Always update your penis regularly with the latest patches. It is effective security against viruses and bugs. Just don't use Microsoft patches, as they cause shrinkage and floppiness.
Perhaps you should pick on one of the many programs whose names don't meet with your criteria, your obviously flogging dead horse with this one.
You appear to be the one flogging a dead horse, as you are explaining things that I already understand, while totally missing the point. Yes, you CAN pronounce "n' with a g at the front. But it is ugly and doesn't help anybody. Why does the open source world insist on using ugly names? It actually does matter to people. Elegant words stick in people's head better.
You mean the guy yesterday brandishing a knife? That's a little more than "disorderly conduct". Waving a knife at cops is kinda asking to die.
How do you explain the atrocious behavior of the police in New Orleans? Believe me, it is not just violent people who get shot by the police. Police corruption is extremely commmon.
I wish people would stop yammering about poor New Orleans. HELLO Mississippi took the brunt of the storm. We had 30ft+ high storm surge in some areas!!!
That doesn't mean you were affected worse. New Orleans has a totally different topography, and different social problems. I don't think the police went around looting and beating people in Mississippi. I don't think the white people turned into vigilantes against the blacks. nor were there levees to break.
The theory of ID on its own makes no claim as to whom this being might be, what its motives were, or how we should regard it.
That's not at all true. It is implied by Intelligent Design proponents that life is basically too "amazing" or "mind-blowing," so it must be some awesome super-higher-power that does it. Although they don't say it publically, that higher power is also a Christian god, and the Intelligent Design theory was designed as a trojan horse to get him into schools. There is no secular support for the theory, and it was shown in the court case that ID is just revamped Christian creationism and an unfounded attack on Darwin.
however I do not believe that Intelligent Design is weasel words for creationism although they both are essentially the same thing,
Can you explain why you don't believe this? Every single piece of evidence shows that 'Intelligent Design" is a creation of American evangelical Christians, that is not widely believed, and has been used solely as a means to trick the US legal system into allowing creationism doctrines into schools. Because they can't get their evangelism into schools if they call it creationism.
In fact, the very definition of "Intelligent Design" is creationism. If life is so complex that it required a "Designer" - then that is irrefutably a creationist philosophy. The whole argument of Intelligent Design is that life could not happen by chance, so it requires a creator.
one can't really point to evolution and say that evolution itself does not have gods hand in it's work.
Why not?
Noone has proof either is true yet.
But there is zero evidence supporting intelligent Design. there is a lot of evidence supporting Darwin's theories.
It IS possible to teach ID with a non religious bent
There in lies the rub. If you accept evolution as a scientific law, then you would be just as guilty as those who say intelligent design is the only answer.
No, there's no rub. Because scientific laws aren't considered absolute truth.
No one can prove that mutations that happen in evolution are caused by god or by natural means. Radiation is naturally occuring and who's to say that god didn't cause the radiation
Who's to say that a giant bumblebee didn't sting the universe into existence? These are not scientific questions. You need to be able to test a hypothesis for it to be science. Philosophical questions don't really count much in experiments.
Intelligent Design is not only a religious teaching.
Absolutely it is. How can it not be? What non-religious/philisophical basis is there for the theory?
Could this suggest that there is actually a difference in the genders?
I initially started wondering "why bother with this trivia about who uses the internet" but then I realized why such research is done. Marketing. So, the real purpose isn't about differences in the sexes. The real purpose is to find new demographics to market crap to.
There are many of these people that are just greedy businessmen that want to make a buck, true. I don't think anything but megalomania is motivating the RIAA, though.
Yeah, but I just don't think they want to send anyone other than token people to jail. I think they are smart enough to realize that sending downloaders to jail would totally kill their evil campaign. Look at what happened with those "pirates" who ended up appearing in the "I fought the law" Superbowl advertisement.
Yes, it's despicable, but we are looking at a deeper rabbit-hole that is reminiscent of the Dupont anti-marijuana propaganda that was used to serve the synthetic fabric industry. Simply criminalizing is not enough - they need to push a substitute product and maintain a complex web of political ties while still trying to court the consumer. Know your enemy.
Why would any different style of speaker be any more or less likely to cause hearing damage vs another? Surely the only thing that really matters is the volume at which the sound hits your eardrum.
No. Different transducers have different characteristics. These characteristics might emphasize different frequencies. These frequencies might not be the ones we want to hear in music, so we turn up the volume, increasing the volume of the "bad" frequencies that don't add to musical enjoyment, just hearing loss.
