Before today, it was possible to speculate that one solution to Drake's Equation was simply that spontaneous generation of life was so rare that it only happened once, ever.
There are also a lot of people who think that spontaneous generation of life was so rare that it never actually happened, and that life on Earth was created by some sort of Flying Spaghetti Monster. Of course, those guys will think that this evidence is a fabrication by the evil atheist communists.
No, they'll shrug their shoulders and say "hey, look at what else God made". It's nothing beyond a curiosity.
"Liberal" means middle of the road. Anyone who regards the middle as way to their left must be a long way right of the centre.
You're having UK English/ US English translation issues. Most of our words mean the same things, except you put rubbers on the end of pencils and we don't smoke fags. In the US, the word Liberal is more akin to "liberally" as in "willy nilly, without consistent measure, or broad interpretation" Since our country was founded on principles defining freedom, "Liberal" is often seen as a broad interpretation of those principles, usually clashing with original intent. "Conservative" means conservative interpretation of founding principles (ie more freedom for citizens, restricted federal government).
In the UK, where the government is originally monarchical, I can understand how "Liberal" can be thought of as "more free", since "conservative" would be moving closer to the throne", but "Liberal" meaning "middle of the road" sounds unusual to me. My guess is it's another word we share that has a meaning either 90 or 180 degrees off course.
Let me present to you a little scenario. You are in a room with 100 people. Two people in the room are "influential". The room is on fire and they are trying to figure out the best way to escape. One "leader" is intelligent but not very vocal or devious. He's all about facts and logic and he presents the best plan to escape the room. The other, she is all about being loud, using logical fallacies, and baffle-gook that sounds persuasive if you don't think too deep about it.
So each presents their case and leaves it up to a vote as to which plan is enacted.
Now here's the scary part... you have [100] people...
...standing still in a burning room, debating, then voting on how to escape. I'm sorry, but I'm just going to ignore the democracy idiots and escape.
By your logic, she should never have been running for another office, she should have been "buckling down" and doing the duty that the citizens of Alaska elected her to do. You did say "one term" not "Half a term," right? I mean, the idea that a politician would serve half a term, then quit to run for another office, that is pretty much the exact opposite of buckling down.
At least there is a governor now, and yes, she should have quit when she started campaigning with McCain. I think once she realized how much more campaigning she had to do on the federal level instead of state level, she realized that she had to let someone else govern Alaska.
It's quite amusing to watch you twist yourself into a pretzel of illogical cognitive dissonance while doing so.
anyone running for re-election should quit their current office.
Capital idea!
Politicians have been doing their jobs and campaigning at the same time since politics was invented.
And they really should stop doing that. A rule of "one-term and you're out, but you can run again when you're out of office; no campaigning while in office" would do wonders on getting them to actually buckle down.
Isn't Biden the one who revealed the secret location of the VP bunker in an off-hand remark? Rush Limbaugh calls him the "Gaff-o-matic", so I'm guessing he probably has a website devoted to Biden's gaffs.
It's kind of ironic how the Left goes on and on whining about how "dumb" Palin is, yet picked Joe Biden for a vice president, a guy that would make even Dan Quayle look like a brilliant statesman by comparison.
see its proof the parent was right how stupid americans are
Reading comprehension failure. "ironic how the Left goes on and on whining..., yet [the Left] picked Joe Biden"
I'd rather have someone who quit public office to run for another one (allowing that office to be filled by someone else and actually used), than someone who spends two years campaigning for another office while voting "present", wasting constituents' time.
So, if it say, is on a Kindle now, it gets another eleventy years of copyright protection? What exactly is special about a magazine/book that makes the stories not public domain? Copyright extends from the time it's written, not published, yes?
for 1. Hunting because you can just get a steak at the store,
can you hunt a deer at the store too?
