No matter how many facts you have to support yourself, there will always be people who don't believe in evolution. Why? Because, if you think about it, it's a bit more far-fetched than an almighty creator. Think about it. Even the simplest bacteria have DNA and RNA, which has to be perfectly aligned and with no errors for the cell to survive. An error in the DNA means a protein folding error, and even the smallest changed amino acid can change the entire shape of a protein. Then, think about all the information needed to have a cell with the ability to reproduce. The cell needs to know how to copy its DNA, pull the chromosomes to each side of the cell, and then perform cytokinesis. If the cell that's 'accidently' (I mean, how else will life happen? The only theory I've heard of, and it's *quite* possible I'm ignorant about this, is that the chemicals were in the right place at the right time...) produced doesn't know how to reproduce, then it will just die and be a microscopic piece of dust in a giant, lifeless earth.
It's possible that evolution is true, but don't hate on people who don't believe it, because, let's face it, it *is* *kind* of out there. (Readies flame shield against hundreds of replies giving facts and evidence supporting evolution up the wazoo:P )
That brings back memories of that one Wizard of Oz book where this girl is put in prison for illegally picking a 4-leaf clover, and there are toys and stuff everywhere, because whoever built/ran the prison thought that if it was a mean place no one would change. Childhood memories...
I'm glad that someone has pointed out New York's liberal nature, though. Big cities in the United States always seem to have stupid liberals that think that France is a perfect example of successful socialism running the government. Examples: Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you're ever visiting there, find someone who ISN'T working class (IE: Benefits from quasi-socialism), such as a business owner, or someone high up in a big company, who thinks the government in Minneapolis is cool. If you think Bush is stupid, you should see some of the things these people do...
For one thing, the government of the US was based off of the idea that you can make your own way. I don't think it's fair for someone who works hard to get the same benefits as someone who is flipping burgers. Education? Private schools are available. Can't pay for them? Get a decent job, work your ass off.
Children to war? They had to sign up for the job... it's not like there is a draft or anything. (Now, whether or not there could be in the future is an entirely different thing. But we aren't talking about that.) The "ones that survive"? This is hardly vietnam we're talking about. My pastor came back from the war, slightly shellshocked, but he'd been there for a year and a half.. no injuries... and he didn't even have a WEAPON with him. (Non-combatants can't carry weapons. Now THAT is a stupid rule. So he had to get a really, really big bible) Mind you, he was on a camp routinely bombed. He could see places he'd just walked past earlier that day completely destroyed... And it is unfortunate that some people get hurt, but once again, this isn't exactly vietnam.
I'd think pedofiles would hurt children more than the government not controlling their parents and handing out free services at the expense of people who've worked for their money. The reality is NOT tax-cuts for the rich. The rich pay for most social services. Why do you think everyone has their own charity organization? Tax-deductibility is really important when millions of dollars are going to the government. Apparently you don't understand how taxes work: They're PERCENTAGES. Giving healthcare to everyone is unfair for the people who do have a lot of money, regardless of how you think it's wrong that they have it.
It's leveraging a monopoly to enter into other markets: the very DEFINITION of an antitrust suit. Since Apple is already in all of those businesses, and they don't have a monopoly on anything, really, (You could argue MP3 players, but they don't really have a monopoly, because if they do something stupid people have tons of viable choices) the govt's don't really care.
Cue tons of people saying "OMG! No firewire means firewire is DEAD!"
Alright, well, for one thing, USB takes less PCB space then firewire. Firewire will NOT die, as it is THE way to transfer digital video, and it is incredible for harddrives. For another, since most people don't need firewire, (it's a niche now, and apple is aiming more and more mainstream), apple doesn't include it. It's extra cost. Now, people who DO use firewire, IE, not you if you even question firewire's lifetime, can get adaptors for it. Everyone is happy. Basically, the lesson learned is: If you think firewire is dead, you're not part of the secret clan of berret-wearing video-editting super mac latte-drinkers. Therefore, don't say something you don't know about.