Then there's the way different speakers have an effect on bass. People like to feel bass vibrations physically. Some designs can increase this physical sensation, without increasing the damage to your ear as much as others.
Basically, by 'making' you opt for piracy, they are 'proving' to the law that you aren't a good little sheep and that you should be warehoused along with the pot dealers and child molesters.
WHile your first sentence contains a grain of truth, this doesn't make sense. Why would corporations want to jail potential customers where they can't consume? Usually they like to make cash settlements, and try to "send a message" so others will be afraid.
To what extent and in what form should the news media re-teach readers basic life lessons (eat a balanced diet, exercise, drink in moderation, don't listen to loud music, etc.)?
"Don't listen to loud music" is an important life lesson? Why? Surely, the benefits of enjoying life and experiencing the wonder of a good concert or rave, outweighs slight hearing loss. Is it really a good life lesson to be a prude, especially as your hearing will diminish naturally, anyway?
Blessed be the gasoline. I think this is just a sign of things to come. In the future, the term "hybrid" car will mean something very different than it does today. We will merge with our cars. No more uncomfortable seats and lack of legroom. No clumsy user interfaces like steering wheels. We will become the car. Who needs bipedal motion when you can get a V8? Sex will involve simply docking in the car-hole.
However, putting a video game in a car is definitely tempting fate, and making your car into a video game is just stupid.
Seems like something you would only want to do deep in the Batcave. Who would want the public to see them sitting in a stationery car pretending to drive? It's like a kid making "brrrooooom brrrrroooom" sounds while he plays with a toy car, only much sadder. plus it's made by Microsoft and Nissan. Boy, there's a couple of brands with a great reputation for quality.
Maybe, but that must be a very small portion of the earth. Those things are everywhere. There's probably more people in the world without a McDonalds nearby than without an Asian grocery nearby. And why can't you buy 50 cent herbs from the regular supermarket? $3-4 sounds insanely high.
You still don't get it, do you? this is about making good, intuitive names. That it is a part of the GNU project is not relevant to the functionality of the program. So why this obsession with putting GNU in the name, and emphasizing GNU through capitalization - rather than emphasizing the function of the software?
What the heck? Go to an Asian grocery, they are around 50 cents a bag. Cooking utensils can usually be had for free, or very cheap from a goodwill store or garage sale.
so it sounds like you are officially off topic in your hatred of people who use a computer, TV and a video game machine.
It's not using these technologies that is the problem. It's the lame obsession with it, and the "status" games about who has the best equipment - like the comment about Tivo being "blown away" and the mention of flashy features that don't amount to much in the real world.
So, why not call it Numeric? What's the GNU thing all about? not only is it not relevant to the function of the product - the capitalization and the 'G' in front distracts from the homophonic name. I never even saw the "numeric" connotation because of the idiotic GNU moniker.
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Does that have something to do with blackjack and hookers?
Always update your penis regularly with the latest patches. It is effective security against viruses and bugs. Just don't use Microsoft patches, as they cause shrinkage and floppiness.
You appear to be the one flogging a dead horse, as you are explaining things that I already understand, while totally missing the point. Yes, you CAN pronounce "n' with a g at the front. But it is ugly and doesn't help anybody. Why does the open source world insist on using ugly names? It actually does matter to people. Elegant words stick in people's head better.
I guess that explains why NPR is so goddamn right-wing.
How do you explain the atrocious behavior of the police in New Orleans? Believe me, it is not just violent people who get shot by the police. Police corruption is extremely commmon.
That doesn't mean you were affected worse. New Orleans has a totally different topography, and different social problems. I don't think the police went around looting and beating people in Mississippi. I don't think the white people turned into vigilantes against the blacks. nor were there levees to break.
That's not at all true. It is implied by Intelligent Design proponents that life is basically too "amazing" or "mind-blowing," so it must be some awesome super-higher-power that does it. Although they don't say it publically, that higher power is also a Christian god, and the Intelligent Design theory was designed as a trojan horse to get him into schools. There is no secular support for the theory, and it was shown in the court case that ID is just revamped Christian creationism and an unfounded attack on Darwin.
Can you explain why you don't believe this? Every single piece of evidence shows that 'Intelligent Design" is a creation of American evangelical Christians, that is not widely believed, and has been used solely as a means to trick the US legal system into allowing creationism doctrines into schools. Because they can't get their evangelism into schools if they call it creationism.
