I'll only give up voting when they pry the lever from my cold, dead hands!
You people are dumb, seriously. Your vote isn't that much power. Money weighs more in the political balance than a vote. Hence why 1 million dollars is a fair price for your lifetime right to vote, because 1 million dollars is more political power than a lifetime's worth of votes.
Yes, I'd say an ipod is worth considerably more than a vote is today. It shouldn't be; but here we are.
FTFA : Only 20 percent said they'd exchange their vote for an iPod touch.
That means that to 80% their vote is worth more than an iPod. Ha! That means you're wrong! Anyways, I find it very reassuring, if to 80% voting is more important than an iPod, that means people are more motivated to go out and vote that to go out and be given a free iPod.
Quit being hippies and go "Young people these days don't care anymore, and politicians all suck, that's why", you guys got it wrong, young people care about politics more than young people 20 years ago, hence the success Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and the likes meet with them.
Sorry about disturbing you guys in your necessary concerned liberal whining, please proceed.
I was much more fascinated/saddened/aroused by the fact that I instantly knew the TF2 screenshot from the article was in Dustbowl-- right around the corner from the final cap-- and was on to estimating that Spy's chance of survival (noticing that the sentry hasn't tracked him yet).
Wow, yeah.. Makes me wanna stay away from that game now.
Not really, the stability of the second most important currency in the world is a bit more important than some sad reality game frequented by losers.
My point wasn't based on the importance of things, it was mainly about inflation, as in, the loss of value of something (money/virtual furniture) if it's reproduced more than it should.
Funnily, that comment is somehow pretty insightful in that that's exactly what most RIAA/MPAA executives and such must think, which can be resumed as, we sell music, people try to not pay for it, so we have to make them keep on paying, no matter how. You show no clue of understanding of what's changed during the last 8 years, and neither do they, so I guess we can consider you a live sample of something that thinks just like one of them.
People, instead of insulting him or trying to prove him wrong or change his mind, let's try to study him, as his kind is getting rare and difficult of approach.
I hate to make predictions anyone else can make, but it's starting to smell like the beginning of the end for the RIAA and their shady tactics. Sounds like they're consistently meeting an increasing resistance. I guess sooner or later they'll realize that their best choice is to adapt and evolve and move on to a new "business plan".
I find it amazing that British types think that Americans are the only ones who ruin the English language.
In a way they would be correct to think so, because only Americans have the cultural influence to make their version of english globally supersede the british english. That's how they arguably ruin the English language.
A spy works works for their government, their country, and works to benefit their country by being engaging in authorized missions. A traitor betrays their country, by selling their own people out for financial gain, ideological drive or whatever.
Well in this case, it all depends on which country we consider was that man's.
Don't forget it wasn't just the Americans that were "crapping their pants" during the Cold War.
Thanks I know but it's irrelevant. My point was that thanks to his work, USSR could enter the pissing contest against the USA and thus scare them, despite their might. I wasn't trying to establish an exhaustive list of countries who were scared of USSR.
No you are WRONG.
Thanks for rubbing that undoubtful fact in my face.
we must admit that US started it, because they hated Commies so much
Not really. Americans started to hate communists as a result of the Cold War, not the other way around. Conflicts of this importance don't start off an ideological different. And as you seem to think that USSR was just being bullied around, it's necessary for me to recall you that the leader of USSR was Joseph Stalin, the most proficient genocidaire ever.
Yes and no. He's right in that the USA had to wait for Japan to attack them to enter the war in Europe. Basically, Roosevelt wanted to enter the war, as back then they were providing stuff to both sides, the problem was the public opinion was against way. FDR knew that the attack on Pearl Harbor would occur (only they didn't expect how big it would be) and let it happen to change people's mind about the way and enter a full-blown war against the Axis both in Europe and in the Pacific. In a way that's another connection between the "two wars".
You do realize that if no A bomb was dropped, that more japanese and americans would have died in a land invasion of japan?
