No, this is an urban legend. Sony's licensing had nothing to do with content - it was only to do with hardware. The 1 hour limit is more likely what kept pornographers away from Betamax.
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Wow. So many errors in such a short space. To wit (very quickly):
1) Catholic doctrine is NOT incompatible with what the Bible teaches. Why do you think those monks spent so many of their lives copying the Bible if it were to be "hidden away" as so many Protestants claim? Do some research.
2) The Protestants deny the words of Christ when He says "this IS My body.. this IS My blood" and "whosoever does not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood has no life in him" (and for the non-scholastic, the Greek word used for "eat" is changed to one that specifically means "to masticate with ones' teeth" when contention is raised).
3) Christ is NOT re-sacrificed at each Mass. Christ was sacrificed ONCE. The Mass is a re-presentation of that SAME sacrifice. For if you read Revelations, you will see the "Lamb of God, slain from the foundations of the world". Christ's sacrifice is outside of time and eternal, and is always present before the Father. Read Scripture.
4) No, we do not deny the justification of Faith. What we affirm, however, is what Scripture affirms - that faith without works is dead and that we were created in Christ to do works. The only time "faith alone" is mentioned in the Bible is when it is condemned in James.
5) No, the singularity of Christ as redemptor is continually affirmed by the Church. We do acknowledge, as does St. Paul, that those who are without the benefit of the Gospel will be judged by their conscience; however, this is an EXTRAORDINARY means, and if anyone IS saved without the benefit of evangelization it is ONLY through the Blood of Christ.
You should really read more before you condemn. I was once a Protestant as well. Check out www.catholic.com if you'd like to see what Catholics really believe, and keep your Boettner, White and Hyssop in the bookshelf.
Wha? Church fathers disagree with the Catholic Church? You do realize that the corpus of fathers' writings make up the Magesterium, no? It was the writings of the Church fathers that led me to embrace the Catholic Church.
This should remove any doubt that the fathers were far more Catholic than Protestant.
Not just assumptions. Proof is given in Revelations 5 (and more, just a quick response)
REV 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
What was even better was typing in programs from Compute! on the C64. Nothing like trying to type pages upon pages of hex codes into MLX (at least it had a checksum after each line).
Man, it's been over a decade ago. I don't remember the intricacies of the scoring.;)
In any case, I think what I was recalling was my GT score, and I believe it was a 139 (after Googling). The only pertinent part that I am sure of is the surprise in my recruiter's voice when he told me I only missed one question.
..and I was permanently disqualified, no waiver recommended, when I went to MEPS to enlist because I had a history of asthma. After scoring a 119 on my ASVAB and having to pass a security clearance just to take the test for the MOS I wanted.
..plus that would be Sony shooting themselves in the foot.
Example: EA wants to develop Madden 2007. They look at doing a PS3 and Xbox360 version, but then realize that the PS3 can play an Xbox360 version. So they only do an Xbox360 version (with a sticker that says you can play it on the PS3).
Eventually everyone only develops for the Xbox360 since they can "kill two birds with one stone" that way.
7. Can't we just do away with special videogame memory cards? Don't we all have memory from our digital cameras?
No, not really. Aside from the fact that there are several competing memory formats for digital cameras, you have to consider the security aspect. If anyone with a compact flash/mmc/etc reader could access their memory card then you'd see a lot more character hacking and cheating.
..but NFP isn't Catholic birth control. If NFP is done with a contraceptive mentality (i.e., pregnancy is a disease and must be avoided at all costs so we can have our fun) then it is sinful as well.
It's also a difference in gradiation. When you (prayerfully) use NFP, you are saying to God that you'd like to postpone having a child at this time but are still open to it if He wills it. When you use artificial contraception you are trying to erect a concrete wall between yourselves and pregnancy.
When done correctly, NFP still leaves the door open for God to move. When done correctly ABC closes that door and in essence says to God that you trust yourselves more than Him. (And yes, I know a condom can break or a pill can be missed - that is why I say "when done correctly")
Actually, it's not the rubber that's evil - it is the seperation of the procreative and unitive aspects of sex. God made sex and built it with both components. Us taking away one is turning sex into a recreation and thus dehumanizing our partners by turning them into objects for our own gratification.
The tradition of popes taking names from predecessors dates to an early time in the Church when a certain man named Mercury became Pope. As he thought it inappropriate to have the head of the Christian Church named after a pagan deity he took the name of a predecessor. The tradition stuck.
So a pope taking a name such as that would be rather preposterous.;)
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..and I've been a member of all those groups.
;)
Man, I need to get out more often.
No, this is an urban legend. Sony's licensing had nothing to do with content - it was only to do with hardware. The 1 hour limit is more likely what kept pornographers away from Betamax. Wiki
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Wow. So many errors in such a short space. To wit (very quickly):
1) Catholic doctrine is NOT incompatible with what the Bible teaches. Why do you think those monks spent so many of their lives copying the Bible if it were to be "hidden away" as so many Protestants claim? Do some research.