In fact, the very definition of "Intelligent Design" is creationism. If life is so complex that it required a "Designer" - then that is irrefutably a creationist philosophy. The whole argument of Intelligent Design is that life could not happen by chance, so it requires a creator.
one can't really point to evolution and say that evolution itself does not have gods hand in it's work.
Why not?
Noone has proof either is true yet.
But there is zero evidence supporting intelligent Design. there is a lot of evidence supporting Darwin's theories.
It IS possible to teach ID with a non religious bent
How? Explain this to me.
No, there's no rub. Because scientific laws aren't considered absolute truth.
No one can prove that mutations that happen in evolution are caused by god or by natural means. Radiation is naturally occuring and who's to say that god didn't cause the radiation
Who's to say that a giant bumblebee didn't sting the universe into existence? These are not scientific questions. You need to be able to test a hypothesis for it to be science. Philosophical questions don't really count much in experiments.
Intelligent Design is not only a religious teaching.
Absolutely it is. How can it not be? What non-religious/philisophical basis is there for the theory?
Delusional and Bush go together like two things that go really well together.
I initially started wondering "why bother with this trivia about who uses the internet" but then I realized why such research is done. Marketing. So, the real purpose isn't about differences in the sexes. The real purpose is to find new demographics to market crap to.
Yeah, but I just don't think they want to send anyone other than token people to jail. I think they are smart enough to realize that sending downloaders to jail would totally kill their evil campaign. Look at what happened with those "pirates" who ended up appearing in the "I fought the law" Superbowl advertisement.
Yes, it's despicable, but we are looking at a deeper rabbit-hole that is reminiscent of the Dupont anti-marijuana propaganda that was used to serve the synthetic fabric industry. Simply criminalizing is not enough - they need to push a substitute product and maintain a complex web of political ties while still trying to court the consumer. Know your enemy.
No. Different transducers have different characteristics. These characteristics might emphasize different frequencies. These frequencies might not be the ones we want to hear in music, so we turn up the volume, increasing the volume of the "bad" frequencies that don't add to musical enjoyment, just hearing loss.
Then there's the way different speakers have an effect on bass. People like to feel bass vibrations physically. Some designs can increase this physical sensation, without increasing the damage to your ear as much as others.
WHile your first sentence contains a grain of truth, this doesn't make sense. Why would corporations want to jail potential customers where they can't consume? Usually they like to make cash settlements, and try to "send a message" so others will be afraid.
"Don't listen to loud music" is an important life lesson? Why? Surely, the benefits of enjoying life and experiencing the wonder of a good concert or rave, outweighs slight hearing loss. Is it really a good life lesson to be a prude, especially as your hearing will diminish naturally, anyway?
Blessed be the gasoline. I think this is just a sign of things to come. In the future, the term "hybrid" car will mean something very different than it does today. We will merge with our cars. No more uncomfortable seats and lack of legroom. No clumsy user interfaces like steering wheels. We will become the car. Who needs bipedal motion when you can get a V8? Sex will involve simply docking in the car-hole.
Seems like something you would only want to do deep in the Batcave. Who would want the public to see them sitting in a stationery car pretending to drive? It's like a kid making "brrrooooom brrrrroooom" sounds while he plays with a toy car, only much sadder. plus it's made by Microsoft and Nissan. Boy, there's a couple of brands with a great reputation for quality.
Maybe, but that must be a very small portion of the earth. Those things are everywhere. There's probably more people in the world without a McDonalds nearby than without an Asian grocery nearby. And why can't you buy 50 cent herbs from the regular supermarket? $3-4 sounds insanely high.
Doesn't matter - because people use the names of the applications, not the company that makes them.
You still don't get it, do you? this is about making good, intuitive names. That it is a part of the GNU project is not relevant to the functionality of the program. So why this obsession with putting GNU in the name, and emphasizing GNU through capitalization - rather than emphasizing the function of the software?
What the heck? Go to an Asian grocery, they are around 50 cents a bag. Cooking utensils can usually be had for free, or very cheap from a goodwill store or garage sale.
It's not using these technologies that is the problem. It's the lame obsession with it, and the "status" games about who has the best equipment - like the comment about Tivo being "blown away" and the mention of flashy features that don't amount to much in the real world.
So, why not call it Numeric? What's the GNU thing all about? not only is it not relevant to the function of the product - the capitalization and the 'G' in front distracts from the homophonic name. I never even saw the "numeric" connotation because of the idiotic GNU moniker.
Huh? The cost of the disc is 18 cents, including all the taxes. Why would you think that the entire cost of the product is going taxes?