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The problem is that yet another person is likely to go to jail for having some unsanctioned vegetation lying around his house. People seem to conflate "good" and "legal" way too often. No, the cops didn't violate any laws. Yes, their behaviour is reprehensible, because they're ruining the life of a guy who has *done nothing wrong*. Don't let legality affect your personal judgement of events. It's not surprising, and depressingly about as far from a WTF as you can get, though. I agree with that.

Unfortunate as it may be, in the eyes of the law the guy has done something wrong.

well it's not exactly his fault he left it at the scene, he was dealing with the minor problems of being dead.

Still, a hitman's day planner? And what hitman uses a hammer?

First off I didn't insult you. I can if you *really* want me to though, just say the word. 1. It won't work with passive memory devices like USB flash drives because they're just memory. There is no computer in there whereas there is in a prepaid phone for example. Which brings us to a secondary reason... 2. It won't work with devices that don't require a controlled network because there's no way to activate it or deactivate it in that fashion either.

Let me try this on for size. 1. Buys new 16 GB memory stick at Target. 2. Plugs into computer connected to the internet. 3. Activation program runs. "Hi you've purchased the new wizbang 16 GB memory stick, to activate please type in the code under the scratch off portion of the small card that came with the unit." 4. A-C-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-C-O-D-E 5. "Congratulations, your 16 GB memory stick now works!"

what should they do, stop using electricity and live in a teepee? while i agree that a lot of 'greenies' are hypocritical holier-than-thou morons, the movement toward 'greener' living can be valid if viewed from the POV of a carbon footprint. if said greenies reduce their electricity usage or fuel consumption through workable strategies, this reduces their carbon footprint. since they would still be flying off for their bi-annual skiing trips regardless, this is a net gain and a step in the right direction.

Moreover, they could carbon offset their flights relatively cheaply. Flying isn't incompatible with environmentalism, period.

please let this be satire.

Can you please just answer my question without giving me a hard time about it? --;

Hmm, I have a space in my Gamer Tag. Anyone know what to use there?

I do too, and it worked for me (in Firefox) with the actual space in the address bar; no underscores or special codes necessary.

Seriously? Any idea which states?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_against_atheists#State_constitutions

Why do individuals use 'people' instead of 'individuals'?

I don't know. 'Individuals' just sounds like something people say to make themselves sound a bit smarter.

* Engineers are worthless because any competent demoman can destroy any engineer setup without an ubercharge, all he needs is a few seconds of distraction for the enemy scouts. * Pyros are worthless because they're so close range, any other class will win against them since they all have tools to stay at range. Except in specific ambush situations where pyros can work, e.g. start of round on badlands. * Spies are worthless because anybody can hear them uncloak and proceed to watch their backs. * Heavies are worthless because they're so slow, other people can poke in and out of cover to rape them. * Snipers are worthless because they get dominated by scouts, unless they are pro. In which case they are used. * 2 medics would be bad because the entire game revolves around UBERCHARGES, not engineers, and doubling that up would remove much of the fun tactical benefits of killing the enemy medic. * Demomen are OP, 2 sticky traps would be horrible to deal with and stagnate all the maps. * More than 2 soldiers would result in massive rocket spamfest. ... That's why.

EDIT: [Nevermind](http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/97lc9/tf2_blog_we_have_you_surrounded_at_least_from/c0bprha)

Yes, but you are thinking from a scientific perspective: that there are questions to be answered and that you look for answers and proofs in religious texts. But religion isn't science. People are converted by religious texts all of the time. These texts don't set up some sort of material proof that this is the one true religion. Instead, the text shows the reader that this religion speaks to them in a significant way - that this religion is somehow in tune with the music of that person's soul. Think of all of the world's religions as a menu at a restaurant. You've looked it over and the French onion soup sounds good to you. In fact, it's exacltly what you were looking for and it's going to hit the spot perfectly. Are you saying that the menu has proven that French onion soup is the best food in the world??? No. But, for you, this menu choice is perfect. A overly-simplistic anaolgy, I know, but not entirely off-base.

Sure i get the analogy, and i think that if people are completely moved by a religious text that they want to incorporate it into the way they live their life then i can understand (even if i don't agree with alot of the words within the books). This is where i have the issue though: how does liking what the book says translate into a belief in god? How does liking what is says prove the historical correctness of the words within? This is where the scientific models come in. You can not simply look at a book, say that it speaks to you and the announce that it is the infallible word of a god or divinely inspired. You don't know that. And much of what is written within suggests that it was written at a time when people were pretty uninformed about natural sciences. I, like any, take things that are written in some of these books and incorporate them into my philosophy for how i live my life. I just don't get how you translate adopting a religion to adopting a belief in god. Sure, religion isn't science - it never claims to be. However, science is the understanding and explanation for the natural world and how it works. When things that are written in a 2000yr old book start conflicting with current proven scientific models, you are forced to start cutting out pieces of the book which are just plain wrong. This really isn't a troll btw, it is a genuine question. I am trying to word it in the least offensive way.

Why is a guy asking another guy if he wants to go see Twilight? Oh wait that's the joke.

How can you tell the sex/gender of Cy&H characters?

Towels!

Where'd you go?

Maybe you should find that girl and ask *her* who's dick it is.

Har har har

Using a gun to kill innocents isn't using it correctly.

Tell that to the police.

good call, whether we hold the FDA should or should not be abolished, the medical benefits of foods should not be used in marketing, I have been wondering what the libertarian position is on this, is a world without regulation. are they breaking any laws?