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Would like to point out that there are FAR more than 13 final fantasy games. Sure, 1-12, and X2. Then Tactics. Then Tactics Advance. Then all the weird chocobo adventure/Gameboy titles that really sucked. All the re-releases, like Final Fantasy Origins and Dawn of Souls and such... Don't forget about the tons of new FF7 stuff coming out. (Dirge of Cerebus, Advent Children, w/e else) And last and least, Final Fantasy Pong. What? Hasn't come out yet? Well, it will.
Well, I do understand that American students are put into that kind of stuff, but it's *way* more serious in Japan. I can accept the perfectionist thing (One of those perfectionists is my brother, so I've lived through it T_T). But to clarify, I really need to stress that in Japan, parents will literally disown kids for doing badly, and some families reward high grades with sexual favors. I can't even make that up, and I'm dead serious. But yes, most of what you've said is true.
Well, as a few others have pointed out, in Japanese culture, suicide doesn't have a negetive stigma. I'll let you read them to explain that... The reason the suicide rate is so high in Japan among teenagers though (In addition to the "suicide is kind of okay" culture), is cram schools. Japanese students are obsessed about grades, because to be successful in life, they have to be perfect students, and get great grades, and do very well on exams. I'd imagine that if we put American kids into that kind of situation, the rates would be even *worse*. If anything, considering all the pressure they have on them, it's commendable to be able to survive it.
...BMW. Matt Cutts....
Oh my GOD! I'm having flashbacks to geometry! Damn those textbooks creatively using letters to demonstrate rotational, translational, and reflectional symmetry!
(For those deprived of such wonderful experiences, rotating "M" and making a "W" is very common in textbook problems, and, well, I don't even have to start on Matt Cutts, do I?)
Score:2, Informative? What flavor of crack are the mods smoking, and where can I get some?
On a side note, I think you'll need to be more descriptive of what a reacharound is. The slashdot croud has enough trouble with heterosexuality, much less homo:)
Just FWI, I'm a republican, and heavily right-wing, and the people I know don't vote for Bush because they support him. They vote for him because it's either him, or John Kerry (Or it was in the 2004 election). Let's face it, at least he's consistent. I don't think John's supporters even knew where he stood. He may be bad a spending money, but believe it or not, it could be a *lot* worse. If you think I'm wrong, when Hillary is in office because you voted for her, because you didn't want the republican alternative (whoever that is), you'd *better* not complain.
Which completely explains the flocks of converts coming to OS X constantly.
And of course they're insignificant... yeah right. I mean, it's not like they've defined design and tons of new computing standards or anything.
Saying that apple is insignificant is like saying that Ferrari doesn't make the majority of all cars, so they must be bad car makers...
Seriously, I can't stand the standard MMORPGs that are shoved at us constantly. 90% of MMOGs just suck, plain and simple. I'd highly suggest playing PSO (Phantasy Star Online, or in a couple of months, Phantasy Star Universe, the new one). Sega is kind of bad about bug fixing and updating, but it's a solid game that's gone through 4 consoles. Best of all? The older versions (Not Blue Burst, which is for the PC) have offline modes (and PSU will, because it'll be for the PS2 and the PC)
1)Error is found in OS X.
2)Apple fixes error.
3) Media makes article about how unsecure OS X is and how all mac users are going to regret the day they didn't run antivirus software.
4)???
5) Profit!
This is an offense to the creators of games like Katamari Damacy and Shadow of the Collossus. For God's sake, the *manuals* for both of those games are art! (I think We 3 Katamari's manual is more artsy than Katamari Damacy's though, but whatever). Katamari Damacy doesn't try to appeal to all 100 of those people that he speaks of, so does that not make it a game? Basically, what he's saying doesn't make sense. Is Katamari a game or an art? Why does he think all games absolutely *have* to try to appeal to all 100? It doesn't make any sense. Of course, I won't defend that games like GTA or Medal of Honor are art, but seriously. Blanket statements are just wrong.
