Sir
"Armed Maniac Invades Home"
..whilst asleep on the couch. Now I'm scared.
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"You may possibly claim that the heavy fissionable elements are actually left over from the Big-Bang or supernovae, I suppose. If we ever get hydrogen fusion reactors, that would be the first energy source that has nothing to do with the Sun."
You could at least try and be consistent. According to your ultimate logic, anything that we build on Earth comes from the Sun. True, but not really helpful.
I get this occasionally with FF running win7 64 bit, so not o/s or browser specific imho.
Is there also any way to insert a carriage return after a full stop to make long rambling posts slightly more readable? (Oh, and after question marks as well I suppose)
Can we have little icons for smilies and stuff, and what about avatars?
just kiddin'
Hmm, it worked this time.
The source for the previous post where the link didn't activate was
< p > < a >Dangers of Cake < / a >< / p > (without spaces obviously).
I definitely pasted the link into the original posting. I'm wondering if I misplaced a chevron somewhere and it got thrown out by the parser - but I would have thought it would just have pasted the text in, rather than an empty link.
You're right Ru, there are dealers up and down the country openly selling this stuff in bakeries, shops, even newsagents ffs.
You are obviously a lot more versed in the subject than I am, but I have a question.
If everyone is subject to these group dynamics, where then does this leave the true Gnostic?
Even if someone were to have a truly original thought would it inevitably lead to it being hijacked by psychological forces and subverted? If so, is there any incentive for the Gnostic to impart his hard won insight?
I think I already know the answer, but I'd like to hear if there is a more substantiated view of the matter :)
There are plenty of solutions out there ffs. How about only allowing devices with a pin lock like the Corsair 2..
I know technically it's crackable, but not many people know how and most people wouldn't bother. If you had the nous to break into one you are probably able to steal the data direct.
Sorry to burst your bubble Andrew but I'd never heard of it until you mentioned it, now I'm going to have to look it up..damn you!
Personally I think it's ok to hold whatever view you like in private, but when you encourage others to hold the same view - such as a public announcement that you think you might be at risk if you slept in the next bed to a gay man then you have definitely moved out of the private opinion area.
My wife holds the most outrageous views on many subjects - sometimes they offend even me - but I know that she doesn't act on any of them in public (apart from leaping away from the small snotty child that's trying to put their hands on her) so they are not illegal. If she were to post on public blog that she would like to see compulsory sterilisation for arseholes (and give examples) then she would probably be in trouble.
Thankfully I'm pretty ambivalent regarding other peoples' sexuality - put to the test when I was invited out for drinks with friends in Amsterdam and spent the whole evening in a gay bar without even realising it until someone said I 'seemed alright for a bloke' which made me think 'what the fuck are you on about?' and pay more attention to my surroundings. Much to the hilarity of those present I might add. I didn't even know my friend was gay until she went back to her houseboat with her girlfriend.
This planet is a weird old place.
"Hubble is only well known due to its longevity and by operating in the visible spectrum, which also has its limits."
Not arguing the point, but when you are looking for public backing for trillion dollar budgets pretty pictures go a long long way. Just over 13 billion years away apparently.
So, even with all the hand-wringing that was done when these meters were announced they didn't bother to perform even the most basic of diligence regarding the security of the data.
That's FAIL 2.0 in my book.
Never liked these things, and as for a 2 second granularity - wtf!?
As for running lights 12 hours on, 12 off - well, sheeeeit.
"You keep saying this word, but I do not think it means what you think it means"
I.Montoya
'Rights' can mean a lot of different things depending on context of course. In my view, it is something that you, personally, have drawn a line in the sand and have said 'thus far, and no more'. You might not win against whatever it is you are fighting for, but you are fighting for a right to do so. You stand a better chance if more people are on your side of the line, or more committed people anyway.
Some people argue that there is only the right to life (given by God etc.) which kind of leaves me wondering about the right to die that Mr Pratchett is championing at present. I think it should be made clearer that he is fighting for the right to die 'with dignity' and not in vomit fuelled pain and suffering. After all, we all have the right to die - it's the only thing that is completely certain (unless you are some kind of immortal of course - but I don't know of any off hand to reference).
I fight for my right to on-line personal privacy for example, and I en-noble myself because no-one else in their right mind would ever consider doing so for nano-second.