I do not think you thought your cunning plan all the way through.
They have internet access and can easily search for an online translation service or (if like my trip to China) just ask the person next to them and they probably know a smattering of English. They are going to go online, not maybe go online - they are going to, and research this. We are not fooling the Chinese people and I suspect this venture group knows this. I suppose they could be really dumb. This is like putting up a sign saying that you're going to cheat on your wife but keep it a secret.
Actually, really, you have it a bit backwards I understand. There is an open and viable market for the fake rhino horn. They will be filling a legal market with the fakes and the buyers are to be aware that they are synthetic. Will there still be the illegal trade? Yup. However, they are hoping to reduce pressure, they are not hoping to replace it entirely with just the fake horns as their solution. Much like we will buy fake and now synthetic diamonds this will sell too. Then again, do we really call them synthetic diamonds when they are just diamonds made by a human? I do not know the answer to that... I do not prefer to buy diamonds so I am, shall we say, out of the loop.
It is old but may be valid still. I was a bit taken aback by it. It is also from a crazy site. However the content seems valid as I searched a quote or two and read the other articles.
The greatest thing about not going bald at my age is that the women love to play with my hair. I keep it long just because I am a pervert. Also, I like my hair. Also, it does not look a damned thing like that picture in the article. No, I did not read the article (I am no heretic) but I did open it to see if there were pictures.
Maybe, and I do not know, it is YOU and not THEM? YOU are not explaining it in a way that they can grasp it? Maybe?
I had no trouble parsing your text. Perhaps you speak at a level that is higher than those around you? This does, unfortunately, make it a trouble with you if you can not explain it to an idiot. I suffer similar issues. Introspection has given me the chance to see that there are many times I should have explained myself more clearly and in a less long-winded way.
Physics, astronomy, and chemistry are some of my favorite subjects but my majors were in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. I think I understand all three subjects fairly well for a layperson. I also do not think of myself as particularly bright.
Could it be argued that if the state would fail if they left then they are, by reason, already paying their share? They are, as you say, keeping the state afloat. If they left your taxes would be much higher and your services lowered.
Then request those emails. If you feel it is important you have two courses of action. Act or do not act. That is up to you. If you do not act then it means your complaints are worth nothing. If you do not like the color blue then it is up to you to paint your walls a different color. It would also behoove you to stop painting new walls blue.
I have been diagnosed with severe chronic insomnia, I have had it my whole life. I stay awake for days and then sleep just a few hours though I sometimes crash hard and sleep or a whole 24+ hours (not in a while though). My problem is that if I wake up then I am awake. I had a hell of a time getting to sleep and if something wakes me up just a short time later I am done sleeping. I spend a lot of time with my eyes closed but fully awake. It is good for introspection but the mind dwells on some pretty stupid things that can not be changed.
I did not know they had a wiki... Things I learned today...
Anyhow, I have often pointed out that my goal here is purely selfish. I am here to learn and this is, still, an excellent place to do that. It is a little rough to an outsider but there are still some gems in there. Most of the time people argue with me it seems they are saying the same thing I just typed. I should have a macro that suggests they re-read what I said. Sometimes the reply is based on things I did not say, of course, but that seems less often. Once in a while I get my views changed or learn something new. That is good - it is why I am here. I also share what I know but it is not altruism, it is just an attempt to replenish the supply and keep more quality responses coming.
Perhaps my verbiage was not clear enough. I do not believe the cost is passed on to the customer. They are already charging the customer the most that they can in their given market. It is absorbed from profits, dividends perhaps, and not externalized directly. Otherwise we could say that my tax dollars are paying the fee even though I am, by no means, associated with either of the groups.
Your response deserves a longer response than this but I have to say that I disagree. That is not what I want. What I want is equality - that has absolutely nothing to do with being fair in my views. I want equality in the eyes of the law. We can argue what the law should be but I want it universally enforced regardless of inborn traits. Society and social contracts have nothing to do with that in my view. You could call it "fair" but I do not view it as that.
I do not think a business should hire a female instead of a male. I think that they should be able to hire the most meritorious applicant who is most likely to fill the role they are being hired for. I do not think there should be protected classes. I think cases should be looked at individually. I also think society is suffering from information overload but that is another topic.