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No matter how many facts you have to support yourself, there will always be people who don't believe in evolution. Why? Because, if you think about it, it's a bit more far-fetched than an almighty creator. Think about it. Even the simplest bacteria have DNA and RNA, which has to be perfectly aligned and with no errors for the cell to survive. An error in the DNA means a protein folding error, and even the smallest changed amino acid can change the entire shape of a protein. Then, think about all the information needed to have a cell with the ability to reproduce. The cell needs to know how to copy its DNA, pull the chromosomes to each side of the cell, and then perform cytokinesis. If the cell that's 'accidently' (I mean, how else will life happen? The only theory I've heard of, and it's *quite* possible I'm ignorant about this, is that the chemicals were in the right place at the right time...) produced doesn't know how to reproduce, then it will just die and be a microscopic piece of dust in a giant, lifeless earth.
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It's possible that evolution is true, but don't hate on people who don't believe it, because, let's face it, it *is* *kind* of out there.
(Readies flame shield against hundreds of replies giving facts and evidence supporting evolution up the wazoo
The sad thing is, I know girls who actually talk like this on AIM.
That brings back memories of that one Wizard of Oz book where this girl is put in prison for illegally picking a 4-leaf clover, and there are toys and stuff everywhere, because whoever built/ran the prison thought that if it was a mean place no one would change. Childhood memories... I'm glad that someone has pointed out New York's liberal nature, though. Big cities in the United States always seem to have stupid liberals that think that France is a perfect example of successful socialism running the government. Examples: Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you're ever visiting there, find someone who ISN'T working class (IE: Benefits from quasi-socialism), such as a business owner, or someone high up in a big company, who thinks the government in Minneapolis is cool. If you think Bush is stupid, you should see some of the things these people do...
Oh puh-leeze. National healthcare? Seriously.
For one thing, the government of the US was based off of the idea that you can make your own way. I don't think it's fair for someone who works hard to get the same benefits as someone who is flipping burgers. Education? Private schools are available. Can't pay for them? Get a decent job, work your ass off.
Children to war? They had to sign up for the job... it's not like there is a draft or anything. (Now, whether or not there could be in the future is an entirely different thing. But we aren't talking about that.) The "ones that survive"? This is hardly vietnam we're talking about. My pastor came back from the war, slightly shellshocked, but he'd been there for a year and a half.. no injuries... and he didn't even have a WEAPON with him. (Non-combatants can't carry weapons. Now THAT is a stupid rule. So he had to get a really, really big bible) Mind you, he was on a camp routinely bombed. He could see places he'd just walked past earlier that day completely destroyed... And it is unfortunate that some people get hurt, but once again, this isn't exactly vietnam.
I'd think pedofiles would hurt children more than the government not controlling their parents and handing out free services at the expense of people who've worked for their money. The reality is NOT tax-cuts for the rich. The rich pay for most social services. Why do you think everyone has their own charity organization? Tax-deductibility is really important when millions of dollars are going to the government. Apparently you don't understand how taxes work: They're PERCENTAGES. Giving healthcare to everyone is unfair for the people who do have a lot of money, regardless of how you think it's wrong that they have it.
"Dann verwende ich es nicht auf meinem Kasten", you mean?
It's leveraging a monopoly to enter into other markets: the very DEFINITION of an antitrust suit. Since Apple is already in all of those businesses, and they don't have a monopoly on anything, really, (You could argue MP3 players, but they don't really have a monopoly, because if they do something stupid people have tons of viable choices) the govt's don't really care.
Cue tons of people saying "OMG! No firewire means firewire is DEAD!" Alright, well, for one thing, USB takes less PCB space then firewire. Firewire will NOT die, as it is THE way to transfer digital video, and it is incredible for harddrives. For another, since most people don't need firewire, (it's a niche now, and apple is aiming more and more mainstream), apple doesn't include it. It's extra cost. Now, people who DO use firewire, IE, not you if you even question firewire's lifetime, can get adaptors for it. Everyone is happy. Basically, the lesson learned is: If you think firewire is dead, you're not part of the secret clan of berret-wearing video-editting super mac latte-drinkers. Therefore, don't say something you don't know about.
Would like to point out that there are FAR more than 13 final fantasy games.
Sure, 1-12, and X2.
Then Tactics.
Then Tactics Advance.
Then all the weird chocobo adventure/Gameboy titles that really sucked.
All the re-releases, like Final Fantasy Origins and Dawn of Souls and such...
Don't forget about the tons of new FF7 stuff coming out. (Dirge of Cerebus, Advent Children, w/e else)
And last and least, Final Fantasy Pong. What? Hasn't come out yet? Well, it will.