Why shouldn't the medical benefits of food be used in marketing if they're proven at least as far as a clinical trial? The FDA's rules are redundant when fraud and false advertising can already be prosecuted through the courts. That to me is the libertarian position. The FDA needs to revert to their original establishment of proving the *safety* of food and drug rather than the *efficacy* of their claims.

Is there any other way?

Apparently there is some kind of large building where you have to pay to get in. Sounds like a concert but instead of musicians being in the building they just play the movie. I'm not sure exactly. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I'm sure I'm missing something. I mean who would just sit there while someone played back a movie? Sounds like a brainwash or something for very young children who won't behave. I wonder: do they clap when it's over? Don't they realize they are clapping 2 hours after someone hit play?

Seems like you need a new graphics card, this could be dangerous to the rest of your PC, I'm not really sure though. Otherwise I think the Axtenguisher looks badass :D

I have a GeForce 9800 GTX, so I think it's okay. It doesn't happen often anyhow. The Axtinguisher does look very awesome. :)

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Agree with "aboot" being an Ontario thing. I've always thought that the stereotype "eh" is attributable to Ontario as well. I've heard some folks suggest it's a Eastern thing, though I'm in the Maritimes and I rarely hear "eh". There are lots of regional Canadian accents, just like there are several regional American accents. In some areas of the Maritimes, I've heard folks who have something very similar to a Southern US drawl.

Perhaps it was merely coincidence. Perhaps, deep within the trenches of their very souls, the urge will forever remain a stagnant reminder of what they truly coveted. The mere mention of the word, a hint of a vaguely familiar scent filling their nostrils could transform these young men into anxious children in seconds. Their parents and friends knew them to be experienced mountaineers after the many years of unannounced ventures and trips planned at the last minute. Everyone acknowledged and even respected their purported prowess when it came to a camping trip in the mountains. Usually the trips came without warning. A Thursday or Friday afternoon plagued with ennui was just another reason to grab their packs and hit the road. It was their belief that when “plans” became involved in their sojourns that everything became overly complicated, thus rendering the whole idea pointless. It is important to introduce novelty into ones life; this novelty manifested itself, in their minds, as a series of impromptu trips to the Catskill Mountains. Although the three companions relied on being caught unawares, there was a place within them all that acted as a biological alarm clock. Every three weeks or so, they would all start getting the familiar urge usually brought on when recanting stories of previous trips or after letting the trivialities of the world get to them. The wasted time between adventures was like withdrawal from a lifetime of opiate addiction; they considered the outdoors their drug of choice. One Thursday morning in the early days of October, Joe, one of the usual companions, awoke with a sudden jolt as if a sonic boom had aroused him from slumber. He scratched at his unshaven beard while he peered through his blue venetian blinds only to see the New Jersey sky covered by gloom. The night before, he had been dreaming of his first trip to the Catskills, a seemingly disastrous and embarrassing spectacle when compared to his more recent ventures. He laughed to himself when he thought of how much he had learned since that glorious weekend two years earlier. The summer had passed him by and he had not been on a trip to the mountains in over three months. Joe was perturbed; what had hindered him? Overwhelmed with work, summer class and with the fall semester already underway, he stood with a feeling of disbelief at the interval of time between ventures. That same Thursday afternoon, Joe’s companions and closest friends, Chris and Rick, were nowhere to be found. Chris had returned to school up north and Rick was typically unreliable. From the very moment Joe woke up, the urge had been growing inside of him exponentially. There was no point in trying to call either one of his friends because neither possessed a phone. Joe knew his friends, though, and knew them well enough to believe they may have been feeling the same way he was. He decided, since the most important aspect of starting a new adventure was the inherent novelty, to take a chance with his companions. As quickly as he could manage, Joe assembled his clothing and tools into his backpack. He made the decision, companions or not, that he was going into the mountains this weekend. The car started on the third attempt and Joe placed his hand on the dashboard and patted it like a dog. The ride to Rick’s house was less than three blocks away but Joe’s mind had plenty of time to wander. He could see the reflection of his deep blue eyes on the recently cleaned windshield and he began to reflect on some of his previous sojourns. One story stood out to him, above all, because of the impact it had on his life. Nearly a year prior, Joe, Rick and Chris had ventured into Peekamoose Valley, an area within the Catskill Mountain region and home away from home for the young mountaineers. Inexperienced and alone, more than twenty miles in any direction from the closest road and thirty miles from the nearest town, the boys received their first taste of true terror. The night sky had reached a shade of black so deep that it appeared almost purple. The moon and stars, obscured by a seemingly never-ending series of clouds, failed to provide the boys with any light. The fire they had built to cook their dinner changed from heat source to light source as the darkness took hold of the valley. By the light of their fire, they exchanged stories and jokes to keep their spirits high before they retired into the tent for the night. The flickering beams reflected in their eyes seemed to purposely rise and fall according to the stories they would tell. The cold crept in almost as subtly as the fire dwindled down to a few coals and burnt logs. It was time to wrap themselves up like mummies in their bags and listen to the soothing sounds of the stream swimming down nearby waterfalls and over the moss covered rocks that guided the water around the maze that was the valley. There was much to worry about at night in the middle of the woods. Black bears, coyotes, bobcats and snakes all roamed freely throughout the surrounding area. Joe had been prepared for the worst. He brought his twenty-four inch machete and his trusty pocketknife, both of which he kept near his side as he tried to doze off into the silence of the night. With the sound of water and the wind blowing through the trees, this was the loudest silence he had ever heard. No automobiles, no people and no sounds usually associated with urban and suburban areas. The best part, they agreed, was the feeling of filling their lungs with fresh and unpolluted air. Maybe this was what they had become addicted to. Most likely, it was a combination of the sounds, sights, smells and sense of adventure that kept calling them back. This night, one of Joe’s first trips into the thick of the woods and mountains, was very different from the rest. As he laid in his sleeping bag with hopes of waking to a beautiful sun and warmth on his skin, it began. He heard something moving outside the tent. Impossible, he thought, we are completely alone out here. After he had successfully convinced himself to relax, he heard a sound that would haunt him for many of the following months. A female voice, about an hundred yards away, was screaming louder than he had imagined a human was capable of. He sat up immediately and noticed that his companions had already gotten out of their bags and were moving for their knives. The scream repeated numerous times. They could hear the terror in her voice, the blood-curdling high pitch of a woman in dire trouble. They sat, frozen with fear, mouths agape, looking to one another for a sign of understanding. It seemed impossible that there would be people around, and what’s more that they were being severely injured somehow. Only two words could be heard in the feverishly high voice: anybody and help. Over and over she repeated these words, much to the boys dismay. It could be any number of things. Joe wondered whether she was being mauled by a bear or surrounded by a pack of coyotes. Rick assured both Chris and Joe that this was not the case since her scream and the fire would have successfully warded off any animals in the area. Suddenly, a deep male voice broke through the screams and seemed to be trying to silence the girl. “Help!” pierced through the boy’s souls and attacked to the depths of their humanity. Years seemed to pass in the two minutes of listening to the girl. After the initial shock wore off, Chris stood up, his knife grasped tightly in his hand as if it had been surgically grafted there. “I am going out there,” he quavered. “If this girl is being raped or killed, I would not be able to live with myself if I didn’t try to save her.” Joe, still frozen with fright, glared at Chris with a look of despair. A second later, the outline of Chris’ body blended with the darkness of the night as he moved away from the tent towards the screams. Rick began to follow but Joe grabbed him by the shoulder and turned him around. He wanted to wait for a sign from Chris before coming to his aide. As the minutes passed, Joe and Rick grew increasingly anxious. The screaming ceased and turned the previously comforting silence into an element of anticipation. The world seemed to be holding it’s breathe, much like Joe and Rick, awaiting Chris’ return. Finally, a figure appeared in Rick’s searching flashlight beam. By now, the fire had died completely out and was nothing more than a smoking pit of black and white ash. Joe was ultimately relieved to see his friend, unscathed and even smiling, reanimating as he drew closer. Rick and Joe, ultimately relieved, sprang from the tent with apprehensive and quizzical looks on their faces. Chris’ hearty laugh reassured them that, whatever happened, it could not have been that bad. “There was a girl out there, all alone, and screaming because she thought she was going to get killed,” Chris chuckled. “She was walking with her boyfriend, they got into an argument and he ran away with the flashlight.” They all felt foolish but relieved at the same time. “Thank God everyone is okay, but I still can’t believe there were people this far away from the road” cried Rick.

