Actually humans are animals. Has it been discovered that homo sapiens belong to a completely different kingdom than animalia?
I do wonder. We are one of the only species that can induce other species to reproduce asexually (cloning for example). Though, the whole classification of animals/plants/etc is arbitrary and decided by humans in the first place.
Given the amount of police officers that are dedicated to nothing more than traffic enforcement, I'm not too convinced that we need so many police officers.
I saw it last night with my wife, and we enjoyed it. I agree that it took some time to get going, but I'm also the type of person that likes to see some of the details behind the characters and their rationale. I loved that in the movie it wasn't the suit that was so amazing, but the power supply. Though, this movie was definitely to introduce characters for sequels and not so much to be a standalone flick.
Actually, in my mind the power supply wasn't the most amazing piece of technology. It was the CAD tools that he had available. I'd probably pay more for that than the suit itself.
Disclaimer: 1. My wife and I are both engineers. 2. Check my Slashdot name. 3. The Stark logo in the movie was very familiar.
So what the fuck can I do when there are a large number of fools who elect corrupt officials? What if MY officials are not corrupt? Not like I can go vote in their election.
I admit, I have no clue how you managed to end up following that line of thought when all I did was take a crack at someone who implied that the people who were given smallpox contaminated blankets somehow deserved it.
I didn't say that it isn't possible that there isn't a civilization in existance that is older than humanity. I just wanted to point out that the possibility exists that there are countless civilizations in existance, but that they have not surpassed our civilization.
I just think that we are jumping to conclusions if we think that the first civilization we meet is automatically going to be more advanced than us by virtue that they are 'aliens'.
Consider the perspective. What if we are the first alien civilization that they detect? Should they automatically assume that the first alien civilization they meet is more advanced than they are?
There I said it. I'm a huge film fan, and yes his movies are schlocky. But they're not meant to be serious cinema, just a little fun. Plus the guy is just a great character to have around. He openly insults other directors and movies (his recent take on the new Indiana Jones movies was dead-on, BTW), challenges critics to boxing matches, and is generally thrilled to be the director-you-love-to-hate. Personally, I think the guy is a genius.
And, being a big fan of the Postal videogame series, I think he is the PERFECT director to bring its warped sense-of-humor to the screen. I look forward to seeing the end result.
Uwe Boll has a Slashdot account?
Now, here is the serious response. You credit Boll with openly criticizing... wait, you said insult, not critique. Insults other directors, resorts to basic animal reactions in response to critique, and takes pride that he is viewed as the worst possible thing that can happen to a story you enjoy.
The man isn't a director, he reminds me of an online griefer. If Uwe Boll was his nom-de-plume then I'd think he fell victim to the formula, Anonymity + Audience = Total Ass (to paraphrase for work audiences).
The man is a walking tax writeoff for movie studios.
In addition, a good knife is one of the most (if not the most) important basic survival tools.
If dumped out in the middle of the wilderness and with no expectation of rescue w/i 1 month and given the choice of 1 simple tool to bring, I'm not sure exactly what I'd want, but a good knife would be in my top 3.
See, your first impulse is to check for a drug / chemical reason.
If I couldn't figure out how it COULD happen I might eventually go to magic, but that is a long way away and very unlikely.
Oh very true, in fact, I can't think of a situation where I would call something magic, unless it did indeed violate physical laws I knew to be true. Perhaps that would be a better definition of magic. Something that requires a violation of proven physical laws.
I'd actually like to discuss the social aspect of magic a bit more as well. One very interesting thing about our social beliefs is that they often are tied into the literature that our society produces.
Consider Tolkien's interpretation of 'magic' in his works. There was very little attempt at an explanation for what was occuring, or in other words, the mechanism behind the phenomena. Tolkien didn't try to explain his magic to the audience, it simply was. In fact, I think that any attempt to explain it would result in it not actually being 'magic' but rather an explainable physical phenomena that wasn't accessable to normal humans.
Now, contrast that with a lot of what occurs in current fantasy literature. You will have human characters involved/practicing magic. Often when this occurs, the author will explain the mechanisms involved. eg "Shelly drew upon the energy reserve to increase the density of the air in front of her to deflect the arrow's flight." In this case, the capability of Shelly to manipulate the energy isn't explained (probably because that is more detail than the current reader needs), but the mechanism and effects is explained to a much greater detail, and in terms that are designed to meet a certain level of technical scrutiny.