True, too many people ignore that, but Japan had never known defeat before, and they were ready to fight it to the death. And actually, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki apparently almost failed at convinced Japanese generals and such to surrender, some believing that they didn't have more than two of such bombs. Besides, the use of incendiary bombs on Tokyo killed a lot more people than both A-bombs, it was just less impressive.
Sure, Truman wanted to drop the bomb no matter what because he was pissed to have failed the opportunity to drop it on Germany, but it doesn't change how helpful the A-bombs have proven to be to quickly end the conflict. I hate to say it but it's just a case of us not understanding the mentality of the Japanese during that period which made them as dreadful as terrorists in that they didn't fear dying (hence kamikazes).
No, that's the nuance between a traitor and a spy. From the Russian point of vue, this guy helped shape history in their favour, by tremendously helping them get the tool required to afford to make the USA crap their pants for about 40 years.
When I say that I'd be delighted to go there, I'm not saying that I'd actually be delighted to go there, it's just a way to say I couldn't go there even if I wanted to.
Certainly doesn't seem that way on a map - but most map projections are incredibly deceiving.
Indeed, Canada looks larger on maps because it's closer to the North Pole. That's also why Greenland looks about as large as Africa on maps as it's really about 10 times smaller.
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Damn! Where are my mod points when I need them?
There, someone gave you one, I only hope it was an Offtopic mod point you required ;-)
Comon, if anything deserved this tag its this.
What the hell does this have to do with "strong" *artificial* intelligence?
I found a cool video that explains it all.
Well, personally I still don't understand a thing, but it looks cool anyways, and hey, what wouldn't one do for karma points!
I'll only give up voting when they pry the lever from my cold, dead hands!
You people are dumb, seriously. Your vote isn't that much power. Money weighs more in the political balance than a vote. Hence why 1 million dollars is a fair price for your lifetime right to vote, because 1 million dollars is more political power than a lifetime's worth of votes.
Yes, I'd say an ipod is worth considerably more than a vote is today. It shouldn't be; but here we are.
FTFA : Only 20 percent said they'd exchange their vote for an iPod touch.
That means that to 80% their vote is worth more than an iPod. Ha! That means you're wrong! Anyways, I find it very reassuring, if to 80% voting is more important than an iPod, that means people are more motivated to go out and vote that to go out and be given a free iPod.
Quit being hippies and go "Young people these days don't care anymore, and politicians all suck, that's why", you guys got it wrong, young people care about politics more than young people 20 years ago, hence the success Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and the likes meet with them.
Sorry about disturbing you guys in your necessary concerned liberal whining, please proceed.
This is utter bullshit. I'm French. Nuclear power is a failure here.
Qu'est ce qu'il faut pas entendre comme conneries..
No, because bills are made up of carbon atoms and useful to everyone, and virtual furniture is stored as ones and zeros on a database somewhere
Actually most money is stored as ones and zeros too.
What makes you think that the advantages that DX10 has over DX9 are even worth the hassle?
I was much more fascinated/saddened/aroused by the fact that I instantly knew the TF2 screenshot from the article was in Dustbowl-- right around the corner from the final cap-- and was on to estimating that Spy's chance of survival (noticing that the sentry hasn't tracked him yet).
Wow, yeah.. Makes me wanna stay away from that game now.
Then why did you just make one?
Get subtle.
Not really, the stability of the second most important currency in the world is a bit more important than some sad reality game frequented by losers.
My point wasn't based on the importance of things, it was mainly about inflation, as in, the loss of value of something (money/virtual furniture) if it's reproduced more than it should.
Funnily, that comment is somehow pretty insightful in that that's exactly what most RIAA/MPAA executives and such must think, which can be resumed as, we sell music, people try to not pay for it, so we have to make them keep on paying, no matter how. You show no clue of understanding of what's changed during the last 8 years, and neither do they, so I guess we can consider you a live sample of something that thinks just like one of them.
