Oh, I hate spammers more than lawyers, for sure. I mean, think of all the heroic lawyers throughout the ages. Perry Mason. Daniel Webster (not only is he a nonfictional lawyer, but he once out-lawyered the Devil!). That lawyer from all the John Grisham books. The District Attorney. Judge Harry Stone. Now, think of all the heroic spamm---BWAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahahah. Yeah, I hate spammers much more than law
I clicked on it, but nothing happened. I fail.
Which just goes to show that there's some things we can all agree on. Beatings for spammers being an excellent example.
I agree with Philomedy , that ID is best discussed in a Philosophy course. However, the possibility of ID only comes up because of the scientific shortcomings of the theory of evolution. And the proper place to bring up those shortcomings is in a science course.
Isn't this kind of like saying "cars only work because of the internal combustion engine"? Okay, fine. Now we know the mechanism by which cars do that carlicious thing they do so well. But we're not really any closer to learning what cars are used for, or why. So what's the teacher's point, anyway? Sure, we prefer good over bad, because bad sucks and good... not so much. That's what the terms mean . Might as well say, "we prefer things that don't suc
So let me get this straight: The Department of Defense had solid intelligence on the 9/11 hijackers, including names and photographs, well in advance of the hijacking. The DoD tried to communicate this intel to the FBI, but were prohibited from doing so by a Justice Dept. regulation. The FBI
Put it another way: we're good because we prefer the consequences of being good to the consequences of being bad. We're good because good is better than bad, and we know it. Note that we're only ever bad when we want some good thing (security, wealth, peace, power, love, etc.), and we believe the consequences of being bad to get it are outweighed by the good we're getting. We're good because the desire for good is part of b
The growing economy is helping, Gene . It's just, you know, the rising cost of housing and healthcare is hurting, at the same time. So what's your solution, anyway? House prices are determined by the market: they're that high because that's what people are willing to pay. What are you going to do? Order them not pay that much for a house? Seize all the private real estate in the country, and have a government-run housing
One of my favorite LiveJournal communities is Customers Suck! . It's often a fun and exciting read. It's also really helped me to better understand, respect, and help the clerks who handle mo
I back Bush over other choices for the following reasons: Because where I agree with him, I disagree with the other factions. Because where I disagree with him, I disagree with the other factions even more . Because his own faction isn't offering any alternatives right now. It would be pretty stupid for them to do so, anyway. Because the other factions haven't offered any serious alternatives ever , sin
Um, you do know that this very complex and interesting question has been studied in great detail, and the answers to your questions are readily available, right? Of course, the answers are pretty complex as well. You might have to do a little bit of research, maybe study up on some things. I understand if you'd rather not go to the trouble. If you like, you can choose to ignore the entire thing, if you think it sounds like too much work.
I know. But that doesn't mean I can't have fun exploring the issue from my side, in the process.
This is just a note to myself that I've promised kingbee I'd revisit the question of women's rights in Afghanistan and Iraq, once the Iraqis have ratified their new constitution. He thinks women's rights have not improved, nor will they improve, as a result of recen U.S. foreign policy in these countries. I think he's being impatient, and
He's giving foreign instigators a choice: either become British citizens, and enjoy all the rights and responsibilities of British citizens, or be a foreign visitor, and stay on your best behavior. But no more coming to Britain as a foreign visitor, and inciting your neighbors--foreign and citizen alike--to violence against the British government and people. If you're a citizen, we'll deal with you as a citizen. If you're not--either shut u
I figure, two years, with or without the hell freezing over bit. Once the really important things like, say, a constitution, or significant reduction in "insurgent" activity, have been taken care of, the Iraqi government will be able to focus more resources on reducing corruption and smuggling. In the mean time, I say yeah, let us subsidize as much as we have to. Keep the country stable enough long enough for the permanent solution
Karma, we do have the ability to treat animals humanely. People do it all the time. Anyway, what if the cheetah could only eat what it could kill without using its claws, or its unique ability to run really fast? What if the eagle could only eat what it could catch between its legs, with one eye closed? What if the ant had to make do without chemical trail markers? What if the buffalo were only allowed to use one of
It is my goal to rise to the very pinnacle of the food pyramid: I dream of the day when I consume nothing but sentient beings who consume other sentient beings. As soon as dolphin-eating becomes fashionable, I'm gonna get my cannibalism on .
I think PETA's problem is that their approach tends to alienate the people they wish to convert. Thus, their ads end up saying, "if you already agree with us, then, well... you already agree with us. And if you don't already agree with us, please respectfully consider our total disregard for your cherished values and personal beliefs. We think you are stupid and wrong, and your concerns are irrelevant, and we pretty much hate you for n
Sure. Take Christianity, for example: Not only does it offer consolation for the pain of life, but it also describes the reason for the pain, and explains our need for consolation from it. The pain of life is very real. The only real question is which (if any) of the consolations are good medicine, and which are placebos or poisons. Good article! Very brief, but thought-provoking. Short and sweet. Thanks!
Why is it that some people take any criticism of a person's speech as a denial of the person's right to speak? And I find it hilarious that SATYROBE's rant about rhetorical goofs was packed with several metric tons of grammatical errors and gross rhetorical abuses.
Personally, I have no problem vilifying someone for their politics, if their politics are vile...
Gene , you still haven't got to the part where "known CIA employee" = "undercover CIA agent". Wake me up when you get to "yeah, I heard she works for the CIA" is worse than "my wife is an undercover CIA agent".
I'm willing to consider any measures that break down a detainee's ability to shield his inner mind from the interrogator. Anything from inducing anxiety to inducing physical pain is on the table, as far as I'm concerned. My stipulations would be that such measures are undertaken under the supervision of trained and authorized interrogators, who are cross-checking the intel they obtain with other sources, in order to end the torture th
Gene , George Tenet is the Director of the CIA. He works for the CIA. As far as I know, he is not an undercover agent. Have I violated his undercover agent status by reporting this information to you? In the same manner, Rove didn't out Plame unless he knew she was a secret agent, and then identified her as a secret agent to somebody else. Since we know he didn't tell anybody that she was a secret agent, and since it looks like he didn't know she was a secret a
Gene , let's assume that the CIA is correct: outing Plame is a serious matter. Why are you so freaked out about Rove, who never claimed that Plame was a secret agent, and totally unconcerned about Joe Wilson, who has made repeated public statements confirming that she is a secret agent? No matter how accurate his Niger report may have been, it doesn't at all change the fact that as far as we know , Joe Wilson and hi
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