Just in case bozos out there actually believe it: The IPCC estimates that 60% of methane produced comes from our agriculture, industry, and waste. Humans are the biggest single source of methane. In North America and Europe, the largest single source of methane comes from landfills. The largest source of natural methane comes from wetlands.
What Socialist governments? All of them are unabashed capitalist, free-trade corporate clone monkeys that allow McDonalds and Starbucks to take over our high streets. You've obviously never visited the place...
I came across your comment on the Echelon system and a quick cross-reference between the DVLA, PNDB and NHS databases show you have been reasonably productive unit although the NI database in Newcastle (I know our access is not entirely legal, I'm sure you understand. It was BTW, a simple matter of injecting relevant XML messages onto the gateways in Blackpool) does show a worrying gap in contributions. Perhaps a quick visit to your local IRS office is on order?
Once that has been cleared Tonee "if the police ask for it I'll give it to them" Blair will be pleased to see you on the spin-laden committee in the near future. As an incentive to our productive units, we will waive the 90-day detention clause (you have to keep up the mortgage payments - no more missed bank transfers, eh? And it saves on your mobile bills like you racked up last October) and expunge the helmet cam records as a matter of good faith.
Britain needs productive units like you! Keep up the good propaganda work!
It is entirely contradictory if the attributes of a god are 'super' natural (ie 'outside' our normally understood realm) or infinite in any way.
For example, God is infinitely powerful. Then is God so powerful that he can create a rock so heavy that even He cannot lift it? If not, then he's not infinitely powerful. If he can lift it, then again, he's not so powerful that he can make the rock that heavy. Of course, what happens then is that supporters of infinitely <anything> gods start on the interpretation of 'infinite power' and so on. But you soon end down a rat hole of philosophical argument and contradiction. Even more so with 'super' natural attributes. Boundary problems all over the place with that.
A thorough treatment of all this is given in: 'Atheism: The case against God' by George H Smith.
I quote from a review: "Smith's argument is plain and simple. Forget everything you've learned on the subject of theism (to remove bias and address the issue objectively). Now let the theist propose his theory of God. Evaluate each line of argument posited by the theist. Smith identifies the logical flaws, inconsistencies, and unclear definitions in the theist's arguments. His conclusion is that if the theist can't convince you, using logic and evidence, of the existence of a God, then if you accept the existence of God, you are doing so irrationally."
Indeed. Is it merely coincidence that, after doubling the size of MI5, the number of 'terrorists' needed to be put under surveillance also doubled? This is the sort of thing that happened under Stalin and Hitler: "Enemies of the People - Massive Increase!" as Murdockski's newspapers might have screamed.
And now the police are being given portable fingerprint devices to check 'suspects' on the street. Plus, of course, the tying up of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing database with the Police National database and their ability to get at your health records. But it's reassuring to know that every policeman from top to bottom is an honest, earnest and tireless worker having only your security and safety in mind as they covertly record your unique colonic geometry on their new databarse...
With independent free market grading companies, you don't have to worry about your teachers -- as long as your student is passing independent testing, you know they're doing great.
This is been going on the the UK for years now. The net result is that teachers teach to the exam, not life. Also, to up their ratings, pupils are encouraged to take 'easy' subjects. The numbers taking Maths, Physics and Chemistry has (until recently) dropped so precipitously, universities have been closing these departments wholesale. We've got loads of brilliant Media Studies and Drama students though. That'll help future generations wonderfully...
Anyone read Bob Woodward's latest book? Sheesh, this resignation (or push) has come far too late. Iraq is in meltdown, Shia militias allowed to join the police and Baghdad riddled with these 'police mandated' death squads taking revenge on Sunnis (Saddam is a Sunni). An ordinary MP in Baghdad needs 50-100 bodyguards and a bunch of armoured cars to move 1/2 mile in the city.
Anybody with half a brain (and here I exclude Dubya and Tonee...) could have seen 'democracy' in Iraq was not a viable proposition - at least not on the basis that Dubya and Tonee envisaged it. What if 'free' elections had lead to radical mullahs taking over as in Iran? What? We're going to meddle in the process to stop that from happening? Where was the data showing such a scenario was not a possibility? And in Baghdad, there is a radicalised politician, the Finance minister, with his own private army the eponymous Mahdi army, funded by corrupt siphoning of US reconstruction monies. To which a politically expedient blind eye has been turned, mostly by Rumsfeld.
