I obviously meant yelling "FIRE" when there was no fire. Being prohibited from yelling "FIRE" at any old time most definitely has something to do with free speech: you're not free to say that particular bit of speech at a particular time. Why that is doesn't really matter in practice: it's still a limit to free speech.
Mod parent up. Every "free speech" provision in countries that have it has a "reasonable limits" clause, for yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theatre or "Kill the Jews!" to incite a crowd to violence.
Evolution is as much a fact as germs are. Or atoms. Or gravity.
It's there. It happens.
The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection explains how it happens. But even if we did not have a comprehensive theoretical understanding of evolution, it would still be a fact that it happens.
Doesn't superiority imply superior morals as well? If one thing has remained constant throughout human technical evolution, it's that, however long it may take, we do get better as we evolve.
Nope. But I'll be dollars to doughnuts that they were told consistently throughout their lives that if they don't go to college, they won't be successful.
Classic American blame-the-victim ideology. You've been taught all your life that success or failure is based primarily on personal, rather than environmental/social factors. So of course, to you, the fault lies in the people taking loans and unable to find jobs, and not in the perfect "free-market" that has no entry-level jobs for college graduates.
And why cater to the top 5%? They're already the most likely to get scholarship funding.
Thank you very much for saying that.
I was just about 3rd in my class. #1 guy was #1 across the board, so he snapped up thousands of dollars of scholarships. I got $800.
#1 guy was from a wealthy, college educated family. He got a car for graduating, had an iphone, went on vacations to other countries, etc. I was from a working-class family, walked 2 km to school, and couldn't afford braces for my teeth or new sneakers. I needed those scholarships more than he did, and arguably, his domestic situation (not to mention college-educated parents) allowed him to perform better than me. Unfair all around for scholarships to be based strictly on merit.
"Intelligent Design" is creationism, just under a different name. Both still posit that life was created by a magical sky being and did not evolve into its present form.
How do we know that an omnipotent being didn't just magically create the Earth any old time, complete with all sorts of evidence that suggests a different age? We don't. It's not a testable hypothesis.
Without proof positive, the scientific method demands the null hypothesis: that no omnipotent being exists. Easy peasy.
No, it doesn't. The idea that "blacks" and "whites" are separate genetically, much less different species, is ridiculous.
Exactly. IIRC, there is more genetic difference between two unrelated black folks in different parts of Africa than there is between either of them and a white person anywhere in the world. Everybody is made of pretty much the same stuff.
One could argue that being born black in itself is a shitty situation in America. It's certainly shittier to be born black and poor than to be born white and poor.
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Might want to also check out 1491 by Charles C. Mann.
I obviously meant yelling "FIRE" when there was no fire. Being prohibited from yelling "FIRE" at any old time most definitely has something to do with free speech: you're not free to say that particular bit of speech at a particular time. Why that is doesn't really matter in practice: it's still a limit to free speech.
Because Windows has features (AKA popular programs) that don't work so well with free operating systems?
Mod parent up. Every "free speech" provision in countries that have it has a "reasonable limits" clause, for yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theatre or "Kill the Jews!" to incite a crowd to violence.
Wait, why is it easier to measure 1/4 of a unit than 63.5 units?
Your comment is the definition of homophobia. You're afraid of gay people. Quit being such a fucking wimp and deal with your prejudice.
If you watch more TV (not purchasing more channels, just watching the ones you have) does your bill go up?
Evolution is as much a fact as germs are. Or atoms. Or gravity.
It's there. It happens. The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection explains how it happens. But even if we did not have a comprehensive theoretical understanding of evolution, it would still be a fact that it happens.
No OS is secure so long as it has a human element.
Doesn't superiority imply superior morals as well? If one thing has remained constant throughout human technical evolution, it's that, however long it may take, we do get better as we evolve.
It's fine in context, nobody should be offended by its proper use. Don't be niggardly with your vocabulary as long as you use each word correctly.
Another country, of course!
Nope. But I'll be dollars to doughnuts that they were told consistently throughout their lives that if they don't go to college, they won't be successful.
Classic American blame-the-victim ideology. You've been taught all your life that success or failure is based primarily on personal, rather than environmental/social factors. So of course, to you, the fault lies in the people taking loans and unable to find jobs, and not in the perfect "free-market" that has no entry-level jobs for college graduates.
You're assuming gold is worth more than other matter in the future. But it could easily be replicated. Gold-pressed latinum, on the other hand...
It's quite amazing how many leaps of logic you take to assert that fighting a disease is a bad thing.
And why cater to the top 5%? They're already the most likely to get scholarship funding.
Thank you very much for saying that.
I was just about 3rd in my class. #1 guy was #1 across the board, so he snapped up thousands of dollars of scholarships. I got $800.
#1 guy was from a wealthy, college educated family. He got a car for graduating, had an iphone, went on vacations to other countries, etc. I was from a working-class family, walked 2 km to school, and couldn't afford braces for my teeth or new sneakers. I needed those scholarships more than he did, and arguably, his domestic situation (not to mention college-educated parents) allowed him to perform better than me. Unfair all around for scholarships to be based strictly on merit.
I've already had people on my facebook shilling quack cancer cures saying "If only...".
The body doesn't have to be cold before the vultures swoop in.
"Intelligent Design" is creationism, just under a different name. Both still posit that life was created by a magical sky being and did not evolve into its present form.
How do we know that an omnipotent being didn't just magically create the Earth any old time, complete with all sorts of evidence that suggests a different age? We don't. It's not a testable hypothesis.
Without proof positive, the scientific method demands the null hypothesis: that no omnipotent being exists. Easy peasy.
*gasp* News for Nerds? On my Slashdot? It's more likely than you think!
"PC gaming is dying! Quick, save it by giving us all your money!"
No, it doesn't. The idea that "blacks" and "whites" are separate genetically, much less different species, is ridiculous.
Exactly. IIRC, there is more genetic difference between two unrelated black folks in different parts of Africa than there is between either of them and a white person anywhere in the world. Everybody is made of pretty much the same stuff.
One could argue that being born black in itself is a shitty situation in America. It's certainly shittier to be born black and poor than to be born white and poor.
I dunno. Why don't you go ask a nice police officer? Or better yet, easily get a job with your presumably Anglo-Saxon name?
Maybe the real problem is that we're all so busy looking out for ourselves that we don't see the problems that others have.