Even if that treaty actually meant what you think does, how the fuck is it actually going to stop someone from doing it. Space is the ultimate high ground, the first nation that says 'fuck it' and goes full bore on space based weaponry is going to have a major advantage. Furthermore, all the nations that actually want this treaty to be the state of things will have no space based military themselves so they won't be able to stop anyone from breaking it unless they break it themselves!
At the end of the day it's not a matter of if, but of when we get space based weaponry, from the top of a gravity well you can use hunks of rock as nuke equivalents. It's pretty hard to win a war when your opponent can just go "rocks fall, everybody dies" on your ass...
Yes, but one generally doesn't buy things with computers, and it terms of actual cost relative to inflation the iPad is a fair bit cheaper than the juipter.
Though to be fair the Brits only had that much trouble because they chose to make their ships from aluminum which is flammable at the sort of temps burning jet fuel reaches...
But you're completely right about the Phalanx's weaksauce engagement envelope.
But how else will the astronauts get a nice cross breeze going? I've seen all those designs and they always seem to forget to put in windows that open. It would get so stuffy in there.
But that's not the argument that I was responding to. He was saying that polygamous marriage would encourage all the woman to marry a few rich men and leave hordes of single guys out to dry because they're not rich enough. The whole 16th of a rich man thing.
I already know about the tax incentives associated with marriage
Yes, but when code fails 99% of the time the worst thing that's going to happen is a loss of money. Not good, but quite a bit less disastrous then when a doctor or civil engineer screws the pooch...
So now women can't work for themselves? Marriages are all about financial incentives?
If I had to choose between being single and marrying a woman who was only interested in my money I know what I would pick.
PS while you might have had some traction if you had tried to cite social instability due to the imbalanced gender ratios that widespread might cause, but even then that assumes that all the marriages will be 1 man + multiple women there's nothing, however, preventing marriages of 1 woman + multiple men or multiple men + multiple women both of which would push the gender balance of available singles back towards neutral. And there's nothing stopping people from living these sorts of relationships now anyway, they just can't get benefits of having their relationship be legally and socially recognized. So if a woman (or a man) does want 16th of a rich partner vs 100% of a poor one I'm sure she can already find such a relationship today. In fact, I hear Tiger Woods has a few positions open these days...
Well WVBR gets some of that 'college radio vibe'. Mostly the good parts like the informal atmosphere. They play plenty of current music, as well as classic rock. They also play lots of concerts (though these are more or less all by local bands, plenty of good music just don't expect to hear anyone particularly famous).
I think you'd like WVBR then... http://wvbr.com/ (93.5 in the Ithaca NY area, it's a Nonprofit owned and run mostly by Cornell students but it isn't directly affiliated with the University).
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But what if Hylander's grocery store is on an archipelago?
My sister's an excellent photographer, you insensitive clod!
Even if that treaty actually meant what you think does, how the fuck is it actually going to stop someone from doing it. Space is the ultimate high ground, the first nation that says 'fuck it' and goes full bore on space based weaponry is going to have a major advantage. Furthermore, all the nations that actually want this treaty to be the state of things will have no space based military themselves so they won't be able to stop anyone from breaking it unless they break it themselves!
At the end of the day it's not a matter of if, but of when we get space based weaponry, from the top of a gravity well you can use hunks of rock as nuke equivalents. It's pretty hard to win a war when your opponent can just go "rocks fall, everybody dies" on your ass...
In my wallet: 7(5$ + 2 1$s)$, some ID and shit, and 1 playing card (a joker). Oh yeah, high roller baby!
The dedicated hardware that uses less power than the CPU or there'd be no point in having it you drooling retard.
Yes, but one generally doesn't buy things with computers, and it terms of actual cost relative to inflation the iPad is a fair bit cheaper than the juipter.
If you help me steal his couch we'll split it 50/50 ;)
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum etc...
transhumanist?
Why would you want flash on a platform that's incapable of running any flash apps?
I'd have taken my wife's last name. Hard to be worse that Gaylord...
But if they made one that was at all reasonably priced I'd buy an XLR soundcard in a heartbeat...
Though to be fair the Brits only had that much trouble because they chose to make their ships from aluminum which is flammable at the sort of temps burning jet fuel reaches...
But you're completely right about the Phalanx's weaksauce engagement envelope.
But how else will the astronauts get a nice cross breeze going? I've seen all those designs and they always seem to forget to put in windows that open. It would get so stuffy in there.
BREAK IT DOWN...
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STOP!
Hammertime!
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But that's not the argument that I was responding to. He was saying that polygamous marriage would encourage all the woman to marry a few rich men and leave hordes of single guys out to dry because they're not rich enough. The whole 16th of a rich man thing.
I already know about the tax incentives associated with marriage
3D porn, duh!
Yes, but when code fails 99% of the time the worst thing that's going to happen is a loss of money. Not good, but quite a bit less disastrous then when a doctor or civil engineer screws the pooch...
So now women can't work for themselves? Marriages are all about financial incentives?
If I had to choose between being single and marrying a woman who was only interested in my money I know what I would pick.
PS while you might have had some traction if you had tried to cite social instability due to the imbalanced gender ratios that widespread might cause, but even then that assumes that all the marriages will be 1 man + multiple women there's nothing, however, preventing marriages of 1 woman + multiple men or multiple men + multiple women both of which would push the gender balance of available singles back towards neutral. And there's nothing stopping people from living these sorts of relationships now anyway, they just can't get benefits of having their relationship be legally and socially recognized. So if a woman (or a man) does want 16th of a rich partner vs 100% of a poor one I'm sure she can already find such a relationship today. In fact, I hear Tiger Woods has a few positions open these days...
So you're saying you're never going to be 'pro' anyone, right ;)?
Well WVBR gets some of that 'college radio vibe'. Mostly the good parts like the informal atmosphere. They play plenty of current music, as well as classic rock. They also play lots of concerts (though these are more or less all by local bands, plenty of good music just don't expect to hear anyone particularly famous).
And in case it wasn't obvious from the fact that I've recommended them, they play some kickass tunes too :)
I think you'd like WVBR then... http://wvbr.com/ (93.5 in the Ithaca NY area, it's a Nonprofit owned and run mostly by Cornell students but it isn't directly affiliated with the University).
Or like that retard who thinks he's allergic to wifi?
The sound of the joke going over your head :P