He arrived at Rick’s house and, without ringing the doorbell, ran inside and into his room. Rick was lying on his bed, napping as it were, with all of his camping supplies strewn about the floor. Joe nudged him in the gut but Rick did not stir. Joe cupped his hand around his mouth in the shape of a megaphone and screamed “Fire!!” Rick sprang immediately sprang up and began pulling his pants on in a dream-like state of confusion, anguish and fright. He searched in all directions and eventually rubbed his eyes to focus on Joe laughing uncontrollably on the floor. “I can’t believe you did that, I literally felt my heart fall into my stomach, man” Rick sighed and fixed his long black hair. “As soon as you said that word it was like an electric impulse was sent through my body and directly into my knees.” Joe was still laughing on the floor, wiping his tear drenched face with his sleeve. “I tried waking you up for a half hour and you wouldn’t move. I thought you might have been dead, I was worried.” Joe clambered to his feet and brushed his pants off. “My car is packed and I am leaving for the mountains in ten minutes from here. I suggest you put all of this stuff into your bag and not take four hours doing so because I am leaving regardless.” Rick was used to this routine. He liked to take his time packing. Make a list, lay everything out on the floor, run through the list, pack everything in the pack and run through the list one more time. This always took time. Before his other companions started pushing the whole idea of a rushed trip, Rick would take up to two weeks to prepare for one of these adventures. He feared there was no feeling worse than being unprepared in the middle of the woods. Every time Rick packed for a sojourn, he found himself reminiscing about the times he spent in the woods with his father. The man was his idol. He remembered walking for what seemed like days into the woods, his dad carrying the load for both of them because Rick was far too young to carry such weight. The best memories he has are of his father building his own campsite in a secluded clearing up the side of the mountain. Rick and his friends frequently visited this site, deemed “Mischief’s Corner” after the name of an old dog, where Rick’s father spent many weekends. Rick sat by and watched as his father lugged one boulder after another up the hill from the river and began crafting a fire pit. Like a sculptor with marble or an artist with paints he toiled and focused to turn the rocks and bare ground into a work of art. Each stone seemed to have an exact destination and, though Rick’s father performed the task with ease, Rick realized how skilled he truly was. This memory always stood out to Rick because it was at this very moment when he decided he would be an artist, like his father. To him, art was just a matter of being passionate about something you are good at. Just as mathematician looks at the solution to an incredible problem as beautiful or truck driver considers a perfect driving record a badge of honor, Rick’s father did not create art for other people. The main difference in Rick’s mind was that his father recognized that, though the site was his creation, the rocks, ground, trees and river will always belong to the earth; he simply rearranged a few of these things to create his work of art. “You now have three minutes,” Joe reminded Rick. Joe made it clear that he was serious and Rick knew from experience that he was. He quickly threw his supplies into his pack in the most orderly fashion he could manage; he could fix everything when they got to the mountains before the hike. After a cursory glance around his room, Rick and Joe bounced down the front stairs and loaded Rick’s pack into the trunk. Joe jumped into the driver’s seat and threw the car into drive. As they pulled away from his house, Rick’s stomach reminded him that he might be forgetting something. Although this alarmed him momentarily, he recognized the familiar feeling of missing his father. There were days when he thought this feeling would never go away. He wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep to memories of his father but found the excitement of the trip to overpowering. This happened every time and as Joe glanced over to make a joke to his friend, he saw the familiar look of sorrow on Rick’s face. The ride was silent for a good half hour until they reached the north end of the parkway.