Anyhow, I think I see what you mean by needing greater populations. I am not sure if we have reached that point but, then again, my timing could be way off and my finger is "off the pulse" of society today because I have, pretty much, moved outside of it and try to not look too deeply in.
I am nearing the age of sixty. It is funny how it creeps up on you. Anyhow, when I was younger things were just starting to see some publicity where alternative sexual lifestyles or trans-gendered people were the subject. Often those comments and opinions, even on the news, were either outright derogatory or vocally tinged to where the disdain was palpable. I am mixed racially which is, in some areas, worse than being either black or white or native American. Fortunately I stayed on base and then went off to prep school where I lived on campus.
As an aside, wealthy children can be bigoted bastards. They just phrase it better and can hide it from public view better.
Whilst at school I developed a close relationship with someone who had confided their sexual preferences to me. I was, I admit, a little alarmed - I did not want to catch the gay or be associated with it because it would reflect poorly on me. At the same time, I knew that they had not changed, they were the same person they always were. Also, it was relatively obvious that they were either gay or just very effeminate and emotional - but keep those in context.
I have been told that I have "good gayday." I have also been told I must be gay for having said 'gaydar.' To be honest, I may have meandered home with a transsexual woman after a long night at the bar and enjoyed myself but I should not speak out of church I suppose.
I guess my point is that, since then, I have always had a sort of affinity for those who were socially lower than the normal people. I have made it a point to NOT be overly sympathetic and engage in reverse bigotry. (I can think of no other way to put it.) I treat you like I want to be treated until such time as that social contract is violated.
I find that I am more comfortable, the people more honest (usually - though I have seen lots of needless drama but I suspect that happens anywhere), and have spent most of my time on the outskirts of the GLBT community. For some reason I am just attracted, again that is the best choice of words, to people who are somehow seen as different or even seen as unacceptable. Maybe it is a conditioning of my youth? I fit in nowhere, I fit in everywhere. Well, until I went into a different room...
I am not really sure why I shared the story. I guess it fills in some information about me and why I am hell bent on things like equality and consideration of merit instead of attribution due to an inborn trait. I do not want affirmative action, that is telling people that they can not do it on their own and that they have to have help. I will not be the token nigger. I can not.
Another interesting thing that comes to mind is that I spent 8 years in the Marines (two separate occasions -- got to love that GI Bill) and we had a number of gay people. They were known about. It was even talked about. There were jokes made by everyone - and I mean everyone - and nobody cared because we joked about everyone with all traits. We were a fine group. If a bunch of "ignorant jarheads" can be nonjudgmental enough to not care who is in the dirt beside them and judge based only one their comrade's willingness to stand with them and their ability to do so then why can't an enlightened group manage the same thing? *sighs*
Anyhow, I often share a story about a gay Marine who was out of uniform and at the bar with me. Someone called him a fagot one too many times. The result was messy and he ended up shirtless and shrilling loudly, "How does it feel to get your ass beat by a fag? Do you like being my bitch now, punk?" Over and over again... All while continuing to beat this poor (surprisingly large) redneck into a puddle. We both spent the rest of the weekend in the brig and nothing came out of it except that and some KP duty. Solidarity... I had nothing to do with it except to laugh my ass off but he was not going to go to the brig alone on my watch. Yay! Captain's Mast!
The story is best told in a much longer way. I am too lazy to type it all out. I figured I would share some because it seemed the appropriate thing to do.
Ah - thanks. I was under the impression that they were just going to be grabbing failed units out and chucking them in the bin. I was not surprised that they would do so. I am glad they will be fixing them for a while, at least. Disposal of eWaste is a problem even today though more and more is being recycled or reused.
Heh! I knew someone would get the reference. I also suspected someone would correct my use of the trans-gendered phrase but I am not so good at remembering which one is which and worrying about it. Bi certainly makes sense. Hermaphroditic would work I think?
I was kind of shocked that *I* remembered it after all these years. I was a bit older then and had a younger sister so that is where I heard it from. I suppose Schoolhouse Rocks is next on the list.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head but I differ in a slight way though I suspect we have the same outcome in mind - I just view it/word it differently. I want equality. I want a merit based society that suits those who are unable to be meritorious. In other words, I want those who can to protect those who can not. This is not communism. I want the same treatment, under the law, as any other person. If I have committed a criminal offense and have been found guilty then I want to pay the same price that I would have paid if I had been another gender, another religion, had a different sexual preference, or a different color and anything else you can imagine to stick in there.
