Arwen being injected into the role of Glorfindel to rescue the party on the road to Rivendell and carry Frodo across the ford into Rivendell (what kind of agenda was behind that, I wonder?)
The reason for this was that the role of Arwen was very small in the books and PJ wanted to expand the love story aspect of it. Whether or not that's an agenda, I don't know.
Saruman did not create the Uruk-Hai, either (they already existed, he just recruited them and apparently bred them), but that's a minor point.
Yes he did. The Uruk-Hai were a crossing of orcs and men that Suraman created. They were superior to any orcs Sauron created. I'd be interested to hear of any other reference to them from prior to Saruman's involvement, but I don't think there are any.
Unless a Dem. candidate promises to continue and improve on current foreign policy, I'll vote for Bush. Defense first.
Given that he was the one at the wheel when we were attacked (and in business with the ones who financed it), your ignorant attitude is truly frightening.
it just comes from the fact that the luminosity is proportional to the maximum velocity to the 4th power, which you can get by using the expression for total mass contained within the galaxy derived from rotational velocity curves.
because they are predicted by general relativity, so if they don't exist there must be something very wrong with general relativity.
Is it true that because one solution of the equations leads to the idea of black holes and there aren't any (for the sake of the argument) that the theory is wrong?
The Lorentz equations are solvable for all velocities except exactly c. So faster than light and slower than light velocities are both fine from a mathematical perspective. It just leads to imaginary masses whatever that means. As far as I know, nobody really believes in tachyons anymore, but nobody has thrown out special relativity.
Admittedly, I'm not familiar with the math of general relativity but how is this different?
You said that your fear of this place turning into a police state is stopping you from "flipping that coin". Given that the issue is the fact that it already is turning into a police state your fear is stopping you from acting against the police state.
Clear now?
And no, that's not cowardice.
Being afraid isn't cowardice. Giving in to your fear is. So yes, it is cowardice.
Had you merely disagreed that the OPs actions would, in fact, be useful action against said police state then that would be a different issue entirely.
You claimed to be paralyzed by your fear which is cowardice.
States don't get to take away Constitutionally guaranteed liberties. That's why we have a Constitution.
That was the idea.
Just look at the ignorant hate mongerers trying to push through their anti-gay laws which are clearly against everything this country claims to stand for to see how wrong you are these days.
The gamble you take is that the people's attempts to disseminate information causes the US to turn into a police state. I personally would rather not flip that coin.
So out of fear of a police state you ignore the police state.
I believe that the majority of the people who work for Disney and Microsoft are normal people who just want to make a living working for a stable company with relatively good benifits.
But in the case of MS at least, they have been in continuous violation of the law for pretty much the entire existance of the company. This is a matter of public record and well known to anybody who does the least bit of investigation into the company.
So people who work for them are knowingly contributing to criminal activity.
Are you saying that you think a "normal person" is one who has no concern for illegality of or the harm caused by their actions as long as they are getting paid?
Sadly, I can't really disagree if you knew that that is what you were saying. If not, you should really think through the full implications of what you say before saying it.
But if it's just because some code got leaked.. and OSS software generally has all the code available all the time.. then your reasoning sounds a little flawed.
At first thought it sounds flawed, but you're ignoring one major factor. The source for Linux has always been open. The source for Windows has always been closed.
Now it is possible that there are security vulnerabilities in Linux which have been there for a long time, but it is unlikely that there are a lot of bad ones.
This doesn't apply to brand new code added to Linux, of course.
If MS were to release their entire codebase for their latest OS today, there would almost certainly be many very serious issues since far fewer people with the appropriate skills have gone through it. Given the severity of the exploits found without the code, this is a reasonable assumption.
Now after a few years this discrepancy would go away, and all other things being equal, there would be about an equal number in each.
Given that the code that was released is all older code, I have another reasonable theory about where it came from.
