I was pointing out that when cellphones and wireless headsets first came out people thought anyone using them were crazy people talking to themselves. It's funny that now, with the prevalence of these technologies, sometimes a crazy people talking to themselves gets mistaken for a person on a cell phone.
You know there's a problem when you see crazy people talking to themselves and it takes you a minute to realize they're NOT talking on a BlueTooth headset.
It is rude of them to commune by flux shifting in front of those whose Vortal inputs are impaired. They should vocalize in our auditory language as a matter of courtesy. Unless they wish to say unflattering things about us. Just so.
Thanks for catching my mistake. The "1" key is right below the "4" key, so I must have pressed it by mistake. At first, when I wrote that the Nazis were around for 12 years I made the opposite screwup, and when I reread it I questioned how Nazi Germany could have been around for 42 years! Either way, Rome's Republic and Imperial periods lasted for a total of 984 years, enhancing my initial point that the Romans are far more historically notable than the Nazis.
Anyway, I do agree with you that republics, especially when coupled with democratic elections, can and do work. My point was more that equating the long term significance of Rome to that of Nazi Germany was fooling, and that Rome is significant for more than just their form of government (which I suppose is a silly point, since that seems to be their biggest lasting legacy).
2000 years from now we'll probably still be talking about Nazi Germany. So your "obviously" is 100% wrong.
The Roman Republic lasted from 508 BC to 27 BC (181 years), and the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 476 (503 years), for a total of 684 years, setting the foundation for much of Western civilization.
On the other hand, Nazi Germany existed from 1933 until 1945, a mere 12 years by comparison, and it's main action was pissing off enough people to get itself exterminated. Precluding the emergence of a Fourth Reich inspired by the Third, or a similar resurgence in Neo-Nazi beliefs, in 2000 years the Nazis will likely be a comparative footnote in history, mentioned only in limited discussions about the 20th Century.
Simply being a subject of discussion does NOT mean anything beyond being a subject of discussion.
However, I agree with this. In historical discussion we talk about the Roman Empire (where the pretenses of a republic were just that, pretenses), about the Pharaohs of Egypt, and of age of monarchies in Europe, but it doesn't mean any of those things were good ideas. Nobody's saying we should hand our government over to a bunch of hereditary autarchs who claim their right to rule comes from "a higher power".
You'd be bitter too if certain people considered your religious beliefs to preclude you from being a patriot or a citizen. Yes, I know the first President Bush is only alleged to have made such a comment, but there are plenty of people in this country who would swear by it.
While I'm sure flash mobs make somebody in power nervous (though what doesn't, right?), neither TFA nor the video therein mention the words "flash" or "mob". Sounds more like Slashdot sensationalism to me.
Right, but the point is that if the unmanned Lunokhod probes could put retroreflector arrays up then the US could have sent probes, instead of astronauts, to place their retroreflectors.
Not to call doubt upon the Moon landing, but retroreflectors have been placed on the Moon as part of the unmanned Lunokhod program. According to the link you posted:
"The unmanned Soviet Lunokhod 1 and Lunokhod 2 rovers carried smaller arrays. Reflected signals were initially received from Lunokhod 1, but no return signals have been detected since 1971, at least in part due to some uncertainty in its location on the Moon. Lunokhod 2's array continues to return signals to Earth."
Now, I dislike the Moon landing conspiracy nutters as much as the next guy, but the retroreflector thing isn't going to convince them. But then again nothing really will...
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And what happened to the future of the ancient Greek people? Conquest by Alexander the Great and annexation by the Romans.
I was pointing out that when cellphones and wireless headsets first came out people thought anyone using them were crazy people talking to themselves. It's funny that now, with the prevalence of these technologies, sometimes a crazy people talking to themselves gets mistaken for a person on a cell phone.
You know there's a problem when you see crazy people talking to themselves and it takes you a minute to realize they're NOT talking on a BlueTooth headset.
Obsidian is better. Anyone using flint is an idiot.
It is rude of them to commune by flux shifting in front of those whose Vortal inputs are impaired. They should vocalize in our auditory language as a matter of courtesy. Unless they wish to say unflattering things about us. Just so.
That's an old wive's tale. Masturbation doesn't cause blindness! It's missing the tissue that does!
Thanks for catching my mistake. The "1" key is right below the "4" key, so I must have pressed it by mistake. At first, when I wrote that the Nazis were around for 12 years I made the opposite screwup, and when I reread it I questioned how Nazi Germany could have been around for 42 years! Either way, Rome's Republic and Imperial periods lasted for a total of 984 years, enhancing my initial point that the Romans are far more historically notable than the Nazis.
Anyway, I do agree with you that republics, especially when coupled with democratic elections, can and do work. My point was more that equating the long term significance of Rome to that of Nazi Germany was fooling, and that Rome is significant for more than just their form of government (which I suppose is a silly point, since that seems to be their biggest lasting legacy).
The Roman Republic lasted from 508 BC to 27 BC (181 years), and the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 476 (503 years), for a total of 684 years, setting the foundation for much of Western civilization.
On the other hand, Nazi Germany existed from 1933 until 1945, a mere 12 years by comparison, and it's main action was pissing off enough people to get itself exterminated. Precluding the emergence of a Fourth Reich inspired by the Third, or a similar resurgence in Neo-Nazi beliefs, in 2000 years the Nazis will likely be a comparative footnote in history, mentioned only in limited discussions about the 20th Century.
However, I agree with this. In historical discussion we talk about the Roman Empire (where the pretenses of a republic were just that, pretenses), about the Pharaohs of Egypt, and of age of monarchies in Europe, but it doesn't mean any of those things were good ideas. Nobody's saying we should hand our government over to a bunch of hereditary autarchs who claim their right to rule comes from "a higher power".
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Hey, it can always be worse than a retread tire. You could feel like a bald tire, or maybe one illegally dumped in the woods somewhere.
You'd be bitter too if certain people considered your religious beliefs to preclude you from being a patriot or a citizen. Yes, I know the first President Bush is only alleged to have made such a comment, but there are plenty of people in this country who would swear by it.
While I'm sure flash mobs make somebody in power nervous (though what doesn't, right?), neither TFA nor the video therein mention the words "flash" or "mob". Sounds more like Slashdot sensationalism to me.
As long as they have Windows 7 AIDS Edition, I'm set.
Does that mean masturbation is rape?
Who do you think you are? Professor Moriarty?
I don't think Cthulu feels that way. Unless you mean "as a snack food".
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Is this what you're talking about, or is there another version?
But if they both leak at the same time they'll cancel each other out! Like global warming and nuclear winter!
...so that's where they went? To mars?
Yes, but you'd need a tracking system, and a large spinning mirror.
John Kerry? Is that you?
Is that an "or" or an "xor"? Because I can't think of anything worse than a zombie raptor apocalypse...
Right, but the point is that if the unmanned Lunokhod probes could put retroreflector arrays up then the US could have sent probes, instead of astronauts, to place their retroreflectors.
Now, I dislike the Moon landing conspiracy nutters as much as the next guy, but the retroreflector thing isn't going to convince them. But then again nothing really will...