I've been in the business a while and recently left a company after the job turned out to be nothing like advertised. (That's hurdle 1 - can you ensure you're not being lied to?). Another hurdle is the 'getting the job' process. Perhaps you send a resume to an agency. Nah, the second-hand car salesmen that run the place don't like your CV, it's more than two pages long and has got all these cryptic acronyms (Hurdle 2).
But, miracle of miracles, the agency sends your resume to mega-corp BigBucks! It goes to a manager who lets it sit on his or her desk for three weeks because they're too busy. Most of them then get thrown into the round filing cabinet because "...we don't employ unlucky people here!" (Hurdle 3). But then, another miracle, the manager likes what they see and arranges an interview or three (Hurdles 4 and 5).
Of course, Joe Deadwood has wanted this job and is annoyed that he wasn't considered first. Joe interviews you and however friendly ("...the guy just sucked up to me") or professional ("...the guy isn't a team player"), you can't win (Hurdle 6). Then HR gets in on the act "Why can't we resource this post internally?" (Hurdle 7).
And when you finally get the job, it's to work on a crappy failing project for which you get 90% of the blame. Who would want to work in this business (or change job - you can stay where you are and get crapped on just the same)?
I was on the verge of getting out because of all the solids constantly hitting the air-con but something came along that has changed my mind - possibly. I may still get out next year, sit on a beach somewhere cheap and write the definitive novel...
The answer is no. Not only is there no scientifically testable proof, or any logical reasoning that 'proves' God (especially if the definition of 'God' includes supernatural clauses) but no case law proving the existence of God exists.
In any case, if a lawyer is asking for questions to which he or she is expected to give answers (it being their area of expertise), then meta-answers are a poor (and probably lazy) substitute.
Given that: "I think therefore I am", you are all a figment of my imagination. Yes, and that includes Slashdot. (Err, in which case, I must have a very warped imagination...).
By which logic, of course, when a credit card check is made on your card (because of the 'unusual' nature of the transaction implies your card might have been stolen), they should immediately cancel your card. Excellent idea, I'm sure everybody will understand...
But all of the hysteria was whipped up by the Home Secretary, John Reid and the police saying many times over that the plot was imminent: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4801183.stm.
Inconvenient? No, when my garden needed a good digging over, I just called the police 'anonymously' to report that 'my wife' had disappeared for over a week after some serious arguments. I denied everything (after all, I hadn't done anything). And now the garden is looking better than ever...
That's why airport security will use Game Theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory. Throw in some Operational Research and you have shifting profiling and random selections based on the result. Test the results in different airports (with controls) at different times and now it's really difficult to discern any pattern (provided security act on results first).
So, we'd rename it 'The Planet'? How's that going to work? "Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the Planet..." Will no one think of all those lonely women making childrens' greeting cards?
There's two of them... To be serious, if there's multiple keys, I should imagine there's some sort of 'signature' that would give the possible number of keys away.
Pff! There's no information on who, what, where, precisely how many, nothing! Just 'some troops' who 'stumbled across them'. You gotta laugh. This is one serious mil-spin doc that can't be declassified for some unknown reason. Why not? They're supposed to be degraded munitions. What's the big secret? And it's the only document that makes these claims. Weapons grade BS for certain...
Better let Tony Blair know then. After all, he said (and I quote): "I have to accept we haven't found them and we may never find them..." Oh, and the Chief US weapons inspector concluded: Iraq had no stockpiles of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons before last year's US-led invasion. (Both references are to be found on the Beeb amongst many others).
Indeed! The police should be able to get any piece of documentation you own - whether it's relevant or not to their investigation.
The police in all countries are rightly seen to be honest upstanding citizens who would never, ever, under any circumstances, use your encrypted cash card number to empty your account; nor 'accidentally' delete any investigative sources detailing police corruption you may have; nor keep your wife's nude poses safe and post them on the Internet; nor exploit any sensitive business data; or anything else that only paedophiles and terrorists would do.
No sir, for our own and our children's safety, you must give up your encrypted data instantly. In fact, we, the guardians of the state, should have unfettered access via backdoor routines to your disk at all times. You can rest assured that only uncorruptable officers manning the thin blue line will access your system! It's better than living in a Communist state! It's for your own security, don't you see?
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I do hope you were joking.
Just in case bozos out there actually believe it: The IPCC estimates that 60% of methane produced comes from our agriculture, industry, and waste. Humans are the biggest single source of methane. In North America and Europe, the largest single source of methane comes from landfills. The largest source of natural methane comes from wetlands.
