 'letting them do their thing', like 99% of armchair libertarians suggest, would be disastrous.
Snobbery like this is partly why Linux fails. GUIs are easier to use, especially for the non-technical user - i.e. 90% of computer users -or- who you should be catering to if you ever want Linux to be anything other than a niche operating system.
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...the survival rate for everyone drops down to zero.
format
tr.v. formatted, formatting, formats
google wants to correct the horrible misspelling that formating is too
Formatting. Formatting. FORMATTING!
Formating? As in mating 'fore the sunrise?
I'm not sure what the percentage is in Sweden, but just south in the little province of Denmark, the internet penetration percentage is around 80%.
If I had cockblocked your parents at that one party, I would have interrupted the process even earlier, as your parents would have never had sex and as a result had you as a child.
Conclusion: cockblocking is a sin, and you'll burn in hell for doing it.
You're absolutely right - all the Mars Exploration Vehicles launched by private companies are currently working without a hitch!
If direct democracy is implemented in the USA, you better be welcoming your creationist, freedom oppressing overlords.
No problems with Opera either. The one in the article is harmless to Opera too.
No, I don't. And neither does anyone else.
Paper maps proclaimed to be a threat to national security as they can be used to guide terrorists to important government buildings.
I've been getting the chance to post this quotation left and right...
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber barons cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
-C.S.Lewis
But if Europe did take away the WWW (providing it was possible, which it is not), what would you do with your internet? The entire point of my post was that it was stupid. Here are some words for you to look up and expand your vocabulary: facetious, satirical , mocking
To everyone busy paraphrasing the "hey, but you can't actually control something like the WWW because it's not something physical" argument:
Firstly, under current jurisdiction concepts can be owned and controlled - that's the whole idea behind intellectual property. That wasn't my point though - I wasn't thinking about IP, I was just making a purely hypothetical, not based on reality, argument - my point was that saying 'we made it, and this means we should forever control it' is dumb.
I can think of several reasons why the servers should be kept in the US such as stability and lack of censorship (currently; things might change). We were the first to create it, though, is nothing but pure nationalistic dumbness.
Europe designed and built the world wide web and should control it. End of story. If Americans want to use it, great, and they should be thankful to us, like they should be thankful to us for a great many things, for opening it up to everybody around the world. There was no requirement for us to do so.
Please share this magical and wonderful blog of happiness that you have stumbled upon.
I'm an blubbering idiot. I would have re-hosted the pictures on imageshack or something but I never thought the comments section gets that much traffic.
Shit.
Recently a guy (sup blairerickson) on a forum I frequent posted a thread about the burning man. In an attempt to dispel some of the (usual) slashdot misinformation, I'm quoting some of what he said
Burning Man is one of those events that a lot of people have heard of but few have any in-depth knowledge of unless you've actually been. So here's a thread to try and explain as many lingering questions people have about this strange phenomenon.
How big is it?
There were more than 35,000 people there last year.
Here's a shot of the Playa (the place in Black Rock desert where it's held) from outerspace:
And 's a random crowd shot to give you an idea of how many people are around any given street corner.
Is everybody there all peace love and happiness type hippies?
Nope. In fact quite the opposite. There are entire groups built on nothing but raw rage. But there are plenty of hippies too. For some people who go, a lot of Black Rock City is described as a cross between Survivor and Mad Max. Mad Max is the most common answer. Here's some photos to better explain why:
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/Muytator2.jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/Thunderdome.jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/mutantvehicle.jp g
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/Spinning.jpg
Oh and then there's a group called the UberCarneys who built a giant device called the "Roaster Coaster" where they dropped spinning cages full of riders through a flame thrower while screaming over a megaphone about the sloppiness of its construction.
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/roastercoaster1. jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/roastercoaster2. jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/roasterfire.jpg
Supposedly they're doing something this year called "Unsafety Town"
In addition to the flame throwers and anarchy, you can also expect a heavy dose of insane behaviour, giant displays of sexual debauchery, and liberal drug use. Just plain good fun.
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/blowtorch-burn-b arrel_f.jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/IMG_1079.jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/IMG_1116.jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/IMG_0617.jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/BarbieDeathCamp. jpg
http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/amacker-and-frie nd_f.jpg
Is it all easy and fun?
Not at all. Surviving in the middle of the Black Rock desert is pretty goddamn tough. You have to bring plenty of gear, supplies, water, and anything you can think of. And you will probably be injured at some point. Goes with the territory. Almost everyone I was with last year was injured. I ended up with a pretty gruesome stab wound (http://www.blairerickson.com/bman/kneescar.jpg) on my leg and a sprained ankle
The galaxy couldn't have 'fallen in' the black hole, more than Earth 'fall in' the sun, or the moon can 'fall' on Earth. Unless something has bled all the angular momentum out, galaxies would just spin around the black hole for some time.
I've been sentenced for a D.U.I. offense. My 3rd one. When I first came to prison, I had no idea what to expect. Certainly none of this. I'm a tall white male, who unfortunately has a small amount of feminine characteristics. And very shy. These characteristics have got me raped so many times I have no more feelings physically. I have been raped by up to 5 black men and two white men at a time. I've had knifes at my head and throat. I had fought and been beat so hard that I didn't ever think I'd see straight again. One time when I refused to enter a cell, I was brutally attacked by staff and taken to segragation though I had only wanted to prevent the same and worse by not locking up with my cell mate. There is no supervision after lockdown. I was given a conduct report. I explained to the hearing officer what the issue was. He told me that off the record, He suggests I find a man I would/could willingly have sex with to prevent these things from happening. I've requested protective custody only to be denied. It is not available here. He also said there was no where to run to, and it would be best for me to accept things . . . . I probably have AIDS now. I have great difficulty raising food to my mouth from shaking after nightmares or thinking to hard on all this . . . . I've laid down without physical fight to be sodomized. To prevent so much damage in struggles, ripping and tearing. Though in not fighting, it caused my heart and spirit to be raped as well. Something I don't know if I'll ever forgive myself for. ...and I'll keep posting this story every time slashdot advocates rape and moderators mod it up.
-A letter to Human Rights Watch
Watch the movie 'threads' for a good run-down of a post-nuclear war world.
It's not that nuclear blasts will kill everyone. It's that 'developed' countries, especially large metropolian areas, are extremely dependant on others for their survival. Once the infrastructure is gone and panic ensues, there will be no electricity water or food. The economy will be reduced to a barter economy since faith in the monetary system is gone.
Hell, even a miniature-by-comparison disaster like New Orleans / Katrina showed signs of anarchy for a while, imagine the hell-on-earth that will erupt if not one, but several major cities are flattened.
P.S. I'm serious, get ahold of and watch Threads, it's a great movie.
The irony of your post is as delicious as about three and a half cookies.
Not to troll, but Opera has had this feature for ages.
Now that Firefox have finally caught up I might just switch back, though. It was the feature that converted me to Opera in the first place.
Modding:
60% Troll
20% Insightful
20% Informative
100% Whooosh!
Look up negative externalities. Negative externalities, such as, say, pollution or traffic congestion caused by oil consumption, are text-book examples of a market failure in which the market fails to do its job of efficient resource allocation and needs to be regulated.
Markets aren't magical and 'letting them do their thing', like 99% of armchair libertarians suggest, would be disastrous.
Snobbery like this is partly why Linux fails. GUIs are easier to use, especially for the non-technical user - i.e. 90% of computer users -or- who you should be catering to if you ever want Linux to be anything other than a niche operating system.