I didn't even notice the box was CG.

I wasn't sure. I rewatched him a walking through the hallway 3 or 4 times before I I even finished the rest of the video.

you're kidding right? tell me you're kidding

why would I be kidding?

Your parents, grand-parents, or close friends aren't confident in their relationship with you? People you've known for 10 years? People you share stories with? You go through life having never experienced a time where you could confide in people?

It is rare that I find friends whom I can discuss serious, worthwhile topics with. But I have never found anybody that was completely at peace with who they were and their relationships with other people.

Articulating fingers are hot.

Jazz hands.

Mocking fail. Oh sure, go and add an edit to show people that you noticed the parent's edit, even though people wanted to make fun of you for not making sense. Jerk.

Editing fail. Go on and write a comment as though it contains an edit when we can all see there's no little asterisk next to the time-posted.

My freshman year (of college) we used the [Hadas translation](http://www.amazon.com/Stoic-Philosophy-Seneca-Essays-Letters/dp/0393004597/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253821496&sr=8-2) of Seneca's essays and letters in class.

I'm currently at letter 112 of 124 of Senecas Epistulae Morales Ad Ludcilium, but to my knowledge, Seneca is considered a "late stoic". Zeno of Citium (the founder), Chryssippus and Cleanthes of Assos are considered early stoics. Examples of philosophers of the middle Stoa would be Panaetius and Posidonius. but I'm sure there are more early and middle era stoics. The problem is that most late Stoics, even though very interesting to read, focus mainly on stoic ethics, whereas I'm also interested in Stoics logic, Physics and Cosmology, which seem to be prevalent in early and possibly middle era Stoicism

That is a stupid question.

How so? it's an either or scenario, you can reduce a risk or you can not take the risk. You can't reduce the risk of a risk not taken.

get a fucking car or else i'll run your ass over

My bike will fuck up your car and my wrecked body will get you arrested. Enjoy your prison ass rape.

No no no, don't shit in the *fridge*, shit on a bun, but dress it up with some lettuce or something and wrap it up. Wait for the thief to snag it and then follow your nose.

I never said shit in the fridge, I was talking about hiding shit in the fridge. Everything in the fridge will stink and continue to do so for some time.

Time to get a new job.

Search for a new job on google

evidence in anything is just a certain threshold of faith. surely you must know that

dude.. woah.. what if we're all, like, in the matrix? spare me.

that all men are created equal,

Lets see how long you can go for, bark doggie bark.

The reality is that washington is run by the rich and corporate america. That doesn't really speak much about economic philosophies. I think the reason that many redditors favor the gold standard and protectionism is because it favors the individual over corporations. I wouldn't call this "liberalism", but rather libertarianism.

protectionism makes consumer goods more expensive and increases the cost of living in general. its actually better to have a free market and social security than to restrict the flow of goods to prevent job loss.

You'll be seeing the second half of that video live in 2012. The neo-cons are *BAD* losers.

Barnie Bush/Palin 2012!

Or, to put it another way, how can anyone positing the existence of invisible creatures be considered rational?

What you're asking is, "how can someone who has irrational views in one sector of their life be trusted to be rational in other areas of their life?" The answer is: because they're human, and that's what humans do. All of us. It has nothing to do with religion; it is a level of cognitive dissonance that most of us are so comfortable with that we never even notice it. And even if we do notice it, we cannot completely eliminate it. I'm an atheist, and consider myself a very rational person. But I nevertheless find myself thinking and doing irrational things all the time. Most (but, unfortunately, not all) of them are small and inconsequential, but that doesn't make them any less irrational. So I'm not so quick to judge a person who has some beliefs I may consider silly or irrational as long as they seem to have their head screwed on right when it comes to their interaction with the real world and real issues.

that doesnt sound like the jesus of the bible; which as foxnews keeps reminding me is the only source of morality

Actually, I believe it *was* the God of the Bible who said, "You shall not steal". Taxation for the general welfare is not stealing... taxation to transfer wealth is.

