I have a vision! The liposuction power plant! "Do you need to lose a few pounds? Is your electric bill out of control? Come down to Lipo-Electric, where we will suck out those pesky hard-to-lose pounds. We'll even pay you, in the form of electric credits! Lipo-Electric is not responsible for any missing family members."
If I hit you, do you hit me back? If I slander you, do you defend yourself? If I oppress you, do you rebel? I would hope so. That is what us 'homosexuals' are doing. As an oppressor, you don't get to take the "poor oppressed me" position, especially while we gays still have a ways to go till we achieve world domination. When we run the government, ban straight marriage, and outlaw straight sex except for procreation(with government supervision), then you can say we are the oppressors.
I read Ada's report on what happened and their reasoning behind their action. It was not "well argued." The gist of their argument is that talking about sex turns men into animals who can't help but rape women. Therefore, people shouldn't give public talks about sex. An offensive, irrational attitude that is dressed up in reasonable sounding words is still offensive. Also, it is quite clear, from their own words, that they asked to have the talk cancelled before knowing anything about it besides the title. How is that "reasonable?" It sounds like censorship to me.
Blue and the conference organizers did err in not providing details about the talk beforehand. While I find Ada's goals violently distasteful, I understand the reason behind their protest. It was really the conference organizers who messed up here. First, for apparently being unfamiliar with Blue's work (why ask her to speak if you found the subject distasteful?) and second, bowing to a rather heavy handed attempt at censorship.
Now all Google has to add is the hunt-down-and-do-violence-to-their-person button to find the designers who thought that music on opening was a good idea in the first place.
Slashdot has had this argument before. The main arguments against burying infrastructure are: 1) Maintenance. Every time something breaks, you have to dig up the problem. A sewer system for the entire country is not practical either. 2) The ground shifts frequently, especially in the temperate climates, which ups the chance of breakage. 3) Lots of underground animals who tend towards eating through stuff, which ups breakage too. So no burying lines, it is too expensive.
Yes, let us do that. To get the laws changed though, we'll need to organize... Oh wait, I guess we can't do organize, that would be groupthink. How do you expect to get these changes (as nebulously as you defined them) without working with others? If you don't gather like-minded individuals together and force the change, then the world isn't going to change.
Also, I think you are stupid for being a libertarian. I say that because I want you to feel my textual scorn. (Not that you will feel much, psychology shows we dismiss, out of hand, the opinions of people who disagree with us.) Great works require many hands. You libertarians advocate the destruction of what make humanity great.
I agree with you. The ST:NG is filmed, the "ship" destroyed in-universe. What possible need would saving the set fill? I totally get if a collector wanted it or pieces of it, but then the collector should pay for it.
Thank you AC. Udachny, look at the concept of company towns. (the wikipedia article isn't the greatest, but it is a good starting point) When companies are free of restraint, they use their power to oppress the workers. Oppression that requires the formation of unions, which I bet you aren't a fan.
Why is the fact that the public school system is failing the kids be a reason to demolish the system? Can you see no other option? Do you have any reasoning for your 'government bad, individual rights good' stance?
I believe that the world is made of of awful people. Awful people need to be kept in line, to limit the awfulness. Since the government is formed of soundbites of high ideals ("A chicken in every pot!"), some limitation occurs. Not much, for the government is made of people who are still awful, but at least they have to pretend.
I think you are incorrect in thinking that we don't need public schooling. Education is a requirement of civilization and the second we take education away, many kids will no longer receive any education at all. A good analogy is vaccinations. If vaccinations weren't required by law, how many would get them, especially with the anti crowd? The herd immunity would break down and we would be back to having plagues again.
I also think that a basic science class should be added into your three R's, maybe Reasoning? What is the point of reading, if you can't think critically about it?
Really? That is all you have? Experts saying that the mining can cause health risks and ground water contamination, news articles stating that the water didn't start to burn till the fracking started, and a clear video of water on fire. People have been living in Dimock since the 1800s. Don't you think that, if they could light ground water on fire, they'd move? Jesus. Correlation does not equal causation does not mean that they are necessarily unrelated.
And the amenities!! Yeah, I forgot about getting paid for it. You don't get to use it much while you are there and afterwards it feels like a reward for getting out of there.
Oh, you are so sweet. You have no idea of the true horror. The book business is going under. Their idea of salvation is the access code. My last physics book was completely useless without one and the codes only lasts a semester. Soon there will be no textbooks, only companies demanding subscription money for the knowledge they hold. Sure, you can go to the internet for what you need, but how long will that last? (Side horror: I work for a college bookstore and sell classic books to students. I sell them public domain books.)
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I have a vision! The liposuction power plant! "Do you need to lose a few pounds? Is your electric bill out of control? Come down to Lipo-Electric, where we will suck out those pesky hard-to-lose pounds. We'll even pay you, in the form of electric credits! Lipo-Electric is not responsible for any missing family members."
If I hit you, do you hit me back? If I slander you, do you defend yourself? If I oppress you, do you rebel? I would hope so. That is what us 'homosexuals' are doing. As an oppressor, you don't get to take the "poor oppressed me" position, especially while we gays still have a ways to go till we achieve world domination. When we run the government, ban straight marriage, and outlaw straight sex except for procreation(with government supervision), then you can say we are the oppressors.
