The obscure have hopes, dreams, and all those other things that make us valuable as individuals.
Please explain how you having hopes and dreams makes you in any way valuable to me. Unless I know that you are going to benefit me in some way, you are presently worthless to me.
Look at pets. Most people that have pets believe that their pet loves them, and that's why the pet behaves the way they do for them. In reality, most of the time the pet just wants to be fed. As soon as that pet believes that it can survive on it's own, and it has the opportunity to get away, it takes it. Do you honestly believe that an animal has nothing better to do but hang-out with humans? Show me a relationship in nature between two animals where they spend time together with no benefit whatsoever. It doesn't exist. Why do children seperate themselves more and more as they age? Because they need their parents less and less.
It all derives from people's need to be noticed and valued by others. Most people's psyche would shatter into pieces if they truly realized how worthless they are. (In a unique way. Of course the streetsweeper is valuable, but it's the position, not the person that has the value.)
These aren't people arrested in their homes. These are people that were caught on a battlefield with weapons in hand. Free or not free has nothing to do with it.
South Korea hasn't been saved. The war is on hold. That's not even the point though, Korea wasn't saved. Now you have North and South waiting for the day to kill each other.
Do you really care or do you just need a cause? Because I don't give a shit, and neither do most Americans. They can execute every last one for all I care. This isn't flamebait, this what I honestly feel. And so do a lot of other people.
The UN has nothing to do with this. It's the more powerful countries that have prevented this from happening. Do you honestly think the UN could do shit if the US and China decided to go at it?
Has negotiated and enforced many peace treaties throughout that time.
Negotiated, yes. Enforced, no. In fact, more than half of all international treaties are violated on a regular basis, and many are simply ignored because they've been violated so much.
Economic and other sanctions have had positive effects on some countries.
WHO has done some fantastic work in the 3rd world.
True.
Is the world's first supra-national organization and, more remarkably, has had its power seriously challenged only a few times.
Wrong, but another poster already addressed it.
Has, respectively, saved the countries of Korea, Kuwait,and many others i'm forgetting by using multinational forces to defeat a common agressor enemy.
What saved Kuwait was oil, and those that need it. Has Korea been saved yet? Hardly.
I think you should read more. The UN is a joke (outside of it's humanity/charity functions).
PS. I don't believe in your 'God', and even if I did, I certainly wouldn't be thanking that figment of my imagination for this news. I can only assume you meant it, as you spelt 'God' with a captial g. You're an idiot.
I don't believe in you, anonymous coward, and even if I did, I certainly wouldn't be thanking you, a figment of my imagination, for this comment. I can only assume you meant it, as you spelt 'Anonymous Coward' with a capital a. You're an idiot.
Are you kidding?! Probation is a joke! How do I know? I'm on it right now. For every person arrested for violating their probation, there are hundreds that violate theirs and don't get caught.
There are simply not enough jails or officers to make a dent in the crime problem. Most people just don't notice (nor the FBI) because most crime happens between criminals. The average person would have a nervous breakdown if they truly knew how unsafe they are.
Most criminals lack long-term vision. They also have that "not me" mentality. (Which is really prevalent among all of society.) If they thought they would get caught and punished severely, then most probably wouldn't do it.
Also, a lot of criminals survive just because people don't care enough to enforce the laws. I have friends that will go to Wal-Mart, take a DVD, walk right out with the buzzer and little flashing orange lights going off, get in their car and drive away. Does anyone come running after them? Nope. I suppose someone will someday, and then they'll take a nice deferred judgment or some community service (which they'll half-ass, of course), and won't think a second thought about it.
What regular people will never get is the different priorities criminals have. Some of these people feel free to go out and kill people even knowing they'll probably get shot and killed themselves. They just don't care.
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There are various things I would like to do before I die; read certain books, write one or two, buy a house, etc.
Wonderful.
I realise that other people also have hopes and dreams. Occasionally I will be in the position to help them.
Ok.
The fact that I have desires makes me more likely to help those who also have desires.
Why?
The fact that I have hopes and dreams makes it more likely that I will help you achieve yours, if you want that help.
Why? Sure, you can come over and wash the dishes and take out the trash. Thanks dude.
Of course, this is nothing to do with intrinsic value,but that's another topic altogether.
That's exactly what I'm saying doesn't exist.
Sometimes I find it impossible to know what another English speaking human believes).
I knew that already.
I don't want to kill them, I just don't care if they die. :)
This has nothing to do with obscurity.
The obscure have hopes, dreams, and all those other things that make us valuable as individuals.
Please explain how you having hopes and dreams makes you in any way valuable to me. Unless I know that you are going to benefit me in some way, you are presently worthless to me.
Look at pets. Most people that have pets believe that their pet loves them, and that's why the pet behaves the way they do for them. In reality, most of the time the pet just wants to be fed. As soon as that pet believes that it can survive on it's own, and it has the opportunity to get away, it takes it. Do you honestly believe that an animal has nothing better to do but hang-out with humans? Show me a relationship in nature between two animals where they spend time together with no benefit whatsoever. It doesn't exist. Why do children seperate themselves more and more as they age? Because they need their parents less and less.