I have a pithy saying... The problem is that people do not think it through, or perhaps it is not as witty as I think.
I will accept the validity of the women's liberation movement when I see the NOW down at the courthouse protesting that women get lighter sentences than men for domestic violence offenses.
I will stop what I am doing, give them help, give them money, and give them access to resources on that day.
Right now it is not about equality. Right now it is about extra privileges. "If you want money for people that hate..."
I do, on the other hand, see where you are coming from. No matter how much I may whine and pout the reality is that it is not going to change to be what I want until after the healing has begun. I would say, at this point, we can call it equal and start anew with the benefit for all of humanity as the goal - as equals - but that needs somebody to "lose."
Hopefully that is clear. There is a lot to say and this is not a topic that I want reply with a novella so I tried to keep it clear. It simply is not worth it, writing a novella that is. Even if it were read it would change absolutely nothing. Fatalist? Realist? Apathetic? D) All of the above? I am not entirely sure what I am anymore. I just know that nothing I can do will have any lasting benefits but I still try to do a little something. Of course this makes me a misogynist and an MRA. Funny, really. I thought I was a Human Rights Activist but it seems asking for equality and personal freedom is bad.
Example, and closure: I do not think we need more women in tech. No, I do not think there should be special programs to encourage girls to join the STEM fields. I think we should be encouraging people to do what best provides for their needs and makes them the most content. I think we should do that without regard to gender. I think that we should do it without regard to race. I think that everyone should be given a fair chance. As a mixed race heritage person I find Affirmative Action to be an insult. It is saying that I can not do it on my own and need help. I will not be your token nigger. I can do it on my own - meaning I need no extra help. What we should be doing is helping everyone meet their metric of success by providing them with the tools they need to do so. And yes, yes there is going to be a lot of healing before that happens. It may not ever happen and the pendulum will swing anew.
Hmm... I will pose a different view - if you do not mind.
No, I will pose it even if you do mind.
The victim is not just the dead person. It is also the people who were friends and family of the victim. They could, in this strange hypothetical, be the ones whom you (not even sure if it is you at this point and I am too lazy to go up and look) are claiming would be intimidated and not report the crime. His analogy holds true well enough. Analogies do not have to be perfect, decrying them because they are not perfect is not a valid argument.
Yes, yes I have decided I am the referee today. You may now go about your usual discussion and slather each other with feces. No minds, no views, no opinions will be changed. No one will think, no one will view the other side, no one will be rational. Note: I did not, and do not, offer an opinion on the subject. I simply point out the validity of the argument as stated and believe that it stands on its own merits and should be debated properly. I can think of a couple of ways. I have no opinion, authority, or facts to cite so it is not for me to opine.
Think we could call their lofty tone an appeal to authority? Perhaps, also, an appeal to emotions? I think we might even be able to fit a few more in there but Critical Thinking was so very long ago.
I never understood that, really. The internet is the one place you can be completely open and not give a fuck about the repercussions. As I can be easily attached to my online persona it would be even more moronic for me to lie - the NPCs would catch on and then I would have to explain to them. It is the internet. No one can reach through and beat you up. Take your pants off, stay a spell, and be honest. If you can not be honest here then I dread living in your shoes in the real world.
See also MBAM. You can pirate it and have it free for a year too. They are having an amnesty program for pirates. If you do not want a live scanning utility (and you should only have one real time scanner) then just use MBAM to double-check if you want. Or replace the other with it. Or just practice safe hex. I have run without AV on a Windows box for ages. I scan once a week (or less) and call it good. I keep things a bit locked down and I try to not do stupid stuff.
LOL I am further left than you. I am not a HFT either - mine will be an investment that lasts years because I think that is where the money is. I am a speculator... I am not even that. I am mostly a gambler who does not mind losing the money. What do you care? I pay my taxes and donate a bunch to very good causes. A Republican? Laughable and silly. Good trolling though.
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Perhaps we should introduce them to meth?
If traditional or alternative medicine worked it would just be called medicine.
I do not think you thought your cunning plan all the way through.
