That's the first thing I thought of, actually. Yahoo is doing so nicely on their own. What will become of my fantasy teams? The Pwners and the E-1337-ians will suffer greatly if MS has their way:o
It sounds good, but as long as the virus is still there it's going to mess up the new immune system too. It's like if someone throws garbage into the can without a bag in it. It doesn't matter how many times you change the bag or how many you put in, it's still going to smell because the trash is still there.
Then combine that with the staggering amount of terrible, poorly written, poorly performed "music" out there promoted by the big labels, and there's no longer any mystery surrounding the demise of the industry. If they'd sign some decent artists and not try to rip their customers off, things might be a lot different.
Yeah, I just read the last article about it. That doesn't make sense when I compare it to any other religion I've encountered. Christians and Jews and Muslims and all, they freely post their scripture and encourage people to memorize, recite, share...it's the word of their God. If it is the truth, as Scientologists believe, why wouldn't they want it to be spread? It's like even they know it's all a sham, for making money and not about truly helping people.
To paraphrase Churchill: "It has been said that capitalism is the worst form of economy except all the others that have been tried." Sad but true. Unfortunately there will always be a substantial lower class. It's just how things work. You can't have a high without a low. Capitalism is not perfect, just like nothing is, but it works better than anything else we can come up with.
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You know, saying something like that makes you seem like the type of mindless drone who enjoys Desperate Housewives, reality shows, and American Idol. And therefore not the type to be on slashdot in the first place, so... yeah, why are you here again?
I'm going to have to agree. People are too easily offended and way too quick to sue these days. Suck it up, grow a pair, and quit whining about every little thing you don't like. Remember back when children were taught that life isn't fair? I know I was. I guess kids these days are taught that life is supposed to be fair, the government makes everything fair, and you can sue anything you don't like.
And this isn't about wheelchair ramps or anything, this is a website that doesn't happen to be designed a certain way. If you don't like it, shop somewhere else. If they lose enough business, they will change. Meanwhile, anything that can be bought at Target can also be bought elsewhere.
Right, right. Talking about the context of a particular word versus talking about concepts and truths embodied within a statement. Exactly the same thing...
I'm not a business major nor do I ever want to work for a large corporation, but what I do not understand is why profits constantly have to be rising. As long as they're not falling, why does it matter? You can only go so high, that just makes sense. If you're pulling in a consistent but steady profit, what is the problem? Why does it always have to be more? Is it just pure greed?
A Reading from the Book of Armaments, Chapter 4, verses 16-20.
Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
You absolutely have no idea what you're talking about. At the risk of "omg, flamebait", I have to say it. First of all, while God wasn't subject to Jewish law, the people interpreting and actually penning the words very much were. You
"doubt conditions of law played any role in the Judeo-Christian doctrine of Murder." but Jewish law is all over the Old Testament, where the context is a very rigorous set of rules. If you are writing a book that (at least for the moment) seems to be documenting something happening right here and right now, you don't feel the need to elaborate on what the society you are in at the time considers vernacular. "Murder" would mean a justified taking of a life based on a narrow but defined set of conditions. Take the wars for example, God wanted them to fight and kill if they had to, when it came to defending their country, culture, etc.
To "read it as it's written", sir, you must consider the context and society of the time when it was written, which was very different from today's.
I like what he said, too. And yours. I consider myself a Christian too, but I very much agree with your statement that we aren't supposed to try and force things on people, sell it, defend it, etc. The story speaks for itself if someone should choose to accept it. Anyway, thanks for sharing. It's nice to meet someone positive about it, especially here.
Heh... second-hand got me to thinking: imagine a second-hand-smoke victim receiving a countersuit by tobacco companies because they were able to inhale cigarette smoke they hadn't paid for. It's even worse. It's as if the cigarette companies sued a guy who smokes because someone inhaled his second-hand smoke.
It's a message of forgiving and realizing that people are not perfect. But they should strive to be. He isn't tolerating the behaviour, but he's saying that he knows humans aren't perfect and he is willing to forgive them, out of love. Similar (on a grand scale) to how we overlook flaws in the ones we love, because of the fact that we love them.
Standing up for one's moral convictions is now silly? How far we've fallen... People get bashed for this ALL the time. Every day. Look around, it happens here too.
That is true. Some girls like nerds, though. I do:) I'm dating a terrific one right now. We spend our time playing video games, watching/reading sci-fi, and more recently, experimenting with different Linux distros on a machine I built.