Remember a while back when it came out that a group of hackers had compromised MS's internal network and had access to it for over a month. At the time they admitted it they denied that the group obtained access to the source code. Of course they would deny it regardless of the truth or whether or not they knew. Basic damage control.
So say in the interest of avoiding getting too much attention directed at them, perhaps they waited until now to release what they found.
Just a thought, but it seems as reasonable as their assertions.
As they know a hell of a lot more about the subject than I do, I tend to simply accept their beliefs on such matters. This in no way means that they can't be wrong, but they're much more likely to have things figured out than I am.
And presumably, if there were a fair to large percentage of astrophysicists who didn't believe it or there were competing theories to explain the evidence, you (and me for that matter) would be less likely to accept it so readily.
So why don't we save money by getting rid of the state and local governments?
We'd save far more getting rid of the fed.
And why is San Fransco allowing gay marriages while Bush and most of the republicans are against it?
Because, apparently San Francisco actually walks the walk on freedom instead of talking about it while they're trying to take it away from the people in the name of ignorant hatred.
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why would you sue MS if your linux breaks?
Everyone is suing everyone over crazy things anyway.
Might as well give it a shot.
User-run worms do not count as operating system security holes.
There's no such thing.
A virus is user run.
A worm can automatically infect machines all over the internet within hours.
These are what was excluded.
I have it on good authority Darl NEVER drinks caffeinated beverages.
Actually ever since the church signed a deal with Coke, cold caffeinated beverages are ok.
And they have never had a history of being racists(someone elses reply to you).
That's why black people were never allowed into the church until recently since they are cursed?
Whatever guy.
Arwen being injected into the role of Glorfindel to rescue the party on the road to Rivendell and carry Frodo across the ford into Rivendell (what kind of agenda was behind that, I wonder?)
The reason for this was that the role of Arwen was very small in the books and PJ wanted to expand the love story aspect of it. Whether or not that's an agenda, I don't know.
Saruman did not create the Uruk-Hai, either (they already existed, he just recruited them and apparently bred them), but that's a minor point.
Yes he did.
The Uruk-Hai were a crossing of orcs and men that Suraman created. They were superior to any orcs Sauron created. I'd be interested to hear of any other reference to them from prior to Saruman's involvement, but I don't think there are any.
...Sure it's not honorable.... ...MS deserves bad sentiment, but not for this in particular...
Bad sentiment comes from dishonorable behavior.
You just contradicted yourself
At least they have a sense of humor about it. Among the reasons to use Tinfoil Linux:
I don't get it. What's so funny?
Unless a Dem. candidate promises to continue and improve on current foreign policy, I'll vote for Bush. Defense first.
Given that he was the one at the wheel when we were attacked (and in business with the ones who financed it), your ignorant attitude is truly frightening.
The 300 pound rock is attached to a chain and the dude is also bringing a baseball bat.
Not as much cause for concern if the guy is Cartman and brings a whiffle ball bat.
it just comes from the fact that the luminosity is proportional to the maximum velocity to the 4th power, which you can get by using the expression for total mass contained within the galaxy derived from rotational velocity curves.
;-)
Well, Duh
Indeed I do, but (blush) had neglected to look it up, just did it from memory :-)
:-)
;-)
Glad to see one person got it, anyway
Dude, I thought you were doing the Wicked Witch's theme from The Wizard of Oz
Stephen Baxter (I think?) wrote a very good book (Time) based around the idea of heat death.
;-)
Manifold Time.
Thanks for not spoiling it. I'm halfway through
it's unwillingness to fight that particular battle. There is a very distinct difference between choosing your battles and being afraid to fight.
True. I didn't think that was a particularly good example either.
I wanted to point out that my previous sentence addresses this comment too.
Fair enough.
I wasn't attacking you, just the idea I thought you were presenting.
Take care.
Thanks for the response.
because they are predicted by general relativity, so if they don't exist there must be something very wrong with general relativity.
Is it true that because one solution of the equations leads to the idea of black holes and there aren't any (for the sake of the argument) that the theory is wrong?