They have internet access and can easily search for an online translation service or (if like my trip to China) just ask the person next to them and they probably know a smattering of English. They are going to go online, not maybe go online - they are going to, and research this. We are not fooling the Chinese people and I suspect this venture group knows this. I suppose they could be really dumb. This is like putting up a sign saying that you're going to cheat on your wife but keep it a secret.
Actually, really, you have it a bit backwards I understand. There is an open and viable market for the fake rhino horn. They will be filling a legal market with the fakes and the buyers are to be aware that they are synthetic. Will there still be the illegal trade? Yup. However, they are hoping to reduce pressure, they are not hoping to replace it entirely with just the fake horns as their solution. Much like we will buy fake and now synthetic diamonds this will sell too. Then again, do we really call them synthetic diamonds when they are just diamonds made by a human? I do not know the answer to that... I do not prefer to buy diamonds so I am, shall we say, out of the loop.
Vegetarian is an old Micmac word for "poor hunter."
I am not really sure and is per capita a decent measurement? I stumbled across this the other day:
http://www.greenlifestylemag.c...
It is old but may be valid still. I was a bit taken aback by it. It is also from a crazy site. However the content seems valid as I searched a quote or two and read the other articles.
The greatest thing about not going bald at my age is that the women love to play with my hair. I keep it long just because I am a pervert. Also, I like my hair. Also, it does not look a damned thing like that picture in the article. No, I did not read the article (I am no heretic) but I did open it to see if there were pictures.
Maybe, and I do not know, it is YOU and not THEM? YOU are not explaining it in a way that they can grasp it? Maybe?
I had no trouble parsing your text. Perhaps you speak at a level that is higher than those around you? This does, unfortunately, make it a trouble with you if you can not explain it to an idiot. I suffer similar issues. Introspection has given me the chance to see that there are many times I should have explained myself more clearly and in a less long-winded way.
Physics, astronomy, and chemistry are some of my favorite subjects but my majors were in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. I think I understand all three subjects fairly well for a layperson. I also do not think of myself as particularly bright.
Could it be argued that if the state would fail if they left then they are, by reason, already paying their share? They are, as you say, keeping the state afloat. If they left your taxes would be much higher and your services lowered.
Then request those emails. If you feel it is important you have two courses of action. Act or do not act. That is up to you. If you do not act then it means your complaints are worth nothing. If you do not like the color blue then it is up to you to paint your walls a different color. It would also behoove you to stop painting new walls blue.
You too are free to write legislation. I encourage you to do so.
Yes.
I have been diagnosed with severe chronic insomnia, I have had it my whole life. I stay awake for days and then sleep just a few hours though I sometimes crash hard and sleep or a whole 24+ hours (not in a while though). My problem is that if I wake up then I am awake. I had a hell of a time getting to sleep and if something wakes me up just a short time later I am done sleeping. I spend a lot of time with my eyes closed but fully awake. It is good for introspection but the mind dwells on some pretty stupid things that can not be changed.
I did not know they had a wiki... Things I learned today...
Anyhow, I have often pointed out that my goal here is purely selfish. I am here to learn and this is, still, an excellent place to do that. It is a little rough to an outsider but there are still some gems in there. Most of the time people argue with me it seems they are saying the same thing I just typed. I should have a macro that suggests they re-read what I said. Sometimes the reply is based on things I did not say, of course, but that seems less often. Once in a while I get my views changed or learn something new. That is good - it is why I am here. I also share what I know but it is not altruism, it is just an attempt to replenish the supply and keep more quality responses coming.
Perhaps my verbiage was not clear enough. I do not believe the cost is passed on to the customer. They are already charging the customer the most that they can in their given market. It is absorbed from profits, dividends perhaps, and not externalized directly. Otherwise we could say that my tax dollars are paying the fee even though I am, by no means, associated with either of the groups.
Your response deserves a longer response than this but I have to say that I disagree. That is not what I want. What I want is equality - that has absolutely nothing to do with being fair in my views. I want equality in the eyes of the law. We can argue what the law should be but I want it universally enforced regardless of inborn traits. Society and social contracts have nothing to do with that in my view. You could call it "fair" but I do not view it as that.