The point is, for a real relationship anyway (not just sex), the sorority girl is not the type you want anyway. Even if you try to change or hide who you really are and get her to like you more, she's really not liking YOU. Find someone who appreciates everything about you (not just tolerates, enjoys and shares!). We're out there:) you just have to look.
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That's the first thing I thought of, actually. Yahoo is doing so nicely on their own. What will become of my fantasy teams? The Pwners and the E-1337-ians will suffer greatly if MS has their way :o
It sounds good, but as long as the virus is still there it's going to mess up the new immune system too. It's like if someone throws garbage into the can without a bag in it. It doesn't matter how many times you change the bag or how many you put in, it's still going to smell because the trash is still there.
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=musicindustry
Start with about the fifth paragraph and go down.
Then combine that with the staggering amount of terrible, poorly written, poorly performed "music" out there promoted by the big labels, and there's no longer any mystery surrounding the demise of the industry. If they'd sign some decent artists and not try to rip their customers off, things might be a lot different.
Yeah, I just read the last article about it. That doesn't make sense when I compare it to any other religion I've encountered. Christians and Jews and Muslims and all, they freely post their scripture and encourage people to memorize, recite, share...it's the word of their God. If it is the truth, as Scientologists believe, why wouldn't they want it to be spread? It's like even they know it's all a sham, for making money and not about truly helping people.
You know, saying something like that makes you seem like the type of mindless drone who enjoys Desperate Housewives, reality shows, and American Idol. And therefore not the type to be on slashdot in the first place, so... yeah, why are you here again?
Mmm, a fellow /.er who appreciates the brilliance that is xkcd. I applaud you.
:o face in it on Munch's The Scream was probably the funniest thing I've seen all day.
Although the speech bubble with the
That is cool but I can see where it would get boring, definitely. Then again...free food :D
While that is cool technology, it also means my chance of ever being in a movie just dropped from "extremely slim" to "Nicole Richie". :(
I'm going to have to agree. People are too easily offended and way too quick to sue these days. Suck it up, grow a pair, and quit whining about every little thing you don't like. Remember back when children were taught that life isn't fair? I know I was. I guess kids these days are taught that life is supposed to be fair, the government makes everything fair, and you can sue anything you don't like. And this isn't about wheelchair ramps or anything, this is a website that doesn't happen to be designed a certain way. If you don't like it, shop somewhere else. If they lose enough business, they will change. Meanwhile, anything that can be bought at Target can also be bought elsewhere.
u mite b rite.
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Thank you very much for the explanation. If I had mod points I'd give you a +1 Informative. :)
Right, right. Talking about the context of a particular word versus talking about concepts and truths embodied within a statement. Exactly the same thing...
Yeah, it was supposed to be a joke.
captcha--"pathetic"
I'm not a business major nor do I ever want to work for a large corporation, but what I do not understand is why profits constantly have to be rising. As long as they're not falling, why does it matter? You can only go so high, that just makes sense. If you're pulling in a consistent but steady profit, what is the problem? Why does it always have to be more? Is it just pure greed?
A Reading from the Book of Armaments, Chapter 4, verses 16-20.
... Now did the Lord say, "First thou pullest the Holy Pin. Then thou must count to three. Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the number of the counting, be reached, then lobbest thou the Holy Hand Grenade in the direction of thine foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
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Then did he raise on high the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, saying, "Bless this, O Lord, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy." And the people did rejoice and did feast upon the lambs and toads and tree-sloths and fruit-bats and orangutans and breakfast cereals
-- "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
Any such thing as a holy PLASMA grenade?
I like what he said, too. And yours. I consider myself a Christian too, but I very much agree with your statement that we aren't supposed to try and force things on people, sell it, defend it, etc. The story speaks for itself if someone should choose to accept it. Anyway, thanks for sharing. It's nice to meet someone positive about it, especially here.
It's a message of forgiving and realizing that people are not perfect. But they should strive to be. He isn't tolerating the behaviour, but he's saying that he knows humans aren't perfect and he is willing to forgive them, out of love. Similar (on a grand scale) to how we overlook flaws in the ones we love, because of the fact that we love them.
I'm not. :P
I'll come :D
That is true. Some girls like nerds, though. I do :) I'm dating a terrific one right now. We spend our time playing video games, watching/reading sci-fi, and more recently, experimenting with different Linux distros on a machine I built.
:) you just have to look.
The point is, for a real relationship anyway (not just sex), the sorority girl is not the type you want anyway. Even if you try to change or hide who you really are and get her to like you more, she's really not liking YOU. Find someone who appreciates everything about you (not just tolerates, enjoys and shares!). We're out there