Local TV news is (and, God, how can this be true?) even more irrelevant than local newspaper coverage, as it's less in depth, more poorly researched and written, and more of a "if it bleeds, it leads" nature.
I refuse to use software that's been tested on animals.
I've seen video from hidden cameras of researchers stuffing javascript into bunnies eyes and ears. It's horrific.
I'm a fairly radical leftist and even I find PETA to be utterly ridiculous and ineffective. They harm their own cause with their hard line stance and near-terrorist (some would say, get rid of the 'near' part) actions. Sea Kittens? Really?
Wow. From their Sea Kittens page: "People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads--which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones--well, the big ones will bite your face off if Jaws is anything to go by."
So because big fish bite your face off, and they're slimy and slithery, they need to make up a ridiculous fantasy animal that we're supposed to protect the oceans for? I'll have you know that my youngest niece's two favorite stuffed animals are her Walleye Pike and my old Shamu (only at her grandparents' house). Some people like fish, but sea kittens are aberrations that should be killed with toxic waste and fertilizer runoff.
* <k>:Kill_a_task You will be prompted for a PID and then the signal to send. The default signal, as reflected in the prompt, is SIGTERM. However, you can send any signal, via number or name.
If you wish to abort the kill process, do one of the fol- lowing depending on your progress: 1) at the pid prompt, just press <Enter> 2) at the signal prompt, type 0
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Lameness Filter is stupid. I have to add a bunch of regular characters to add "code characters" to a technical page? LAME.
How quaint. The domain every geek has blocked since 1996.
FYI, TFA says the data was shared, not that doubleclick was contacted by end users' browsers. Block doubleclick all you want, but unless you can block doubleclick from Facebook, the sharing still likely happened.
Perfect; It would describe a feeling about the types of calls too. Bonus: 30 years from now, ballet dancers might think hearing a merdialog back stage is good luck.
There is no better way to dissuade people from being critical of a public corruption investigation than to be publicly corrupt....Or does it mean that no investigation is really needed now?
So... why do they also ban images of Allah?
If images of Mohammad could lead to worship of Mohammad, it would be obvious to carpet bomb infidels with images of Allah in the hope that it might lead to worship of Allah, i.e. conversion to Islam.
Because images of Allah (a being transcending physical form) would innately lead to a reduced conception of Allah. And, the main stated reason is that images of Allah might lead to worship of mere images of Allah; i.e. idol worship.
Finally, you reason based on a world filled with sociopaths? Usually atheists are the ones blamed for cynicism and a bleak world view...
Sociopaths are the ones for whom rules of morality are laid out in detail, because they're the ones without the moral values the rest of us herd-minded folk feel instinctually. There are a lot more sociopaths out there than you might think, and most are non-violent, but they're still a part of our society, taking advantage when they can, and holding back when they think there's a good reason to.
Can somebody explain to me why buying 10 fully loaded iPads with my gold Amex prevents me from selling them on the black market afterwards but paying for one in cash doesn't?
Because Apple's keeping a database of CC numbers (and who belongs to them) and making sure only two iPads can be purchased per consumer. You don't get to buy ten. If you pay for one in cash, you can pay for one in cash 500 times (probably in different stores), and get 500 iPads.
On a related note, where is this "black market"? Seems like has lots of awesome stuff for sale there.
Anywhere Apple doesn't sell an iPad yet where people want one. There's not really any awesome stuff for sale, only iPads.
There is a evolutionary basis. Altruism and the morality that comes from it is a beneficial trait to evolve.
There is also a rational basis. Treating others well makes it likely they will return the favor. Cooperation and selflessness creates a better, safer, more prosperous and kinder society for everyone.
Convincing others that you're treating them well while all the time stealing more for yourself, and quietly impregnating your friends wives is a much better evolutionary strategy. Being nice most of the time, but backstabbing occasionally is also more rational, but less "moral".
What's the basis for following religious morality? Fear of eternal punishment? Hope of eternal reward?
Yes, quite often both. In some religions, neither. Some religions teach temporary physical benefits, some teach about no reward or punishment (closest to the "rational" morality above).
