..The BSA is a criminal bully in the traditional style that dates back to the dark ages (google "Danegeld")
The little nuggets of information dropped by knowledgeable slashdotters never cease to amaze me; the wiki article for Danegeld was fascinating, thanks. It serves to remind me of the rich European history I'd rather have learnt in school than the minutae of trivia I was forced to ingest instead.
I bet you would rather do away with school boards all together and have some imperial science council decide what people should lean. Hell, why not just control what they believe too? That would fit best into your little control freak mind.
Hmm, probably not. I should imagine he'd be happy enough having the actual truth taught in school. But really, why shouldn't he be happy with witchcraft and the tooth fairy taught as fact alongside physics and chemistry? I know I would be!
Religion has at least this in common with nursery rhyme fiction: all have similar levels of scientific evidence supporting their claims, so why not teach this alongside the laws of thermodynamics?
hmm. 'trun' isn't an acceptable abbreviation for 'to turn' in your lexicon?
I thought his analogy was very apt, irrespective of his dyslexia.
You're quite right, the fault is mostly mine in restrospect - my parser barfed completely on his post, it looked like pure Engrish.
Of course I see now that it's actually quite understandable so I guess I must be tired.
Oh, and to be fair, probably prejudiced too I guess; Joe_Dragon looks much like Joe_The_Dragon who posts in the same style and is similarly immune to the Preview function. Maybe I'm just a grumpy old fart but I tend to feel that if one thinks a post is worth others' time to read, expending the effort to read it over oneself is hardly that much to ask.
The Gallery of Transport Loss.
Terrible website design, but fascinating content and pictures of various transport mishaps.
Jesus motherloving Christ, you weren't joking about their webshite. That twitching, flashing, jumping monstrosity is just about un-navigable.
A fascinating insight into another person's mind.. a diseased mind, that is. Most incredible of all; someone (somewhere) is happy with these.. pages. It never ceases to amaze me how the truly stupid think. However, I'd rather read/. posts than wade through that eye-gravel no matter how pretty the pictures, thanks anyway.:)
Couldn't agree more! If a Kiwi receives an accolade somewhere in the world you can count the hours on one hand before some kangaroo-stuffing arsehole in Australia takes a moment out of their busy shit-eating schedule to claim the individual as a life-long Australian.
Alternatively, any new Kiwi tech spawns a knee-jerk 'Me Too!' response from Australia characterised by ill-conceived idiocies such as this automated aeronautical suicide engine.
Advance Australia fair; but always a day late and a dollar short.
This isn't science, it's religion. They even call it The God Particle!
Nicely done - demonstrate your ignorance of the topic of which you write and simultaneously advertise to Slashdot that your future comments can be safely ignored.
...so if you liked what he had to say in that vid, you should research some more.
That seems wise. What I've learned today is clearly the tip of the iceberg and some further investigation on my part is in order.
Collectively we younger Western nations seem to fit the 'short-term thinking' mould pretty well; meanwhile those nations that take the long view are just starting to reap their rewards. Those rewards are going to come thick and fast, aren't about to slow down anytime soon and will not include the West.
You might very well feel the urge to thrash away at the keyboard like a thalidomide baby but it isn't a given that the rest of us want to read your garbage.
Oh, I apologize if I suggested NZ had it backwards or something. That was by no means my intention. I was just taking note of my ignorance. As many others I know, I fall into American-centric thinking all too often, likely most of the time without realizing it, so it's always refreshing to discover the ways that other places are different. I find that it makes the world a far more interesting place.
Heh, don't worry, we've got it backwards alright. Like most things it's a trade-off though; we may be last in the west to see movies but (for example) our banking system was ahead of its time and has kept up with developments (or so I understand).
Oh, and while we're on the topic of NZ, can we let that sheep-shagger thing rest guys? We may still be outnumbered by sheep by some embarrassing ratio but there are plenty of people in our major cities who've never even seen a sheep in the flesh just like the rest of the world.:-)
That said your intent was clear and your attitude is refreshing.
Your comment only shows your disabled mind. You should come out some thoughts more rational. If you r Chinese with this attitude, good to you. You will be not the part of prosperity PRC, loser. LOL.
Is this rubbish really the best response you can summon to his argument? And you suggest he should 'come out some thoughts more rational'! A previous post regarding the PRC's overwhelming arrogance seems to be nicely supported by your example.
