i really wish that corporations had standards to meet for producing genetically modified organisms. most people think that genetic engineering is inherently destructive and this simply isn't true. genetic engineering done responsibly could be a wonderful boon to our society. people also forget how destructive we've been without it - simply introducing organisms to new environments has caused terrible problems. unfortunately a few irresponsible corporations could give the whole technology a bad name.
(of course, i think we'll get over this in the next couple decades)
who were intimate with the idea that the first thing an oppressive government wants to do is takes its citizen's ability of self-defense away
It seems we have a government that had done plenty to disallow the individual to defend him/herself. Under the guise of terrorism, one can be arrested without being confronted with specific charges. A US citizen can be declared a enemy combatant and lose rights to a fair trial. Property can be confiscated under vague conditions and never returned. Simply photographing bridges is considered a threatening act.
...and what good are your guns going to be against the government?
...and your inability to express the idea that a fetus is a living human being in a logical manner without relying on religious belief is the reason why the matter should exist as a personal choice rather that a legal one.
If you would like to make any headway in convincing me that abortion is acceptable then your line of argumentation should be directly aimed at convincing me that a an unborn child is not, in fact, a living human.
Like guns, abortion will always exist. The difference is where they are performed and the safety of the patient. You can't force an unwilling mother to bring a child to term. I really don't see how it helps people to take away an option
Oh yes, you want to save the unborn child. When is there something to save? (I'm forced to assume you follow church doctrine...) at conception. Long before the child can survive on its own. Therefore, the state has the right to take domain of a woman's body so the child may survive. Think...if it were possible to remove the child at any point in the pregnancy and have it survive, there would be no issue here. So the rights of something that cannot survive on its own, only with the potential to survive on its own, trump the rights of the mother.
It amazes me that people feel so free to pass judgment on people's choice in this matter. We should simply be thankful we do not have to make it ourselves.
Where do you gather that my being pro-life forces you to believe anything?
When your beliefs alter the laws governing the physical being of others - the rights a woman has over her body.
I could manufacture one in my garage more simply than I could manufacture a moderately complicated go-cart. Guns are not going away.
And I'd rather people have their own homemade guns than a semiautomatic - or most of what is out there. Also, I hope you can make bullets in that garage as well.
At the very least it levels the playing field between me and the one who doesn't care for the law.
I just don't believe that introducing bigger and badder weapons into a confrontation makes things safer. If a potential criminal fears he may be taking on someone with a gun, he is more likely to have one and to shoot it. Thats right - I don't necessarily believe you're safer if you have a gun even if the criminal has a gun. Yes, some people do owe their lives to owning a gun. Many also owe their deaths to it.
my belief that an unborn child is a living human which is endowed with a number of inalienable rights
and what give you the right to force these beliefs on other people? you also believe that a personal relationship with god is a necessary part of being a good person, but we don't have laws requiring people to go to church. someone else's sin doesn't effect you.
each of us should be able to effectively defend ourselves from those threatening our lives and that of our families
do you know of anyone who has defended themselves with a gun? I don't. I hardly know of anyone that has even been in a violent situation. the fact is that this country has an outrageous amount of violence involving guns compared to anywhere else in the world. I would prefer to live in a world without guns, wouldn't you? We can start by not owning them ourselves.
Why are the people who call Bush a dictator the same ones who want to take away our guns?
For the same reason the average joe isn't allowed to own a thermonuclear device - the risk of someone getting hurt or killed out weighs the benefits. Yes, its that simple.
Now, can you explain to me how a political party can be both pro-LIFE and pro-GUN?
yes, it takes time and work to create a good interface. don't present the user with options they don't want or don't understand. easy things should be easy, difficult things should be possible. as much time as geeks spend working on software, why don't they understand this? the fact is, the vast majority of the programming done in the world is not reseach level stuff, but simple done-a-million-times problem solving. what does PHB need from his computer?
my god, if geeks understood this they'd be dancing on the grave of microsoft.
it dates to the days of OpenDoc and CyberDog. It was a visual display of a hierarchy. i believe they showed it being used to display the flow of a website. i think it started with an "x".
From what I can tell they will only give you that price if you're a new customer. Now maybe they've always been willing to give you a better deal if you call in but if thats the case then no one else can.
I called up customer service and explained that I was unhappy with the trade in program and that I wanted a T616. They sold me one at the price they'd give new customers - $99 with a 2 year service agreement. I didn't try too hard at this and feel I got a fairly good deal on a phone I really want. People will complain about the service contract, but I'm not a provider slut. Good luck
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i really wish that corporations had standards to meet for producing genetically modified organisms. most people think that genetic engineering is inherently destructive and this simply isn't true. genetic engineering done responsibly could be a wonderful boon to our society. people also forget how destructive we've been without it - simply introducing organisms to new environments has caused terrible problems. unfortunately a few irresponsible corporations could give the whole technology a bad name.
(of course, i think we'll get over this in the next couple decades)
In other words, its a lot like the rest of the operating system.
who were intimate with the idea that the first thing an oppressive government wants to do is takes its citizen's ability of self-defense away
It seems we have a government that had done plenty to disallow the individual to defend him/herself. Under the guise of terrorism, one can be arrested without being confronted with specific charges. A US citizen can be declared a enemy combatant and lose rights to a fair trial. Property can be confiscated under vague conditions and never returned. Simply photographing bridges is considered a threatening act.