What Socialist governments? All of them are unabashed capitalist, free-trade corporate clone monkeys that allow McDonalds and Starbucks to take over our high streets. You've obviously never visited the place...
Well said Citizen!
I came across your comment on the Echelon system and a quick cross-reference between the DVLA, PNDB and NHS databases show you have been reasonably productive unit although the NI database in Newcastle (I know our access is not entirely legal, I'm sure you understand. It was BTW, a simple matter of injecting relevant XML messages onto the gateways in Blackpool) does show a worrying gap in contributions. Perhaps a quick visit to your local IRS office is on order?
Once that has been cleared Tonee "if the police ask for it I'll give it to them" Blair will be pleased to see you on the spin-laden committee in the near future. As an incentive to our productive units, we will waive the 90-day detention clause (you have to keep up the mortgage payments - no more missed bank transfers, eh? And it saves on your mobile bills like you racked up last October) and expunge the helmet cam records as a matter of good faith.
Britain needs productive units like you! Keep up the good propaganda work!
"The system will link up to the DVLA, Police National Computer and a National Insurance Database..."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/21/number_pl
Nor is the existence of a God contradictory.
It is entirely contradictory if the attributes of a god are 'super' natural (ie 'outside' our normally understood realm) or infinite in any way.
For example, God is infinitely powerful. Then is God so powerful that he can create a rock so heavy that even He cannot lift it? If not, then he's not infinitely powerful. If he can lift it, then again, he's not so powerful that he can make the rock that heavy. Of course, what happens then is that supporters of infinitely <anything> gods start on the interpretation of 'infinite power' and so on. But you soon end down a rat hole of philosophical argument and contradiction. Even more so with 'super' natural attributes. Boundary problems all over the place with that.
A thorough treatment of all this is given in: 'Atheism: The case against God' by George H Smith. I quote from a review: "Smith's argument is plain and simple. Forget everything you've learned on the subject of theism (to remove bias and address the issue objectively). Now let the theist propose his theory of God. Evaluate each line of argument posited by the theist. Smith identifies the logical flaws, inconsistencies, and unclear definitions in the theist's arguments. His conclusion is that if the theist can't convince you, using logic and evidence, of the existence of a God, then if you accept the existence of God, you are doing so irrationally."
Indeed. Is it merely coincidence that, after doubling the size of MI5, the number of 'terrorists' needed to be put under surveillance also doubled? This is the sort of thing that happened under Stalin and Hitler: "Enemies of the People - Massive Increase!" as Murdockski's newspapers might have screamed.
And now the police are being given portable fingerprint devices to check 'suspects' on the street. Plus, of course, the tying up of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing database with the Police National database and their ability to get at your health records. But it's reassuring to know that every policeman from top to bottom is an honest, earnest and tireless worker having only your security and safety in mind as they covertly record your unique colonic geometry on their new databarse...
Here you go: Youbet.com
They probably voted the idea down...
With independent free market grading companies, you don't have to worry about your teachers -- as long as your student is passing independent testing, you know they're doing great.
This is been going on the the UK for years now. The net result is that teachers teach to the exam, not life. Also, to up their ratings, pupils are encouraged to take 'easy' subjects. The numbers taking Maths, Physics and Chemistry has (until recently) dropped so precipitously, universities have been closing these departments wholesale. We've got loads of brilliant Media Studies and Drama students though. That'll help future generations wonderfully...
Anyone read Bob Woodward's latest book? Sheesh, this resignation (or push) has come far too late . Iraq is in meltdown, Shia militias allowed to join the police and Baghdad riddled with these 'police mandated' death squads taking revenge on Sunnis (Saddam is a Sunni). An ordinary MP in Baghdad needs 50-100 bodyguards and a bunch of armoured cars to move 1/2 mile in the city.
Anybody with half a brain (and here I exclude Dubya and Tonee...) could have seen 'democracy' in Iraq was not a viable proposition - at least not on the basis that Dubya and Tonee envisaged it. What if 'free' elections had lead to radical mullahs taking over as in Iran? What? We're going to meddle in the process to stop that from happening? Where was the data showing such a scenario was not a possibility? And in Baghdad, there is a radicalised politician, the Finance minister, with his own private army the eponymous Mahdi army, funded by corrupt siphoning of US reconstruction monies. To which a politically expedient blind eye has been turned, mostly by Rumsfeld.
What a catastrophe the guy has been.