It involves the concept of magic, but in the explanation it becomes a bit less magic, and more mundane.
Oddly enough, JK Rowling's Harry Potter series may be much more traditional in its description of magic as something that just could/should not exist in the 'real' world. Little to no attempt is made to explain the magic, even though it is practiced as a regular, everyday thing.
That would be awkward, but the ISP is the one that assigns those IP addresses and it would probably be pretty trivial to go by a unique user ID rather than just a straight IP.
My point was that it could be done through analysis of the account holder, and not the content that person is currently accessing.
Of course, that would make any ads targeted for such tastes all the more awkward, because that would mean it wasn't just an IP, it was someone with access to your account.
'Liquid Gas' is sometimes used to describe a substance that is under pressure and a liquid, but is typically a gas under normal atmospheric conditions (1 atm, 25C or something similar)
You will often see it in reference to Natural Gas, as 'Liquid Natural Gas' Since the term 'Natural Gas' is more of a formal name, than any descriptor of a chemical and its state.
It could be non-selective of the content you are viewing. However, that wouldn't prevent them from using the DNS history profile of the IP requesting the content.
DNA evidence (by itself) cannot be used to absolutely prove a person to be guilty. DNA evidence can however (with more likelihood) prove a person to be innocent (no matching DNA means no evidence).
Exactly, and an innocent person does not need to have their DNA kept in a database. A person can always offer their DNA to prove their innocence. I just don't see the need to have a database of pretty much everyone (and lets not kid ourselves on that, they want this database to include everyone) so that they can have a dragnet that makes up for lazy policing.
DNA shouldn't come into play until after the police have suspects.
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Actually humans are animals. Has it been discovered that homo sapiens belong to a completely different kingdom than animalia?
I do wonder. We are one of the only species that can induce other species to reproduce asexually (cloning for example). Though, the whole classification of animals/plants/etc is arbitrary and decided by humans in the first place.
You act like everyone shot with a taser had a knife and was threatening people with it.
Given the amount of police officers that are dedicated to nothing more than traffic enforcement, I'm not too convinced that we need so many police officers.
I saw it last night with my wife, and we enjoyed it. I agree that it took some time to get going, but I'm also the type of person that likes to see some of the details behind the characters and their rationale. I loved that in the movie it wasn't the suit that was so amazing, but the power supply. Though, this movie was definitely to introduce characters for sequels and not so much to be a standalone flick.
Actually, in my mind the power supply wasn't the most amazing piece of technology. It was the CAD tools that he had available. I'd probably pay more for that than the suit itself.
Disclaimer: 1. My wife and I are both engineers. 2. Check my Slashdot name. 3. The Stark logo in the movie was very familiar.
Books, movies, or games showing sex should not be in the hands of non-adults.
Why?
What is sexually explicit?
Can you tell me why a male nipple is ok, but a female nipple is not?
When you can explain the difference, then we can start to discuss 'justification'.
Although it has no recognized owner, I'm willing to be the instant you tried to claim it, 400 other countries would jump in with their own claims.
So what the fuck can I do when there are a large number of fools who elect corrupt officials? What if MY officials are not corrupt? Not like I can go vote in their election.
I wonder if in the future we will have to separate evolution from intelligent design (of the human kind).
Natural evolution vs forced genetic selection?
So when I dressed up as baby new year in Times Square...
I admit, I have no clue how you managed to end up following that line of thought when all I did was take a crack at someone who implied that the people who were given smallpox contaminated blankets somehow deserved it.
Oh, I get it now!
Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller gave smallpox blankets to American Indians because they deserved it?
I must have been asleep during that history class.
That does not excuse the natives for being stupid, silly and gullible fools, so all in all just deserts all around the table, it would seem
I've seen that attitude around slashdot quite often. If you are gullible, you deserve it when someone takes advantage of you?
What data from outside of the country is prohibited in the United States?
I didn't say that it isn't possible that there isn't a civilization in existance that is older than humanity. I just wanted to point out that the possibility exists that there are countless civilizations in existance, but that they have not surpassed our civilization.
I just think that we are jumping to conclusions if we think that the first civilization we meet is automatically going to be more advanced than us by virtue that they are 'aliens'.