Thank's for saying I'm brave. But I think I was exactly the opposite. I feel like sh1t now though. ;'(

Ah, but she asked you to make things completely known just as you have asked of her to keep the spice in this relationship. If the both of you are comfortable with this fetish/fantasy, then that is the most important thing. The fact that you've held onto this means, in my opinion, that you care about her a great deal. That you would rather have kept this a secret from her for the sake of her loving you. She needs to understand your motives were not to deceive, but to keep this relationship the best that it could be. Onceoff: I feel that you need to reassure him that you trust him. He feels horrible for having told you this secret. Not because he is ashamed so much of the fantasy, but because he felt that he had to keep SOME kind of secret from you. And, now, he feels worse for having told you because you're not reassuring him that it's okay. You weren't deceived. You weren't lied to. He had a secret that you're welcoming, but you're not telling him that it's okay. It shouldn't be a shock that he might want to keep this from you. In his way, he's telling you that he loves you more than ever. He's giving up this secret BECAUSE he loves you. Not, because he didn't love you enough to tell you.

What a dick.

Didn't you hear? His parents are DEEEEEAAAAADDD!!!

Wow, you spelled not only his first but also his last name wrong. It's "Brett Favre."

Excuse my ignorance, but isn't his name pronounced Farve?

Yet books exist all at once, cover to cover; time exists only in the experience of the reader.

Do books 'happen'? Explain.

Picture of the device here: http://www.tsa.gov/graphics/images/press/scot_peele.jpg I have to say, if I were a TSA employee I'd call it suspicious as well. All you need at 30,000 feet is some ignorant house-frau screaming "OMG! HE'S GOT A BOMB!"

Again, the point is not that it's kinda suspicious or that they didn't let him fly with it. The point is that the TSA can do no better than boast about a false positive.

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wow, i cant imagine it having a noticable effect. especially since i eat the mature garlic greens that i grow and they arent bitter.

Way to go man, we're all proud of you

Not looking for approval. Merely stating that my lack of reliance on other people is why I'm successful today.

Actually, I've been thinking about this quite extensively for months. However, this simply isn't true. Even if you're able to produce 100% of your food, water, energy, clothing, and hygiene needs (no small feat), you're going to need land to do it. Me, I'm thinking something like 100 acres. I'd prefer something more like 600 acres. Want to guess what the property tax will be on that, especially if developed nicely enough that I can produce all those things in the needed quantities? In other words, they just won't let you do it. And if you're still going to live in Pasadena, or any other city... you've already failed before you even start. Not to mention, without money, you'll never post to reddit again. Perhaps that's useless... but think about how daunting a challenge it would be to produce the things you talk about, and not have the internet as a reference. I still want to try, mind you... but as late as 1995, it would have been unthinkable short of having a dozen engineering and agricultural degrees.

600 acres? Do you have an extremely large extended family?

I don't think Bill Richardson has the power to sign anything to end the death penalty anywhere else, so adding that is kind of pointless.

Not for those of us who have no idea who Bill Richardson is.

[I think this is pretty much my best picture](http://picasaweb.google.com/rjheit/IndiaThailandJapan#5081310448979267266) [Here's me the night before my wedding](http://picasaweb.google.com/rjheit/RehearsalDinner#5155561394369882882) [my wife and I in Narita](http://picasaweb.google.com/rjheit/IndiaThailandJapan#5081311127584100386) here's me in the [killing fields](http://flickr.com/photos/ryanheit/73369236/) (I know it seems odd that we are laughing, but the kids were awesome...) [Daina and me](http://picasaweb.google.com/rjheit/IndiaThailandJapan#5081301309288860642) Edit: swapped one picture out...and now grammar as per curtisw suggestion

You look like a musician...maybe like bagpipes perhaps.

ahaha it's funny you say that, it's going good, your mom just joined.

Oh damn.

Neither, think of how many paper back books you could buy, or just read on a netbook for that price

Think how many pens and notebooks you could buy instead of spending money on a PC with a Word Processor.

If I got that e-mail I would ask H.R. why the company elected to single out Muslims for this but not Jews or Christians. Or anything that anyone might be going through for that matter.

But who else does anything like Ramadan? I've never heard of Christians or Jews doing anything like this. Lent means no fish for the most serious Opus Dei members I know, and the only Jews I know that do anything for the 10 days of repentance try to not eat sweets...

I SAW A FISH!

BRING ME SOME SOUP!

So who's the best? I remember thinking it was Jim Lee...

Jim Lee is the best. Not only that, he is an insanely nice guy. He lives near San Diego and my friend was dating his barber. When i found out i had her ask him if it was cool for an autograph if i brought in some old Punisher covers for him to sign. After a few weeks of not being able to get together with this chick to give her the comics; one day out of the blue my friend brings over a copy of Absolute Hush! Not only is this book $50 (free for Mr. Lee of course) but he draws a picture of batman on the inside cover and signs it to me. Needless to say i was blown away and that event just elevated him to "Coolest comic book artist ever" in my book.

Has anyone else noticed this. A sudden influx of autophobic men (or feminists) who want to subvert and diminish the men's rights subreddit? They do this by endlessly complaining that everything in this subreddit has nothing to do with men's rights when it is constantly proven to be otherwise by commenters? They do this without ever pointing to the exact threads they disagree with that have made the front page. Their whining will never stop as they are trying to reach a critical mass with their complaints and grievances about the Men's Rights subreddit. I'm sick of hearing their whining. (ofc they never whine or troll the r/feminisms subreddit with these accusations)

Yes I have noticed that. I wish there was something we could do to stop them misrepresenting and stifling this subreddit.

I volunteer.

Hey, I'm Johnny Depp. Where do you live? I'll be there in 15 minutes.