People, instead of insulting him or trying to prove him wrong or change his mind, let's try to study him, as his kind is getting rare and difficult of approach.
The Habbo admins/GMs/whatever can recreate the furniture for free!
Isn't it a bit like saying "The US Mint can print as many bills as they like!" ?
I hate to make predictions anyone else can make, but it's starting to smell like the beginning of the end for the RIAA and their shady tactics. Sounds like they're consistently meeting an increasing resistance. I guess sooner or later they'll realize that their best choice is to adapt and evolve and move on to a new "business plan".
I find it amazing that British types think that Americans are the only ones who ruin the English language.
In a way they would be correct to think so, because only Americans have the cultural influence to make their version of english globally supersede the british english. That's how they arguably ruin the English language.
Genocide : The deliberate and systematic destruction of an entire people who belong to one racial, political, cultural or religious group.
Therefore I'm right, Stalin was a genocidaire. Boy do I love proving wrong pedants who try to prove me wrong!
A spy works works for their government, their country, and works to benefit their country by being engaging in authorized missions. A traitor betrays their country, by selling their own people out for financial gain, ideological drive or whatever.
Well in this case, it all depends on which country we consider was that man's.
Don't forget it wasn't just the Americans that were "crapping their pants" during the Cold War.
Thanks I know but it's irrelevant. My point was that thanks to his work, USSR could enter the pissing contest against the USA and thus scare them, despite their might. I wasn't trying to establish an exhaustive list of countries who were scared of USSR.
No you are WRONG.
Thanks for rubbing that undoubtful fact in my face.
we must admit that US started it, because they hated Commies so much
Not really. Americans started to hate communists as a result of the Cold War, not the other way around. Conflicts of this importance don't start off an ideological different. And as you seem to think that USSR was just being bullied around, it's necessary for me to recall you that the leader of USSR was Joseph Stalin, the most proficient genocidaire ever.
World War II was really two separate wars.
Yes and no. He's right in that the USA had to wait for Japan to attack them to enter the war in Europe. Basically, Roosevelt wanted to enter the war, as back then they were providing stuff to both sides, the problem was the public opinion was against way. FDR knew that the attack on Pearl Harbor would occur (only they didn't expect how big it would be) and let it happen to change people's mind about the way and enter a full-blown war against the Axis both in Europe and in the Pacific. In a way that's another connection between the "two wars".
You do realize that if no A bomb was dropped, that more japanese and americans would have died in a land invasion of japan?
True, too many people ignore that, but Japan had never known defeat before, and they were ready to fight it to the death. And actually, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki apparently almost failed at convinced Japanese generals and such to surrender, some believing that they didn't have more than two of such bombs. Besides, the use of incendiary bombs on Tokyo killed a lot more people than both A-bombs, it was just less impressive.
Sure, Truman wanted to drop the bomb no matter what because he was pissed to have failed the opportunity to drop it on Germany, but it doesn't change how helpful the A-bombs have proven to be to quickly end the conflict. I hate to say it but it's just a case of us not understanding the mentality of the Japanese during that period which made them as dreadful as terrorists in that they didn't fear dying (hence kamikazes).
This man was a thief, a traitor
No, that's the nuance between a traitor and a spy. From the Russian point of vue, this guy helped shape history in their favour, by tremendously helping them get the tool required to afford to make the USA crap their pants for about 40 years.
When I say that I'd be delighted to go there, I'm not saying that I'd actually be delighted to go there, it's just a way to say I couldn't go there even if I wanted to.
I guarantee you almost everyone on Slashdot shops at Wal-Mart
Well, I'd be delighted to shop at Wal-Mart, but the closest one is roughly 3,000 miles away...
Certainly doesn't seem that way on a map - but most map projections are incredibly deceiving.
Indeed, Canada looks larger on maps because it's closer to the North Pole. That's also why Greenland looks about as large as Africa on maps as it's really about 10 times smaller.
lol, nice one.