If the physical world is all there is, you'd think killing or mistreating someone would be worse than in a world where an eternal soul exists. Kill someone in reality and you destroy that person forever.
What makes it worse? If the physical is all there is, then all killing a person does is remove a roadblock/annoyance/competitor/aggressor. So what?
The above has been answered from a sociopath's point of view. I'd rather have a sociopath neighbor who believes in eternal punishment and reward than a sociopath neighbor who is unencumbered by those weights.
The actual problem is that an image of Mohammed might lead to Mohammed worship instead of worship of Allah. Of course, that's not the way it's treated any more.
Ultraportable notebook=/=netbook. Netbooks are passe now that we have iPads. PCs are passe now that we have iPads. Thinking for oneself is passe now that we have iPads.
When you write/link to about nerdy things, the topics are their own keywords. SEO requires nearly zero effort on my part due to the subject matter. w00t!
Tech terms and names for programs often are difficult to google because they are non-unique and have a larger usage in other areas of influence. Especially acronyms. Some terms can't be searched because Google still ignores all punctuation. "C", "C++", "C#", "C--", "%^#$, C!!!!" are all the same to google. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=2525cfc3ea35e3af&hl=en
As least confusing 'kiss the sky' with 'kiss this guy' makes sense, given the hippie culture it was written in. But why would anyone think the Golden Girls theme song would refer to Soviet astronauts?
Because he's in to much older women and 'tang was on his mind?
In the original short story, it was a naturally occurring disease that blew in on the wind.
So the premise for the modern movie probably came about by twisting that into something that played on modern fears.
I know you knew that, but, I just wanted to emphasize the boldface point since Sci-Fi lately has become all about humanity=evil, everything else=good.
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Because if you let kids prey in school, you're going to have to let a priest observe your bedroom habits as well.
If you let kids prey in school, then you've either got classroom rabbits on the loose, a rat problem, or a Lord of the Flies problem.
Local TV news is (and, God, how can this be true?) even more irrelevant than local newspaper coverage, as it's less in depth, more poorly researched and written, and more of a "if it bleeds, it leads" nature.
And on the Internet, if Taylor Momsen is in the headline, it tops Google results.
Who'd want to sleep with a vapid hippie chick anyway?
Is she hot?
I refuse to use software that's been tested on animals.
I've seen video from hidden cameras of researchers stuffing javascript into bunnies eyes and ears. It's horrific.
But do bunnies run Linux?
I'm a fairly radical leftist and even I find PETA to be utterly ridiculous and ineffective. They harm their own cause with their hard line stance and near-terrorist (some would say, get rid of the 'near' part) actions. Sea Kittens? Really?
Wow. From their Sea Kittens page: "People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads--which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones--well, the big ones will bite your face off if Jaws is anything to go by."
So because big fish bite your face off, and they're slimy and slithery, they need to make up a ridiculous fantasy animal that we're supposed to protect the oceans for? I'll have you know that my youngest niece's two favorite stuffed animals are her Walleye Pike and my old Shamu (only at her grandparents' house). Some people like fish, but sea kittens are aberrations that should be killed with toxic waste and fertilizer runoff.
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Lameness Filter is stupid. I have to add a bunch of regular characters to add "code characters" to a technical page? LAME.
You tend to lose something once you lose competition. Sometimes it's quality, sometimes it's low-prices.
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What did you call my wife?
How quaint. The domain every geek has blocked since 1996.
FYI, TFA says the data was shared, not that doubleclick was contacted by end users' browsers. Block doubleclick all you want, but unless you can block doubleclick from Facebook, the sharing still likely happened.
"merdialog" which almost calls to mind "merde".
Perfect; It would describe a feeling about the types of calls too. Bonus: 30 years from now, ballet dancers might think hearing a merdialog back stage is good luck.
There is no better way to dissuade people from being critical of a public corruption investigation than to be publicly corrupt. ...Or does it mean that no investigation is really needed now?
Imagine you could hack [Symantec] and control a large chunk of endpoint security software and the bulk of the Internet's public key infrastructure.
I'm sure they buy anti-virus and firewall software from a reputable vendor.