Well, I do understand that American students are put into that kind of stuff, but it's *way* more serious in Japan. I can accept the perfectionist thing (One of those perfectionists is my brother, so I've lived through it T_T). But to clarify, I really need to stress that in Japan, parents will literally disown kids for doing badly, and some families reward high grades with sexual favors. I can't even make that up, and I'm dead serious. But yes, most of what you've said is true.
Well, as a few others have pointed out, in Japanese culture, suicide doesn't have a negetive stigma. I'll let you read them to explain that...
The reason the suicide rate is so high in Japan among teenagers though (In addition to the "suicide is kind of okay" culture), is cram schools. Japanese students are obsessed about grades, because to be successful in life, they have to be perfect students, and get great grades, and do very well on exams. I'd imagine that if we put American kids into that kind of situation, the rates would be even *worse*. If anything, considering all the pressure they have on them, it's commendable to be able to survive it.
Maybe the designer tested out the light speed travel, and accidently ended up in the early 90s?
The slashdot crowd has been through that, I assume :)
I mean, that's not a huge error, now is it?
Will even two people even want to run Vista? I mean, that's kind of a positive view on your new marketshare, Microsoft :)
Seriously. Apple gaming isn't nearly as bad as it's been. Switch to OS X already!
...BMW. Matt Cutts....
Oh my GOD! I'm having flashbacks to geometry! Damn those textbooks creatively using letters to demonstrate rotational, translational, and reflectional symmetry!
(For those deprived of such wonderful experiences, rotating "M" and making a "W" is very common in textbook problems, and, well, I don't even have to start on Matt Cutts, do I?)
Score:2, Informative? What flavor of crack are the mods smoking, and where can I get some? On a side note, I think you'll need to be more descriptive of what a reacharound is. The slashdot croud has enough trouble with heterosexuality, much less homo :)
Just FWI, I'm a republican, and heavily right-wing, and the people I know don't vote for Bush because they support him. They vote for him because it's either him, or John Kerry (Or it was in the 2004 election). Let's face it, at least he's consistent. I don't think John's supporters even knew where he stood. He may be bad a spending money, but believe it or not, it could be a *lot* worse. If you think I'm wrong, when Hillary is in office because you voted for her, because you didn't want the republican alternative (whoever that is), you'd *better* not complain.
Which completely explains the flocks of converts coming to OS X constantly. And of course they're insignificant... yeah right. I mean, it's not like they've defined design and tons of new computing standards or anything. Saying that apple is insignificant is like saying that Ferrari doesn't make the majority of all cars, so they must be bad car makers...
Seriously, I can't stand the standard MMORPGs that are shoved at us constantly. 90% of MMOGs just suck, plain and simple. I'd highly suggest playing PSO (Phantasy Star Online, or in a couple of months, Phantasy Star Universe, the new one). Sega is kind of bad about bug fixing and updating, but it's a solid game that's gone through 4 consoles. Best of all? The older versions (Not Blue Burst, which is for the PC) have offline modes (and PSU will, because it'll be for the PS2 and the PC)
1)Error is found in OS X.
2)Apple fixes error.
3) Media makes article about how unsecure OS X is and how all mac users are going to regret the day they didn't run antivirus software.
4)???
5) Profit!
It's not nearly as infective as GetAIDs... A web game you can actually get AIDs from! What will they think of next?
This is an offense to the creators of games like Katamari Damacy and Shadow of the Collossus. For God's sake, the *manuals* for both of those games are art! (I think We 3 Katamari's manual is more artsy than Katamari Damacy's though, but whatever). Katamari Damacy doesn't try to appeal to all 100 of those people that he speaks of, so does that not make it a game? Basically, what he's saying doesn't make sense. Is Katamari a game or an art? Why does he think all games absolutely *have* to try to appeal to all 100? It doesn't make any sense. Of course, I won't defend that games like GTA or Medal of Honor are art, but seriously. Blanket statements are just wrong.
In other news, SCO nearly moved to actually producing a product.
Someone must have a version of my G-Mail account with a period in it. Apparently, they're very into penis enlargement...