There is no valid grounds for a lawsuit, sorry. They can pretty much do anything they want to you when entering the country. You have no inherent right to enter, only to leave.

They were Canadian citizens arrested/held in Canada, they were on their way to the US, but didn't make it out of Canada, so they do have valid grounds for a lawsuit, the Police should have done a better test after the cursory test when the defendants claimed it was only chocolate. If they had done this, lots of time and money would have been saved, and these people wouldn't have been harassed by children's aid.

living in a society should not free you from individual responsibility

I happen to agree, but living in a society implies you have a responsibility to others...

But then it seems it's never enough what companies do. People complain about no Linux drivers, company releases drivers, people complain about lack of Source, company releases source, people complain about lack of driver documentation, driver documentation is provided, people complain about lack of hardware documentation... It just never seems to end

No they complain about all of the above right now. ATI have decided to make more of an effort than nVidia, so they win some extra support. If they both had good, well supported open source drivers, then I would buy them on their hardware merits, but until that is true, I will go for the one that works best (including future driver development). The same is true on windows as well, nVidia and ATI drivers have been selling points for years (although I can't remember who used to have better drivers anymore)

It's illegal to drink under 21 in the US so... unless we're talking about an entire school that got held back.. 3-4 years during senior year it's doubtful that such a thing will ever be possible in the US.

It's illegal to *buy* or *possess in public* under the age of 21 in the US. It's not necessarily illegal to *drink*, possibly in private. That varies from one state to another. See http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/LegalDrinkingAge.html .

"Businesses have been using Windows, well, since Bill Gates was a teenager." Interesting, considering that he and Paul Allen hadn't even ported BASIC to the Altair until he was 20. Which businesses exactly were using Windows at this time? Such a feat would have been quite groundbreaking, indeed.

And there it is ladies and gentlemen. The true reason that no one uses linux. It's because linux users are all know-it-all douchebags who will point something out that you misstated when it really has nothing to do with original topic at all. Who wants to use the same operating system as those guys?

A spoon.

beat me to it. Vanilla Ice Cream is the shizz-night!

Why is there even any view besides details?

It's easier to see what porn you want from thumbnails.

... which was basically just a string of insults. So you just go around, find people you disagree with, and insult them? What purpose does that serve?

1) Spread the correct level of respectful discourse for persistent libertarians, science-deniers and general fuckwads of all varieties. 2) Entertain me and other people with a sense of humour. 3) Maybe even teach you something. Have you ever considered the possibility that maybe you *deserve* nothing but a string of insults? Of course not, because libertarians don't ever question themselves.

One of my favorite annoying things to say after a bad movie is "Wow, that was the worst movie since *The Shawshank Redemption*!" Of course, everyone loves The Shawshank Redemption--it's merit being so universally accepted that complete strangers will come up to me and tell me I'm all wrong about the film.

I walked out of Star Trek:Generations and saw a whole bunch of Trek Fans lining up to watch it. I then turned to a friend of mine and said in a rather loud voice "GEE IT WAS PRETTY SAD WHEN DATA DIED". Got that one from The Simpsons when Homer says "Who would've thought Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's Father?" in front of a whole bunch of fans. Except in my case the people would've (eventually) realised that I was having them on.

Murder: To deliberately kill (a person or persons). If you have responsibility for a child who becomes seriously ill, and you do not get appropriate medical attention for them, and they die of the their illness you have deliberately killed them. It is murder.

where is the intent to harm? It's my understanding that their intention (no matter how misguided) was to have their child healed. Their actions were based (by faith) on the idea that it's the best thing for their child. The decision was wrong but not murder.

Misleading. Try that in town in stoplight traffic.

Not really. It was an extreme example to get a point across - the last 20 seconds of the video are the most important. He's not at all suggesting the M3 is an economic car (it's not meant to be) - he's suggesting that how you drive is more important than the car. This is true - most Prius owners have no concept over how a hybrid car actually works. It is an incredibly complex car to properly drive for maximum mileage. If you don't constantly drive in the "sweet spot", you may very well average only 30-something miles per gallon (or no better than a regular Civic). Basically with a hybrid you can't go fast, can't accelerate fast, don't want to stop very often, etc, etc. Of course on the flip side if you do drive a Prius properly you can push well into the 60-70mpg range.

I don't like the pitch of your voice

And your voice makes me YAWn. I bet you're one of them fur-ners that wears a turbine.

There has been a lot of talk (ongoing for months now) about mortgage "modifications". I heard/read at one point that the result of these "modifications" are *recourse* loans. Meaning you can no longer just "walk away". Basically, you're a serious "debt slave" in the truest sense of the word(s) at that point. Can anybody confirm this? If it's true, then it makes complete sense as to why they keep pushing for it like mad. Once they've got you, they've got you forever.

are you arguing for the alternative? people walking away and essentially screwing their neighbors? it's difficult for me to have sympathy for some of these people.

Er, Iceland is 14% forests, according to this source: http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/forests-grasslands-drylands/country-profile-84.html And a Google Image search on "Hallormsstadarskogur" (apparently Iceland's largest forest) returns quite a few pictures of forested area that looks to me quite a lot like the video: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&hs=b5v&q=Hallormsstadarskogur&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Hmm. The first site confuses me. The graph shows 14%, but the bottom line (2000 forest area %age) gives 0. [This link](http://www.icelandicforest.com/icelandicforests.htm)gives 0.3% forest coverage. There is an Icelandic joke that goes: What should you do if you get lost in an Icelandic forest? Stand up. The point being that the forests, while some exist, are not really populated with large trees. Vegetation in Iceland, if not lichen or moss, is almost completely short brush.

