I have been looking forward to this for a long time.
For the love of heaven please, I am begging for people to stop posting 'why would anyone want to do this' or rehash about how crappy Microsoft Windows XP is. Those should be automatically modified as redundant. Also, I couldn't care any less about Apple's strategy or how this is good or bad for Apple or for microsoft.
The only think I am not excited about is paying $299 for Windows XP Pro Retail. But I shan't pirate a copy as I believe that not a morally correct thing to do.
1. A selection of music *better* than what can be bought on amazon.com (on CD) - it should have stuff that is out of print - particularly if it is out of print but was once available on CD.
2. Let you redownload music you've bought for no charge. (emusic.com has this)
3. Offer lossless downloads - this is particularly important because if I wanted to switch to a non Apple player in the future I would want to be able to reencode from the raw PCM and not have to do any transcoding (or worse be locked into, or even theorecticeally have my music orphaned by Apple)
Until these issues are fixed I only buy from emusic.com (for price and -APS encoding) or on CD (small price premium for freedom, if I can't find what I want on emusic.com which has a hell of a lot of stuff)
An example of an ad hominem attack would be me saying "I hereby prove that there is a God based on the fact that you are an idiot" (it looks like religion is not the only area where you are lacking education.)
Going way back to your original post, I restate my argument that based on the way you talk about "prayer" that you really have a very limited understanding of theology.
"to even be allowed to have such a debate"
Yes, it am inferring based on you quoting this that you are implying somehow that I am close minded or afraid of debate (me reading an anti-religion thread on an anti-religion website.)
I do believe that if someone doesn't have at least some idea about religous thought, philosophy and science that debating the existence of God with them is a rather uninteresing excerise. So I hereby give you the freedom to try and troll someone else into having a debate, but my opinion is that it would be unenjoyable to have such a debate with the likes of you.
But because you seem slow on the uptake, I will spell it out clearly. The way you talk about prayer belies your saying that you have studied religion.
Buddy, I am not having a debate with you about the existence of God (not that you have the background necessary to even be allowed to have such a debate). I am just pointing out that your knowledge of religious theory and theology appears very limited.
"the more I study religion, the more I'm convinced that it just CANNOT be true."
Based on every other word in your post, I'd say that you probably should study quite a bit more before you come to a decision - you pretty much have no clue.
1. iTunes music store has a selection of music no better than what can be bought on amazon.com (on CD) - it should have stuff that is out of print - particularly if it is out of print but was once available on CD.
2. iTunes music store should let you redownload music you've bought for no charge.
3. iTunes music store should offer apple lossless downloads - this is particularly important because if I wanted to switch to a non Apple player in the future I would want to be able to reencode from the raw PCM and not have to do any transcoding (or worse be locked into, or even theorecticeally have music my orphaned by Apple)
Until these issues are fixed I only buy from emusic.com (for price and -APS encoding) or on CD (small price premium for freedom)
"In countries like the Netherlands where there are no age restrictions on porn they have lower crime rates and lower child abuse rates, so explain that."
That's it, there is no possible or even easy explanation - you've got us, how could we have been so stupid.
Do you know what I am addicted to? Watching the car crash that is the thinking, attitudes and points of view that are on slashdot. Seriously, it's such an embarrassing thing to look at. I am embarrassed for you and I am embarrassed at you.
(I checked my spelling, I hope my usage is correct)
hey slashdot people, a little suggestion just because exercise in 1/100,000,000 of the population might be destructive, you aren't going to convince me that porn and exercise are somehow equally beneficial or destructive.
Yes but Google should have known that they were going to miss the target and should have adjusted projections sooner, this would have helped avoid the sudden shock and drop.
The accountants screwed up and probably will pay a price.
I've never seen a fatal car accident take place and I have literally been riding in cars *years*
I do understand your point. My boss owns a plane and I want it be safe and I've flown in it but I am still a bit nervious.
The reason the stats are dificult to interpret is due to the fact that 25 accidents probably resulted in more fatalities per hour flown than there were auto fatalities per hour driven (cause of all the people driving without dying).
Your argument about moderation seems pretty logically consistent. But it seems there certainly are majority views that more easily slide up the mod ladder.
And such bold confidence in opinions still trouble me.
Piston aircraft have a much higher fatality rate per hour than cars. Commercial aircraft are indeed ridiculously safe. Spacecraft seem pretty dangerous.
I defer to your higher karma level as you obviously have told more truth than I have.
What do you think the correlation between "truth" and highly rated comments is on slashdot?
What is truth anyway? Clearly there are complex philosophical arguments that can be made in support or against what you called "the truth" in the post that I replied to. The intellectual overconfidence on/. is spectactular!
My real point is that you get all these people on here self congratulating and acting like they are really going out on a limb by writing stuff they clearly know is the majority/. view.
Fundementalism, dogmatism, tyranny of the majority and FUD thrive in the slashdot world to as great a degree as you brave souls seem to believe is happening in the "real world."
Slashdot Mirror
well it looks like one of your open minded peers marked all of my posts as flaimbait!
well done!
Let me get back in lockstep
I have been looking forward to this for a long time.
For the love of heaven please, I am begging for people to stop posting 'why would anyone want to do this' or rehash about how crappy Microsoft Windows XP is. Those should be automatically modified as redundant. Also, I couldn't care any less about Apple's strategy or how this is good or bad for Apple or for microsoft.
The only think I am not excited about is paying $299 for Windows XP Pro Retail. But I shan't pirate a copy as I believe that not a morally correct thing to do.
1. A selection of music *better* than what can be bought on amazon.com (on CD) - it should have stuff that is out of print - particularly if it is out of print but was once available on CD.