I read Ada's report on what happened and their reasoning behind their action. It was not "well argued." The gist of their argument is that talking about sex turns men into animals who can't help but rape women. Therefore, people shouldn't give public talks about sex. An offensive, irrational attitude that is dressed up in reasonable sounding words is still offensive. Also, it is quite clear, from their own words, that they asked to have the talk cancelled before knowing anything about it besides the title. How is that "reasonable?" It sounds like censorship to me.
Blue and the conference organizers did err in not providing details about the talk beforehand. While I find Ada's goals violently distasteful, I understand the reason behind their protest. It was really the conference organizers who messed up here. First, for apparently being unfamiliar with Blue's work (why ask her to speak if you found the subject distasteful?) and second, bowing to a rather heavy handed attempt at censorship.
Now all Google has to add is the hunt-down-and-do-violence-to-their-person button to find the designers who thought that music on opening was a good idea in the first place.
How is that a disadvantage? It implies that if you care enough, you could be one of those passionate people that makes a difference.
Slashdot has had this argument before. The main arguments against burying infrastructure are:
1) Maintenance. Every time something breaks, you have to dig up the problem. A sewer system for the entire country is not practical either.
2) The ground shifts frequently, especially in the temperate climates, which ups the chance of breakage.
3) Lots of underground animals who tend towards eating through stuff, which ups breakage too.
So no burying lines, it is too expensive.
Off the top of my head, Yucca Mountain?
To Godwin the thread,
"First they came for the socialists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin NiemÃller (1892-1984), pulled from Wikiquotes
The line forms behind me. I don't care if you have epilepsy, narcolepsy, or some other -epsy. I want my cybernetic implants and I want them now!
Almost infinite means nearly limitless. Does that help?
Yes, let us do that. To get the laws changed though, we'll need to organize... Oh wait, I guess we can't do organize, that would be groupthink. How do you expect to get these changes (as nebulously as you defined them) without working with others? If you don't gather like-minded individuals together and force the change, then the world isn't going to change.
Also, I think you are stupid for being a libertarian. I say that because I want you to feel my textual scorn. (Not that you will feel much, psychology shows we dismiss, out of hand, the opinions of people who disagree with us.) Great works require many hands. You libertarians advocate the destruction of what make humanity great.
I agree with you. The ST:NG is filmed, the "ship" destroyed in-universe. What possible need would saving the set fill? I totally get if a collector wanted it or pieces of it, but then the collector should pay for it.
Thank you AC. Udachny, look at the concept of company towns. (the wikipedia article isn't the greatest, but it is a good starting point) When companies are free of restraint, they use their power to oppress the workers. Oppression that requires the formation of unions, which I bet you aren't a fan.
Why is the fact that the public school system is failing the kids be a reason to demolish the system? Can you see no other option? Do you have any reasoning for your 'government bad, individual rights good' stance?
I believe that the world is made of of awful people. Awful people need to be kept in line, to limit the awfulness. Since the government is formed of soundbites of high ideals ("A chicken in every pot!"), some limitation occurs. Not much, for the government is made of people who are still awful, but at least they have to pretend.
I think you are incorrect in thinking that we don't need public schooling. Education is a requirement of civilization and the second we take education away, many kids will no longer receive any education at all. A good analogy is vaccinations. If vaccinations weren't required by law, how many would get them, especially with the anti crowd? The herd immunity would break down and we would be back to having plagues again.
I also think that a basic science class should be added into your three R's, maybe Reasoning? What is the point of reading, if you can't think critically about it?
Really? That is all you have? Experts saying that the mining can cause health risks and ground water contamination, news articles stating that the water didn't start to burn till the fracking started, and a clear video of water on fire. People have been living in Dimock since the 1800s. Don't you think that, if they could light ground water on fire, they'd move? Jesus. Correlation does not equal causation does not mean that they are necessarily unrelated.
Dude, STFU Exaggerated my ass.
Yet somehow strangely familiar...
Not having a trillion dollars really hasn't stopped our government from spending like they do, so why not?
That explains why I rode her all night long. (I kid, I kid. Your grandmother is a very nice lady, who says you should call more often.)
And the amenities!!
Yeah, I forgot about getting paid for it. You don't get to use it much while you are there and afterwards it feels like a reward for getting out of there.
A week is nothing. When I went for the Marines, it turned out that the interview process was 3 months!!
Oh, you are so sweet. You have no idea of the true horror. The book business is going under. Their idea of salvation is the access code. My last physics book was completely useless without one and the codes only lasts a semester. Soon there will be no textbooks, only companies demanding subscription money for the knowledge they hold. Sure, you can go to the internet for what you need, but how long will that last? (Side horror: I work for a college bookstore and sell classic books to students. I sell them public domain books.)
I am dull as shit and I went and tried it. It is pretty cool. The mutual friend clusters are pretty nifty.
Nice try buddy, but we aren't going to help you find John Connor!