Seriously, you're not actually grossly mentally incompetent enough to think that you're actually going to share any of that prosperity are you? Really? How old ARE you? Fourteen?
An excellent post. I don't have mod points for you so I'll reply instead.
I think the key difference between our two systems of governance - speaking as a Kiwi to an Aussie on the matter of Westminster versus American Constitutional politics - comes down to the power and influence of the lobby groups. Such things are either non-existent or extremely circumspect down our way from what I can work out.
Conversely it seems, from my uneducated position, as if big money more or less runs the US when it comes to any matters of consequence. Much like the sig I see from time to time: "In Soviet Russia, Commerce controls the Government!"
Perhaps erroneously, I too see Westminster as slightly more resistant to corruption that the US alternative. Could it be that our tighter laws on lobbying have had an influence on the opinion we hold of the robustness of our own political systems?
...says the user cowering behind his 412nd sock-puppet.
Oh yeah, I'm convinced; we're definitely all pathetic here; except for MichaelKristopeit(xxx) of course, who towers above us with his frightening shadow.
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..The BSA is a criminal bully in the traditional style that dates back to the dark ages (google "Danegeld")
The little nuggets of information dropped by knowledgeable slashdotters never cease to amaze me; the wiki article for Danegeld was fascinating, thanks. It serves to remind me of the rich European history I'd rather have learnt in school than the minutae of trivia I was forced to ingest instead.
Shrill, screeching moron.
I bet you would rather do away with school boards all together and have some imperial science council decide what people should lean. Hell, why not just control what they believe too? That would fit best into your little control freak mind.
Hmm, probably not. I should imagine he'd be happy enough having the actual truth taught in school. But really, why shouldn't he be happy with witchcraft and the tooth fairy taught as fact alongside physics and chemistry? I know I would be!
Religion has at least this in common with nursery rhyme fiction: all have similar levels of scientific evidence supporting their claims, so why not teach this alongside the laws of thermodynamics?
Surely we only need your hosts file trick to fix this problem, right apk?
No?
One might think it was the cure-all for every IT issue, from the number of times you vomit that rubbish up.
you are presumptuous and ignorant. to name a few.
...and you are a useless cunt with nothing to contribute.
Your point?
seriously ? Thats your response ? Your too much of an idiot to read a reasonable sentence and understand its meaning ? grow up.
Never ascribe to idiocy that which can be adequately explained by sardonic geek humour..
hmm. 'trun' isn't an acceptable abbreviation for 'to turn' in your lexicon?
I thought his analogy was very apt, irrespective of his dyslexia.
You're quite right, the fault is mostly mine in restrospect - my parser barfed completely on his post, it looked like pure Engrish.
Of course I see now that it's actually quite understandable so I guess I must be tired.
Oh, and to be fair, probably prejudiced too I guess; Joe_Dragon looks much like Joe_The_Dragon who posts in the same style and is similarly immune to the Preview function. Maybe I'm just a grumpy old fart but I tend to feel that if one thinks a post is worth others' time to read, expending the effort to read it over oneself is hardly that much to ask.
not Group punishment more like hitting the main to the building trun off one office.
You are one weird robot, dude. Why don't you try that Preview button and actually read your drivel before you post it?
Hint: if you can't understand what you've written, we sure as hell aren't going to either.
That wasn't meant to be as arsey as it sounds, by the way.
Not arsey at all, IMHO.
Thanks for a succinct and highly informative post. :-)
The Gallery of Transport Loss. Terrible website design, but fascinating content and pictures of various transport mishaps.
Jesus motherloving Christ, you weren't joking about their webshite. That twitching, flashing, jumping monstrosity is just about un-navigable.
A fascinating insight into another person's mind.. a diseased mind, that is. Most incredible of all; someone (somewhere) is happy with these.. pages. It never ceases to amaze me how the truly stupid think. However, I'd rather read /. posts than wade through that eye-gravel no matter how pretty the pictures, thanks anyway. :)
Couldn't agree more! If a Kiwi receives an accolade somewhere in the world you can count the hours on one hand before some kangaroo-stuffing arsehole in Australia takes a moment out of their busy shit-eating schedule to claim the individual as a life-long Australian.
Alternatively, any new Kiwi tech spawns a knee-jerk 'Me Too!' response from Australia characterised by ill-conceived idiocies such as this automated aeronautical suicide engine.
Advance Australia fair; but always a day late and a dollar short.