I do not think a business should hire a female instead of a male. I think that they should be able to hire the most meritorious applicant who is most likely to fill the role they are being hired for. I do not think there should be protected classes. I think cases should be looked at individually. I also think society is suffering from information overload but that is another topic.
Anyhow, I think I see what you mean by needing greater populations. I am not sure if we have reached that point but, then again, my timing could be way off and my finger is "off the pulse" of society today because I have, pretty much, moved outside of it and try to not look too deeply in.
I am nearing the age of sixty. It is funny how it creeps up on you. Anyhow, when I was younger things were just starting to see some publicity where alternative sexual lifestyles or trans-gendered people were the subject. Often those comments and opinions, even on the news, were either outright derogatory or vocally tinged to where the disdain was palpable. I am mixed racially which is, in some areas, worse than being either black or white or native American. Fortunately I stayed on base and then went off to prep school where I lived on campus.
As an aside, wealthy children can be bigoted bastards. They just phrase it better and can hide it from public view better.
Whilst at school I developed a close relationship with someone who had confided their sexual preferences to me. I was, I admit, a little alarmed - I did not want to catch the gay or be associated with it because it would reflect poorly on me. At the same time, I knew that they had not changed, they were the same person they always were. Also, it was relatively obvious that they were either gay or just very effeminate and emotional - but keep those in context.
I have been told that I have "good gayday." I have also been told I must be gay for having said 'gaydar.' To be honest, I may have meandered home with a transsexual woman after a long night at the bar and enjoyed myself but I should not speak out of church I suppose.
I guess my point is that, since then, I have always had a sort of affinity for those who were socially lower than the normal people. I have made it a point to NOT be overly sympathetic and engage in reverse bigotry. (I can think of no other way to put it.) I treat you like I want to be treated until such time as that social contract is violated.
I find that I am more comfortable, the people more honest (usually - though I have seen lots of needless drama but I suspect that happens anywhere), and have spent most of my time on the outskirts of the GLBT community. For some reason I am just attracted, again that is the best choice of words, to people who are somehow seen as different or even seen as unacceptable. Maybe it is a conditioning of my youth? I fit in nowhere, I fit in everywhere. Well, until I went into a different room...
I am not really sure why I shared the story. I guess it fills in some information about me and why I am hell bent on things like equality and consideration of merit instead of attribution due to an inborn trait. I do not want affirmative action, that is telling people that they can not do it on their own and that they have to have help. I will not be the token nigger. I can not.
Another interesting thing that comes to mind is that I spent 8 years in the Marines (two separate occasions -- got to love that GI Bill) and we had a number of gay people. They were known about. It was even talked about. There were jokes made by everyone - and I mean everyone - and nobody cared because we joked about everyone with all traits. We were a fine group. If a bunch of "ignorant jarheads" can be nonjudgmental enough to not care who is in the dirt beside them and judge based only one their comrade's willingness to stand with them and their ability to do so then why can't an enlightened group manage the same thing? *sighs*
Anyhow, I often share a story about a gay Marine who was out of uniform and at the bar with me. Someone called him a fagot one too many times. The result was messy and he ended up shirtless and shrilling loudly, "How does it feel to get your ass beat by a fag? Do you like being my bitch now, punk?" Over and over again... All while continuing to beat this poor (surprisingly large) redneck into a puddle. We both spent the rest of the weekend in the brig and nothing came out of it except that and some KP duty. Solidarity... I had nothing to do with it except to laugh my ass off but he was not going to go to the brig alone on my watch. Yay! Captain's Mast!
The story is best told in a much longer way. I am too lazy to type it all out. I figured I would share some because it seemed the appropriate thing to do.
Ah - thanks. I was under the impression that they were just going to be grabbing failed units out and chucking them in the bin. I was not surprised that they would do so. I am glad they will be fixing them for a while, at least. Disposal of eWaste is a problem even today though more and more is being recycled or reused.
Heh! I knew someone would get the reference. I also suspected someone would correct my use of the trans-gendered phrase but I am not so good at remembering which one is which and worrying about it. Bi certainly makes sense. Hermaphroditic would work I think?
