Go hang yourself. Obviously by "doing things" you mean playing videogames, which ironically has much less to do with what computers are "really" useful for in the "real" world, like research and communications.
If they don't check your fingerprints when you come into the country to make sure they match the fingerprints your green card says you have, then there's no point in knowing their fingerprints in the first place as impersonating someone else would become trivial.
I hear Mars might become a substitute for Earth in the future. That could really impact the value of your Earth and depreciate the assets in your non-diversified Earth portfolio.
There are any number of possible explanations for the universe. And it's not just "God." There are hundreds of different religions and they're all as equally unlikely as the next. I hate the "it's God or no God" attitude because that's the sort of bullshit that makes Pascal's wager sound as though it makes sense when it really doesn't. It ignores all the other possibilities. The infinite possibilities. So yeah, one must take a practical stance... just dealing with the world as we perceive it. But to call oneself "atheist" is to commit to something just like a theist might.
Admitting that you can't PROVE the non-existence of some mystical theory does not mean that you have to suddenly be paralyzed with indecision at every turn in life. There is no fucking reason to bother trying to disprove something like purple sock-stealing monkeys when there's no evidence that it happens OR that it doesn't happen. It's a fucking stupid question to begin with. We CAN'T KNOW what is beyond the scope of our perception. I can make an educated guess that purple sock-stealing monkeys don't exist, just like I can make an educated guess that God doesn't exist. But that doesn't mean it's impossible and only a fucking failure of a scientist would declare that something is "impossible" if he lacks evidence supporting either case.
What? Dude, no FUCK YOU. I would never be an atheist. I didn't leave the door open so I wouldn't be "hounded." What fucking bullshit. I left it open because claiming to know the origin of the universe is for irrational idiots with no fucking common sense. Atheists believe that there could be no higher power. Agnostics hold the RATIONAL position in believing that they could never know the answer to that. Unanswerable questions are stupid and have nothing to do with science. Thinking you know the answer to an unanswerable question is more mystical than being an agnostic. I'm sorry, but FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU. Agnosticism is like a faith to me and for you to belittle it in this way really betrays your fucking ignorance.
We don't have to prove non-existence you fucking moron. The WHOLE POINT OF AGNOSTICISM is ADMITTING THAT YOU CAN'T PROVE NON-EXISTENCE. Agnostics don't try to set out to prove the non-existence of anything, they ADMIT IGNORANCE and MOVE ON. Why can't you do that, you fucking idiot?
Atheists are the fucking retards who think you can prove non-existence, not agnostics. So get your fucking head on straight you fucking bastard.
Yeah, but have you looked at any cell phones lately? There's a bazillion-and-one types of power connectors and chargers. iGo has even been making a business out of all the chaos and confusion.
No, I was just operating on the other person's assumption (and it is an assumption, albeit an intuitive one) that the sum of the energy we gained would be less than the sum of the energy invested in processing the coffee. If that were the case then the job would be worthless. If not then they can knock themselves out. But just saying "it makes jobs" never justifies anything, on it's own.
A lot of people complain that DRM is what forces people to pirate games but as PoP PC has no DRM we`ll see how truthful people actually are. Not very, I imagine
Unfortunately this isn't a paired-observations test so the "experiment" (if you could call it that) is flawed. Prince of Persia has a totally different marketing campaign and genre of play than Spore, and these variables will confound the correlation between level of DRM and level of piracy-to-sales.
A teacher ought to know a thing or two about verifying her assumptions before taking action. A 10-minute google search for "free software" on her part would have prevented this entirely.
Of course, you're right, being nasty won't advance anyone's cause. Of course, I'm not a FOSS fanatic like the rest of the slashdotters here, so I'm not too worried about that. I am just in shock at how dumbly that woman behaved.
I don't know, I don't think writing major players in the FOSS community and telling them "there's no such thing as free software" and questioning the legality of what they do is "moderate and reasonable." It's wildly insulting and ignorant.
I actually think some of what you are saying here is pretty smart. However there is one thing I would point out: earlier you were complaining that people shouldn't have to be experts on economics in order to pick their president. Your solution is that they should be experts on economics in order to pick their bank? Not that I really have a personal problem with that.
Slashdot Mirror
Go hang yourself. Obviously by "doing things" you mean playing videogames, which ironically has much less to do with what computers are "really" useful for in the "real" world, like research and communications.
If they don't check your fingerprints when you come into the country to make sure they match the fingerprints your green card says you have, then there's no point in knowing their fingerprints in the first place as impersonating someone else would become trivial.
Just because the players play to win doesn't mean it's not a gentleman's game. Lawyering is more of a gentleman's game than, say, baseball.
We sense it. We transmit it. Assuming we've solved all the mysteries of the body is naive.
I think you are the one making "assumptions."
I hear Mars might become a substitute for Earth in the future. That could really impact the value of your Earth and depreciate the assets in your non-diversified Earth portfolio.