In other words, no one has innate value.
It all derives from people's need to be noticed and valued by others. Most people's psyche would shatter into pieces if they truly realized how worthless they are. (In a unique way. Of course the streetsweeper is valuable, but it's the position, not the person that has the value.)
No shit Sherlock. That's why Korea wasn't saved. It was split in two in an still ongoing war. So the UN accomplished nothing.
These aren't people arrested in their homes. These are people that were caught on a battlefield with weapons in hand. Free or not free has nothing to do with it.
exert pressure
Yeah, that'll stop the nuclear missiles mid-air!
South Korea hasn't been saved. The war is on hold. That's not even the point though, Korea wasn't saved. Now you have North and South waiting for the day to kill each other.
South Korea hasn't been saved... yet. The original comment was about Korea, not South Korea.
I love how insightful comments are modded down while the usual drivel is modded up.
No, I'm not new here.
Do you really care or do you just need a cause? Because I don't give a shit, and neither do most Americans. They can execute every last one for all I care. This isn't flamebait, this what I honestly feel. And so do a lot of other people.
No world wars in 50+ years
The UN has nothing to do with this. It's the more powerful countries that have prevented this from happening. Do you honestly think the UN could do shit if the US and China decided to go at it?
Has negotiated and enforced many peace treaties throughout that time.
Negotiated, yes. Enforced, no. In fact, more than half of all international treaties are violated on a regular basis, and many are simply ignored because they've been violated so much.
Economic and other sanctions have had positive effects on some countries.
WHO has done some fantastic work in the 3rd world.
True.
Is the world's first supra-national organization and, more remarkably, has had its power seriously challenged only a few times.
Wrong, but another poster already addressed it.
Has, respectively, saved the countries of Korea, Kuwait,and many others i'm forgetting by using multinational forces to defeat a common agressor enemy.
What saved Kuwait was oil, and those that need it. Has Korea been saved yet? Hardly.
I think you should read more. The UN is a joke (outside of it's humanity/charity functions).
The Iowa Electronic Markets at the University of Iowa has had this for a long time. And it does use real money, and is fully legal.
internet activity of the victim/perpetrator to a static web page
Repeat after me: the internet is not the www and vice-versa
When I saw it made me stop and reflect for a while.
Yes, that just does wonders, doesn't it?
Thanks for posting. Now we can all easily make you a Foe.
This is not flamebait. It's cold, hard facts.
Yes, and the creators of GIMP should consider the implications of developing something that is used to view kiddie porn.
PS. I don't believe in your 'God', and even if I did, I certainly wouldn't be thanking that figment of my imagination for this news. I can only assume you meant it, as you spelt 'God' with a captial g. You're an idiot.
I don't believe in you, anonymous coward, and even if I did, I certainly wouldn't be thanking you, a figment of my imagination, for this comment. I can only assume you meant it, as you spelt 'Anonymous Coward' with a capital a. You're an idiot.
"Persistent Shadow Copies" and references them as journaling file systems
I think you're the one getting confused. Microsoft isn't that stupid. They know what journalling file systems are (ie NTFS).
Moron...
$gcc -std=c89 -pedantic test.c
test.c: In function `int main()':
test.c:2: too many arguments to function `void f()'
test.c:7: at this point in file
Alright dipshit....
f(2) would not compile in ANSI C.
malloc() can be used in C++, it's right there in the standard library. How do you think new() is implemented?
There is no pointer conversions in ANSI C except to void*.
Stop trolling.
Um, getting caught with pot in an amount for personal use is punished about the same as public intoxication or something like that (ie no big deal).
Most people that have drug habits have other "bad" habits as a result, and those are the threat to me.
Just run bash --tcsh scriptfile of course!
Are you kidding?! Probation is a joke! How do I know? I'm on it right now. For every person arrested for violating their probation, there are hundreds that violate theirs and don't get caught.
There are simply not enough jails or officers to make a dent in the crime problem. Most people just don't notice (nor the FBI) because most crime happens between criminals. The average person would have a nervous breakdown if they truly knew how unsafe they are.
Most criminals lack long-term vision. They also have that "not me" mentality. (Which is really prevalent among all of society.) If they thought they would get caught and punished severely, then most probably wouldn't do it.
Also, a lot of criminals survive just because people don't care enough to enforce the laws. I have friends that will go to Wal-Mart, take a DVD, walk right out with the buzzer and little flashing orange lights going off, get in their car and drive away. Does anyone come running after them? Nope. I suppose someone will someday, and then they'll take a nice deferred judgment or some community service (which they'll half-ass, of course), and won't think a second thought about it.
What regular people will never get is the different priorities criminals have. Some of these people feel free to go out and kill people even knowing they'll probably get shot and killed themselves. They just don't care.