Consider the perspective. What if we are the first alien civilization that they detect? Should they automatically assume that the first alien civilization they meet is more advanced than they are?
Not necessarily the only one, but it is possible that we are the most advanced civilization.
Uwe Boll has a Slashdot account?
Now, here is the serious response. You credit Boll with openly criticizing... wait, you said insult, not critique. Insults other directors, resorts to basic animal reactions in response to critique, and takes pride that he is viewed as the worst possible thing that can happen to a story you enjoy.
The man isn't a director, he reminds me of an online griefer. If Uwe Boll was his nom-de-plume then I'd think he fell victim to the formula, Anonymity + Audience = Total Ass (to paraphrase for work audiences).
The man is a walking tax writeoff for movie studios.
My preferred option for those 6 days is to have a hot standby.
In addition, a good knife is one of the most (if not the most) important basic survival tools.
If dumped out in the middle of the wilderness and with no expectation of rescue w/i 1 month and given the choice of 1 simple tool to bring, I'm not sure exactly what I'd want, but a good knife would be in my top 3.
See, your first impulse is to check for a drug / chemical reason.
If I couldn't figure out how it COULD happen I might eventually go to magic, but that is a long way away and very unlikely.
Oh very true, in fact, I can't think of a situation where I would call something magic, unless it did indeed violate physical laws I knew to be true. Perhaps that would be a better definition of magic. Something that requires a violation of proven physical laws.
I'd actually like to discuss the social aspect of magic a bit more as well. One very interesting thing about our social beliefs is that they often are tied into the literature that our society produces.
Consider Tolkien's interpretation of 'magic' in his works. There was very little attempt at an explanation for what was occuring, or in other words, the mechanism behind the phenomena. Tolkien didn't try to explain his magic to the audience, it simply was. In fact, I think that any attempt to explain it would result in it not actually being 'magic' but rather an explainable physical phenomena that wasn't accessable to normal humans.
Now, contrast that with a lot of what occurs in current fantasy literature. You will have human characters involved/practicing magic. Often when this occurs, the author will explain the mechanisms involved. eg "Shelly drew upon the energy reserve to increase the density of the air in front of her to deflect the arrow's flight." In this case, the capability of Shelly to manipulate the energy isn't explained (probably because that is more detail than the current reader needs), but the mechanism and effects is explained to a much greater detail, and in terms that are designed to meet a certain level of technical scrutiny.
It involves the concept of magic, but in the explanation it becomes a bit less magic, and more mundane.
Oddly enough, JK Rowling's Harry Potter series may be much more traditional in its description of magic as something that just could/should not exist in the 'real' world. Little to no attempt is made to explain the magic, even though it is practiced as a regular, everyday thing.
That would be awkward, but the ISP is the one that assigns those IP addresses and it would probably be pretty trivial to go by a unique user ID rather than just a straight IP.
My point was that it could be done through analysis of the account holder, and not the content that person is currently accessing.
Of course, that would make any ads targeted for such tastes all the more awkward, because that would mean it wasn't just an IP, it was someone with access to your account.
MOM?!?
When I pass by the farms on my way home from work today, and I see barnyard critters sprout wings and fly...
First, I'm going to open my windows to make sure my engine isn't fumigating me.
Then, yeah, I'm going to have to go with magic. That is probably more realistic than a farmer that can make robotic/cybernetic animals.
'Liquid Gas' is sometimes used to describe a substance that is under pressure and a liquid, but is typically a gas under normal atmospheric conditions (1 atm, 25C or something similar)
You will often see it in reference to Natural Gas, as 'Liquid Natural Gas' Since the term 'Natural Gas' is more of a formal name, than any descriptor of a chemical and its state.
It could be non-selective of the content you are viewing. However, that wouldn't prevent them from using the DNS history profile of the IP requesting the content.
DNA evidence (by itself) cannot be used to absolutely prove a person to be guilty. DNA evidence can however (with more likelihood) prove a person to be innocent (no matching DNA means no evidence).
Exactly, and an innocent person does not need to have their DNA kept in a database. A person can always offer their DNA to prove their innocence. I just don't see the need to have a database of pretty much everyone (and lets not kid ourselves on that, they want this database to include everyone) so that they can have a dragnet that makes up for lazy policing.
DNA shouldn't come into play until after the police have suspects.