When I was in religious studies, I took a sociology class called "The True Believer" that dealt with this phenomenon. In short, the True Believer exists in religion, politics, in movements and causes of every kind. For the True Believer, his/her cause has surpassed reason and become a matter of faith. Anyone who questions it has become a mere obstacle to test their faith. Any evidence to the contrary is false simple by virtue of that contradiction.
Any attempt to sway a True Believer is pointless. A True Believer can only be swayed by a serious personal crisis or epiphany, a "Road to Damascus" moment that shifts their faith radically. And when they do change, it's usually just to move on an embrace some new cause to be a True Believer in.
The rumors were that it was a Pakinstani helicopter that went down. If that's the case, I can understand why it hasn't been played up, as the Pakistanis have been playing both sides on these issues for a long time now, and don't like to publicize it when they help the U.S.
Laugh all you want, but that stuff is a powerful solvent that's highly reactive. It can promote corrosion in metals and bacterial growth, is used in making many deadly compounds, and even becomes explosive when mixed with common chemicals like sodium. I hear they're even spraying it on houses and cars now to strip away dirt and grease. It's THAT powerful a solvent. All that and yet our kids are exposed to the stuff every single day, and no one seems to care. These our OUR KIDS we're talking about, for christ's sake!
Sure, the EPA and numerous state agencies *say* they're monitoring the stuff, but do we REALLY know?
Actually, go-karts sounds kind of fun. My co-workers are all a bunch of ancient pricks, though. I shudder to think of what their definition of "fun activity" is.
my little pony and bratz got shoved into a blender.
That's a pretty good way of putting it. I still get headaches even thinking about some of the pages on MySpace. I had one particularly tasteless friend whose page would have given a Japanese kid seizures.
The way I understood it, the first batch of M-16's didn't come with any cleaning kit at all (again, because Colt called them "self-cleaning"). It was only after complaints that they added the cleaning kit in the stock.
The M-16 was a weapon characterized by an occasional failure to fail.
Reminds me of that scene in "More American Graffiti" where Charles Martin Smith is trying to shoot himself with his M-16. It jams, naturally, and he says something alone the lines of "Typical. Can't even shoot MYSELF with it."
Or, here's an idea, how about you remove those annoying sparkly custom backgrounds, autoplaying songs, pages that look like a 13-year-old girl threw up all over them, incredibly intrusive advertising, the overlapping spaghetti code of multiple scripts, and ridiculous clutter? You know...become Facebook.
Well, you know anyone named "Remmington" is going to be a posh snob. I just wish there was at least one gun company named "Chuck." I bet Chuck wouldn't be so goddamned picky about his ammo.
And this guy committed the cardinal Apple sin. He leaked the designs to a company that was able to beat Apple's own overpriced protective cover to the market--thus cutting into their bottom line. They'll probably hang him for it.
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You joke, but I bet if they did find porn, it would do more to hurt his reputation among the Koran-thumpers than killing scores of innocent civilians.
I'm sure the Pakistanis gave him a warning to keep his head down that week.
At least Uwe Bol movies have a self-awareness of their own silliness. Michael Bay, on the other hand....
When I was in religious studies, I took a sociology class called "The True Believer" that dealt with this phenomenon. In short, the True Believer exists in religion, politics, in movements and causes of every kind. For the True Believer, his/her cause has surpassed reason and become a matter of faith. Anyone who questions it has become a mere obstacle to test their faith. Any evidence to the contrary is false simple by virtue of that contradiction.
Any attempt to sway a True Believer is pointless. A True Believer can only be swayed by a serious personal crisis or epiphany, a "Road to Damascus" moment that shifts their faith radically. And when they do change, it's usually just to move on an embrace some new cause to be a True Believer in.
My family tree is a most wretched hive of scum and villainy. Guess that doesn't bode well for me.
That does explain why most of my cousins never left the trailer park, though. I was the anomaly who made it to college. Maybe my wiring shorted out.
I can already taste the cake!
Throwing him into the ocean assures that he never has a "shrine" gravesite.
I thought Marines were only capable of grunts.
The rumors were that it was a Pakinstani helicopter that went down. If that's the case, I can understand why it hasn't been played up, as the Pakistanis have been playing both sides on these issues for a long time now, and don't like to publicize it when they help the U.S.
That will really piss off dozens of people, you know.
Most people have no idea how many people die each year from just getting this crap into their lungs.
Laugh all you want, but that stuff is a powerful solvent that's highly reactive. It can promote corrosion in metals and bacterial growth, is used in making many deadly compounds, and even becomes explosive when mixed with common chemicals like sodium. I hear they're even spraying it on houses and cars now to strip away dirt and grease. It's THAT powerful a solvent. All that and yet our kids are exposed to the stuff every single day, and no one seems to care. These our OUR KIDS we're talking about, for christ's sake!
Sure, the EPA and numerous state agencies *say* they're monitoring the stuff, but do we REALLY know?
Actually, go-karts sounds kind of fun. My co-workers are all a bunch of ancient pricks, though. I shudder to think of what their definition of "fun activity" is.
In all fairness, that's the exact same experience I had when I registered to vote.
IIRC, there was some other format already called "HDVD" (High-Definition Versatile Disc) and so they couldn't use it.
Are you implying that Sony *isn't* known for its openness, and willingness to share its intellectual property?!?
my little pony and bratz got shoved into a blender.
That's a pretty good way of putting it. I still get headaches even thinking about some of the pages on MySpace. I had one particularly tasteless friend whose page would have given a Japanese kid seizures.
Actually, a baseball cap or grimy t-shirt would be even worse.
Luckily, guns run better wet and dirty than dry and dirty.
Probably not so lucky if you're in Iraq.
The way I understood it, the first batch of M-16's didn't come with any cleaning kit at all (again, because Colt called them "self-cleaning"). It was only after complaints that they added the cleaning kit in the stock.
The M-16 was a weapon characterized by an occasional failure to fail.
Reminds me of that scene in "More American Graffiti" where Charles Martin Smith is trying to shoot himself with his M-16. It jams, naturally, and he says something alone the lines of "Typical. Can't even shoot MYSELF with it."
Or, here's an idea, how about you remove those annoying sparkly custom backgrounds, autoplaying songs, pages that look like a 13-year-old girl threw up all over them, incredibly intrusive advertising, the overlapping spaghetti code of multiple scripts, and ridiculous clutter? You know...become Facebook.
Well, you know anyone named "Remmington" is going to be a posh snob. I just wish there was at least one gun company named "Chuck." I bet Chuck wouldn't be so goddamned picky about his ammo.
he told several people that he was tortured.
Chinese workers know, you DO NOT fuck with Steve.
And this guy committed the cardinal Apple sin. He leaked the designs to a company that was able to beat Apple's own overpriced protective cover to the market--thus cutting into their bottom line. They'll probably hang him for it.
God help any older crew member who talks about how much he misses his kids and tells his daughter on the uplink that daddy will be home soon.