The Lorentz equations are solvable for all velocities except exactly c. So faster than light and slower than light velocities are both fine from a mathematical perspective. It just leads to imaginary masses whatever that means.
As far as I know, nobody really believes in tachyons anymore, but nobody has thrown out special relativity.
Admittedly, I'm not familiar with the math of general relativity but how is this different?
Sorry, I don't follow that logic.
You said that your fear of this place turning into a police state is stopping you from "flipping that coin". Given that the issue is the fact that it already is turning into a police state your fear is stopping you from acting against the police state.
Clear now?
And no, that's not cowardice.
Being afraid isn't cowardice. Giving in to your fear is. So yes, it is cowardice.
Had you merely disagreed that the OPs actions would, in fact, be useful action against said police state then that would be a different issue entirely.
You claimed to be paralyzed by your fear which is cowardice.
States don't get to take away Constitutionally guaranteed liberties. That's why we have a Constitution.
That was the idea.
Just look at the ignorant hate mongerers trying to push through their anti-gay laws which are clearly against everything this country claims to stand for to see how wrong you are these days.
The gamble you take is that the people's attempts to disseminate information causes the US to turn into a police state. I personally would rather not flip that coin.
So out of fear of a police state you ignore the police state.
That, my friend is called cowardice.
In the UK
In Holland
US != UK
US != Holland
You point is that these countries are more free than the US, I presume?
I believe that the majority of the people who work for Disney and Microsoft are normal people who just want to make a living working for a stable company with relatively good benifits.
But in the case of MS at least, they have been in continuous violation of the law for pretty much the entire existance of the company. This is a matter of public record and well known to anybody who does the least bit of investigation into the company.
So people who work for them are knowingly contributing to criminal activity.
Are you saying that you think a "normal person" is one who has no concern for illegality of or the harm caused by their actions as long as they are getting paid?
Sadly, I can't really disagree if you knew that that is what you were saying. If not, you should really think through the full implications of what you say before saying it.
But if it's just because some code got leaked.. and OSS software generally has all the code available all the time.. then your reasoning sounds a little flawed.
At first thought it sounds flawed, but you're ignoring one major factor. The source for Linux has always been open. The source for Windows has always been closed.
Now it is possible that there are security vulnerabilities in Linux which have been there for a long time, but it is unlikely that there are a lot of bad ones.
This doesn't apply to brand new code added to Linux, of course.
If MS were to release their entire codebase for their latest OS today, there would almost certainly be many very serious issues since far fewer people with the appropriate skills have gone through it. Given the severity of the exploits found without the code, this is a reasonable assumption.
Now after a few years this discrepancy would go away, and all other things being equal, there would be about an equal number in each.
Get it?
Given that the code that was released is all older code, I have another reasonable theory about where it came from.
Remember a while back when it came out that a group of hackers had compromised MS's internal network and had access to it for over a month. At the time they admitted it they denied that the group obtained access to the source code. Of course they would deny it regardless of the truth or whether or not they knew. Basic damage control.
So say in the interest of avoiding getting too much attention directed at them, perhaps they waited until now to release what they found.
Just a thought, but it seems as reasonable as their assertions.
Hope this clarifies.
Actually, it does. Thanks.
As they know a hell of a lot more about the subject than I do, I tend to simply accept their beliefs on such matters. This in no way means that they can't be wrong, but they're much more likely to have things figured out than I am.
And presumably, if there were a fair to large percentage of astrophysicists who didn't believe it or there were competing theories to explain the evidence, you (and me for that matter) would be less likely to accept it so readily.
in fact, if they DIDN'T exist we'd be totally screwed.
Why is this?
So why don't we save money by getting rid of the state and local governments?
We'd save far more getting rid of the fed.
And why is San Fransco allowing gay marriages while Bush and most of the republicans are against it?
Because, apparently San Francisco actually walks the walk on freedom instead of talking about it while they're trying to take it away from the people in the name of ignorant hatred.