I've been in the business a while and recently left a company after the job turned out to be nothing like advertised. (That's hurdle 1 - can you ensure you're not being lied to?). Another hurdle is the 'getting the job' process. Perhaps you send a resume to an agency. Nah, the second-hand car salesmen that run the place don't like your CV, it's more than two pages long and has got all these cryptic acronyms (Hurdle 2).
But, miracle of miracles, the agency sends your resume to mega-corp BigBucks! It goes to a manager who lets it sit on his or her desk for three weeks because they're too busy. Most of them then get thrown into the round filing cabinet because "...we don't employ unlucky people here!" (Hurdle 3). But then, another miracle, the manager likes what they see and arranges an interview or three (Hurdles 4 and 5).
Of course, Joe Deadwood has wanted this job and is annoyed that he wasn't considered first. Joe interviews you and however friendly ("...the guy just sucked up to me") or professional ("...the guy isn't a team player"), you can't win (Hurdle 6). Then HR gets in on the act "Why can't we resource this post internally?" (Hurdle 7).
And when you finally get the job, it's to work on a crappy failing project for which you get 90% of the blame. Who would want to work in this business (or change job - you can stay where you are and get crapped on just the same)?
I was on the verge of getting out because of all the solids constantly hitting the air-con but something came along that has changed my mind - possibly. I may still get out next year, sit on a beach somewhere cheap and write the definitive novel...
Does God exist?
The answer is no. Not only is there no scientifically testable proof, or any logical reasoning that 'proves' God (especially if the definition of 'God' includes supernatural clauses) but no case law proving the existence of God exists.
In any case, if a lawyer is asking for questions to which he or she is expected to give answers (it being their area of expertise), then meta-answers are a poor (and probably lazy) substitute.
Given that: "I think therefore I am", you are all a figment of my imagination. Yes, and that includes Slashdot. (Err, in which case, I must have a very warped imagination...).
By which logic, of course, when a credit card check is made on your card (because of the 'unusual' nature of the transaction implies your card might have been stolen), they should immediately cancel your card. Excellent idea, I'm sure everybody will understand...
But all of the hysteria was whipped up by the Home Secretary, John Reid and the police saying many times over that the plot was imminent: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4801183.stm.
Inconvenient? No, when my garden needed a good digging over, I just called the police 'anonymously' to report that 'my wife' had disappeared for over a week after some serious arguments. I denied everything (after all, I hadn't done anything). And now the garden is looking better than ever...
Yeah, you gotta admit, it's a wicked idea...
That's why airport security will use Game Theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory. Throw in some Operational Research and you have shifting profiling and random selections based on the result. Test the results in different airports (with controls) at different times and now it's really difficult to discern any pattern (provided security act on results first).
...blood and urine samples will be collected from volunteers...
Just go down to any chav-infested town centre on a Friday or Saturday night. Plenty of blood and urine around then...
So, we'd rename it 'The Planet'? How's that going to work? "Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the Planet..." Will no one think of all those lonely women making childrens' greeting cards?
There's two of them... To be serious, if there's multiple keys, I should imagine there's some sort of 'signature' that would give the possible number of keys away.
Pff! There's no information on who, what, where, precisely how many, nothing! Just 'some troops' who 'stumbled across them'. You gotta laugh. This is one serious mil-spin doc that can't be declassified for some unknown reason. Why not? They're supposed to be degraded munitions. What's the big secret? And it's the only document that makes these claims. Weapons grade BS for certain...
Better let Tony Blair know then. After all, he said (and I quote): "I have to accept we haven't found them and we may never find them..." Oh, and the Chief US weapons inspector concluded: Iraq had no stockpiles of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons before last year's US-led invasion. (Both references are to be found on the Beeb amongst many others).
...and the boys in blue, knowing this is feasible, would be too daft to ask for all keys?
Indeed! The police should be able to get any piece of documentation you own - whether it's relevant or not to their investigation.
The police in all countries are rightly seen to be honest upstanding citizens who would never, ever, under any circumstances, use your encrypted cash card number to empty your account; nor 'accidentally' delete any investigative sources detailing police corruption you may have; nor keep your wife's nude poses safe and post them on the Internet; nor exploit any sensitive business data; or anything else that only paedophiles and terrorists would do.
No sir, for our own and our children's safety, you must give up your encrypted data instantly. In fact, we, the guardians of the state, should have unfettered access via backdoor routines to your disk at all times. You can rest assured that only uncorruptable officers manning the thin blue line will access your system! It's better than living in a Communist state! It's for your own security, don't you see?