I was kind of shocked that *I* remembered it after all these years. I was a bit older then and had a younger sister so that is where I heard it from. I suppose Schoolhouse Rocks is next on the list.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head but I differ in a slight way though I suspect we have the same outcome in mind - I just view it/word it differently. I want equality. I want a merit based society that suits those who are unable to be meritorious. In other words, I want those who can to protect those who can not. This is not communism. I want the same treatment, under the law, as any other person. If I have committed a criminal offense and have been found guilty then I want to pay the same price that I would have paid if I had been another gender, another religion, had a different sexual preference, or a different color and anything else you can imagine to stick in there.
I have a pithy saying... The problem is that people do not think it through, or perhaps it is not as witty as I think.
I will accept the validity of the women's liberation movement when I see the NOW down at the courthouse protesting that women get lighter sentences than men for domestic violence offenses.
I will stop what I am doing, give them help, give them money, and give them access to resources on that day.
Right now it is not about equality. Right now it is about extra privileges. "If you want money for people that hate..."
I do, on the other hand, see where you are coming from. No matter how much I may whine and pout the reality is that it is not going to change to be what I want until after the healing has begun. I would say, at this point, we can call it equal and start anew with the benefit for all of humanity as the goal - as equals - but that needs somebody to "lose."
Hopefully that is clear. There is a lot to say and this is not a topic that I want reply with a novella so I tried to keep it clear. It simply is not worth it, writing a novella that is. Even if it were read it would change absolutely nothing. Fatalist? Realist? Apathetic? D) All of the above? I am not entirely sure what I am anymore. I just know that nothing I can do will have any lasting benefits but I still try to do a little something. Of course this makes me a misogynist and an MRA. Funny, really. I thought I was a Human Rights Activist but it seems asking for equality and personal freedom is bad.
Example, and closure: I do not think we need more women in tech. No, I do not think there should be special programs to encourage girls to join the STEM fields. I think we should be encouraging people to do what best provides for their needs and makes them the most content. I think we should do that without regard to gender. I think that we should do it without regard to race. I think that everyone should be given a fair chance. As a mixed race heritage person I find Affirmative Action to be an insult. It is saying that I can not do it on my own and need help. I will not be your token nigger. I can do it on my own - meaning I need no extra help. What we should be doing is helping everyone meet their metric of success by providing them with the tools they need to do so. And yes, yes there is going to be a lot of healing before that happens. It may not ever happen and the pendulum will swing anew.
Hmm... I will pose a different view - if you do not mind.
No, I will pose it even if you do mind.
The victim is not just the dead person. It is also the people who were friends and family of the victim. They could, in this strange hypothetical, be the ones whom you (not even sure if it is you at this point and I am too lazy to go up and look) are claiming would be intimidated and not report the crime. His analogy holds true well enough. Analogies do not have to be perfect, decrying them because they are not perfect is not a valid argument.
Yes, yes I have decided I am the referee today. You may now go about your usual discussion and slather each other with feces. No minds, no views, no opinions will be changed. No one will think, no one will view the other side, no one will be rational. Note: I did not, and do not, offer an opinion on the subject. I simply point out the validity of the argument as stated and believe that it stands on its own merits and should be debated properly. I can think of a couple of ways. I have no opinion, authority, or facts to cite so it is not for me to opine.
Think we could call their lofty tone an appeal to authority? Perhaps, also, an appeal to emotions? I think we might even be able to fit a few more in there but Critical Thinking was so very long ago.
I never understood that, really. The internet is the one place you can be completely open and not give a fuck about the repercussions. As I can be easily attached to my online persona it would be even more moronic for me to lie - the NPCs would catch on and then I would have to explain to them. It is the internet. No one can reach through and beat you up. Take your pants off, stay a spell, and be honest. If you can not be honest here then I dread living in your shoes in the real world.
See also MBAM. You can pirate it and have it free for a year too. They are having an amnesty program for pirates. If you do not want a live scanning utility (and you should only have one real time scanner) then just use MBAM to double-check if you want. Or replace the other with it. Or just practice safe hex. I have run without AV on a Windows box for ages. I scan once a week (or less) and call it good. I keep things a bit locked down and I try to not do stupid stuff.
LOL I am further left than you. I am not a HFT either - mine will be an investment that lasts years because I think that is where the money is. I am a speculator... I am not even that. I am mostly a gambler who does not mind losing the money. What do you care? I pay my taxes and donate a bunch to very good causes. A Republican? Laughable and silly. Good trolling though.