2. Protection from animal attacks because we have simply killed off or made irrelevant most predator species,
ha hahaha! Even without reintroduction, there are mountain lions and bears in a lot more places than you think. And there are still dogs and rabid pests.
and 3. Protection from criminals because we have a standing police force.
who will get there to draw chalk around your cold body
So why bother with it? Furthermore, owning firearms wouldn't amount to diddly squat against the modern military.
now we get to the REAL reason for the second amendment. US military fighting US civilians would cause a schism in the military. A civilian rebellian against corrupt government wouldnt be using pea shooters for long, but the pea shooters can do what they need to for the short term.
I just looked up the cost of CDs on amazon and most were between 5 and 10 USD so the music industry is claiming that she cost them the sale of any where between 2275 to 5550 CDs by sharing those 27 songs for well it doesn't say how long, but seeing as how she was a minor at the time I don't see how a company can justify ruining someone life, at such an early age over 27 songs. Then again that is the problem with corporations, they have more rights than the individual with no moral or ethical qualms other than serving the bottom line.
I'm sorry, but $27,750 isn't life ruining, even to someone making only $12/hour. A big problem, and a long term debt perhaps. But if she gets a good job, she can pay off that debt in four years or less, easily.
She knew exactly what she was doing. That would be like me shoplifting from a store that did not have a Shoplifters will be prosecuted sign" and claiming that I did not know I could not shoplift.
Actually, for a lot of kids these days (probably including her), it's more like taking some seed grain from a local farmer's field, knowing that people take seed grain from his field regularly and have for as long as they've been alive/aware, then sowing the seed all over the place. Then the farmer is angry when no one buys his crop. The kids are perplexed when they find out that the farmer has a sign at his produce stand which says "No tresspassing, no stealing of seed grain" Sure, they can understand it after the fact, but it's an "Aha!" moment. What they did is illegal, and ignorance of the law is no defense against guilt, but it should be a mitigating factor in determining punishment.
The quest for money is the most empty and fruitless thing in life but our society idolizes it beyond everything else.
You say that as though it's fact. People are achievement-driven, not money driven. Money is just part of the equation of a successful life. I'd say getting a patent when you're eight is a good first step towards success. I don't know about you, but where I grew up the kids who were at the top of my class were more often than not the best athletes (and the richest, too). If I were a betting man, I'd say that kid's probably spending more time with his friends and enjoying his childhood than you think. His dad's just trying to take give him a head start in life; I see no fault in that.
All true, except you ignore GP's comment entirely. Remember, it's not money itself that is the "root of much evil", but the love of money. This child exhibited that love. Instead of replying "I thought it was neat" or "I thought up a new invention", he said he was all about the muhnee.
If people were always honest, no wife would ask her husband if she looks fat in an article of clothing, because it's a potentially explosive question (the answer is always truthful). People would learn to alter how they ask things.
I just added Forbidden Planet to my Netflix queue, and noticed Empire was one of the "more like this...." features. Spooky. Was this because it also featured the work of a just-deceased person? Or did God just order up the same movie, and decided that he wanted "more like this" and took Kershner too? If it's the latter, then Bill Shatner and/or Leondard Nimoy may be in trouble, because The Search for Spock was suggested next to Empire; and Rod Taylor of the 1960 The Time Machine (also suggested to me) is getting on in years, and might want to be extra careful for a while as well.
In Heaven, there is a real Star Wars I being filmed with Leslie Nielson voice acting a droid and directed by Kershner. Jim Henson is doing the alien work.
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Before today, it was possible to speculate that one solution to Drake's Equation was simply that spontaneous generation of life was so rare that it only happened once, ever.
There are also a lot of people who think that spontaneous generation of life was so rare that it never actually happened, and that life on Earth was created by some sort of Flying Spaghetti Monster. Of course, those guys will think that this evidence is a fabrication by the evil atheist communists.
No, they'll shrug their shoulders and say "hey, look at what else God made". It's nothing beyond a curiosity.
We all know that Eastern (US) is the right timezone. Just set you clocks to that. If were talking about a different zone, then we'll mention it.