You should. Some student will love you for it.

The shiny star stickers shall have company, then.

I'm amazed that more people don't simply take this stand. Couldn't you just as easily say that it is God working through evolution? To ignore the facts of change over time and state it couldn't happen isn't putting a lot of faith into the abilities of a higher power. Just because Auntie May down the street can't understand how things evolved doesn't mean the big guy upstairs doesn't have a handle on the situation. "Well if I can't understand how it works, then God certainly can't." Seems to be the general attitude when looking at it that way. Hah...

Here's the thing, everything you think you know about God, comes from the Bible. All the things that he wants you to do, all the words he spoke through jesus or whatever, all of it came out of the bible. If it wasn't for the Bible, Christianity wouldn't exist in its current form. The beginning of the bible has been proven wrong by science. Most of Genesis has been proven falsified by history. Many accounts and persons mentioned in the bible don't exist on any historical record. You can be an apologetic all you want, but when it comes down to it, the bible is flawed. And if it isn't perfect, than it isn't the word of God. And if it isn't the word of God, its nothing. and if its nothing, God is nothing.

Out of all the toys I had when a kid, except for videogame consoles, I remember Legos as the very best. I think it's still one of the best toys for kids (and not kids) as it develops your creative and geometric skills and is far more fun than most classic toys, which are limited to a fixed scenario where something happens.

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_02/lego212.shtml

Juuuuuuust in case... http://i34.tinypic.com/m1oc0.jpg (btw, positively nsfw) edit, in case it's taken down, here's a nsfw-friendly venue: http://img238.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=73116_m1oc0_123_511lo.jpg

I really, really wish I hadn't seen that, but I'm upmodding your comment because "vag-hat" really, really cracked me up. In a queasy sort of way. Thanks for something so interesting.

What's up with V? They shoulda gone with [this](http://www.onision.com/photos/commercial/v-for-vendetta/v-for-vendetta-movie-x1.jpg) And N is a copout, though I can't think of anything, even though I've said "n" a buncha of times trying to.

Why not [[v]](http://www.v.co.nz/assets/img/contentImages/v2.jpg)?

I love the CBC.

Neat, but where is the relevance?

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It would certainly make listening to conservative radio far more interesting... and interactive!

Bethesda, the makers of Fallout 3 and various others pieces of electronic trash.

Gotcha. Oblivion wasn't all that bad, though. I did really dislike how badly they did Star Trek: Legacy (a guy on my floor had me install it because his laptop couldn't run the graphics) but their Elder Scrolls series isn't bad.

It's called canned hunting. What they do is release the animal into a small area so that the fat, lazy prick carrying the rifle doesn't have to walk too far to gun it down.

Gee... kinda reminds me of how noble *factory farming* can be. Everyone lamenting how awful it is that rich bastards are shooting beautiful endangered animals, think about all the awful shit that's happening to cows and pigs every time you to bite into a hamburger or hot dog or steak.

I feel for Fantasy owners who picked Brady, and for Brady. I've had that happen to my knee on more than one occassion. It most certainly does not feel good and can take quite a long time to heal.

I don't even know what the injury is. They said on the news that it could be ACL damage... but from what I understand, tearing an ACL is excruciating and you don't walk away on your own power when it happens.

I need to start calling upon "Broseiden, God of the Brocean" more.

I would personally edit it slightly to Broseidon.

horribly faked. what first grader knows stevie wonder?

I did. From that episode of the Cosby Show

Did he not choose to simulate the characteristics specific to one race? Would he have sung that song dressed as an Indian? You don't need to play to stereotypes to be racist. All you need is to do something because of race. And not all racism is bad, as evidenced by this video.

Maybe he's a Louis Armstrong impersonator? If a black man impersonates Elvis, is he racist?

Do you even know what you're talking about? He did not have a hole drilled in in skull. He was naked, yes, dazed, yes, but also apparently under someone else's care. Dahmer masterfully manipulated the situation to make it appear things were under control. That's one big, comfortable armchair you're sitting on.

actually, the first article stated that (according to Dahmer) the boy did in fact have a hole drilled in his head when the police found him. But that may not have been found due to a) Dahmer having lied about it to further discredit the officers, or b) there may have been hair covering it. Of course, drilling a hole in someone's head would probably cause leaky head syndrome, so maybe Dahmer cleaned the boy up. Without some better evidence we'll never know, so we're all sitting in arm chairs.

Hi all - just thought you might like to know I've added a search and thumbnails feature into the open dir.. So it'll be a lot easier to browse now.. Hope you all enjoy :) Much love. Cal <3

When I enable thumbnails I get redirected to an ad site.

Actually, yes he did. It was Sammy Sosa. So this is the third time. Good catch!

Damn Rangers...

Why?

Partly because I'd find it interesting to know how you came to that conclusion, but mostly because I pictured someone saying that while dressed up as a Nazi and thought it was quite entertaining. (Why yes, I am easily amused).

In the form 'Actions are right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number' it comes from Jeremy Bentham, and forms the basis of Utilitarianism. Bentham attributed the idea originally to Joseph Priestley - 'That the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation'

It is a fallacy to say that socialism creates the greatest good for the greatest number though. It merely claims to. If the short history we have suggests anything it is that capitalist societies advance at such a pace that their poor are quickly better off than the average in a socialist society.