2. Let you redownload music you've bought for no charge. (emusic.com has this)
3. Offer lossless downloads - this is particularly important because if I wanted to switch to a non Apple player in the future I would want to be able to reencode from the raw PCM and not have to do any transcoding (or worse be locked into, or even theorecticeally have my music orphaned by Apple)
Until these issues are fixed I only buy from emusic.com (for price and -APS encoding) or on CD (small price premium for freedom, if I can't find what I want on emusic.com which has a hell of a lot of stuff)
OK that last one will get me some mod points, but I meant to write
there is no Justice withOUT God/Judge/Afterlife to sort things out.
I have to say slashdot never lets me down.
there is no Justice with God/Judge/Afterlife
"ad hominem"
An example of an ad hominem attack would be me saying "I hereby prove that there is a God based on the fact that you are an idiot" (it looks like religion is not the only area where you are lacking education.)
Going way back to your original post, I restate my argument that based on the way you talk about "prayer" that you really have a very limited understanding of theology.
"to even be allowed to have such a debate"
Yes, it am inferring based on you quoting this that you are implying somehow that I am close minded or afraid of debate (me reading an anti-religion thread on an anti-religion website.)
I do believe that if someone doesn't have at least some idea about religous thought, philosophy and science that debating the existence of God with them is a rather uninteresing excerise. So I hereby give you the freedom to try and troll someone else into having a debate, but my opinion is that it would be unenjoyable to have such a debate with the likes of you.
But because you seem slow on the uptake, I will spell it out clearly. The way you talk about prayer belies your saying that you have studied religion.
Buddy, I am not having a debate with you about the existence of God (not that you have the background necessary to even be allowed to have such a debate). I am just pointing out that your knowledge of religious theory and theology appears very limited.
What do I need to convince you of, that you really haven't studied religion and it is apparent?
I figured you already knew that.
"the more I study religion, the more I'm convinced that it just CANNOT be true."
Based on every other word in your post, I'd say that you probably should study quite a bit more before you come to a decision - you pretty much have no clue.
I disagree that iTunes music store is excellent.
1. iTunes music store has a selection of music no better than what can be bought on amazon.com (on CD) - it should have stuff that is out of print - particularly if it is out of print but was once available on CD.
2. iTunes music store should let you redownload music you've bought for no charge.
3. iTunes music store should offer apple lossless downloads - this is particularly important because if I wanted to switch to a non Apple player in the future I would want to be able to reencode from the raw PCM and not have to do any transcoding (or worse be locked into, or even theorecticeally have music my orphaned by Apple)
Until these issues are fixed I only buy from emusic.com (for price and -APS encoding) or on CD (small price premium for freedom)
"In countries like the Netherlands where there are no age restrictions on porn they have lower crime rates and lower child abuse rates, so explain that."
That's it, there is no possible or even easy explanation - you've got us, how could we have been so stupid.
Do you know what I am addicted to? Watching the car crash that is the thinking, attitudes and points of view that are on slashdot. Seriously, it's such an embarrassing thing to look at. I am embarrassed for you and I am embarrassed at you.
(I checked my spelling, I hope my usage is correct)
hey slashdot people, a little suggestion just because exercise in 1/100,000,000 of the population might be destructive, you aren't going to convince me that porn and exercise are somehow equally beneficial or destructive.
exactly, I mean all of those things get our sisters of the human family to strip down and have their image captured for the benefit of perverts.
Good to know. This little incident will probably cause them to rethink that strategy. Unless they're only concerned about the own rich, fat asses
Yes but Google should have known that they were going to miss the target and should have adjusted projections sooner, this would have helped avoid the sudden shock and drop.
The accountants screwed up and probably will pay a price.
I've never seen a fatal car accident take place and I have literally been riding in cars *years*
I do understand your point. My boss owns a plane and I want it be safe and I've flown in it but I am still a bit nervious.
The reason the stats are dificult to interpret is due to the fact that 25 accidents probably resulted in more fatalities per hour flown than there were auto fatalities per hour driven (cause of all the people driving without dying).
the s/b than
...and back to clarify the original intent of my initial post:
*private, single engine* piston aircraft are more dangerous the driving.
You are pretty much correct - my definition of commerical aircraft in my mind was more along the lines of what I see at SFO.
But passenger piston aircraft still are more dangerous than passenger turboprop or turbofan.
Your argument about moderation seems pretty logically consistent. But it seems there certainly are majority views that more easily slide up the mod ladder.
And such bold confidence in opinions still trouble me.
Piston aircraft have a much higher fatality rate per hour than cars. Commercial aircraft are indeed ridiculously safe. Spacecraft seem pretty dangerous.
I defer to your higher karma level as you obviously have told more truth than I have.
/. is spectactular!
/. view.
What do you think the correlation between "truth" and highly rated comments is on slashdot?
What is truth anyway? Clearly there are complex philosophical arguments that can be made in support or against what you called "the truth" in the post that I replied to. The intellectual overconfidence on
My real point is that you get all these people on here self congratulating and acting like they are really going out on a limb by writing stuff they clearly know is the majority
Fundementalism, dogmatism, tyranny of the majority and FUD thrive in the slashdot world to as great a degree as you brave souls seem to believe is happening in the "real world."
"Now, bring on the wacky lunatic insults."
/. readers wish to read - and also flattering yourself.
Or, bring on the Score:5, Insightful for bravely posting what the overwhelming majority of
That's brilliant. Why is this a Score:0?
Also if we wouldn't have pulled out of kyoto, Osama Bin Laden wouldn't have attacked us because we wouldn't have "thumbed our noses at the world."
Your comment was hardly offtopic!
This is the reason I hate slashdot - and only read it for the same reason I jab pens into my gums.