But I thought sourceforge/ /. was based in Chicago...
Detachable ribs growing on its back? Mmm
Stupid journalists and movie makers keep thinking cloning something makes a true copy. These are genetic progeny; Dolly's sisters, not Dolly.
"Liberal" means middle of the road. Anyone who regards the middle as way to their left must be a long way right of the centre.
You're having UK English/ US English translation issues. Most of our words mean the same things, except you put rubbers on the end of pencils and we don't smoke fags. In the US, the word Liberal is more akin to "liberally" as in "willy nilly, without consistent measure, or broad interpretation" Since our country was founded on principles defining freedom, "Liberal" is often seen as a broad interpretation of those principles, usually clashing with original intent. "Conservative" means conservative interpretation of founding principles (ie more freedom for citizens, restricted federal government).
In the UK, where the government is originally monarchical, I can understand how "Liberal" can be thought of as "more free", since "conservative" would be moving closer to the throne", but "Liberal" meaning "middle of the road" sounds unusual to me. My guess is it's another word we share that has a meaning either 90 or 180 degrees off course.
Let me present to you a little scenario. You are in a room with 100 people. Two people in the room are "influential". The room is on fire and they are trying to figure out the best way to escape. One "leader" is intelligent but not very vocal or devious. He's all about facts and logic and he presents the best plan to escape the room. The other, she is all about being loud, using logical fallacies, and baffle-gook that sounds persuasive if you don't think too deep about it.
So each presents their case and leaves it up to a vote as to which plan is enacted.
Now here's the scary part... you have [100] people ...
...standing still in a burning room, debating, then voting on how to escape. I'm sorry, but I'm just going to ignore the democracy idiots and escape.
By your logic, she should never have been running for another office, she should have been "buckling down" and doing the duty that the citizens of Alaska elected her to do. You did say "one term" not "Half a term," right? I mean, the idea that a politician would serve half a term, then quit to run for another office, that is pretty much the exact opposite of buckling down.
At least there is a governor now, and yes, she should have quit when she started campaigning with McCain. I think once she realized how much more campaigning she had to do on the federal level instead of state level, she realized that she had to let someone else govern Alaska.
It's quite amusing to watch you twist yourself into a pretzel of illogical cognitive dissonance while doing so.
You're almost as much fun as MichaelKristopeit.
anyone running for re-election should quit their current office.
Capital idea!
Politicians have been doing their jobs and campaigning at the same time since politics was invented.
And they really should stop doing that. A rule of "one-term and you're out, but you can run again when you're out of office; no campaigning while in office" would do wonders on getting them to actually buckle down.
Isn't Biden the one who revealed the secret location of the VP bunker in an off-hand remark? Rush Limbaugh calls him the "Gaff-o-matic", so I'm guessing he probably has a website devoted to Biden's gaffs.
It's kind of ironic how the Left goes on and on whining about how "dumb" Palin is, yet picked Joe Biden for a vice president, a guy that would make even Dan Quayle look like a brilliant statesman by comparison.
see its proof the parent was right how stupid americans are
Reading comprehension failure. "ironic how the Left goes on and on whining ..., yet [the Left] picked Joe Biden"
I'd rather have someone who quit public office to run for another one (allowing that office to be filled by someone else and actually used), than someone who spends two years campaigning for another office while voting "present", wasting constituents' time.
I'm nobody! Who are you?
You're just asking for MichaelKristopeit### to respond.
mr_bubb probably thinks that all of the SNL spoof lines were actual things that Palin said/believes.
And no, NPR isn't biased. Contrary to what the morons here think.
Your ad hominem has me convinced.
Before you learn about the dark archives, you must strike down your master in anger with a lightsaber.
So, if it say, is on a Kindle now, it gets another eleventy years of copyright protection? What exactly is special about a magazine/book that makes the stories not public domain? Copyright extends from the time it's written, not published, yes?
Woosh me once, shame on me. Woosh me twice, shame on me.