Top right corner of the comic (on the outside) is a question mark that lights up if you [move your mouse over](http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/ee/2009-06-22.jpg).

Holy crap, that was funnier than the original.

MSN is so so shit. I'm usually allright with MS, but that is my most-hated product from them. It's shit from the closed protocols it uses (which change at MS's whims), to the way they stupidly "filter out viruses" by censoring messages sent (without notifying either party), to the ads, to how unreliable its message-sending is, etc etc etc. How I wish people (i.e. my friends) would stop using that garbage already. ... *Sadly looks at his MSN icon in the tray*

I always get errors about not being able to send something. My perpetual status is "MSN sucks."

WOTF2

What the shit is that?

Nickelodeon or it didn't happen.

View-Master or it didn't happen.

Well, when I was eight, I didn't have access to alcohol.

neither did a certain presidential candidate. For Five Years.

Oh Tobias, you blowhard!

I just blew myself.

How cool would it be to have all of those in one house. Going from room to room would be like walking from the bat cave to the Titanic ballroom. Would make for interesting parties at least.

Would be best for LSD parties I think. Each room would be a whole new universe.

But a level they reserve for child molestors and people who talk at the theater.

lol your comment is equalizing people who talk at the theater with child molesters therefore it is funny lets upmod it

firstly, i should clarify that i was referring to contemporary music as opposed to all music. so don't get me wrong there's plenty of acoustic music i love (almost all of it is older than i am) and there are a few artists out there doing some fairly original stuff with acoustic instruments. there's also plenty of tired, unoriginal electronic music. but i do feel like acoustic music peaked in the the late 60's/early 70's and has been in decline ever since. whereas in electronic music the sky still appears to be the limit. i don't think anyone today can be considered a musical pioneer if they are only using acoustic instruments. it's not that you can't make great music with acoustic instruments alone, it's just that you can't make very original sounding music (without the aid of electronics). the massive body of existing works for the instruments combined with their relatively limited timbral abilities, makes it nearly impossible. more simply you can still make great rock music with a guitar, bass, and drums...but ultimately it's already been done and in my and many others' humble opinion, done better. moreover, i recognize that all of this is very much personal and subjective, it is a proud and self-professed bias of mine. my personal preference changed after kid a, i previously thought less of electronic music. i liked it, but like many, thought you needed "real instruments" to make "real music". but after i started exploring electronic music i found that i connected with it on a another level, and that it was a closer approximation to the sounds in my own head. when i first heard EIIRP, i was blown away by the idea that these guys weren't merely transposing their thoughts and feelings onto certain instruments, but instead were synthesizing raw sound from them! anyway, i respect all forms of music. i just believe that electronic music by virtue of its use of the latest technology, is simply better and more capable of originality and innovation, which i just so happen to value most of all in my music.

This is how some people felt after Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon...and there are still plenty of people innovating with just traditional instruments. Saying that you can't innovate without electronic instruments in music is like saying you can't innovate in literature without hypertext.

It's not a question of how can you choose B, but simply that you did have the option of choosing B. Even if it's already known what choice you'd make, you still make the choice yourself. You're not programmed to make it unless you're giving your choices over to God to make.

How can I not give my choice to God? How can I prove him wrong and choose B even if he knows beyond any doubt that I'm going to choose A? Or I'll "freely" choose B, no matter what happens, under an illusion of free will that forbids me to choose A without knowing it?

i had a similar experience.. besides the point that myspace fucks up all my relationships in some way or another

maybe your problem is you have relationships with people on myspace... /i like myspace, its an amazing tool for musicians

Ah right... still mobiusstripworld

I wish to purchase passage to your mobiusstripworld.

So what is the libertarian position on this?

I am so tired of your bullshit trolling. You come here to post this drivel, not because you have a legitimate question you want answered but because you know there are a few really extremist idiots who frequent this sub-Reddit and you try to get them to post in order to confirm your prejudices that libertarians are extremist wackos. It's a shitty smear tactic and we don't have to stand for it. I realize that your opinions lie within the realm of the Democratic party. I guarantee you that there are people with similar political views to yours, except that they too are batshit insane extremists. Just because your political party is large enough that the wackos hide safely among your ranks and ours stick out like sore thumbs because our numbers are smaller doesn't make it any less of a distortion for you to bait those people out in an effort to make it look like their views are representative of our entire political philosophy. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on, troll.

Funny, I seem to recall checking the article itself before I wrote that... so either I'm losing my mind, or the mistake was in the actual article and has since been fixed. EDIT: thanks, Google cache. http://209.85.141.104/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGLS_enNZ291&q=cache:kafirgirl.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/precoffeenumber2/+"in+animate"&btnG=Search&meta= "The Quran is just a book. An in animate object."

Yup, I did get it wrong. The Wordpress spellcheck isn't perfect, and I don't go over things with a finetooth comb. English actually is my first language — I'm just human and I make mistakes.

Yes it is, but you'll never get Japan to agree to it. [This BBC4 documentary](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jdw5k) was quite interesting in the way it explored the Japanese attitude towards continuing to eat endangered fish. If you're in the UK, look out for repeats on the iPlayer.

Let's not focus on who wouldn't do it when currently no country has put a ban on tuna fishing. As soon as a few countries place a ban on unsustainable fishing I think there will be a clamor of other nations following suit- and I'd be surprised if Japan wasn't one of them.

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