So... why do they also ban images of Allah? If images of Mohammad could lead to worship of Mohammad, it would be obvious to carpet bomb infidels with images of Allah in the hope that it might lead to worship of Allah, i.e. conversion to Islam.
Because images of Allah (a being transcending physical form) would innately lead to a reduced conception of Allah. And, the main stated reason is that images of Allah might lead to worship of mere images of Allah; i.e. idol worship.
Finally, you reason based on a world filled with sociopaths? Usually atheists are the ones blamed for cynicism and a bleak world view...
Sociopaths are the ones for whom rules of morality are laid out in detail, because they're the ones without the moral values the rest of us herd-minded folk feel instinctually. There are a lot more sociopaths out there than you might think, and most are non-violent, but they're still a part of our society, taking advantage when they can, and holding back when they think there's a good reason to.
Can somebody explain to me why buying 10 fully loaded iPads with my gold Amex prevents me from selling them on the black market afterwards but paying for one in cash doesn't?
Because Apple's keeping a database of CC numbers (and who belongs to them) and making sure only two iPads can be purchased per consumer. You don't get to buy ten. If you pay for one in cash, you can pay for one in cash 500 times (probably in different stores), and get 500 iPads.
On a related note, where is this "black market"? Seems like has lots of awesome stuff for sale there.
Anywhere Apple doesn't sell an iPad yet where people want one. There's not really any awesome stuff for sale, only iPads.
Is either one of them hot?
There is a evolutionary basis. Altruism and the morality that comes from it is a beneficial trait to evolve.
There is also a rational basis. Treating others well makes it likely they will return the favor. Cooperation and selflessness creates a better, safer, more prosperous and kinder society for everyone.
Convincing others that you're treating them well while all the time stealing more for yourself, and quietly impregnating your friends wives is a much better evolutionary strategy. Being nice most of the time, but backstabbing occasionally is also more rational, but less "moral".
What's the basis for following religious morality? Fear of eternal punishment? Hope of eternal reward?
Yes, quite often both. In some religions, neither. Some religions teach temporary physical benefits, some teach about no reward or punishment (closest to the "rational" morality above).
If the physical world is all there is, you'd think killing or mistreating someone would be worse than in a world where an eternal soul exists. Kill someone in reality and you destroy that person forever.
What makes it worse? If the physical is all there is, then all killing a person does is remove a roadblock/annoyance/competitor/aggressor. So what?
The above has been answered from a sociopath's point of view. I'd rather have a sociopath neighbor who believes in eternal punishment and reward than a sociopath neighbor who is unencumbered by those weights.
exactly HOW does this defile Mohammad?
The actual problem is that an image of Mohammed might lead to Mohammed worship instead of worship of Allah. Of course, that's not the way it's treated any more.
Ultraportable notebook=/=netbook. Netbooks are passe now that we have iPads. PCs are passe now that we have iPads. Thinking for oneself is passe now that we have iPads.
There, fixed the subject for you.
"That, too, is sexual." -Glen Quagmire
When you write/link to about nerdy things, the topics are their own keywords. SEO requires nearly zero effort on my part due to the subject matter. w00t!
Tech terms and names for programs often are difficult to google because they are non-unique and have a larger usage in other areas of influence. Especially acronyms. Some terms can't be searched because Google still ignores all punctuation. "C", "C++", "C#", "C--", "%^#$, C!!!!" are all the same to google.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=2525cfc3ea35e3af&hl=en
As least confusing 'kiss the sky' with 'kiss this guy' makes sense, given the hippie culture it was written in. But why would anyone think the Golden Girls theme song would refer to Soviet astronauts?
Because he's in to much older women and 'tang was on his mind?
(yes, I know, Tang was not from USSR)
Confidant. Easily mis-heard. Excuse me while I kiss the sky.
And get a record comment count. What else might possibly get more comments than the political threads? Taylor Momson, that's what.
In the original short story, it was a naturally occurring disease that blew in on the wind.
So the premise for the modern movie probably came about by twisting that into something that played on modern fears.
I know you knew that, but, I just wanted to emphasize the boldface point since Sci-Fi lately has become all about humanity=evil, everything else=good.