We recognize that firearms are no longer needed
whoa there, partner! What's this "we" stuff?
for 1. Hunting because you can just get a steak at the store,
can you hunt a deer at the store too?
2. Protection from animal attacks because we have simply killed off or made irrelevant most predator species,
ha hahaha! Even without reintroduction, there are mountain lions and bears in a lot more places than you think. And there are still dogs and rabid pests.
and 3. Protection from criminals because we have a standing police force.
who will get there to draw chalk around your cold body
So why bother with it? Furthermore, owning firearms wouldn't amount to diddly squat against the modern military.
now we get to the REAL reason for the second amendment. US military fighting US civilians would cause a schism in the military. A civilian rebellian against corrupt government wouldnt be using pea shooters for long, but the pea shooters can do what they need to for the short term.
I just looked up the cost of CDs on amazon and most were between 5 and 10 USD so the music industry is claiming that she cost them the sale of any where between 2275 to 5550 CDs by sharing those 27 songs for well it doesn't say how long, but seeing as how she was a minor at the time I don't see how a company can justify ruining someone life, at such an early age over 27 songs. Then again that is the problem with corporations, they have more rights than the individual with no moral or ethical qualms other than serving the bottom line.
I'm sorry, but $27,750 isn't life ruining, even to someone making only $12/hour. A big problem, and a long term debt perhaps. But if she gets a good job, she can pay off that debt in four years or less, easily.
She knew exactly what she was doing. That would be like me shoplifting from a store that did not have a Shoplifters will be prosecuted sign" and claiming that I did not know I could not shoplift.
Actually, for a lot of kids these days (probably including her), it's more like taking some seed grain from a local farmer's field, knowing that people take seed grain from his field regularly and have for as long as they've been alive/aware, then sowing the seed all over the place. Then the farmer is angry when no one buys his crop. The kids are perplexed when they find out that the farmer has a sign at his produce stand which says "No tresspassing, no stealing of seed grain" Sure, they can understand it after the fact, but it's an "Aha!" moment. What they did is illegal, and ignorance of the law is no defense against guilt, but it should be a mitigating factor in determining punishment.
The quest for money is the most empty and fruitless thing in life but our society idolizes it beyond everything else.
You say that as though it's fact. People are achievement-driven, not money driven. Money is just part of the equation of a successful life. I'd say getting a patent when you're eight is a good first step towards success. I don't know about you, but where I grew up the kids who were at the top of my class were more often than not the best athletes (and the richest, too). If I were a betting man, I'd say that kid's probably spending more time with his friends and enjoying his childhood than you think. His dad's just trying to take give him a head start in life; I see no fault in that.
All true, except you ignore GP's comment entirely. Remember, it's not money itself that is the "root of much evil", but the love of money. This child exhibited that love. Instead of replying "I thought it was neat" or "I thought up a new invention", he said he was all about the muhnee.
"Julius Assange"
Is he related to Julian Assange?
Now I finally know what rhymes with Julius Orange
If people were always honest, no wife would ask her husband if she looks fat in an article of clothing, because it's a potentially explosive question (the answer is always truthful). People would learn to alter how they ask things.
I just added Forbidden Planet to my Netflix queue, and noticed Empire was one of the "more like this...." features. Spooky. Was this because it also featured the work of a just-deceased person? Or did God just order up the same movie, and decided that he wanted "more like this" and took Kershner too? If it's the latter, then Bill Shatner and/or Leondard Nimoy may be in trouble, because The Search for Spock was suggested next to Empire; and Rod Taylor of the 1960 The Time Machine (also suggested to me) is getting on in years, and might want to be extra careful for a while as well.
In Heaven, there is a real Star Wars I being filmed with Leslie Nielson voice acting a droid and directed by Kershner. Jim Henson is doing the alien work.
I should not have to check addons to firefox to make sure nothing dodgy has been installed
...after every Patch Tuesday. I'm still angry about how the FF .Net plugin got installed via automatic updates of .Net Framework.