You have a 1 Mb per second connection, not a 1 MB per second connection. The difference is a factor of eight. You should never see down speeds faster than 125 KB/sec (which is the same as 1 Mb/sec).
1 byte is eight bits, connection speeds are measured in bits. A one megaBYTE connection is extremely fast, and, I guarantee you, you do not have one in your home.
Perhaps its time christians took a hard look in the mirror and asked themselves why they're so offensive to so many people. They claim to believe the bible, but they obviously never read it. Or they believe they can "pick and choose" as to what parts are true - and then impose their choices on everyone else.
I agree with that.
We are over-populated, with our resources stretched WAY beyond the breaking point, and yet we still have religions that teach that birth control is a sin.
People have been saying this since the world hit 4 billion. We are now well past six and about the same proportion is starving. This should make it clear that it's not the resources that are limiting prosperity.
We know that homosexuality and lesbianism are normal behaviour in many mammals, including humans, and yet we have christians going around saying its an abomination.
Baby killing is also normal behavior in a lot of mammals, and I'm not even talking about abortion. By this I do not mean that Christians should illegalize homosexuality, but only that your argument is terrible and flawed.
Some of your points are good and some of them are not. I definitely agree about the ear piercing thing (with you, that is, not with the extreme fundamentalist), but you also clearly demonstrate your own biases in your post.
It doesn't matter if it's against religion. If it's against the culture (and it is) then it is detrimental to a company to allow it. The company is within its rights to prevent people that don't fit the company image from being hired.
Inflation? Additionally: where do you go that you have to pay $10 for a movie ticket? The tickets here in Saint Louis are the same as they are in Orlando, which is $8 and has been for time immemorial.
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You have a 1 Mb per second connection, not a 1 MB per second connection. The difference is a factor of eight. You should never see down speeds faster than 125 KB/sec (which is the same as 1 Mb/sec). 1 byte is eight bits, connection speeds are measured in bits. A one megaBYTE connection is extremely fast, and, I guarantee you, you do not have one in your home.
Perhaps its time christians took a hard look in the mirror and asked themselves why they're so offensive to so many people. They claim to believe the bible, but they obviously never read it. Or they believe they can "pick and choose" as to what parts are true - and then impose their choices on everyone else. I agree with that. We are over-populated, with our resources stretched WAY beyond the breaking point, and yet we still have religions that teach that birth control is a sin. People have been saying this since the world hit 4 billion. We are now well past six and about the same proportion is starving. This should make it clear that it's not the resources that are limiting prosperity. We know that homosexuality and lesbianism are normal behaviour in many mammals, including humans, and yet we have christians going around saying its an abomination. Baby killing is also normal behavior in a lot of mammals, and I'm not even talking about abortion. By this I do not mean that Christians should illegalize homosexuality, but only that your argument is terrible and flawed. Some of your points are good and some of them are not. I definitely agree about the ear piercing thing (with you, that is, not with the extreme fundamentalist), but you also clearly demonstrate your own biases in your post.
It doesn't matter if it's against religion. If it's against the culture (and it is) then it is detrimental to a company to allow it. The company is within its rights to prevent people that don't fit the company image from being hired.
Inflation? Additionally: where do you go that you have to pay $10 for a movie ticket? The tickets here in Saint Louis are the same as they are in Orlando, which is $8 and has been for time immemorial.
Despite OSC's ravings, he hasn't written one good (dare I say, "decent") book since he started writing Ender's Shadow. He's full of himself.