Really? I'll have to see if I can get my sister-in-law to watch it. She claims to be a Muslim, but the first thing she did upon coming to America was to buy 4 pounds of bacon!
Any man with an active imagination doesn't "need" porn. And any man who has lived with a woman knows it doesn't necessarily increase the availability of sex.
The history of US foreign intervention is rife with examples of the Law of Unintended Consequences. On the whole, the American belief that we can fuck with other countries at will has done a lot more harm than good to American interests. I say that as an American and a Libertarian. Sometimes the best action is to do nothing. And I miss the cold war, because despite our demonization of the Soviets, they at least were predictable and dependable.
It's news because most slashdotters readily admit to being nefarious wankers, and don't claim some kind of moral superiority in a effort to convince impressionable young idealists to martyr themselves in a misguided attempt to seek revenge on a country whose bigging crime is having greater influence in Bin Laden's homeland than Bin Laden himself does. Of course, after watching so many misguided Republicans, seeing blatant acts of hypocrisy doesn't really seem like news anymore, unless it's a particularly egregious example.
No, killing civilians makes you a war criminal, not a terrorist. Terrorists by definition use random violence as a political tool because their ideals are so far out there that they would never be adopted by any legitimate democratic government. G.W. was an idiot and a liar who actually got reelected after it was obvious he had committed the biggest fuck-up in American history, the invasion of Iraq. He must have much better propagandists than the terrorists, because approximately half of the US voters voted for him -- twice. While arguably the Bush Administration officials should be brought before a war crimes tribunal (especially Rumsfeld), they do not qualify as terrorists.
Sometimes it is justifiable to commit a harm to prevent a greater harm. Bin Laden had publicly announced his desire to kill thousands more people; if his death in any way helps to prevent future acts of terrorism, it is justifiable. It is NOT justified as vengeance for past acts. While we may be relieved that people are somehow safer now, it is never appropriate to "celebrate" the violent death of another human being.
Not to mention the fringe benefits -- access to loads of drunk girls! I'd sign up for that job just as soon as I secured a large supply of industrial strength condoms...
Indoor facilities encourage the homeless to sleep there, especially if they are heated and lockable (ever seen The Pursuit of Happyness?). The whole point was to provide barely enough privacy to encourage the inebriated to take a whiz there instead of in a doorway, not to provide a comfortable refuge in which to engage in clandestine behavior (like the restroom in San Francisco made famous by George Michael).
You obviously haven't downloaded enough porn lately... but yes, past a certain point, the servers become the bottleneck, not the network. If only we could get people to use IP multicast for live streaming...
I was going to comment on this, but then I got distracted by reading the introduction to The Master and His Emissary, and by another reference to XKCD, and now I forgot what I was going to say...
Actually, ADHD is normal. It would be required to survive in a jungle environment, where virtually anything could be a threat to you, so you need to keep flitting your attention from one thing to another to survive. The ability to stay focused on one thing to the exclusion of all others for a significant period of time is a relatively recent development in humans which is only useful in an academic environment where what you learn and when you learn it is dictated by others. In an ideal society, it shouldn't be necessary for everyone to have exactly the same executive function capabilities.
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Speaking only for myself, I'd rather be fucked in the ass than have a bomb strapped to me and detonated. But hey, that's just my own opinion...
Really? I'll have to see if I can get my sister-in-law to watch it. She claims to be a Muslim, but the first thing she did upon coming to America was to buy 4 pounds of bacon!
I think he'd rather be watching porn...
I'll bet you believe the Phone Company killed Kennedy too...
Any man with an active imagination doesn't "need" porn. And any man who has lived with a woman knows it doesn't necessarily increase the availability of sex.
The history of US foreign intervention is rife with examples of the Law of Unintended Consequences. On the whole, the American belief that we can fuck with other countries at will has done a lot more harm than good to American interests. I say that as an American and a Libertarian. Sometimes the best action is to do nothing. And I miss the cold war, because despite our demonization of the Soviets, they at least were predictable and dependable.
Unless you're looking for gay porn, in which case you are a minority of the population anyway.
In their defense, that Katrina Kaif chick is pretty hot!
Obviously not... Michelle would kick his ass!
It's news because most slashdotters readily admit to being nefarious wankers, and don't claim some kind of moral superiority in a effort to convince impressionable young idealists to martyr themselves in a misguided attempt to seek revenge on a country whose bigging crime is having greater influence in Bin Laden's homeland than Bin Laden himself does. Of course, after watching so many misguided Republicans, seeing blatant acts of hypocrisy doesn't really seem like news anymore, unless it's a particularly egregious example.
Uh, I have a wife. A relatively hot one, 10 years younger than me, who used to be told she should be a model. Doesn't keep me from viewing porn.
No, killing civilians makes you a war criminal, not a terrorist. Terrorists by definition use random violence as a political tool because their ideals are so far out there that they would never be adopted by any legitimate democratic government. G.W. was an idiot and a liar who actually got reelected after it was obvious he had committed the biggest fuck-up in American history, the invasion of Iraq. He must have much better propagandists than the terrorists, because approximately half of the US voters voted for him -- twice. While arguably the Bush Administration officials should be brought before a war crimes tribunal (especially Rumsfeld), they do not qualify as terrorists.
What? Jeffrey Dahmer only wanted to serve his fellow man!
Sometimes it is justifiable to commit a harm to prevent a greater harm. Bin Laden had publicly announced his desire to kill thousands more people; if his death in any way helps to prevent future acts of terrorism, it is justifiable. It is NOT justified as vengeance for past acts. While we may be relieved that people are somehow safer now, it is never appropriate to "celebrate" the violent death of another human being.
Uh... it's "role model", not "roll model".
And yes, my mom believes Rhianna performances qualify as pornography. Like many pop stars, she makes a better stripper than singer.
Not to mention the fringe benefits -- access to loads of drunk girls! I'd sign up for that job just as soon as I secured a large supply of industrial strength condoms...
If you get a PhD in Drug Recognition Experts, are you then formally referred to as Dr. DRE?
Indoor facilities encourage the homeless to sleep there, especially if they are heated and lockable (ever seen The Pursuit of Happyness?). The whole point was to provide barely enough privacy to encourage the inebriated to take a whiz there instead of in a doorway, not to provide a comfortable refuge in which to engage in clandestine behavior (like the restroom in San Francisco made famous by George Michael).
Sounds like a piss-poor excuse for a civic attraction.
And no, there is no truth to the rumor that Bear Grylls was seen hanging out around the installation...
You obviously haven't downloaded enough porn lately... but yes, past a certain point, the servers become the bottleneck, not the network. If only we could get people to use IP multicast for live streaming...
I was going to comment on this, but then I got distracted by reading the introduction to The Master and His Emissary, and by another reference to XKCD, and now I forgot what I was going to say...
Actually, ADHD is normal. It would be required to survive in a jungle environment, where virtually anything could be a threat to you, so you need to keep flitting your attention from one thing to another to survive. The ability to stay focused on one thing to the exclusion of all others for a significant period of time is a relatively recent development in humans which is only useful in an academic environment where what you learn and when you learn it is dictated by others. In an ideal society, it shouldn't be necessary for everyone to have exactly the same executive function capabilities.
Oh, so that explains... wait, what were we talking about?
A party game for gits!
After the last shuttle launch, aren't there going to be a lot of people out of a job?