There are any number of possible explanations for the universe. And it's not just "God." There are hundreds of different religions and they're all as equally unlikely as the next. I hate the "it's God or no God" attitude because that's the sort of bullshit that makes Pascal's wager sound as though it makes sense when it really doesn't. It ignores all the other possibilities. The infinite possibilities. So yeah, one must take a practical stance ... just dealing with the world as we perceive it. But to call oneself "atheist" is to commit to something just like a theist might.
Do you look at your license plate every morning? Would you notice if the letters and numbers suddenly changed?
Admitting that you can't PROVE the non-existence of some mystical theory does not mean that you have to suddenly be paralyzed with indecision at every turn in life. There is no fucking reason to bother trying to disprove something like purple sock-stealing monkeys when there's no evidence that it happens OR that it doesn't happen. It's a fucking stupid question to begin with. We CAN'T KNOW what is beyond the scope of our perception. I can make an educated guess that purple sock-stealing monkeys don't exist, just like I can make an educated guess that God doesn't exist. But that doesn't mean it's impossible and only a fucking failure of a scientist would declare that something is "impossible" if he lacks evidence supporting either case.
and I don't want to hear you telling anyone they didn't really have their socks stolen by purple monkeys until you prove they don't exist.
That is possible, but highly unlikely. WHICH IS EXACTLY THE OPINION THAT AN AGNOSTIC WOULD HAVE ABOUT ANY RELIGIOUS THEORY. Fucking dumbass.
What? Dude, no FUCK YOU. I would never be an atheist. I didn't leave the door open so I wouldn't be "hounded." What fucking bullshit. I left it open because claiming to know the origin of the universe is for irrational idiots with no fucking common sense. Atheists believe that there could be no higher power. Agnostics hold the RATIONAL position in believing that they could never know the answer to that. Unanswerable questions are stupid and have nothing to do with science. Thinking you know the answer to an unanswerable question is more mystical than being an agnostic. I'm sorry, but FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU. Agnosticism is like a faith to me and for you to belittle it in this way really betrays your fucking ignorance.
We don't have to prove non-existence you fucking moron. The WHOLE POINT OF AGNOSTICISM is ADMITTING THAT YOU CAN'T PROVE NON-EXISTENCE. Agnostics don't try to set out to prove the non-existence of anything, they ADMIT IGNORANCE and MOVE ON. Why can't you do that, you fucking idiot?
Atheists are the fucking retards who think you can prove non-existence, not agnostics. So get your fucking head on straight you fucking bastard.
You're 100% correct. I am agnostic as well.
Now you truly understand how agnostics and atheists feel about you.
Not to mention the atrocities of the Catholic church. FUCK GOD, FUCK RELIGION, FUCK FAITH.
Yeah, but have you looked at any cell phones lately? There's a bazillion-and-one types of power connectors and chargers. iGo has even been making a business out of all the chaos and confusion.
If I then pull up next to someone & rev up my engine, and as a result they peel off, crash & die, can I then be prosecuted for MURDER
This is totally unrelated, but you actually just described almost verbatim a competition mock trial case I once had in High School.
Yeah, I hate that stuff too, which is why I wouldn't dream of leaving Cricket for any of the big-name companies like AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile.
No, I was just operating on the other person's assumption (and it is an assumption, albeit an intuitive one) that the sum of the energy we gained would be less than the sum of the energy invested in processing the coffee. If that were the case then the job would be worthless. If not then they can knock themselves out. But just saying "it makes jobs" never justifies anything, on it's own.
A lot of people complain that DRM is what forces people to pirate games but as PoP PC has no DRM we`ll see how truthful people actually are. Not very, I imagine
Unfortunately this isn't a paired-observations test so the "experiment" (if you could call it that) is flawed. Prince of Persia has a totally different marketing campaign and genre of play than Spore, and these variables will confound the correlation between level of DRM and level of piracy-to-sales.
Yeah, sue me, I couldn't help it =P
10/10, I lol'd
A teacher ought to know a thing or two about verifying her assumptions before taking action. A 10-minute google search for "free software" on her part would have prevented this entirely.
Of course, you're right, being nasty won't advance anyone's cause. Of course, I'm not a FOSS fanatic like the rest of the slashdotters here, so I'm not too worried about that. I am just in shock at how dumbly that woman behaved.
I don't know, I don't think writing major players in the FOSS community and telling them "there's no such thing as free software" and questioning the legality of what they do is "moderate and reasonable." It's wildly insulting and ignorant.
We're not a science country anymore.
Right, because people believing in Jesus & the biblical creation story is totally a new trend.
You need some history lessons. Have you ever heard about this debacle?
Things might seem bad now but we've come a long, long way.
Yes, if there's something more worthwhile they could have been doing as a job instead.
How would you feel if we put a law through congress saying that the federal government would hire people at $10/hour to stand on their heads?
What, you don't like that idea? So additional jobs are bad now?
I actually think some of what you are saying here is pretty smart. However there is one thing I would point out: earlier you were complaining that people shouldn't have to be experts on economics in order to pick their president. Your solution is that they should be experts on economics in order to pick their bank? Not that I really have a personal problem with that.