...and what good are your guns going to be against the government?
...and your inability to express the idea that a fetus is a living human being in a logical manner without relying on religious belief is the reason why the matter should exist as a personal choice rather that a legal one.
If you would like to make any headway in convincing me that abortion is acceptable then your line of argumentation should be directly aimed at convincing me that a an unborn child is not, in fact, a living human.
Like guns, abortion will always exist. The difference is where they are performed and the safety of the patient. You can't force an unwilling mother to bring a child to term. I really don't see how it helps people to take away an option
Oh yes, you want to save the unborn child. When is there something to save? (I'm forced to assume you follow church doctrine...) at conception. Long before the child can survive on its own. Therefore, the state has the right to take domain of a woman's body so the child may survive. Think...if it were possible to remove the child at any point in the pregnancy and have it survive, there would be no issue here. So the rights of something that cannot survive on its own, only with the potential to survive on its own, trump the rights of the mother.
It amazes me that people feel so free to pass judgment on people's choice in this matter. We should simply be thankful we do not have to make it ourselves.
Where do you gather that my being pro-life forces you to believe anything?
When your beliefs alter the laws governing the physical being of others - the rights a woman has over her body.
I could manufacture one in my garage more simply than I could manufacture a moderately complicated go-cart. Guns are not going away.
And I'd rather people have their own homemade guns than a semiautomatic - or most of what is out there. Also, I hope you can make bullets in that garage as well.
At the very least it levels the playing field between me and the one who doesn't care for the law.
I just don't believe that introducing bigger and badder weapons into a confrontation makes things safer. If a potential criminal fears he may be taking on someone with a gun, he is more likely to have one and to shoot it. Thats right - I don't necessarily believe you're safer if you have a gun even if the criminal has a gun. Yes, some people do owe their lives to owning a gun. Many also owe their deaths to it.
my belief that an unborn child is a living human which is endowed with a number of inalienable rights
and what give you the right to force these beliefs on other people? you also believe that a personal relationship with god is a necessary part of being a good person, but we don't have laws requiring people to go to church. someone else's sin doesn't effect you.
each of us should be able to effectively defend ourselves from those threatening our lives and that of our families
do you know of anyone who has defended themselves with a gun? I don't. I hardly know of anyone that has even been in a violent situation. the fact is that this country has an outrageous amount of violence involving guns compared to anywhere else in the world. I would prefer to live in a world without guns, wouldn't you? We can start by not owning them ourselves.
Why are the people who call Bush a dictator the same ones who want to take away our guns?
For the same reason the average joe isn't allowed to own a thermonuclear device - the risk of someone getting hurt or killed out weighs the benefits. Yes, its that simple.
Now, can you explain to me how a political party can be both pro-LIFE and pro-GUN?
Take your time...
let people choose their favorite player
haha....
:(
i had to reread the article. and yes, his name is nowhere on the page!
now if i go to the home page, there it is...
maybe i'm not geek enough to read slashdot
oh my god, you got modded as funny?
he's sooooo right!
yes, it takes time and work to create a good interface. don't present the user with options they don't want or don't understand. easy things should be easy, difficult things should be possible. as much time as geeks spend working on software, why don't they understand this? the fact is, the vast majority of the programming done in the world is not reseach level stuff, but simple done-a-million-times problem solving. what does PHB need from his computer?
my god, if geeks understood this they'd be dancing on the grave of microsoft.
Fair enough....
now are you willing to get into the trunk of Bray's Cadillac?
it dates to the days of OpenDoc and CyberDog. It was a visual display of a hierarchy. i believe they showed it being used to display the flow of a website. i think it started with an "x".
any ideas?
you win!
obviously you've never seen what it takes to get a clueless user to switch browsers
not that you'd care on slashdot....
but IE barfs all over CSS. the newest PC version might be okay, but IE Mac will destroy nearly any CSS given to it.
its quite sad
really, did someone's graphic designer girlfriend post this?
okay, not girlfriend but rpg partner?
i'm just a bit confused about where the news is here. was there a change? yes. is it of minimal importance? yes.
Its really pretty simple. Your country, Australia, was founded by England's criminals. America was founded by England's religious nutcases.
Now you tell me, who sounds like more fun?
Pornography is a very powerful force.
I really wish someone could explain exactly what this powerful force is capable of.
Besides boosting the paper tissue industry.
....they can hear you scream in space.
twenty five years ago was not that *radically* different from today.
I beg to differ.
There was no slashdot.
I mean really, what did people do at work back then?
mind explaining how they'd discover that you were doing this?
From what I can tell they will only give you that price if you're a new customer. Now maybe they've always been willing to give you a better deal if you call in but if thats the case then no one else can.
I called up customer service and explained that I was unhappy with the trade in program and that I wanted a T616. They sold me one at the price they'd give new customers - $99 with a 2 year service agreement. I didn't try too hard at this and feel I got a fairly good deal on a phone I really want. People will complain about the service contract, but I'm not a provider slut. Good luck
While I agree with you that rechargeable batteries are more ecologically sound, most alkaline batteries no longer have mercury.