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2225174&cid=36390518 Yes, it appears they do, don't they, drinkypoo?
What kind of softcock anonymously stalks slashdot nerds? You are a sad man.
A very sad, sad little man.
This isn't science, it's religion. They even call it The God Particle!
Nicely done - demonstrate your ignorance of the topic of which you write and simultaneously advertise to Slashdot that your future comments can be safely ignored.
...so if you liked what he had to say in that vid, you should research some more.
That seems wise. What I've learned today is clearly the tip of the iceberg and some further investigation on my part is in order.
Collectively we younger Western nations seem to fit the 'short-term thinking' mould pretty well; meanwhile those nations that take the long view are just starting to reap their rewards. Those rewards are going to come thick and fast, aren't about to slow down anytime soon and will not include the West.
Financial Crisis of 2008 explained in 2006 in detail in a video. [tinyurl.com]
Offtopic: Thanks Roman_Mir, that was an excellent vid. Very interesting especially from a foreigner's point of view (kiwi)
I encourage others to view at least the first five mins. I started out with this in mind and was hooked, ending up watching the entire hour-long clip.
Don't right it won't be it IT person.
What is this sentence supposed to mean exactly?
You might very well feel the urge to thrash away at the keyboard like a thalidomide baby but it isn't a given that the rest of us want to read your garbage.
This went arround the net over a year again, also I think it was posted here. ./ should die
Of course it should. DotSlash could never be as cool as SlashDot.
We get by.
Oh, I apologize if I suggested NZ had it backwards or something. That was by no means my intention. I was just taking note of my ignorance. As many others I know, I fall into American-centric thinking all too often, likely most of the time without realizing it, so it's always refreshing to discover the ways that other places are different. I find that it makes the world a far more interesting place.
Heh, don't worry, we've got it backwards alright. Like most things it's a trade-off though; we may be last in the west to see movies but (for example) our banking system was ahead of its time and has kept up with developments (or so I understand).
Oh, and while we're on the topic of NZ, can we let that sheep-shagger thing rest guys? We may still be outnumbered by sheep by some embarrassing ratio but there are plenty of people in our major cities who've never even seen a sheep in the flesh just like the rest of the world. :-)
That said your intent was clear and your attitude is refreshing.
An apostrophe can also indicate the missing letters in a contraction. Obviously, "other's" expands to "other' peoples'es' ".
Hmmmm.. I remain unconvinced - I don't think your English is from the same England as my English! ;-)
Still, there was no need for my remark to be so snippy in the first place, sorry about that.
You being silly, the copy of the DVD is in your head! Now erase it before you loan it to other's!
Other's?
Other's fucking WHAT?
Jesus, I'm not a grammar nazi normally but dude, what the fuck is the point of the apostrophe in your sentence?
and you'll find the stats flooded by that kristopeit fucker's thousands of userID's.
Damn, that guy's a prick. He's got absolutely nothing to say but somehow manages to make a great deal of noise in doing so..
Your comment only shows your disabled mind. You should come out some thoughts more rational. If you r Chinese with this attitude, good to you. You will be not the part of prosperity PRC, loser. LOL.
Is this rubbish really the best response you can summon to his argument? And you suggest he should 'come out some thoughts more rational'! A previous post regarding the PRC's overwhelming arrogance seems to be nicely supported by your example.
Seriously, you're not actually grossly mentally incompetent enough to think that you're actually going to share any of that prosperity are you? Really? How old ARE you? Fourteen?
An excellent post. I don't have mod points for you so I'll reply instead.
I think the key difference between our two systems of governance - speaking as a Kiwi to an Aussie on the matter of Westminster versus American Constitutional politics - comes down to the power and influence of the lobby groups. Such things are either non-existent or extremely circumspect down our way from what I can work out.
Conversely it seems, from my uneducated position, as if big money more or less runs the US when it comes to any matters of consequence. Much like the sig I see from time to time: "In Soviet Russia, Commerce controls the Government!"
Perhaps erroneously, I too see Westminster as slightly more resistant to corruption that the US alternative. Could it be that our tighter laws on lobbying have had an influence on the opinion we hold of the robustness of our own political systems?
...says the user cowering behind his 412nd sock-puppet.
Oh yeah, I'm convinced; we're definitely all pathetic here; except for MichaelKristopeit(xxx) of course, who towers above us with his frightening shadow.
who is "we"?
you are NOTHING.
....the Trash Heap has spoken!