2) The Protestants deny the words of Christ when He says "this IS My body.. this IS My blood" and "whosoever does not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood has no life in him" (and for the non-scholastic, the Greek word used for "eat" is changed to one that specifically means "to masticate with ones' teeth" when contention is raised).
3) Christ is NOT re-sacrificed at each Mass. Christ was sacrificed ONCE. The Mass is a re-presentation of that SAME sacrifice. For if you read Revelations, you will see the "Lamb of God, slain from the foundations of the world". Christ's sacrifice is outside of time and eternal, and is always present before the Father. Read Scripture.
4) No, we do not deny the justification of Faith. What we affirm, however, is what Scripture affirms - that faith without works is dead and that we were created in Christ to do works. The only time "faith alone" is mentioned in the Bible is when it is condemned in James.
5) No, the singularity of Christ as redemptor is continually affirmed by the Church. We do acknowledge, as does St. Paul, that those who are without the benefit of the Gospel will be judged by their conscience; however, this is an EXTRAORDINARY means, and if anyone IS saved without the benefit of evangelization it is ONLY through the Blood of Christ.
You should really read more before you condemn. I was once a Protestant as well. Check out www.catholic.com if you'd like to see what Catholics really believe, and keep your Boettner, White and Hyssop in the bookshelf.
This should remove any doubt that the fathers were far more Catholic than Protestant.
REV 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Check out this for a more in-depth discussion.
What was even better was typing in programs from Compute! on the C64. Nothing like trying to type pages upon pages of hex codes into MLX (at least it had a checksum after each line).
You have a bad VCR. ;)
Seriously, my 6 head Toshiba looks wonderful with prerecorded VHS movies that haven't made it through the ringer yet.
Man, it's been over a decade ago. I don't remember the intricacies of the scoring. ;)
In any case, I think what I was recalling was my GT score, and I believe it was a 139 (after Googling). The only pertinent part that I am sure of is the surprise in my recruiter's voice when he told me I only missed one question.
..and I was permanently disqualified, no waiver recommended, when I went to MEPS to enlist because I had a history of asthma. After scoring a 119 on my ASVAB and having to pass a security clearance just to take the test for the MOS I wanted.
You really don't know the history of ear piercing I take it. It was widely practiced in Israel, and has been with us throughout history.
My mom (who is a pastor's wife I might add) did my first ear piercing.
Wow, man. I've taken my CBRs out and put em back in myself many, many times. Never had a problem with them (that a pair of needlenose won't fix).
From what I've read, the breathalyzer machines have an accepted margin of error of 20%.
Not to mention that they register any methyl compound as alchohol (i.e. bread) and can seriously be put off by asthma inhalers, diabetes and GERD.
1) Install airport screeners that can see through clothes
2) Post on Yahoo
3) Profit!!
..so far is that it goes to the top of a page when you hit Back. Ugh. They must have an anti-Slashdot-comments bias. ;)
..plus that would be Sony shooting themselves in the foot.
Example: EA wants to develop Madden 2007. They look at doing a PS3 and Xbox360 version, but then realize that the PS3 can play an Xbox360 version. So they only do an Xbox360 version (with a sticker that says you can play it on the PS3).
Eventually everyone only develops for the Xbox360 since they can "kill two birds with one stone" that way.
No, not really. Aside from the fact that there are several competing memory formats for digital cameras, you have to consider the security aspect. If anyone with a compact flash/mmc/etc reader could access their memory card then you'd see a lot more character hacking and cheating.
..particle man..
..but NFP isn't Catholic birth control. If NFP is done with a contraceptive mentality (i.e., pregnancy is a disease and must be avoided at all costs so we can have our fun) then it is sinful as well.
It's also a difference in gradiation. When you (prayerfully) use NFP, you are saying to God that you'd like to postpone having a child at this time but are still open to it if He wills it. When you use artificial contraception you are trying to erect a concrete wall between yourselves and pregnancy.
When done correctly, NFP still leaves the door open for God to move. When done correctly ABC closes that door and in essence says to God that you trust yourselves more than Him. (And yes, I know a condom can break or a pill can be missed - that is why I say "when done correctly")
Ants suck. I just lost a tube guitar amp and Doly Digital receiver to them.
Thankfully I've moved.
On a tangent, but if you're looking to get rid of stuff just Freecycle it.
Actually, it's not the rubber that's evil - it is the seperation of the procreative and unitive aspects of sex. God made sex and built it with both components. Us taking away one is turning sex into a recreation and thus dehumanizing our partners by turning them into objects for our own gratification.
..or rather
AOLIPS
Eh yo lips!
A bit off-topic, but hey..
;)
The tradition of popes taking names from predecessors dates to an early time in the Church when a certain man named Mercury became Pope. As he thought it inappropriate to have the head of the Christian Church named after a pagan deity he took the name of a predecessor. The tradition stuck.
So a pope taking a name such as that would be rather preposterous.